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Author Topic: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?  (Read 2695 times)

Barry

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Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« on: August 19, 2019, 01:38:40 PM »
It would be really nice, a thin circle or two around your fleet that represent your sensor and detection ranges respectively
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Nick XR

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Re: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2019, 03:01:48 PM »
It's a bit tricky because it's related to enemy sensor strength.  Maybe a button you could press that would show the detected at range for enemies with sensor profiles X, Y & Z where X, Y, & Z are steadily increasing, common profile values.

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Barry

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Re: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2019, 02:21:26 AM »
There's already an indicator for when a fleet detects you, I was hoping for thin circles of different colors for sensor and detection range respectively
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AxleMC131

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Re: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« Reply #3 on: August 20, 2019, 02:27:41 AM »
Quote from: Barry on August 20, 2019, 02:21:26 AM
There's already an indicator for when a fleet detects you, I was hoping for thin circles of different colors for sensor and detection range respectively

As Nick said: It's not that simple. Your fleet doesn't have a defined, constant detection range: the range at which you can be detected depends on both your sensor profile and another fleet's sensor strength. Since different fleets have different sensor strengths, that means at any given time the player's fleet has multiple "detection ranges", one for each AI fleet. The same is true of sensor strength for the player's fleet.
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Barry

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Re: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2019, 08:59:29 AM »
Pretty sure fleet has a sensor range and detection range, but detection range is more of a footprint and if another fleet's sensor range makes contact with your fleet's detection range you're detected
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Re: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2019, 11:05:45 PM »
Quote from: Barry on August 20, 2019, 08:59:29 AM
Pretty sure fleet has a sensor range and detection range, but detection range is more of a footprint and if another fleet's sensor range makes contact with your fleet's detection range you're detected

Incorrect. Fleets have a sensor strength and sensor profile. They are not defined ranges. The "range" is determined by combining the strength and profile of both fleets involved.
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Re: Mod to visually display sensor and detection ranges?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2019, 01:29:30 AM »
Displaying other fleets' profiles and your sensor strength is pointless, you already have information if you see them. Your sensor profile and enemy also already happens, that's what those 3 wave pings mean. Perhaps there could be a key you can hold to always render them.
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