Smoke

Hello, have there been changes to how smoke behave, normally you could peek out, but not into a square with smoke on. that made it the perfect cover for sneak attacks.
Posted by paasque 8 years ago [Login to reply]

I don't think it's changed. Do you mean when you stand on the edge of a cloud, you can see the enemy yet they can't see you?
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

exactly, but I just had a turn where I was inside the smoke, and my enemy had opp fire at me.
Posted by paasque 8 years ago [Login to reply]

I agree that doesn't sound right.
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Nothing has changed for months, if not longer.
Posted by SteveSmith 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Was your unit still in smoke after you found it dead? Smoke dissappears in places after each turn, So i've had units shot at inbetween my turns as after my turn, the smoke has disspeared from my hiding spot and so is visible to my opponent on their turn.
Posted by Forces of Nature 8 years ago [Login to reply]

So like what FoN is saying I have noticed that nerve gas and smoke can disappear and come back after a turn. So on your opponent's turn the view could be clear and then obscured on your turn. But you say opp fire got you and that suggests you were in a dense smoke cloud on your turn feeling safe and then triggered opp fire. That is indeed a different set of circumstances. I have experienced one off bugs. An enemy shooting and killing my unit through several walls on Colonisation 2. An impossible shot!
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Btw - i also tested out the smoke, incendiary, smoke combo in a practice mission. And the smoke totally wipes out the fire, as does it nerve gas. Thought we were fixing that?
Posted by Forces of Nature 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Yes, I was inside a smoke, and turned my unit, catching on fire..
Posted by paasque 8 years ago [Login to reply]

FoN, Steve was testing out the smoke issue soloution before unleashing it. We could do with it soon.
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Yes, the sooner the ability to extinguish incendiary fire with a simple smoke grenade is rectified, then the better.
Posted by xeno 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Steve, how is the testing out smoke/nerve and fire going?
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

It's going well, but there's a small problem with the app in which the screen is stretched and thus partly covered by the system menu strip, so I just need to work out how to remove that. I'm on hol this week tho', so it will be sometime next week.
Posted by SteveSmith 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Cool, thanks Steve. I hope you have great time!
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

I've just uploaded an update to Stellar Forces. It might take a few hours to filter through, but now the smoke should work as expected, and this version is also "full screen". Woah! Let me know of any problems.
Posted by SteveSmith 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Thanks Steve! Hasn't filtered to me yet but will check later.
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

Hi Steve, After the update I have just tested the smoke, nerve and incendiary grenades and it looks great. I think it is working according to Paasque's law! I tested each grenade type in turn on each other and also a simultaneous altogether detonation. Thanks for sorting it out.
Posted by petermock 8 years ago [Login to reply]

That's great to know, thanks for letting me know.
Posted by SteveSmith 8 years ago [Login to reply]

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