Improving a sector's visibility

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I don't see how "parking" a zeppelin could help, since the cockpit
is on the bottom of them so there is virtually zero altitude gain.
Perhaps if zeppelins or baloons had a launch ability, then when
they are airborne they could be used like slow moving satellites.

Bungy


"James Calivar" <amheiserbush@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> There should be a way to increase a sector's visibility numbers by
> parking a zeppelin in a sector. Of course that sector would need to
> have fuel and maybe bombs and guns, but it should give any sector
> (even an 0% wilderness) view numbers something like 157% of a fully
> improved sector to represent the increased distance to the horizon.
> Doing so would be a big improvement in realism (and isn't that the
> whole point?) and lower micromanagement with only a minor increase in
> code complexity. Just my .02 USD.
>
> - James