Re: [MAIN] XPiratez - N9.7.7 12-Sep-2024 Second Coming

[doctor medic]

Pics or it didn't happen. A save would do as well.

                                                                                                                                                  Sorry I use 1 save for battlescape and I overwrites it but can you test it yourself?

[Roxis231]

Nevertheless, I would be very happy to incorporate your final version, and if you make a greyish version, too, to continue the work and add the armor upgrade!

Zharkov, I've finished the Images, but haven't made the Inventory Pix yet, I want to see if you or Dioxine have any last moment requests.

Pix are included below

[DracoGriffin]

Those armors seem very oriented for... Piratez.

[kikimoristan]

dioxine,
any advice what to manufacture 4 money? i was making some next level barbed daggers but are not that profitable.

[DracoGriffin]

dioxine,
any advice what to manufacture 4 money? i was making some next level barbed daggers but are not that profitable.

X-Grog is the standard go-to... if you have the requirements, make Finely Distilled Rum. If you have a ton of Plastasteel & Nuclear Fuel (from salvage, DON'T BUY FROM BLACK MARKET to do this), you can make Snubby HVAP Drums for a huge profit.

[Roxis231]

Those armors seem very oriented for... Piratez.

Yes, that was the request from both Zharkov and Dioxine.  They requested some thing based in a female Iron Man.

[Dioxine]

                                                                                                                      Sorry I use 1 save for battlescape and I overwrites it but can you test it yourself?

Test what, exactly? Base defence in general? Did that dozens of times, never stumbled upon the situation you've described. The super-vagueness of your description doesn't help.

Yes, that was the request from both Zharkov and Dioxine.  They requested some thing based in a female Iron Man.

Looks good. I'll add it to the new version

[Solarius Scorch]

Just to let you know, I posted an RPG rulebook for the Piratez setting: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,3907.0.html

[Roxis231]

Looks good. I'll add it to the new version

Ok, I'll email you the finished versions tomorrow.

[DracoGriffin]

Report for v0.92; don't believe anything was affected by v0.93 changes.

Spoiler:

• Gameplay Balance
   
  • Mechanics
     
    • Manufacture - Profitability - Heavy Flamer Clip (5x5) – Can be sold at a profit with a net profit, in thousands per month, of +6,734 compared to X-Grog's +1,122.
       
      • Further: Produces “Heavy Flamer Tank”; should be Heavy Flamer Clip in item screen or “Heavy Flamer Tank (5x5)” in manufacture screen.
      
      
    • Manufacture - Profitability - Smartrifle Clip (50x10) - Can be sold at a profit with a net profit, in thousands per month, of +3,593 compared to X-Grog's +1,122.
  
  
• Spelling
   
  • Advanced Firearms – Bootypedia entry - “Time for big game hunting is on.” → should be “The time for big game hunting is on.”
     
  • Boom Gun – Bootypedia entry - “... has an awesome destructive power, ...” → should be “... has awesome destructive power, ...”.
     
  • Celatid Examination – Bootypedia entry - “They spit acid at us and it hurts as hell.” → should be “They spit acid at us and it hurts like hell.” Suggestion: “They spit acid at us and it [burns] like hell.”
     
  • Chryssalid Examination – Bootypedia entry - “Given monster's extremely ...” → should be “Given the monster's extremely ...”.
     
  • Clergy's Stuff – Bootypedia entry - “They can be used to such tricks as...” → should be “They can be used for tricks such as...”.
     
  • Electro-Pulse Munitions – Bootypedia entry - “... hold a potent energy charge inside bullet's tip, ...” → should be “... hold a potent energy charge inside a bullet's tip, ...”.
     
    • Further: “... electrical burns and much more easily defeat conventional armor.” → should be “... electrical burns and are much more capable of defeating conventional armor.”
    
    
  • Explorer – Bootypedia entry - “... the Explorers are sent into dangerous missions, ...” → should be “... the Explorers are sent on dangerous missions, ...”. Suggestion: “... the Explorers are sent into dangerous territories, ...”.
     
