Arma 3
Forward Scan Sonar For Ships
147 Comments
Josethx 26 Jun @ 11:11am 
Boring Mod
Nodeslammer27た 23 Mar @ 5:10pm 
Can we expect more Capable sonars ie more range more depth if that won't crash the game ofc since it would allow for more flexibility in mission creation currently the sonar helps mostly with wrecks at depths that you can visibly see with a helicopter from above (ofc i might not be 100% aware of real world limitations on sonar but still)
我爱全体女声优 18 Dec, 2024 @ 5:27am 
Can we expect things like sonobuoy , air-launched and ship-launched depth charge/torpedo , dipping sonar? Glad to play ASW in arma3!
_DocHoliday 10 Nov, 2024 @ 7:20am 
If you ever decide to come back to modding in this space, maybe something like this for the AA radar pages would be fun?
Haze 9 Nov, 2024 @ 6:34pm 
Great mod Savelli. Someone PLEASE incorporate this into the mod "Hellenic Armed Forces MOD - Submarines" and the HAF other ship mod.
Savelli  [author] 9 Nov, 2024 @ 1:22pm 
Hello, thanks, I am not sure why it's at front page again, but I am glad you like it.
gregjlanders 8 Nov, 2024 @ 3:47pm 
I just broke my neck from nodding my head so hard
stewfly92 8 Nov, 2024 @ 2:31pm 
yeah this mod deserved more credit at launch. Give this man a strong head nod at the least.
Dimon UA 8 Nov, 2024 @ 7:39am 
если бы ты научил АИ избегать затыков при движении - цены бы не было )
Q 7 Nov, 2024 @ 3:43pm 
Great mod...just tried it and its fun...Now I was looking for a fishing mod and cant believe I cant find anything...anyone knows a fishing mod?
=_X_=™© 6 Nov, 2024 @ 3:57pm 
impressive mod
Shy 6 Nov, 2024 @ 2:43pm 
Good to see this on the front page again. Love this mod.
Guard81 4 Nov, 2024 @ 8:23am 
Cool idea. I'm certainly going to play about with this. Hopefully the Expeditionary Forces DLC will be compatible as well
Savelli  [author] 12 May, 2024 @ 12:03pm 
Cool, I'm glad you liked it!
Ace 12 May, 2024 @ 10:55am 
This is such a niche mod but such a cool concept. I used it for exactly one mission in our campaign and everyone had a blast.

We had to go locate and salvage a downed aircraft in the ocean while pirates and other mercenaries tried to get to it first. It was great.
Worchester_Suace 26 Apr, 2024 @ 4:43pm 
Yay Garmin fish finder! This will bring my ARMA fishing experience to the next level.
Savelli  [author] 17 Dec, 2023 @ 10:14am 
Depends on size of crate and how deep it is, and what else is on the sea floor. Try it out and see.
If object is too far or too small, and thus has very small angular size, it might be not detected by sonar, because it is implemented with lots of line intersections.
HUNT-U 17 Dec, 2023 @ 7:13am 
we lose mission crates all the time in the ocean. will this show the crates?
cubyblue 10 Sep, 2023 @ 2:59am 
Hi there!
Great job on the sonar mod, it's technically very impressive.
I saw you did a test with a helicopter.
I'd like to be able to activate it too, is it possible with a script call?
I'd like to use it over the sea.

Thanks in advance for your feedback,
Savelli  [author] 12 Nov, 2022 @ 8:32am 
Hi, I don't develop this any more. But thanks for the links anyway, as radar enthusiast I will study them with great interest.
Богдан Покрышкин 16 Aug, 2022 @ 9:50am 
К слову - дрон-сапёр - это практически противолодочный комплекс. На Бе-12 можно сделать глубинные бомбы (они есть в изначальной модели этого самолёта) и по отметкам либо уничтожать мины у побережья, либо топить диверсантов на минисубмаринах.
Богдан Покрышкин 16 Aug, 2022 @ 9:47am 
Радар не возьмёт объекты под водой. Я летал на вертолёте с миноискателем в рюкзаке - и соответственно при переключении на миноискатель в боковых окнах мины на берегу при полёте на малой высоте отмечались. точно так-же и с дроном для разминирования из "Правил Войны" Вот интерес и возник - а нельзя-ли прописать похожим образом обнаружение морских мин, лодок подводных и чего-то крупного металлического на дне.
Savelli  [author] 16 Aug, 2022 @ 9:42am 
Наверное было бы проще модифицировать стандартный радар, прикрутить его к самолету, и как-то отметить те объекты чтобы они обнаруживались радаром.
