Movement lines

Black Mamba79 wrote:

I've noticed that movement lines for the enemy are drawn on my map where I have visual ability. The truth is, unless we are actively spying on the enemy we really don't know their intentions - we just know a position. It is by observing the enemy and noting a change in their position that we detect their movement and can then predict their intentions. This increases the necessity for Interceptors, mobile infantry, etc. Too many games I see the enemy never uses their planes or builds airfields to recon the enemy.

An example of this is that I am planning an offensive on a large scale. I target multiple provinces in the invasion and want to use the delay function so the provinces are all attacked at the same time. The distance of the furthest unit is the Time of Attack, so units closer to their destination need a delay.

Another example is if I draw movement lines so as to plan an attack, say in order to get travel times, my enemy can see those lines and even if I cancel the movement having got the information I need the enemy then knows something is about to happen.

The problem here is when the enemy actually knows I'm coming to a certain province, even if they have no visual with my attacking unit, they have the chance to move troops from where they thought I would attack to where I'm going to attack and I no longer have the element of surprise. The only way my enemy should know of my plans is through using espionage activities.

In addition, if I move a stealth unit from a forest in my area to a neighboring forest in my enemy's area they should not get to see that unless they are revealing with the proper units or espionage. Furthermore, militia could be given the command to not attack the center of the province and to sneak around so as to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory.

For example, I send a couple of militia units into Greater Finland and have them go from forest to hill to forest, etc and work then down the country to Tampere, which is Finland's primary source of food production. Let's say it has a couple of troops on it. I may create an offensive feint it off Leningrad so as to draw those defenses off Tampere and then move my militia units in without a shot fired.

My enemy should not get to see my movement lines ...