radar

Radar Mk.1: one narrow beam straight out of the radar's face, swept twice a second. Reports the first thing the beam meets and nothing to either side.

getContact()Source

Get what the beam is hitting.

Returns

1. { [string] = any } | nil Nil if the beam meets nothing within range. Otherwise a table with kind ("ship", "terrain", or "obstructed" when the radar's own ship blocks its face), distance in blocks, closingSpeed in blocks per second (positive when approaching; 0 until the beam has held the same target for two sweeps), and for a ship whose transponder is on, its name.

getRange()Source

Get the beam's range.

Returns

1. number The range in blocks.