Богдан Покрышкин 16 Aug, 2022 @ 9:38am 
Примерно как миноискатель дефолтный, только радиус обнаружения больше - около мили в радиусе от применяющей его техники - катера или самолёта.
Savelli  [author] 16 Aug, 2022 @ 9:36am 
Наверное можно, но я слабо представляю как работает магнитометр, никогда им не пользовался.
Богдан Покрышкин 16 Aug, 2022 @ 9:19am 
А магнитометр таким образом можно прописать - скажем на самолёт (конкретно - Бе-12)? То есть что-бы он находил под поверхностью моря мины, малые лодки подводные диверсионные, крупные объекты искусственные типа кораблей и самолётов затонувших?
Dante from Devil May Cry™ 3 Aug, 2022 @ 1:18pm 
Fair enough, I'll have to check it out later. Cool mod regardless.
Savelli  [author] 3 Aug, 2022 @ 1:01pm 
Hi, I guess it can run client side, but I didn't test it that way.
Dante from Devil May Cry™ 2 Aug, 2022 @ 4:14pm 
Does this need to be on both client and server or can it run clientside?
Savelli  [author] 11 Jul, 2021 @ 1:01pm 
Thanks!
StealthyPredator 11 Jul, 2021 @ 12:57pm 
Hey Sparker :-). Looks good buddy.
jjthomp 9 Apr, 2021 @ 5:05am 
oh wow you actually have done it before thats awsome!
Savelli  [author] 8 Apr, 2021 @ 11:05am 
Ok, so you mean just a radar to scan terrain. I've tried it, looks pretty fun:
https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/231509-forward-scan-sonar-for-ships/?do=findComment&comment=3423220
But I don't know how it matches real devices of this kind, and what would be the use of it in the game.
jjthomp 8 Apr, 2021 @ 8:15am 
yes i meant radar for overground
that buoy thing would be nice though if you still mod
Savelli  [author] 8 Apr, 2021 @ 5:32am 
Radar doesn't penetrate under water.
And IRL they deploy buoys from helicopters to scan for submarine sounds. The only way for a device to perform an acoustic scan is by being submerged into the water.
jjthomp 8 Apr, 2021 @ 5:22am 
maybe but i meant so you can scan from under helicopters for things like anti sub warfare - do you know if theres a thing like this for radar already?
Savelli  [author] 7 Apr, 2021 @ 6:45pm 
Like a sonar buoy deployable from helicopter?
jjthomp 7 Apr, 2021 @ 10:12am 
(yes i mean underwater)
jjthomp 7 Apr, 2021 @ 10:12am 
Hey amazing mod! Would it be possible to have something like this just for helicopters?
Valmont 15 Mar, 2021 @ 6:30am 
I did just that, in fact it looks good enough... just not as good as your sonar of course. I am more of a scripter rather than a moder at this point. Here is the code: https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/233551-alien-like-motion-scanner-using-the-gps-minimap/
Savelli  [author] 14 Mar, 2021 @ 2:22pm 
Thanks for the kind words!
You could also look at the tactical radar mods, like DUI or ShackTack. You will need to add some animation with an expanding circle. You can take a picture element with a circle and animate it growing in size. I think it will do.
Valmont 14 Mar, 2021 @ 12:32pm 
I did, but using the GPS mini map, because to be honest I suck at doing GUI elements on Arma 3. I was thinking that your mod already has like 90% of the assets needed for a simple Motion Tracker that is why I was so annoying about it. It is sad to see one of the brightest modders and mission maker leave the scene. Still all your contribution have been great and helped preserve the player base as much as any official DLC would. You should be proud!
Savelli  [author] 14 Mar, 2021 @ 11:58am 
No, I'm done with mod development for this game. But you can try to make this indicator yourself, it shouldn't be hard.
Valmont 14 Mar, 2021 @ 11:42am 
Savelli  [author] 14 Mar, 2021 @ 6:23am 
Понял. Как будет время, попробую посмотреть в чем проблема.
dimon.vorobey.88 13 Mar, 2021 @ 8:02pm 
Ставлю два катера. На первом катере водитель автоматически становится "игрок". На втором катере захожу в меню водителя и ставлю "игровой". Начинаю игру и переключаюсь между юнитами, нажимая клавишу "U".
Savelli  [author] 13 Mar, 2021 @ 12:19pm 
Через какое меню или клавишу? Или через мод?
dimon.vorobey.88 13 Mar, 2021 @ 10:15am 
Ставлю два катера и переключаюсь с одного на другой по очереди.