Line of sight
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All units, both X-Com and alien, have a line of sight. A unit's line of sight encompasses any objects or other units which are:
- Within visible range
- Visible range for X-Com soldiers is 21 tiles during the day and dawn/dusk, 9 at night
- Aliens are not subject to the lighting penalties and have a 21 tile range at all times.
- Not blocked by terrain or other units
- Within the unit's field of vision
All units have a 90 degree field of vision, radiating outward in a cone in whichever direction they are facing.
Unit facing South. Visible squares are in white.
Unit facing Southeast. Visible squares are in white.
- There are cases where aliens can see around corners (and shoot at you) when you cannot see them. This phenomenon is not fully understood at this time.
[Need diagrams of LOS around corners/beyond roofs.]
- In certain cases, it is possible to see into a UFO from the outside (see External UFO Windows).