RE: [Epic] How does cover work again?

From: Steve Wik <bosco_at_...>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:07:45 -0700

How does this apply to the E40k ruins? you have to be behind two layers
of ruins to be out of LOS? I think I kind of side with you on this
stuff, but I'm still working through it...

Steve (the other)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Skinner [SMTP:askinner_at_...]
> Sent: Monday, April 06, 1998 10:33 AM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] How does cover work again?
>
>
> Although I like a simpler, faster, game, I think they went kinda far
> here. If you are inside a terrain object, like woods, you are in
> cover,
> but not out of line of sight. You can see all the way into woods, but
> not through it to the other side. They say this has to do with the
> typical size of terrain pieces, but I don't care for it. I prefer to
> say that units on the edge of a terrain piece like woods are in cover,
> but in LOS. They can shoot and be shot at. Something all the way
> inside woods is out of LOS, and can neither shoot out of the woods or
> be
> shot at from outside it. Buildings are a bit fudgier, since we
> generally place everybody on the roof, and even figure LOS from there,
> but I don't think that's where the guys are supposed to actually be.
>
> andy
>
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> Andy Skinner
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