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Question about line of sight
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Ukanis
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-11-28 00:07:20 UTC
Has there been any tentative research on how much more resources it would take to calculate whether your ship has a line of sight to your target before any to-hit rolls?.

Would this require a reduction in battle size? Could this become a reality in the future?
Danika Princip
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#2 - 2013-11-28 00:12:57 UTC
Well, for one thing, it'd require a complete rewrite of basically everything. The server records ships as a single point, not as an actual three dimensional object.

And for another, it'd make actually playing the game borderline impossible.
Alvatore DiMarco
Capricious Endeavours Ltd
#3 - 2013-11-28 00:22:15 UTC
I seem to recall reading that LOS was enabled at one point very early on. It had to be turned off because of the load it created and has been left off because of playability.