SMOKE doesnt have an effect

[Battlestar]

I'm playing a mission and im pinned down by AA and MG's. I trow 5 smoke grenades in front of me, blocking the enemy sight. Now when i move my infantry they get shot with precision and not with blind fire. Wtf this doesn't make any sense. I even tried and trew 4 smokes on the AA and still he saw everything comming in a large area.

[[Volk]SpixTalon]

Put your guys on hold fire and prone them into the smoke. Grenade the gun, profit.
Smoke really doesn't work the way it's supposed to work.

[Battlestar]

Doesn't work. These enemies can see trough the smoke.

[[Volk]SpixTalon]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=272268486&insideModal=1
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EDIT:
I havn't tested it against the AI myself.

[Battlestar]

@SpixTalon. Don't you read? It just dont work on me.

[[Volk]SpixTalon]

And I just provided evidence that it DOES work...are there maybe enemies on the side of the smoke?
If any enemy sees ur guys, the enemies usually affected by the smoke will see you too.
Just watch the bloody video and start using smoke correctly...

[Simers]

Smoke does work in multiplayer (not sure about sp)... but if your troops are spotted by 1 enemy than others can see you through shared communication. its best to throw smoke and wait a few seconds than move only a few guys up in prone on hold fire. If your troops fire they give away their positions, I wouldn't rely on it most of the time though.

the most common use of smoke imo is to conserve troops that are caught out in the open from 20mil vehicle and a counter cant be afforded or to screen a tank that is backing away/repairing.

[Battlestar]

@ SpixTalon:
-----------------------------SMOKE
--------------------------------- SMOKE
------------------------------------- SMOKE-------------- Enemy soldier
------MY SOLDIER----------------SMOKE---------- AA gun
----------------------------------SMOKE
----------------------------SMOKE

Distance 0--------------------10--------------------------20-------------------30m

You don't have to proof if it works. I know it works but since my last game it dont't work anymore. Wherever i drop smoke on the map.

[ewt.strat29]

Not sure about SP myself either.. but in does work in MP.


yeah... any enemy troop that is not blocked by the smoke will spot it.. then that will mean it is spotted and every enemy troop will fire. SHARED LOS in the game.
Smoke does work... but because of shared LOS it's really hard to get practical use from it sometimes. You just need to make sure smoke is blocking every possible angle.

If all enemy field of view is blocked.. SMOKE blocks until POINT BLANK range for everything
That being said i have never seen it practically used at all... in a competitive multi game, other then throwing it around a tank that is being repaired... (usually far away from the enemy)