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2. If the MG picks the left window, it shoots at people. If it picks the right window, it does not shoot at people. You have no control of the window the MG picks. Again, confusion and anger.

MG has no sight of enemy(B) so does not shoot. Unit (A) can see the enemy (B) and they engage each other. MG never fires. Keyboard dies. Game gets deleted.
The tank has to be moved or use a larger tank so it is obvious to the player.

The problems with RIGHT fuel building:
1. It creates confusion and anger for players because you CAN NOT SEE the sight blocker. All the player sees is their units acting very stupid.
2. If the MG picks the left window, it shoots at people. If it picks the right window, it does not shoot at people. You have no control of the window the MG picks. Again, confusion and anger.

It has always been there, so it is not a major issue. Just trying to help new players stay interested in this game. So many times you feel like you are playing AGAINST the game, not against an opponent. Hidden sight blockers is jut bad design.

EDIT: We should move the fuel container to a visible spot. but that will remove some of the available green cover on the wall.

So right now, since I did not checked it ingame again. I am not really sure, what you want from me. sorry

I am looking at the sight blocking objects with the yellow arrows (thread #11). They cause weird issues and should be removed. CONS: Removing them will make the houses stronger.

WORST CASE ISSUE
A tank(A) tries to attack an AT gun (B). It wants to KITE back and forth along this road. Tank is getting sight from another unit somewhere.


Tank cannot see the AT gun, so it DOES NOT attack. Instead it drives into the enemy position and gets killed. Player smashes keyboard, calls Relic some not nice names, and deletes game.


This is all because YOU CAN NOT SEE THE FUEL CONTAINER from the normal camera position.

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Hamburg also has a couple areas that have weird sight issues. These may cause confusion in many players. You may hear things like "WTF isnt my MG shooting!?!"

1) By the middle VP there is a single cargo container(yellow) that blocks sight from the dominant building. If a squad is inside the FOW triangle (blue) they CAN NOT be seen by the building because they fail the FOW test (COH1). If they fire at teh building or another unit gives sight for the building, the enemy passes the FOW test. The building may start shooting at the enemy if it passes the TRUESIGHT test (COH2 cubes). The two containers to the right of the building work better than the single container because they are so far away from the building that the TRUESIGHT test is more predictable.



1) The single cargo container is mirrored on the north dominant building by a fuel tank (yellow). This fuel tank also causes weird vehicle attacks because you can not see the fuel container in game. It is behind the tall building. When you tell your tank to shoot something around that corner it will not have sight and will drive into the enemy instead. Again you will hear "WTF is my tank doing!"
2) The Cargo containers are very wide compared to the Fuel container in the shed. We could add another large fuel barrel object to balance (green). The little rusty cans do not block sight.


OPTIONS
A) Do nothing and hope players do not get discouraged by the weird sight behavior.
B) Remove the Cargo and Fuel tank to mirror balance. Each building will be a little stronger for the enemy, since they have better coverage into your base.
C) Make each building a single story building so the sight blockers work more reliably. The TRUESIGHT test will never pass and the buildings will not shoot. This will make the buildings a lot easier to grenade from the base side, making them weaker for the enemy pushing into your base.