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Ranger75 -> Popping smoke message/Lost connection AI (8/1/2003 5:42:47 AM)
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1. My opponent can spot the smoke from my artillery and gain valuable intelligence. Fair enough. So, to create some confusion and add to the fog of war, I have other units in the rear area pop smoke. The value of that is diminished because the game reports that "Unit such and such just popped smoke".
I see no purpose in telling the enemy that a given unit popped smoke. The enemy can see the smoke, and so can I. Let's omit the message.
2. If we lose the Internet connection in the middle of a turn, the AI takes over and runs units all over the place. That can reveal units that we are keeping hidden. How about just freezing or killing the game when the connection is lost? We are going to have to reload anyway. (And yes, it would be great to reload from the last save without having to transfer files.)
I play four hours each week with a retired Marine LTC. He is much better than the AI, although he can't resist an attack. :)
I salute the Matrix team, and extend my thanks to the participants in the forum who have helped me greatly.
John Van Vliet
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