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OpenXcom => Suggestions => Topic started by: pmprog on January 03, 2013, 03:38:56 pm

Title: Fog Of War Options
Post by: pmprog on January 03, 2013, 03:38:56 pm

One thing that they changed in Starcraft 2, which I liked, was the the Fog Of War wasn't literally just a black hole, it was just greyed out and all units are hidden.

I was wondering if maybe we could add an option like this into OpenXCOM, because let's face it, if you've just flown over the area to land, you have a kind of idea what's around.

Maybe three options if possible:
1 - Normal XCOM, all black until discovered
2 - The entire map is shown, but areas outside LOS are greyed out. Also consider re-greying after vision of the area is lost?
3 - Outdoors "greyed out" (or even just coloured normally), and indoors black/undiscovered

What does anyone think?

Title: Re: Fog Of War Options
Post by: Daiky on January 03, 2013, 03:57:16 pm

Something like I did 1.5 years ago  ;D? https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,267.0.html
It greys out tiles that you either did not discover, or you don't have in line of sight at the moment. Both are possible. I think the code for it is put in comment.

Title: Re: Fog Of War Options
Post by: pmprog on January 03, 2013, 04:53:58 pm

I don't remember that thread, must have been after I'd disappeared. But yeah, that'd be great. Get it back in :)