ITT: Torque's stuffness does not allow us common enhancements most games have.
That's a rash statement. I don't want to speak too much here but it's more because of the changes that have been made (blocks) and because it would require simple engine changes (that Badspot would have to do).
A radar is not an "enhancement." It's a feature, but enhancement is subjective. From a gameplay-based perspective, I mean. If we're speaking FPS, most of these "solutions" to the problem involve rendering everything twice.
We should focus on the problem instead of trying to make a broader statement out of it because, naturally (this is heedicalking), people will disagree. We can all agree that this won't happen and then we can go back to doing other, more productive things.