Chryssalid reaction melee?

[Hobbes]

I just had a Terror Site where one of my soldiers walks out of the Skyranger on the first turn, moves next to a Chryssalid and the alien reaction attacks my soldier and turns him into a zombie.

Is this normal? I have saves of the game before the soldier moves and after he got zombified.

[yrizoud]

"Reaction melee" was added long ago. The news for v0.9 indicate the Reapers can do it.
https://openxcom.org/2013/05/its-finally-here-version-0-9/

[Hobbes]

"Reaction melee" was added long ago. The news for v0.9 indicate the Reapers can do it.
https://openxcom.org/2013/05/its-finally-here-version-0-9/

Ah ok, thanks. Does it also works with Stun Rods?

[Sturm]

Reaction move would be nice .

[skyhawk]

Ah ok, thanks. Does it also works with Stun Rods?

I can speak from personal experience, yes it works with stun rods. Came as a total surprise really. Be aware of the Reactions stat, your soldiers are far less likely to reaction-prod someone than a Chryssalid is to reaction attack.

[Hobbes]

I can speak from personal experience, yes it works with stun rods. Came as a total surprise really. Be aware of the Reactions stat, your soldiers are far less likely to reaction-prod someone than a Chryssalid is to reaction attack.

LOL. I was thinking more about UFO fighting actually.

[Danny]

Lol.

*Hapless trooper sneaks up on Chrysalid and pokes it with stunrod*
*Chrysalid gets startled, turns around and jabs it's zombie maker in said hapless trooper* XD

[Istrebitel]

On a side note, have they made Cryssalids fair (meaning, they have to kill a unit actually to zombify it) or is it like vanilla (no matter what happens, if Cryssalid attacked a unit, when it stops attacking unit will be zombified)?

[Solarius Scorch]

On a side note, have they made Cryssalids fair (meaning, they have to kill a unit actually to zombify it) or is it like vanilla (no matter what happens, if Cryssalid attacked a unit, when it stops attacking unit will be zombified)?

AFAIK Chryssalid must deal damage for zombification to work, though it's not exactly a problem for Chryssalids.

[skyhawk]

LOL. I was thinking more about UFO fighting actually.

Which is exactly what I was referring to. If you've got a guy with a prod standing next to a door, and an alien walks through the door on their turn, all the usual reactions math happens. If your troopers Reactions stat isn't high enough, he'll stand there like a moron, while the alien will probably turn him into swiss cheese.