QUOTE (Catadmin @ May 28 2010, 04:06 PM)

Part of description reads "An expert system analyzes the Doppler shift in the bounced signals and converts the information into a three-dimensional “map” that overlays (or replaces) the user’s visual senses, similar in some ways to ultrasound.
Emphasis on the "overlays" part. I would say it replaces when there is no other input source (completely dark room and you don't have Thermo)
QUOTE (Catadmin @ May 28 2010, 04:06 PM)

And given the "replaces" comment, I'd have to wonder if you can even combine radar and infrared effectively in such a scenario.
Why can't you use the signal processing power to make an "Enhanced Imaging" setup. You use your commlink to combine the different sources of sensory data into one display.
QUOTE (Catadmin @ May 28 2010, 04:06 PM)

And there's such a thing as To Much Information. Using the radar vision doesn't automatically mean you know everything. First you have to process the incoming information and then understand what it's telling you, which again indicates a perception test to me. This is where M&P and I are in agreement. Detection, then Recognition. And that takes enough time that I would think a player can certainly still be surprised or ambushed, regardless of seeing the "hiding" NPCs.
Why not use the different sensor software packages to interpret the data. I mean Weapon Watcher can use the radar image to find out what kind of gun the target is carrying. Gait Analysis can tell if they're running to intercept you or just on regular patrol. Etc, etc,
Run these on a commlink (or commlink cluster) and you don't need to make a perception check, the software can do it for you and then display the data as an ARO.