Hi Jumper,
the problem with radard sensors is, that every object has to calulcate whether the other objects are inside the radar. Even if you reduce the ships to the number inside the current zone of the ship, there is a huge calculation done this way that you suggest. If there are 10.000 ships in space and 100 ships in my ships zone, my ships radar has to check for the remaining 99 ships, whether they are in sight. And the 99 ships themselves have to check their radar again. So we easily get a factorial count of 100! calculations even for only one zone.
So, there must be some more intelligent techniques.
Bernd
the problem with radard sensors is, that every object has to calulcate whether the other objects are inside the radar. Even if you reduce the ships to the number inside the current zone of the ship, there is a huge calculation done this way that you suggest. If there are 10.000 ships in space and 100 ships in my ships zone, my ships radar has to check for the remaining 99 ships, whether they are in sight. And the 99 ships themselves have to check their radar again. So we easily get a factorial count of 100! calculations even for only one zone.
So, there must be some more intelligent techniques.
Bernd