Post by Adrian Taylor on Mar 14, 2004 10:38:22 GMT
This is a major game play change and thus means Ostfront plays very differently to the original game. Tanks and a/t guns now have a sight range of 120, while most other units have 60. So roughly equal to 1000 meters and 500 meters respectively.
I know the naked eye can see further, but due to the restrictions of the BK engine any further increase in range leads to a severe loss in game performance.
Anyway, to compensate for this the Binocular ability has a range of 180, but only HQ platoons and FO units have these now, so use them wisely.
With the ability of units to use 'shared sight' it is now possible to take into account the superior weapon ranges of the German tanks and a/t guns. For example the '88' now has a range 240. Its a shame they will not be around in such profusion as the original game
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I know this has issues with LOS/LOF, but as long as the maps of well designed with good terrain cover and no silly placements of guns, this does not become much of an issue.
Adrian
I know the naked eye can see further, but due to the restrictions of the BK engine any further increase in range leads to a severe loss in game performance.
Anyway, to compensate for this the Binocular ability has a range of 180, but only HQ platoons and FO units have these now, so use them wisely.
With the ability of units to use 'shared sight' it is now possible to take into account the superior weapon ranges of the German tanks and a/t guns. For example the '88' now has a range 240. Its a shame they will not be around in such profusion as the original game
. I know this has issues with LOS/LOF, but as long as the maps of well designed with good terrain cover and no silly placements of guns, this does not become much of an issue.
Adrian