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TL;DR

When placing a radar (ghost) through map view, show the coverage of the radar

What ?

Currently, when placing a radar you can see its coverage on the minimap, this is very good, however, you cannot see the coverage of a potential radar that you may place via map view on the map you are using to place it, you should be able to see the coverage that a radar would have when placing a ghost of it

Why ?

Because it is the natural next step and almost feels like an oversight, this would also benefit large blueprints that need to be placed from map-view and contain radars

Seconded.

I have a blueprint of two radars at exactly their coverage range specifically to work around this.

+1 please

This feels like a much bigger deal now that Space Age is out and you can do so much through the Remote View now. I almost filed a bug report because I swear it used to show radar range on the map. But no, it's always been only on the minimap.

+1

A very similar (and much more complicated) feature was already implemented with Fulgora's lightning attractors, so I would assume this is a relatively simple addition.

+1, even for map view blueprinting it would be nice just as a QOL

+1

Also roboport and artillery range should be displayed in map view when holding item or blueprint.

Why only artillery ?
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=117001

I mostly have that issue with roboports, as they only show the connection lines when the ghost is already placed, but basically all buildings with range that are shown on the map have this issue.

BlueTemplar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 10, 2024 6:34 pm Why only artillery ?
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=117001

Not only artillery. I was just thinking of it specifically because I needed it today.

I think this is a very old suggestion, since 2017 at least.

Wish for something like this too, when picking the item in the hand, it shows the coverage on the minimap.
It doesn't show it on the map and neither when being part of a blueprint.
Since it's QOL November, maybe this can be considered (:

I was coming to make these exact suggestions : showing radar range when a radar is in a blueprint in hand, and when you're in remote view !
So +1 !