Radar & Detection¶

Radar provides long-range player and aircraft tracking. It is required for coordinated warfare.

Key mods¶

Create Radar — radar blocks, monitors, fire controllers, plane radar
Power Grid — integrated circuits (required for all radar components)

Radar components¶

All radar components require Power Grid integrated circuits. These are a separate resource from CC:BR circuits — they cannot be converted for free.

Radar receiver¶

Power Grid integrated circuit + Brass casing + Precision mechanism → Radar receiver

Radar bearing¶

Precision mechanism + Brass casing + Integrated circuit + Mechanical bearing → Radar bearing

Radar monitor¶

Integrated circuit + Brass casing + Precision mechanism → Radar monitor

Fire controller¶

Integrated circuit + Precision mechanism + Brass casing → Fire controller

Plane radar¶

Radar dish + Radar receiver + Brass casing → Plane radar

Radar array layout¶

A basic radar station:

Radar Bearing (base, rotates)
    ↓
Radar Receiver (signal processing)
    ↓
Radar Dish (signal collection)
    ↓
Radar Monitor (display)
    ↓
Fire Controller (target designation)

Power Grid integration¶

Power Grid provides the electrical economy that radar depends on. Integrated circuits are crafted from Power Grid components and cannot be replaced with CC:BR circuits.

Component	Source
Integrated circuit	Power Grid crafting
CC:BR circuit	ComputerCraft (separate, lower tier)

No free conversion

The KubeJS script 60_circuit_unification.js explicitly states: "Power Grid integrated circuits retain their native industrial cost. CC:BR circuits remain a separate lower-tier component rather than a free bypass."

Tips¶

Build radar on high ground. Line of sight matters for radar range.
Force-load your radar station. Radar needs continuous power to track targets.
Stockpile integrated circuits. They are the bottleneck for all radar components.
Use radar to coordinate battles. Track enemy aircraft and plan ambushes.