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3 years ago The standard radar should be able to do this easy, since it should use the same projection algorithm used to render everything to screen, only difference is that the Fov of the projection matrix is super wide (359 degrees or nearly the full circle). Backface culling and other tricks should apply
The problem occurs when trying to do an orb or dradis radar, as this requires boolean operations to clip the models that go outside of the plot area.
This is an old one, not sure if it ever got put in Mantis or if it was just forgotten.
This feature would use the lowest LOD, or whichever appropriate, of the model at a reduced size instead of drawing a blip. This would be drawn on certain ship classes most notably the big ones but may be extended to other ships as well.
The pseudocode of the model render would be: If (we're close enough to see the profile of the ship) then draw model, Else draw blip
It will use the standard color codes for other blips, so if its a green blip then draw it with a green model. The trick is to get the style look right because it should be transparent looking (maybe additive blending mode).