Satellites and Map Reveal

[silentounce]

I've got a quick question about the Satellite tech. I'm playing a game for the HoF right now so I wanted to know the answer before I proceed. I searched the forums and resources here and was unable to find an answer.

When you research the tech it reveals the world map. So is that basically a free recon of the entire world on the turn you get it? It reveals everything including troop locations and the like?

And does this obsolete the aircraft recon missions, or does it only last that one turn?

The reason I ask is that I'm planning to nuke my opponent (it's the only way I'll be able to win the required domination victory, they have a tech lead and power/troop lead) and I want to make sure that I get all of their stacks and sources of uranium (they don't have ecology yet, so it could cripple their nuke production if there's fallout). I figure launching a surprise attack on the turn I get satellites might be the way to go. There are parts of her empire that I'm unable to reach with recon.

So, to summarize... does Satellite recon the whole map? And if it does, is this permanent until the end of the game or only for that one turn?

 

[Windsor]

It's not recon, the fog of war will still be there. So you'll get to know where the uranium is, but not where the stacks are.

 

[PPQ_Purple]

Test it out your self. Start a new game with the play now option.
Than at the begeaning of the game enter the worldbuilder, add your self the satelite tech and return to the game.

That should tell you everything you need to know.

 

[silentounce]

It's not recon, the fog of war will still be there. So you'll get to know where the uranium is, but not where the stacks are.

Thanks, well, I guess I'll just build a bunch of spies a head of time to scout out the stacks. I already know where all the resources are. I'm playing an oasis map and I've already revealed every square. I need to build more spies anyway to help take out her oil and aluminum. I made some big mistakes this game but I'm stubborn and determined to win. The turns really drag on though during late game wars.

 

[PieceOfMind]

A related question...

It's understood the fog of war is still present after Satellites. Are improvements and city sizes etc. correct through the fog?

Does it only update the information about every tile on the one turn and then never again?
I've never paid enough attention to it to figure it out.

 

[Bushface]

Satellites shows the world terrain and the cities you can already see, in the condition in which you last saw them. It does not show other cities nor later developments of the ones you have seen in the past but can't see in detail now, and does not reveal units. Not, I feel, a tech useful in itself, though vital for Space and other advanced techs.

 

[silentounce]

Thanks for your help. I didn't even research sats. I just scouted with aircraft and spies. 17 nukes in the first wave pretty much did her in. Now I'm just mopping up.