Campaign map

[reggaeroman]

Is there a possibility to see the whole campaign map all the time? I would like to see, what all the other factions are doing. I can imagine there is another thread with the exact same question, but I can't find it.

[Caius Antonius]

Open the console while in the campaign map (~) and type in toggle_fow.

[traxx91]

Just open the console, I dont now which key it is on your keyboard but its the '^' key on a German keyboard, and type toggle_fow. If you want to deactivate it, just type it another time.

[EternalSlayer]

Just make sure you're not following the AI movements....

[Rovdyr]

On a danish keyboard it's ½.. And yeah, listen to EternalSlayer

[reggaeroman]

Does it slow down everything? I mean without following AI movement

[rory o'kane]

you could always just type it in, have a look around, type it in again, and the FOW will be back to the way it was before...

[apple]

it´s the § key for me

[Elite Ferret]

It would be nice to have no FoW on the minimap but still not be able to see where other cities are and the positions of armies etc. but I don't think that's possible.

[Coldcall]

It would be nice to have no FoW on the minimap but still not be able to see where other cities are and the positions of armies etc. but I don't think that's possible.

I totally agree with that sentiment. One should be able to see automatically who owns what territories.

I think there is also an argument for showing more on the strategy screen without having to disable fow. News travelled very efficiently in ancient times by a multitude of couriers and messengers, normal folk shouting from hill to hill etc....One would know well in advance where all the large armies were and should not necessarily be hidden from sight. I think it would be more appropriate to show that a stack is present though harder to find out details. So you would still need to send a spy to gain the nitty-gritty.

[martyr]

then ambushes would be useless.

theres historical accuracy and then there is gameplay.

[cherryfunk]

While it's true you would generally know, even back then, roughly where a large army was, it's not true you would necessary know specifically where it was. Hannibal kept Rome guessing at his exact location for more than a decade, constantly slipping away from multiple Roman armies. So the fact that armies can be hidden in the game is really a crucial element I think. It forces you to use your spies effectively. And it's even more important on a large scale map like the RS map, since there's so much ground to cover.

[Dr. Oza]

its the ~ key for american keyboards

[Faridus]

yes,
that's the 1st key just before the "1" KEY. UPPER LEFT CORNER OF YOUR KEYBOARD.