Various Questions On Game Engine And Game Play

Fidd · 03-04-20, 06:28 PM

I don't believe moon-path or sun position makes any difference - yet. That will likely change if and when we get playable escorts where human lookouts will be scanning the surface of the sea. At which point using the position of sun and moon to not present a readily visible silhouette to the escorts will be important.

I'm guessing here, but I would be surprised if visibility to AI escorts was kept to shorter distances than that of a human crewman. Plainly having it the other way around would defeat the whole point of playable escorts! Personally I'd like to see the current bands of visibility (in different light levels) done way with, so that U-boat commanders cannot know, with the current certainty, that they remain undetected; nor indeed if a particular escort is player manned or AI....

03-04-20, 06:28 PM	#2
Fidd Captain Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Blighty! Posts: 542 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I don't believe moon-path or sun position makes any difference - yet. That will likely change if and when we get playable escorts where human lookouts will be scanning the surface of the sea. At which point using the position of sun and moon to not present a readily visible silhouette to the escorts will be important. I'm guessing here, but I would be surprised if visibility to AI escorts was kept to shorter distances than that of a human crewman. Plainly having it the other way around would defeat the whole point of playable escorts! Personally I'd like to see the current bands of visibility (in different light levels) done way with, so that U-boat commanders cannot know, with the current certainty, that they remain undetected; nor indeed if a particular escort is player manned or AI....