Should aircraft be able to see infantry on radar?

[Metalsheep]

Originally Posted by Stardouser

I wasn't even thinking of teamwork. It's not always possible to get the message across even in voice chat.

Now...you say "It only tracked the enemy so long as he was in visual range of yourself, or squadmates." As it happens, I am OK even with 3D spotting so long as it is Squad Only. But...are you sure PS1 radar was squad only? Was there some kind of radar inside of bases? Because I never played PS1 back in the golden days but I did play a few hours a few weeks ago to get a feel for things, and I saw radar spots all over the place, but I was never in a squad.

But again, I'm OK with just about anything as long as it's squad only. That provides a very very nice balance and compromise I think.

Radar provided by Spotting directly via Squadmates WAS platoon wide i believe. But not empire wide.

Yes, bases had Radar that would detect enemies firing weapons, using tools and hacking consoles. If you had Interlink Benefits, it would track them at ALL times within the bases Sphere of Influence. (Watch towers did this too, but only within the watch towers own SOI)

There were also engineer deployables called Motion Trackers, if you were Running within their detection radius (About 20 meters per Tracker), they would make a horrible screeching sound and show enemies on radar. This could be beaten by Crouch Walking, moving slowly, or using Sensor Shield.

Radar provided by Engineering and the Base itself was Empire wide, as long as you were within the Bases SOI or if the motion trackers were within your Radars range.

Sensor Shield beat every kind of Detection, but Sensor Shield failed if you fired a weapon or hacked a door with low level hacking skills or took damage. Engineers who were Also Hackers could place Sensor Disruptors which also thwarted all forms of Radar detection, even Reviel Enemies with a Command Device. Also, Aegis Shield deployables from Assault Engineers shielded you from sight and radar.

I do believe Mosquito Overflight was Squad only... but i dont fly a mossy very often. The mosquito only detects in a small radius below the aircraft if the mossy is nearly at hovering speed.

Once you moved behind cover and out of detection radius/sight, you would be tracked for maybe 3 or so seconds, and then you would dissapear off of Radar.