Re: [MAIN] XPiratez - N7 16-Dec-2023 Flying Tiger, Hidden Tentacle

[BBHood217]

At the 75-80% progress of the game I had 7 or 8 enemy bases through the map and only one country ZTP'ded me (at 20% progress, so far before).
I guess there are two or three separate mechanisms of enemy bases emersion.

Only two missions produce enemy bases both in original Xcom and Piratez: Alien base (secret hideout) and alien infiltration (sway local govt).  No doubt in your game, the enemy factions just wanted to build bases and only once harassed a local govt to do so.

[Dioxine]

I suppose. Still I was only asking a question, there's no need to be rude. I'm just trying to have fun the same as everyone else.

...How was I rude? I just explained honestly my design philosophy. Is not wanting a situation where a non-perfectionist feels like a sucker - rude nowadays?

[Foxhound634]

I just got a convoy and loaded it up with gear and guns, but when intercepting one of the groups of infantry (3 guys with bows?), the guns on the convoy don't seem to do any damage to the infantry. Am i missing something?

[Dioxine]

Maybe you're simply missing, it's not an easy target.

[Foxhound634]

But i think i went through 100 rounds of ammo for the 25mm gun without a single hit. I think the blip lights up and you get a certain sound when it's hit, and i don't think that ever occured.

[Solarius Scorch]

But i think i went through 100 rounds of ammo for the 25mm gun without a single hit. I think the blip lights up and you get a certain sound when it's hit, and i don't think that ever occured.

If your pilots suck, it is certainly possible.

[legionof1]

Yeah the ratman gangs are both very small targets and have high evasion, you need at least 60% total accuracy(weapon+crew+ship) to have any chance to hit.

[Foxhound634]

Yeah the ratman gangs are both very small targets and have high evasion, you need at least 60% total accuracy(weapon+crew+ship) to have any chance to hit.

Wow ok, so how much acc do the pilots need to get there? And does that mean that my convoy is useless until then?

[Rince Wind]

Convoy is not really meant as an attack craft. You can bring a lot of bodies to the battle with them though, and that can be an asset on its own.

[legionof1]

To figure out that start with the weapon entry in the pedia and go from there. Remember that craft with multiple pilots use an average of all pilots.

[Abyss]

Convoy is not really meant as an attack craft. You can bring a lot of bodies to the battle with them though, and that can be an asset on its own.

Fixed: You can bring a lot of dead bodies to the battle.

[Foxhound634]

Convoy is not really meant as an attack craft. You can bring a lot of bodies to the battle with them though, and that can be an asset on its own.

Heh, didn't even think of that, but yeah that is actually really helpful.

Still, the convoy is early game tech, and if it only gets somewhat decent at combat when a lot of time has passed (where you have much better gals and tech), then it seems pointless giving the convoy weapon slots at all (since i assume the convoy will be replaced by a higher-tech alternative eventually?).

[LytaRyta]

..and *99J9 is Coming Soon :p )

[Foxhound634]

Btw, i recently had my base assaulted, and noticed that the game lagged somewhat a lot, considering this is a dosbox game. Is this because the game is so heavily modified, and is there a way to fix it?

[Meridian]

Btw, i recently had my base assaulted, and noticed that the game lagged somewhat a lot, considering this is a dosbox game. Is this because the game is so heavily modified, and is there a way to fix it?

You can change the resolution/scaling so that less tiles are visible at once.
You can turn off display filters, if you're using any.