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The X-Com Files / Re: Mysterious Hostile "Human" in EXALT Mansion

« on: May 16, 2022, 05:35:03 pm »

I certainly hope we get more than 10 turns for Manor missions, because it can take a very long time to clear these locations. It also makes my night-ops gear practically useless since these guys appear to have night vision as well.

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The X-Com Files / Re: Mysterious Hostile "Human" in EXALT Mansion

« on: May 16, 2022, 05:17:50 pm »

So EXALT has hired them to fight against XCom? I didn't realized this could happen. Thanks for the info!

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The X-Com Files / Mysterious Hostile "Human" in EXALT Mansion

« on: May 16, 2022, 08:17:11 am »

I recently attempted an EXALT Mansion and thought it would be fun to go in at night with full Night-Ops gear. I don't have much experience with these outfits, but it was going quite well until something unexpected showed up.

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Every other enemy was named "EXALT", but not these guys. Are they even EXALT units? I managed to kill a few before my team was wiped out so I checked the bodies and they were only labeled "Corpse". They came with an Elite Soldier Badge.

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I can't help but think they were created just to counter night time strategies. I'm not sure how to feel about this, but maybe some of you know something I don't. Who are they?

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The X-Com Files / Accuracy Modifiers & Dropoff

« on: May 13, 2022, 08:23:24 pm »

Hello Everyone,

I'm in my first playthrough of the XCom Files and I'm a little confused by some of the weapon statistics I'm reading.

Take the PSG-1 for example. It has an aimed accuracy of 140%, so I would expect an agent with 65 firing accuracy to have an accuracy of 91%. In game, however, the shots tend to be around 70%. It has an accuracy modifier of 0.01*(Firing Accuracy)^2. I understand the calculation, but how does it actually affect the accuracy of the shot? The same agent would have an accuracy modifier of about 42% and I don't understand how these numbers are interacting. There is also something called accuracy dropoff. With a dropoff of 3, does this mean every tile away from the agent subtracts 3 from the total?

I've tried searching for the answers, but I can't seem to find anything specific. Any help is appreciated!