Imperfect Air Recon

[Edwin P.]

I would like to see a chance for Air Recon to overlook spotting a nonadjacent enemy unit.

Perhaps, a cumulative % chance based on distance from the air unit modified by the presence of enemy air fleets adjacent to the enemy unit (plus 2% x Str of Air Fleet) and your intel tech level (minus 5% per Intel tech).

Example:

Distance 1: 0% to miss

Distance 2: 2% to miss (1 in 50 units not spotted)

Distance 3: 5% to miss (1 in 20)

Distance 4: 9% to miss (1 in 10)

Distance 5: 14% to miss (1 in 7)

Distance 6: 20% to miss (1 in 5)

Distance 7: 27% to miss (1 in 3)

Distance 8: 35% tp miss

Distance 9: 44% to miss

Distance 10: 54% to miss (1 in 2)

If enemy Unit is adjacent to Enemy Air Fleet (not bomber) you chance to miss spotting the enemy unit increases by +2% x Strength of Enemy Air Fleet

Intel Tech level reduces the chance to miss spotting a unit by 5% per tech level

So:

Enemy Unit at distance 5 = 14% it is not spotted

Enemy Unit at Distance 5 and you have Intel lvl 2 = 4% enemy unit is not spotted

Enemy Unit at Distance 5 is adjacent to Enemy Air Fleet of Str 10 = 34% Unit not spotted

Enemy Unit at Distance 5 is adjacent to Enemy Air Fleet of Str 4 = 22% Unit not spotted

Enemy Unit at Distance 5 is adjacent to 2 Enemy Air Fleets of Str 10 = 54% Unit not spotted

This change better reflect the FOW in battle and will surprise players with the sudden appearance of enemy units where they thought there were none.

[ September 23, 2006, 12:02 PM: Message edited by: Edwin P. ]