Request - Radar Return Emitters on Roads and other Areas

[Exorcet]

After flying some AG missions with more modern aircraft I've noticed how ground targets stick out in GMT when the map is barren.

I've tried to counter this by placing civilian units on roads to create radar returns but it's very tedious.

A better solution would be to enable GMT return zones that could be attached to roads or trigger zones to create returns to clutter GMT realistically by simulating traffic or areas with off road vehicle activity.

These would not be false returns that appear randomly, but some representation of ground units confined to specific areas. The ground units need not exist as actual units, though an option for this would also be welcome.

[Dawgboy]

Yeah...sort of like birds and civilian aircraft.  Anyway, +1 

[Czar]

Do you own the F-15E? Put the traffic to high and the ground radar in GMT will show you precisely a map of all the roads being drawn by the civilian cars from the sheer number of them.
Saddly, civilian traffic is underdeveloped going through military ground units etc...

It is a matter more about the radar code rather than the DCS core.

I was referring only about moving things though. I don't know if static clutter makes any interference in GMT on the real stuff.

[Exorcet]

11 hours ago, Czar said:

Do you own the F-15E? Put the traffic to high and the ground radar in GMT will show you precisely a map of all the roads being drawn by the civilian cars from the sheer number of them.

Unfortunately I don't. But it's good to know some modules make an attempt at modeling this. Though I still think having some options outside of the modules makes sense as well

11 hours ago, Czar said:

Saddly, civilian traffic is underdeveloped going through military ground units etc...

It is a matter more about the radar code rather than the DCS core.

I was referring only about moving things though. I don't know if static clutter makes any interference in GMT on the real stuff.

Yes, civil traffic is very simple, with only a density option and one setting for the entire map. Variation across the map would be welcome along with some non road based sources of radar returns.

[Czar]

1 minute ago, Exorcet said:

Unfortunately I don't. But it's good to know some modules make an attempt at modeling this. Though I still think having some options outside of the modules makes sense as well

It is quite intense on the SE. ''Attempt'' is the wrong word, imo. The SE radar actually is capable of doing so. It is already available on DCS Core, if that's a way to say it.

It is the other modules radar that are not up to par. Cheers!

3 minutes ago, Exorcet said:

Yes, civil traffic is very simple, with only a density option and one setting for the entire map. Variation across the map would be welcome along with some non road based sources of radar returns.

Yes. I agree.

[Czar]

@Exorcet Check this out.

 

Empty mission from mission editor. Traffic set to ''high''.