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OpenXcom => Open Feedback => Topic started by: nrafield on February 19, 2017, 04:37:51 pm
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So it is known that the more facilities a base has, the more likely it is to be found when it's targetted by retaliation. But, how exactly does it work? Does an UFO search for a particular base in an area, or all of them? If I have a fully built up base with no mind shields, and a half-built up base with 2 mind shields in the same area, how likely is it that the aliens will find the second base instead of the first one?
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UFO doesn't search for a particular base... it searches for any base in its flight path.
There is no correlations between the two bases from your example.
If a ufo finds a given base depends on:
- whether it flies near it... if not, it cannot find it at all
- how big is the base
- how many mind shields it has
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If a ufo finds a given base depends on:
- whether it flies near it... if not, it cannot find it at all
This is the detection range for ufos searching for XCom bases
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18824603/UFO%20Base%20Detection%20Range.png)
The circle shows the minimum distance required for detection. The closer the UFO gets near a base on its flight path, the bigger the chance of detection.
- how big is the base
- how many mind shields it has
This is the formula used for the detection chance: (completedFacilities / 6 + 15) / (mindShields + 1)