A diffrent feel, less Eye of god

[Imp]

A nod to Panzerbob for getting me playing this way.

If you haven't try switching off the hex grid & unit ID flags (optional)
It no longer looks like a computer game but resembles very much table top minitures.
With the hi res allowed by the CD the game becomes much more imersive & I swear I was imagening my smoke as little balls of cotton wool at one point

The effect it has on play is that you are no longer tempted to waste time counting hexes but must make your best guess at ranges.
Like not wearing a watch starts your inbuilt clock not having hexes soon has you getting a good feel for ranges & of course units with a LOS still know exactly.

It all adds to the fog of war a bit now when an ATGM fires you dont quickly remember 2 hexes up & 1 left of that terrain feature but have to guess. Far more often I have no idea where it came from now.
It stops the unrealistic positioning of units inch perfect to ones that they can't see & to me is just more fun.

The new function of the 5 key does not intrude on the experience but having a toggle for unit ID flags adjacent to it would be nice as switching on just to check you remembered to move that sniper or if several units are involved in hand to hand speeds game play along.
I have been playing this game for a little over 2 years now & what with the updates & general flexibility of the game I am still finding new things & learning.
Long may it continue