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Offline caldera

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #270 on: November 06, 2026, 02:16:37 PM »
It's not rocket science...

It refreshes and fades ..

Watch it then think ahead where the bad guy might be and start looking out of the cockpit...

You can't play the game by clipboard only anymore...of the horror.. :joystick:

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I preferred the old dot dar, where all you had to go on was a darbar.  But keep on with your pious crusade against those who dare to have a different opinion.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #271 on: November 06, 2026, 02:37:36 PM »
Was already the plan.

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I was thinking about it a bit ago and the last part of your proposition where ground targets are shown while “seen” should probably be shut off for the MA. You implied this was a setting (toggle) showing the forethought but, even though I’m not a tank guy, I figured I’d throw that out there. A tank can’t move far in 20 seconds and it seems like an eternity for a tank to be on the clipboard. The only exception I could see would maybe be the storch.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #272 on: November 06, 2026, 03:14:03 PM »
I preferred the old dot dar, where all you had to go on was a darbar.  But keep on with your pious crusade against those who dare to have a different opinion.

I actually want 40 sec delay with dots instead of the directional plane icons...

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #273 on: November 06, 2026, 05:25:03 PM »
Oh, one more thing while we are on the subject.

Can you change the color of the dars for each country so that we can tell the fight situation is on the other side of the map? Too many times I've switched to the hoarding team not realizing who was winning the battle and that defeated the purpose of switching for me. Sometimes it's very tough to know which team needs the lending hand.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #274 on: November 06, 2026, 05:54:03 PM »
Oh, one more thing while we are on the subject.

Can you change the color of the dars for each country so that we can tell the fight situation is on the other side of the map? Too many times I've switched to the hoarding team not realizing who was winning the battle and that defeated the purpose of switching for me. Sometimes it's very tough to know which team needs the lending hand.

Make the colors player set. This would allow the color blind players to customize the Country colors also.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #275 on: November 06, 2026, 05:58:34 PM »
Make the colors player set. This would allow the color blind players to customize the Country colors also.
GUI already allows for setting colors.

He’s asking for a differential between the color of country darbars. So he can tell which side is outnumbered and join the low number side. Currently all enemy darbar is the same color.

Currently all darbar is either red or green.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #276 on: November 06, 2026, 06:34:06 PM »
Make the colors player set. This would allow the color blind players to customize the Country colors also.

You can already change the icon/clipboard colors just FYI.  +1 for bardar showing a difference between the two other sides


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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #277 on: November 06, 2026, 06:52:53 PM »
I actually want 40 sec delay with dots instead of the directional plane icons...

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And no colors on the dots  :aok
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #278 on: November 06, 2026, 07:13:07 PM »
You can already change the icon/clipboard colors just FYI.  +1 for bardar showing a difference between the two other sides


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Curious how you would sort this out with three countries and being able to switch between them. 

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #279 on: November 06, 2026, 07:40:16 PM »
Curious how you would sort this out with three countries and being able to switch between them. 

You can already have a color for each country on the map, just apply their color to their percentage of the total bardar in the sector, or alternately have 3 bars.

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #280 on: November 06, 2026, 10:19:54 PM »
If all of you wanna play completely blind, for some reason, just go play IL2 multiplayer.

Sometimes when I head towards the base, I have to go to the bathroom. Sometimes that number one turns into a number two. Sometimes I’ll need a minute so I’d like to know what I’m going into.

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #281 on: November 07, 2026, 06:28:59 AM »
If all of you wanna play completely blind, for some reason, just go play IL2 multiplayer.

Sometimes when I head towards the base, I have to go to the bathroom. Sometimes that number one turns into a number two. Sometimes I’ll need a minute so I’d like to know what I’m going into.

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Lol best reason I have heard yet for clipboard AH..New dar makes me crap my pants.. :banana:  :old:

No one said no dar and what HT has now is definitely not no dar..

If the plane icons are kept and not replaced by dots then I truly don't see your cripe...

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #282 on: November 07, 2026, 10:07:51 AM »
Lol best reason I have heard yet for clipboard AH..New dar makes me crap my pants.. :banana:  :old:

No one said no dar and what HT has now is definitely not no dar..

If the plane icons are kept and not replaced by dots then I truly don't see your cripe...

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I was referring to those who want no icons or dots or colors or anything. Nobody needs that here.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #283 on: November 07, 2026, 10:30:59 AM »
I was referring to those who want no icons or dots or colors or anything. Nobody needs that here.

I dont think anyone wants that here,

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #284 on: November 07, 2026, 10:36:02 AM »
I dont think anyone wants that here,

All three of those have been said or intimated in this thread.

I just like things the way they were as much as they do not.

I can’t believe the clipboard became the fall guy lol.
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