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Offline Lazerr

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #285 on: November 07, 2026, 10:39:08 AM »
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.

Guess I haven't been following along well, I dont remember anyone saying no dar of any sort.

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #286 on: November 07, 2026, 10:46:36 AM »
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.

Yes, this is what I meant in case there was any confusion.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #287 on: November 07, 2026, 10:51:02 AM »
This can incite country targeting.

We move from not wanting to know everything to wanting to know everything.

This is out of hand IMO
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #288 on: November 07, 2026, 01:25:45 PM »
Guess I haven't been following along well, I dont remember anyone saying no dar of any sort.

I think I might be paying too much attention lol.

I don’t like it. It is what it is. I’m sure it’ll  continue to undergo some tweaking.

I’m already over it.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #289 on: November 07, 2026, 01:45:43 PM »
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.

No lilmak, that is now what I said,or what I want. Man you get spun up to fast. :rolleyes: :D

But yeah, Red planes on a Red Darbar don't show  up to well, do they? Then you have to deal with the plane colors on the CBM  that prevent you from seeing friendlies or nme's.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #290 on: November 07, 2026, 02:04:50 PM »
No lilmak, that is now what I said,or what I want. Man you get spun up to fast. :rolleyes: :D

But yeah, Red planes on a Red Darbar don't show  up to well, do they? Then you have to deal with the plane colors on the CBM  that prevent you from seeing friendlies or nme's.

What!! You have the clipboard open!!! there’s no reason to have that clip or ever open. Haven’t you heard???? :rofl

Long ago, I changed the friendly icon colors on the clipboard from the matrix screen to a lighter shade of blue because I had trouble seeing individual icons when the map was zoomed in or there were large groups. This was great until the fading now over water and certain strains. It’s hard to see the blue. I just need to go a little darker.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #291 on: November 07, 2026, 06:42:15 PM »
This can incite country targeting.

We move from not wanting to know everything to wanting to know everything.

This is out of hand IMO

 :rofl we already have country targeting. What do you think it is when one country is getting jumped from both sides all night?

The other night I switched to the hoarding team even though they had 3 less players because I couldn't tell who was winning the battle. If the maps arent producing battles on all 3 sides, than its beneficial to know what the other side of the map is producing so that I can go join that side that needs help and let's me enjoy the battle rather than flying around aimlessly with a hoard and not being able to switch back.

Each side should have its own color dar. Thats all it is.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #292 on: Yesterday at 08:35:50 AM »
No lilmak, that is now what I said,or what I want. Man you get spun up to fast. :rolleyes: :D

But yeah, Red planes on a Red Darbar don't show  up to well, do they? Then you have to deal with the plane colors on the CBM  that prevent you from seeing friendlies or nme's.
That was an attempt on a more in-depth explanation of what Violator was asking for. Not any kind of elevation or contradiction to anything you said. I’m sorry if it came across that way.
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #293 on: Yesterday at 10:20:57 AM »
  OK, after reading 18 pages of this drama the other night I finally logged on and flew a few sorties, and I have to say I have no idea what all the fuss is about.  It was still very easy to see where the action was, what types of aircraft were there and what was coming after me. Honestly for me I could get along with a more hard core version of this and go back to dots like the good old days of AH1.
  I liked not knowing what the dot I was going after was. That feeling of surprise when you think "Oh crap those aren't the buffs you thought you were going to get the drop on!" and you end up having to take on some fighters instead. 
  The way the dar is set now I see very little difference than how it was other than the icons blink now.  Even if it was set at a 60 second timer that I see was originally tried, I honestly don't believe I would have had an issue with that either. All ya need is the red icon to pop up and go hunting. 
  If this, what I consider a small dar change is affecting your game play so badly that you want to quit or have to come to the forums and rant then I don't know what to tell you. Maybe I'm just feeling old and over the years I have watched many things change in AH to make it easier, and it is actually refreshing to see something take a step back for a change.  I know I could be on the far end of the scale here because I miss things like the manual bomb sight calibration and the manual gear box in the GV's (this one still drives me nuts) and several other things but I didn't come here crying all that loudly about it.
  Grow up and learn to accept change, I and many others had to, and you can too.   
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #294 on: Yesterday at 11:30:19 AM »
I miss things like the manual bomb sight calibration and the manual gear box in the GV's (this one still drives me nuts) and several other things but I didn't come here crying all that loudly about it.
  Grow up and learn to accept change, I and many others had to, and you can too.   
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I like this part too when I was more into ground vehicles why was it removed? We need a good old fashioned Jeep race!  :airplane:
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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #295 on: Yesterday at 11:43:38 AM »
I like this part too when I was more into ground vehicles why was it removed? We need a good old fashioned Jeep race!  :airplane:

Back on the original Pizza map, OBX and I used to careen Jeeps off the cliffs! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee :joystick:

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Re: Idea to alternative to replace AWACS radar
« Reply #296 on: Yesterday at 11:45:26 AM »
Back on the original Pizza map, OBX and I used to careen Jeeps off the cliffs! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee :joystick:

This sounds like something jaeger needs to get set up!!  :banana: :bolt:
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