Nerf the distance attenuation on sensors

Pulsar4xDevs · Apr 14, 2024 · ae3aa7e · ae3aa7e
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diff --git a/Pulsar4X/GameEngine/Engine/Factories/JPSurveyFactory.cs b/Pulsar4X/GameEngine/Engine/Factories/JPSurveyFactory.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ private static ProtoEntity CreateSurveyPoint(double x, double y, int nameNumber)
             var nameDB = new NameDB($"Survey Point #{nameNumber}");
             //for testing purposes
             var sensorProfileDB = new SensorProfileDB();
-            sensorProfileDB.EmittedEMSpectra.Add(new Sensors.EMWaveForm(0, 500, 1000), 1E6);
+            sensorProfileDB.EmittedEMSpectra.Add(new Sensors.EMWaveForm(0, 500, 1000), 1E9);
             sensorProfileDB.Reflectivity = 0;
 
             var protoEntity = new ProtoEntity(new List<BaseDataBlob>() { surveyDB, posDB, nameDB, sensorProfileDB });

diff --git a/Pulsar4X/GameEngine/FeatureSets/Sensors/SensorTools.cs b/Pulsar4X/GameEngine/FeatureSets/Sensors/SensorTools.cs
@@ -325,8 +325,12 @@ public static double AttenuationCalc(double sourceValue, double distance)
             if (distance < 1) //if distance is too small, 4 pi r^2 ends up being < 1
                 distance = 1;
 
-            var value = sourceValue / (4 * Math.PI * distance * distance);
-            return value;
+            // TODO: need to rebalance this
+            // dividing by 4pi r^2 makes it incredibly hard to detect things from far away
+            // even if they have large signatures. For example, using this formula the default
+            // sensor on Earth doesn't detect Uranus or Neptune.
+            //return sourceValue / (4 * Math.PI * distance * distance);
+            return sourceValue;
         }
 
         /// <summary>