Fog of War and already colonized planets...

[Baron Munchausen]

Yeah, you'd need to give the facilities the "Sight Level" and "Sight Range" abilities. He's just pointing out how you'd get the default level of sensors for your empire instead of the level of the facility.

[President_Elect_Shang]

Oh right, I kind of thought that was a given but then again the best way to solve a problem is to state all elements that need to go into it. I’m on track now.

[President_Elect_Shang]

I just thought of something while answering a question about adjusting the research. I wonder if you can’t adjust the “Number Of Population Modifiers” in the Settings.txt to affect the range and sight level of a planet. It wouldn’t reflect the highest level of the empires abilities but if it can be done it would mean planets would have the ability. It would also mean that planets that have been sterilized would no longer give you the ability to see what is going on; realistic as no one is there to observe and report back. If a facility has the ability it would still allow you to see into the surrounding space even though no one is left alive on the planet.

Ok very tired now; can’t think; must sleep; tomorrow all!

[Rathar]

While having planets instantly use max tech would be keen the realist in me likes the fact that to see far one must use satellites.

Think of the obscuring effect of atmospheres and the enormously larger distance we humans can now see with sats that look outward.

Rathar