Vacillator Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I've been playing battles in Normandy and Holland a lot as Axis and have been religiously hiding my panzers under trees (in the shadows) whenever I can as I think that's what RL would suggest given Allied airpower. However I wondered whether being in the shadows does actually make a difference to being spotted in the game a) by aircraft and b) by units on the ground. Units on the ground might be at a similar level so would not necessarily have LOS blocked by the tree. I'm asking out of curiousity as a search of the forum suggested being in the shadows makes no difference. Not sure it would change my behaviour but intersted nevertheless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Its just anecdotal but trees do seem to help shield my forces from marauding (WWII) aircraft. I frankly play with aircraft so rarely that I don't get to witness it enough to be sure. Maybe not 'shadows' per se but on the same terrain square in an abstracted kind of way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
com-intern Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Odds are shadow do not play into spotting. Especially given that they will move with the sun. The cost of calculating their new position within the context of spotting would likely forbid it although Battlefront may be pulling some sort of trick that I am unaware of. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Trees affect spotting, but I seriously doubt shadows could be accounted for since it would be incredibly complex to code depending on the time of day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 I would agree with all of that, so I think hide under/in the trees, but don't obsess about being in shadows. It looks good and feels right however 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warts 'n' all Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I think that Dartford Mick and the Tax Dodgers had something to say about staying in the shadows. Although they were probably talking about Kentish heathland, rather than Norman bocage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacillator Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Warts 'n' all said: I think that Dartford Mick and the Tax Dodgers had something to say about staying in the shadows. Although they were probably talking about Kentish heathland, rather than Norman bocage. @Warts 'n' all Strangely I know more about Normandy than I do about Kent, and have been there more often too. History drives geography eh? Actually looking at the title of my post again, it could be misconstrued out of the right context Edited July 17, 2020 by Vacilllator 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkerner Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Dartford Mick and the Tax Dodgers @Warts, I love all your takes on rock group names, lol! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vergeltungswaffe Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 He does turn a phrase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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