Forward-Facing Radar for height of obstacles and towers
Because altitude is an important factor in Forever Skies, I put together a concept for a forward-facing radar that reflects off towers to give their general height and distance.
This helps players by letting them see which towers are above their max altitude. In the mock-up, 280 is the max altitude and so the player could see that one tower is unreachable. The red 'X' every 10 degrees as well as the current/max altitude at the top both help convey this. There is also the "Dust" layer in the ~225m altitude range shown on the display.
This would be a 2-3 wide version of the radar. In the mock-up I only gave it a ~40 degree cone, but I would imagine this as being a 45 to 90 degree.
This would use already existing data for most of the information, with the only new data being the height of the tower's lowest area. I don't know if tower height is an easy variable to pull, but maybe you could pull the tower's average altitude based on the highest and lowest items when a tower spawns.
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13 Sep, '24
VuurHighlighted comment
Hmmm... I kinda like both views. Perhaps, we could have both? Also, the height issue could be solved by marking towers that are too high in red or some other colour. -
10 Oct, '24
TydoriusMy intention was for us to have both, not to replace the current radar - Though I also just want more HUD items so I can make the cockpit/bridge of my airship feel more detailed.
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12 May, '25
EZ5902Great idea, this could be combined with the "upgraded helm" that others have requested, of course it should also be its own piece too.