Author Topic: S.A.D.--Does anyone absolutely, positively want unexplored fog of war? (Read 7668 times)

Hot_Dog · « **on:** June 19, 2010, 12:55:24 pm »

Unexplored fog of war means that you can't see any terrain the beginning of the game until you first scan the area. Then when the fog covers the area again, you can see some territory, showing what you already explored.

Explored fog of war means that you can see territory from the start of the game, even though you must explore to find buildings controlled by players.

I'd like to have explored fog of war to save memory and make the game easier to program, but I didn't know if that would stir up complaints. This will be a "majority rule," but is there anyone here who would be upset if the fog of war was always "explored?"

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2010, 12:58:48 pm »

I tend to prefer unexplored, so people need to discover (or memorize) the map, adding more challenge, but if memory and speed ever becomes a big concern, you might want to switch to unexplored. Also for unexplored, one concern I had is if everything is the same "color", no shading, I feel it might look strange to see buildings soemwhere and not elsewhere, then suddently flying nearby causes buildings to magically appear.

SirCmpwn · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:00:49 pm »

I like explored fog of war, personally.

Hot_Dog · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:03:31 pm »

Oh, that reminds me. Remember in starcraft when you first had to explore, everything was black, and then terrain and buildings magically appeared? And then when the fog covered the area again, you could see what it was you saw underneath the fog? In S.A.D., for unexplored fog of war, you will see pure black. In an area tht you already explored, you will see tiles drawn in their inverse colors, so that you can look and remember what it was that you saw. Of course, if the player updated his area, you'll see something new exploring the area again.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:05:07 pm »

oh that would be cool ^^ I remember that in SC.

Hot_Dog · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:26:00 pm »

I'm locking this poll because I figured out how to easily allow full fog of war. S.A.D. will have an option for both explored fog-of-war and unexplored fog-of-war, even in campaigns.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:27:41 pm »

Really? Cool to hear. Will the option be chosen by the player, though? If it does, then unexplored would only be useful for people who wants more challenge

SirCmpwn · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:28:29 pm »

lol that lock lasted 10 seconds.

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:29:35 pm »

what do you mean? It still seems locked to me

SirCmpwn · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:30:29 pm »

* SirCmpwn - a non-staff member/admin - waves at DJ from inside the thread

DJ Omnimaga · « **Reply #10 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:31:24 pm »

I'm really confused

Hot_Dog · « **Reply #11 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:32:22 pm »

In a game where two players are involved, the host chooses the fog of war. In a game of just a player against AIs, the player chooses.

SirCmpwn · « **Reply #12 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:32:38 pm »

As a non-staffer/admin, I can't post in a locked thread. Therefore, it must be unlocked

Hot_Dog · « **Reply #13 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:35:25 pm »

Only the poll is locked, not the thread.

SirCmpwn · « **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2010, 01:36:42 pm »

Woops, I didn't know you could do that

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