Lt. Smash Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I'm curious what fog-of-war settings players use and why. I have always played with Extreme Fog-of-War just because it is supposed to be more realistic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imported_no_one Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Same for the same reason. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Lt. Smash, Ditto! The only time I'd use something else would be when teaching someone or running some sort of game test. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Summers Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Extreme FOW, for the stated reasons. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 vs AI, Full PBEM, Extreme 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I use extreme FOW all the time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gangofmao Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Aloha... myself i use extreme always GoM 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoat Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Am I the only one that uses none? Of course that was said in jest and I use extreme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Extreme - but sometimes no FOW when first playtesting a scenario I'm working on so I can see what the AI is doing. Cheers fur noo George 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt AA Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Originally posted by George Mc: Extreme - but sometimes no FOW when first playtesting a scenario I'm working on so I can see what the AI is doing.I had a question about that some time ago, and the forum came to the conclusion that it was not a god idéa for scenario construction; because the AI will see what you are doing as well and react according to that. Sad, because it could have been a wonderful tool BTW - extreme! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 You mean there are other settings besides Extreme? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichadwick Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Well, it depends on the circumstances and the battle. Would this be a situation where either side's air units would have good reconaissance of the enemy? So extreme might be inappropriate. Certainly extreme for partisan battles, and likely for or heavily wooded areas. But not necessarily for steoppes, open farms and fields. I try to adjust it according to what I deem more realistic for that particular scenario. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dook Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Way back when, I tried the CMBO demo Valley of Trouble with no fog of war. My FOs were immediately targeted by the Germans and destroyed pretty quickly. It took me a while to figure out that playing on a "harder" setting like full fog of war actually made the game easier in some respects. Since then, it's been full (CMBO) or extreme(others) for me. It would be really nice to have a play testing setting that allowed you to see all of the AI's actions but prevented the AI from observing your's. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George MC Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Originally posted by Sgt AA: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by George Mc: Extreme - but sometimes no FOW when first playtesting a scenario I'm working on so I can see what the AI is doing.I had a question about that some time ago, and the forum came to the conclusion that it was not a god idéa for scenario construction; because the AI will see what you are doing as well and react according to that. Sad, because it could have been a wonderful tool BTW - extreme! </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Full, that's extreme enough for me... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salkin Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Extreme...because I can . //Salkin 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Me, I used to only play extreme FOW until I realized none of my mods were showing up in the game because in extreme FOW the AI mostly only 'sees' generic PzIVs and Tigers. I'd have to wait for the end of the game to go back to the map and see which vehicle type i was actually fighting against! So for me its been 'Full' FOW more and more often. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junk2drive Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Originally posted by MikeyD: Me, I used to only play extreme FOW until I realized none of my mods were showing up in the game because in extreme FOW the AI mostly only 'sees' generic PzIVs and Tigers. I'd have to wait for the end of the game to go back to the map and see which vehicle type i was actually fighting against! So for me its been 'Full' FOW more and more often. Especially a PITA with infantry mods. How many times I have had to make additional mods to cover the mis-IDed units that appear in game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav1 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 I use the normal setting because extreme is too extreme for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Full. Even when playtesting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew H. Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I use extreme, and then I wear a blindfold, because extreme is not extreme enough for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Always Extreme FOW for more realism (fun). In scenario testing I rather prefer to place elite snipers in good concealment cover at key locations to watch the enemy (AI) movements. As mentioned before, the AI reacts strongly to what it sees and with FOW = None, testing results differ largely from a game played with FOW Full/Extreme. :eek: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timu24 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I use Full. It seems to be a good balance between revealing too much info while still being fun. Tim 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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