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From: The Digital Mage <mn3rge@****.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: visibility table
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 1995 17:03:44 +0100
On Tue, 13 Jun 1995, Stefan Struck wrote:

> Why does a character with thermo-eyes got a +4/+2 mod in partial light/
> minimal light etc.?
> I always thought it's kind of heat I see when using thermo. What does
> light have to do with this.
> Are these mods ok or not? I read the article in FoF but this hasn't
> answer my question.
I'm not quite sure but I get it has something to do with Thermographic
actually being heat overlayed with normal light. Without the reference of
teh background it would be dificult to do certain tasks. That heat source
you're targeting with your gun may actually be behind a thin wall! I
guess this could be the reason but I'm not sure.

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