Smoke Missile to block sight?

Possible for a weapon to create smoke to block sight?

This would be really cool

I was thinking this exact thing - a missile that deloys an Corona (the stationary one). Would have the intended effect, and lasting consequences for future assaults.

Ye its not the same thing, my point is that Zero-K doesn't need more "hiding stuff" mechanics. Cloaking is both sufficient and ubiquitous enough. It doesn't have an easy counter, you have to constantly scout or saturate the area. Adding smoke bombs on top of that feels excessive.

I would like smoke who would make long range porc only short range. So assaults could get closer with smaller looses. Also it could work vs mass artillery units in same manner.
Cloaking is different because it doesn't limit both forces. Smoke could be with two edges because limits vision of all units and porc in it.
Smoke could be used to 'blurr' radar vision end erase scouted buildings on map. It could give some protection vs super weapons maybe.

Corona is a much better name for Cornea.

It also readily provides a better sounding alternative to "cloak cancer".

Smoker-cloaker though is not something that could work, like, at all: all this smoke does is basically say "enemy cloaked army is HERE".

quote: I think cloaking isnt quite the same thing as a smoke screen. A smoke cover is a far more positional thing and should behave more like an invisible wall blocking line of sight for things behind it.

Not without engine modifications. You'd need something that causes LoS to be computed from a different heightmap than what everything else uses.

There are only two melee units in the game, Scythes are already innately cloaked while jacks are good enough as is.

You can't see units if the're dead.

Melee or light tickle?