The second prong would be larger capital-ship sensors that provide an area of scan around the capital ship.  These would be quite large but could be made destroyable (I believe) in 2142, so if you take out the sensor tower you'd effectively blind the capital ship and reduce it to visual sightings only.

The third prong would be more optional, and that'd be sensor probes that the capital ships could launch (and/or special recon ships could deploy).  These would allow the captains of the cap ships to scan certain areas of the map by literally launching a radar probe in that direction.  It's an idea we can do if we're interested.

That said, I best move on to part II of this discussion though (and I regret not seeing this post sooner)
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I have to say that we are more fond of radar than the average mod.  We like it, we luv it, we want more of it!   I can't give any specifics at this time but I will say that extended use of radar is a small part of a larger gameplay ideals we're going for.  With any luck you chaps will learn more about it, how it fits in, and what we're planning within the next few weeks.  Needless to say, it isn't just a nifty perk that the commander occasionally throws out onto the battlefield, but something which has become one of many foundation stones that we've used to build the gameplay of the mod.

Ya, correct. A full map sized radar wouldnt work very well anyway. Dogfighting would become boring.

I'd rather have a medium-range fighter radar than the alternative - flying around in blackness looking for the straggling one or two enemy fighters, barely able to spot them against a starfield.

The alternative is to stick a lot of random spacial phenomena and asteroids in the skybox, which looks retarded when every map takes place around giant gas clouds and asteroid fields.

Also is it possable to have a shrinking radar effect?
such as a ship far out but is just in radar range appears as a speck on your radar.  While a ship right up your but appears as equal to your size on the screen.

This would make scouting more dangerous as being at the max range might not produce good results forcing scouts to get closser.

Also for space maps it might be cool to have scout ships that are radar resistant and can direct scans in certian areas.

Just a thought.

However, fighter sensors would be so small in comparison to a cap ship and the likelyhood that you could safely float above a cap ship is minimal to none.

No thats not what he meant...

I have to agree there ^^^. The whole art of sneaking around is completely lost. I used to be able to sit and watch guys walk right on by, but not anymore.

Squad only is a good idea, as well as getting rid of the commander UAV.

That's one thing I miss about BF1942. You cant hide anymore... Even if there are no flags left and you're the last guy. That's where a lot of fun happens watching him.