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The X-Com Files / Understanding Nightvision
« on: August 19, 2020, 06:48:33 am »
I recently went on my first safehouse raid at midnight. I used a scout drone to see 15 tiles out and spot cultists outside of their vision range, and then shot at the from the darkness. This first mission went off without a hitch, so I thought I had figured out a useful tactic.
The second through fifth night raids didn't work the same way however, so now I am questioning how night vision works entirely. These missions I was being shot at from far off in the darkness - 30 tiles or more, despite being completely out of anyone's vision range and in total darkness. This happened with Church of Dagon as well as all of the others.
It couldn't have been light and there was no one close enough to serve as a spotter for the other cultists, so as far as I have been able to tell, they just have night sight greater than the 15 tiles of my scout drone.
Does anyone know in detail how darkness actually works? Are there units that have greater than the 9/10 that standard humans and Dagon cultists have?
The second through fifth night raids didn't work the same way however, so now I am questioning how night vision works entirely. These missions I was being shot at from far off in the darkness - 30 tiles or more, despite being completely out of anyone's vision range and in total darkness. This happened with Church of Dagon as well as all of the others.
It couldn't have been light and there was no one close enough to serve as a spotter for the other cultists, so as far as I have been able to tell, they just have night sight greater than the 15 tiles of my scout drone.
Does anyone know in detail how darkness actually works? Are there units that have greater than the 9/10 that standard humans and Dagon cultists have?