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Detection is Oblivion's stealth mechanic. The concept isn't complicated: every actor has a degree of awareness of every other nearby actor, called a ''detection level''. If this detection level is above a certain threshold then the searching actor (the "detector") is fully aware of the hiding actor (the "target"). The detector can then attack, offer a greeting, report the target's crimes, etc. If the detection level falls below the threshold again, the detector "loses" the target and can no longer interact with it. | Detection is Oblivion's stealth mechanic. The concept isn't complicated: every actor has a degree of awareness of every other nearby actor, called a ''detection level''. If this detection level is above a certain threshold then the searching actor (the "detector") is fully aware of the hiding actor (the "target"). The detector can then attack, offer a greeting, report the target's crimes, etc. If the detection level falls below the threshold again, the detector "loses" the target and can no longer interact with it. | ||
Quite a few variables go into calculating detection levels. They fall into three basic categories: Sight, Sound, and Sneak Skill. Sight | Quite a few variables go into calculating detection levels. They fall into three basic categories: Sight, Sound, and Sneak Skill. Sight describes how well the detector can see the target, and only matter if the detector actually has a direct line-of-sight. Sound measures how much noise the target is making from movement and from being in combat. Skill measures the sneak skills of the detector and the target. In all three categories the distance from the detector to target plays a very important role. | ||
The complete formula for Detection Level is given below. Because the formula is so complicated, it is broken into smaller pieces and organized in a table. Conditional terms are enclosed in square brackets, e.g. "[ + 400, if target is yellow]" means "add 400 if the target is yellow, otherwise ignore this term". | The complete formula for Detection Level is given below. Because the formula is so complicated, it is broken into smaller pieces and organized in a table. Conditional terms are enclosed in square brackets, e.g. "[ + 400, if target is yellow]" means "add 400 if the target is yellow, otherwise ignore this term". | ||