Jump Armour mod 1.3
Ever since I started playing the original game back in 1997, it has always bothered me that Floaters use compact, efficient anti-gravity units, yet X-Com doesn't use this technology at all, before the Flying Suit anyway (which is irrelevant to Floaters). I thought it would be cool if we could use these devices to our ends instead of selling them for $20000 along with the rest of the corpse. Now, in 2014, I can finally make this dream come true, and share it with all of you!
An up-to-date version always here: https://www.openxcom.com/mod/jump-armourJump Armour is a modified Personal Armour with a working Floater anti-gravity unit installed. The tactical advantage gained from its flying capabilities is obvious, even though it offers less protection than the basic design, as it needs to remain light (Floaters aren't massive, and therefore their flying devices aren't very strong). It only costs 3 Alien Alloys instead of 4, but a Floater corpse is also required as a raw material. The research requires Personal Armor, UFO Navigation (as it needs advanced controls) and, naturally, Floater autopsy.
When I was messing around with sprites, I stumbled on Warboy1982's resources, including his green armour (actually a recoloured armour from X-Com: Terror from the Deep). With Warboy's permission, I used his (slightly tweaked) sprites to save myself a lot of work. I think the end result looks decent. Thanks, man!
Please note it's not as extensively tested as it should be (even though it should work fine), so any feedback is much appreciated.
EDIT: Slight technical update, see readme for details.
EDIT: Sprites now combined into a single sheet, using
this tool made by Falko. Now it's smaller and hopefully faster.
EDIT: This armour is now featured in Clownagent's
Grav Armour mod. It includes my Jump Armour, but also a Grav Module which is just a flying backpack and is available before the Alien Alloys are researched. It also uses IMHO better sprites, more consistent with the Personal Armour design, but if you want the green version, use the Jump Armour graphics.
