CA - Fog of war

[Vivoune]

I'm trying myself at building a little Combined Arm Operation currently but I run into a problem that I just can't seem to overcome. Despite defining the options as field of view only, most of things are actually appearing on the F10 map which pretty much give away stuff that should be hidden. I was first checking HIDING in every unit I placed but since it changed nothing I unchecked it so things are clearer in the mission editing, most of the things I place are also checked as DEAD to create rumbles and the likes but it seems they're just showed anyway on the map regardless. If most stuff I place on the map are shown depspite the view/map options, down to even little houses, it will be very crowded fast for no reasons, I mean even the dull statics like containers shows a pin on the map . X)

 

 

So I figured I must be missing something. Anyone could point me in the right direction?

 

Cheers!

[Paganus]

What are the OPTIONS set on?

 

You have the rules in the mission file inside the mission editor, but you also have rules set for your install in the options menu.

 

See if changing those settings fixes it.

[Vivoune]

Thanks for the help, both the mission option and game option are set to field of view. Though I don't think the game options are relevent since the enforce option in the mission file's sole purpose is, afaik, to override the game's options.

[xcom]

Although ED said Fog Of War was addressed, it still isn't working correctly.

[Vivoune]

It seems so yea, although I tend to question my lack of knowledge of the mission editor first. But it is indeed quite odd, some units or statics are showing, regardless of whether they are HIDDEN or DEAD and completely isolated from any detection source. It seems that if it's part of your coalition then it shows on the map no matter what. The only way I found around it is to make it of the opposing coalition. That will hide it on the map (and going even near it with your units won't show it on the map though it's quite weird).

[BBQ]

Are you sure one of your units aren't exposing the hidden units? Any friendly aircraft within visual range of an enemy unit will expose that unit on the map.

[Vivoune]

yup I made sure of that indeed. Besides, is it normal that even if a unit's in range that every small house, water tower and other containers are shown on the map? I guess it could be handy for mission designing in terms of point of reference or targetting but damn I wish the HIDDEN option would actually do something. X)