Trains have built-in radars

[Powderking]

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before.

What I'd like to have is that trains would have a built in radar.
Like this all the trains would be visible as if the player would sit inside.
No more lost trains and all trains are visible on the map.
I think it would also make sense from a game-play perspective.

Edit:
Or maybe a slot in the train for a radar which then enables this feature...
Also I'm not sure how big the performance impact would be, e.g. in a mega base like the on from colonel will.
But for me it makes a lot of sense that trains can somehow be observed.
The train radar would not need to scan the are but could preferably be the same as the players "fov".

[ssilk]

There is a mod, that I can really recommend (But I think it's a must for the vanilla):
viewtopic.php?f=92&t=18368 Train tracker

[Powderking]

Thanks a lot for the reply.
As interesting mods are, I really try not to use them because it makes updating harder sometimes.
So I would very much appreciate having it in vanilla

[ssilk]

Your problem; you might need to wait a very looooong time, until that comes into vanilla and updating with this mod is really no problem. In the very, very worst case you need to remove this mod.

[Powderking]

Thanks for the warning. I'm aware of the low priority of this change.

I was just browsing through the mods and I will probably not being able to stop after installing the first mod

[Adil]

I actually kinda like unseen trains. A bit.
It provides a feeling of the world being huge and not just something you could pan around at your leisure.
If only there was a more intelligent train controller, to prevent deadlocks.
Then again, there's that mod, smart trains I believe, which informs you about trains going missing, so that you could gear up and wade into the unknown, sometimes simply discovering a minor problem in refueling, sometimes discovering a huge problem that has grown vast base right through your rails.

[TheDagmaar]

Radar wagon, yes. Turet wagon, yes. Locomotive with everything, HELL NO! But its just my opinion.