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Released Mods / Re: X-Chronicles Release, v.0.99.5

« on: May 03, 2022, 02:13:15 pm »

The point about chainmail is not accurate. If there's an insulating layer below the armor, e.g. padding, then the electricity will travel preferentially through the metal of the armor, not the body. For example, safety gear for doing performances with Tesla coils includes what amounts to a full-body suit of chainmail.

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Playthroughs / Re: OG TFTD playthrough

« on: April 03, 2022, 12:01:14 am »

I volunteer John the Aquanut for duty!

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Suggestions / Re: Skipping ufo interception and go straight into battlescape missions.

« on: March 02, 2022, 08:13:49 pm »

You can set the tractorBeamPower on a craft weapon - it can cause UFOs to immediately land.

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40k / Re: 40k

« on: February 20, 2022, 06:53:39 pm »

Version 032 up on the mod.io page. Enjoy!

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Help / Re: Armor that doesn't use energy when walking (Via scripting or other methods)

« on: January 28, 2022, 12:14:28 am »

There is no "on walking" script hook, but you could give the armor a ridiculously high bonus to total energy and full energy recovery every turn to simulate movement's energy cost not mattering.

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Suggestions / Re: Ability to autoshoot in a line as one shot

« on: January 22, 2022, 04:18:50 am »

You can somewhat simulate they behavior you want by creating a "shotgun" with minimum spread. The UAC rifle in Piratez and XCF do this, and 40k's melta uses it to simulate a continuous beam weapon.

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Help / Re: SpecialWeapons Question

« on: January 15, 2022, 10:00:59 pm »

"Special Weapons" are just another way to access a weapon that isn't placing a gun in a soldier's hand. To get them to appear, you need:

• To define the weapon as a specialWeapon on either an armor or on a unit for HWPs
• To add specialIconSprite or specialUseEmptyHand on the weapon's item definition

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Suggestions / Re: hit angle and armor side

« on: November 18, 2021, 02:11:32 pm »

Using a different armor value for explosions is possible using OXCE scripts, but in most conditions the under armor will only be hit when an explosion is centered on a unit or on an adjacent tile, making it a pretty good estimate of "explosion defense".

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Tools / Re: World Editor request

« on: October 18, 2021, 04:27:42 pm »

I considered making an editor for globe data, but given how little time I've had to finish the map editor, it's not going to happen anytime soon.

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40k / Re: 40k Bug/crashes/problem´s report

« on: August 18, 2021, 02:28:53 am »

Are you keeping the older version of the mod in the same folder? Even the .zip files can mess up the mod if left in the same folder.

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40k / Re: 40k Bug/crashes/problem´s report

« on: August 17, 2021, 03:09:32 pm »

You should also remove/sell the STR_TACTICAL_CARE_PACKAGE from your base stores, those were only for getting some initial gear in earlier versions and are now deprecated.

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40k / Re: Mind Control?

« on: August 16, 2021, 02:35:00 pm »

Mind control was removed from Librarian powers in favor of other abilities.

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40k / Re: 40k Bug/crashes/problem´s report

« on: August 16, 2021, 02:34:08 pm »

Encountered a crash on both saves (same world) on Feb 8th. No clue what's happening, but I can't seem to avoid it.

Try updating to the latest version of the mod, 030.

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40k / Re: 40k future plans and Work in progress / Suggestions

« on: August 11, 2021, 12:35:47 am »

Assault bolters, if bulletdesigner made them work like storm bolters, are nearly the mathematical equivalent of firing two standard bolts that hit the exact same spot. We tried other methods of firing two bolts instead of one, but none of them quite satisfied how we wanted them to behave. Just think of them as firing two shots that follow the exact same trajectory for expected damage.

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40k / Re: 40k future plans and Work in progress / Suggestions

« on: August 10, 2021, 03:30:50 pm »

There are intentionally few linear weapon upgrades. Most weapons you research are more about opening up more tactical options. What you think is useful is related to your playstyle - I've heard players say they fully switch to plasma as quickly as they can, others love abusing the terrain destruction of meltas, and some throw as many powerfists as possible.

If you found weapons you enjoy and didn't use the same one gun for everyone the entire campaign, then it's working the way we intended.