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absolute noob here - the tutorial movies show both American and German units as visible, while my tutorial scenario shows only the Americans. Is this a result of limited visibility or incorrect unit filter settings? Thanks for your help

ORIGINAL: aviatik

absolute noob here - the tutorial movies show both American and German units as visible, while my tutorial scenario shows only the Americans. Is this a result of limited visibility or incorrect unit filter settings? Thanks for your help

It's termed "fog of war."

Some of the movies show all the units in combat to illustrate the game operations absent visibility constraints.

The game is set up to provide the human commander only that information which could be obtained by his units in a position capable of "seeing" an enemy unit given the terrain, weather, and daylight effects.

You'll find some more discussion of visibility on Pg. 166 of the game manual "Spotting and LOS" (LOS - Line of Sight), and Pg. 170 of the game manual "Night, Weather and Visibility."

To understand utilities that provide insight into what a unit should see from its location, search the manual for "LOS Tool" and "Threat Tool."

ORIGINAL: aviatik

absolute noob here - the tutorial movies show both American and German units as visible, while my tutorial scenario shows only the Americans. Is this a result of limited visibility or incorrect unit filter settings? Thanks for your help

Hi aviatik, welcome to the forum.

You don't say what side your are playing, but you may have inadvertently pressed one of the number keys that will filter the units.
Press the number 1 on your keyboard to select no filtering.
You can also change the level of intelligence by clicking on the intel button in the bottom bar of the UI.

Also check the unit type filter. Hit the "1" key to show all units.
 
And check that the unit display button on the display toolbar is active.

Thanks all for your replies; it turned out to be the Intel Filter setting (none). Haven't delved into the manual yet, thought I would start out with the tutorial movies and try to follow along. My initial impression of the game is that it handles a tremendous amount of information in an efficient, clean manner. Will slowly keep plugging away with the tutorials.

ORIGINAL: aviatik

Thanks all for your replies; it turned out to be the Intel Filter setting (none). Haven't delved into the manual yet, thought I would start out with the tutorial movies and try to follow along. My initial impression of the game is that it handles a tremendous amount of information in an efficient, clean manner. Will slowly keep plugging away with the tutorials.

The Game Manual is the best first step in understanding the richness of the game.

If the explanation in the Game Manual falls short of answering the question I had, I sometimes find the more refined information in the Map Maker Manual, Scenario Maker Manual, and Estab Editor Manual useful for addressing game issues.

A word of warning for the tutorial campaign:

It has become very much harder to win with the recent patches, so expect your results to differ considerably from the tutorial. This can be frustrating unfortunately.