Fog of War

[Dietre]

Hey guys, I was just curious who plays with Fog of war on or off and why you do?
I feel like the distance of line of sight is short with it on and the AI always seems to get the 1st shot in on you even if it is their tank coming at a defensive position. (i normaly play the SP missions) however, Fog of war off is alittle to easy being able to see everything.

Thanks for any input on which you perfer

[DKADIz]

You said it. Fog of war adds difficulty to the game (not knowing if there is an at gun or a mg inside it is annoying hah)
In my case, if I am playing alone, I always set fog of war off that way I can prepare myself for whats coming. However when playing co-op, fog of war makes things more interesting (and frustrating sometimes)

[Hans Blitz]

The computer cheats as it is so i'll take all the advantage i can get. If i played multiplay i would probably use the feature.

No different from real life having no fog of war.. I assume you have air recon pictures on enemy positions before you attack so having no fog of war kind of simulates that. Does any modern army go in blind these days. They still used things like ballons and planes to gain insight on enemy locations back then.

[Baring]

Originally posted by Blackrain:

The computer cheats as it is so i'll take all the advantage i can get. If i played multiplay i would probably use the feature.

No different from real life having no fog of war.. I assume you have air recon pictures on enemy positions before you attack so having no fog of war kind of simulates that. Does any modern army go in blind these days. They still used things like ballons and planes to gain insight on enemy locations back then.

In what way does it cheat?.. The ai only reacts to you when it sees you.. that's my experience anyway..

[MagneticJerk]

I prefer playing with Fog of War. I also never observed the AI "cheating" in any way. When I set up my defenses, the AI tanks never fire the first shot, and only ever react after they've been shot at, and usually only ever fire at units that shoot, just like it should be. The trick is having forward observers hidden in bushes and grass in front of your line. You can also use them to scout out the enemy positions ahead of your assault, and units that fire upon your advancing troops will also be revealed to you, so I really don't see it being overly difficult, except that you can't just destroy every single AT gun with artillery or any off-map strikes, which is just a pretty cheap move anyways.

It's also realistic. Someone mentioned aerial recon, but that would not make you able to pinpoint every single unit on the enemy battlefield, especially not in real time.

[Dietre]

I wish (maybe ill look at modding it in for myself) is an ability for a recon plane to make a pass. I like the idea of hiding a unit for LOS, but anytime ive done this the AI finds them right away. FOW OFF i find the soldiers fire at longer range targets and waste their ammo quick.
Thanks for posting your opinions, its helpful

[Ty]

Originally posted by Dietre:

FOW OFF i find the soldiers fire at long range targets and waste their ammo quick.

Fog does not affect the unit's vision. The fog setting only affects what YOU see on the battlefield as a commander.

[MagneticJerk]

Originally posted by Ty2903:

Fog does not affect the unit's vision. The fog setting only affects what YOU see on the battlefield as a commander.

Pretty much. The only real difference between FoW on and off is that with it off, you can issue orders to your troops to fire at enemies they don't actually see, because weapon range is usually a lot greater than view range for most units. With it on you only see any units that have been spotted by your units. This might also be the reason why some people think auto-fire doesn't work. I also sometimes had that impression when I was playing with it off, but since I switched to playing with it on, I never encountered that again.

I think the fact that with it switched on my view and my units' view match is a great advantage when planning defenses, because I can actually tell where my units won't be able to shoot at first glance, which was always kind of an issue before and lead to some frustration every now and then.

[Corrode]

You've gotta be good to play with fog of war turned on. Especially when playing the modded map packs

[Xgb viper]

i cant turn it off can I have some help

[FeniXZeniX]

Yes you can fog disable easy..

but you cant in the game u need change edit .set

documents/men of war assault and squad 2/yourprofilenumber options.set open with notepad

you need find fog

fog_of_war fog_war_realistic change -- fog_of_war fog_off )

Thats it.

i am sorry i know my english so bad :D