I built a Squad Tracker called Flaresat. It is live now, and I need feedback.

[adrelien]

Hey everyone,

I’m a hiker and developer (not an airsoft player), but while building a GPS tracking tool for my hiking needs, I realized it solves a big problem in airsoft: losing track of your teammates, marking areas, routes, and meeting points.

I built Flaresat. It’s a live map for your squad.

What it does:

• Live Tracking: Shows your team's location in real-time on a shared map.
• Tactical Tools: Ability to draw Routes, Areas, and drop Pins.
• Detail: When adding pins/routes/areas, you can give them a description, custom color, and specific icons.
• Comms: Small built-in Chat for communication.
• Group Management:
  
  • Create or Join groups easily.
  • The Team Leader creates a group and shares the Invite Code.
  • You can also make the group Public so anyone with the link can be an observer/viewer (great for game admins or spectators).
• Privacy/Stealth: Your location always shows to you on the app, but you have the ability to share it with your team (or hide it) from the settings.

I need your help: Since I don't play, I need to know: Is this UI simple enough to use in a game? Is it a useful tool that can be used in the hobby?

It is currently in Beta, so please excuse any bugs! Actually, please tell me about them so I can fix them.

Try it here: FlareSat.com

 

[Cannonfodder]

I tip my hat to you for having the skills to put together something like this.

However, unfortunately I don't think there's much of a market for it outside of a few ubernerdy milsim teams as many of the features wouldn't really be needed or there are already kit which does the job better. Eg with comms it's far easier to press a ptt button than get your phone out. Also many players are reluctant to take their phone into games incase it gets broken.

I wish you the best of luck with it but tbh similar projects get announced every few years and nothing comes of them