  • MAG Munitions – Bootypedia entry - “... magnetic munitions than can be ...” → should be “... magnetic munitions that can be ...”.
     
    • Further: “As the ammo needs power source and magnetic coils, …” → should be “As the ammo needs a power source and magnetic coils, ...”.
    
    
  • Mono-Claws - Bootypedia entry - “... stay sharp; they're ever getting sharper.” → should be “... stay sharp; they're getting ever sharper.”
     
  • Smartpistol – Bootypedia entry - “... aiming allows to marry ...” → should be “... aiming marries the ...”.
     
  • Xeno – Bootypedia entry - “Hard Cryssalid exoskeleton ...” → should be “Hard Chryssalid exoskeleton ...”.
    
  
  
• Miscellaneous
   
  • Academy Provost – Bootypedia – Bootypedia entry did not prompt after completion of research interrogation. However, manufacture screen did prompt with “$: Acd. Provost (1/3/6), I: Acd. Provost (1/3/6)”.
     
    • Further: “Provosts are cappi di tutti cappi in the Academy, ...” → should be “Provosts are capo di tutti capi in the Academy, ...”. However, I do not know Italian, but considering the Mafia reference, it is easily found as “capo di tutti capi” as “cappi di tutti cappi” is not proper.
    
    
  • BFG – Bootypedia – Appeared in Bootypedia; no prompts or research associated. No BFG in inventory either. Placeholder? See BFG Battery.
     
  • BFG Battery – Manufacture – Appeared in Manufacture screen; no prompts or research associated. No Broken BFG Battery in inventory either. Placeholder? See BFG.
     
  • Church Beastmaster – Multiple – Research interrogation “Church Beastmaster” does prompts Armored Church Beastmaster, but not Church Beastmaster (however, both Bootypedia entries are unlocked). In addition, manufacture prompt only states “S^: CoS Beastmaster (0/1/0)”, but not “Remove Beastmaster's Armor[1/1]”. To be expected for the “wonkiness” of having two units as “one” (Armored Beastmasters becoming “Unarmored” Beastmasters if damaged correctly?).
     
  • Church Neophyte – Bootypedia – Bootypedia entry did not prompt after completion of research interrogation.
     
  • Church Reverend – Bootypedia – Bootypedia entry did not prompt after completion of research interrogation.
     
  • Dark One – Multiple – Research interrogation “Dark One” (not sure which; as there are three but ruleset dictates same trigger) does not prompt any faction entry; simply unlocks Demonic Essence. Most likely intended/placeholder.
     
  • Harpoon Tranquilizers – Manufacture – Missing clip amount/size like all other ammunition have. “Harpoon Tranquilizers” → should be “Harpoon Tranquilizer [3x1]”, as it only produces one clip with three shots, similar to “Minigun Ammo Pack [250x1]”.
     
    • Further: Can be sold at a profit once Medical Supplies are Black Market unlocked, with a net profit, in thousands per month, of +1,000 compared to X-Grog's +1,122.
    
    
  • UAC Plasmagun – Bootypedia – Appeared in Bootypedia; no prompts or research associated. No UAC Plasmagun in inventory either. Placeholder? See UAC Plasmagun Battery.
     
  • UAC Plasmagun Battery – Manufacture – Appeared in Manufacture screen; no prompts or research associated. Broken UAC Battery was in inventory. Placeholder? See UAC Plasmagun.

[Dioxine]

I have no idea why the Pedia doesn't display the proper enemy articles after interrogation, everything seems to be correct ruleset-wise... It was always like that, though.

From the current developement news, I'm deep, deep into paperdoll upgrades. With 37 old armors to upgrade, and 32 character variants, I have 1184 paperdolls to make Here's one of them - upgraded look of the Metal Armor (Armor 8 ), Character 12, Female Version:

[DracoGriffin]

I have no idea why the Pedia doesn't display the proper enemy articles after interrogation, everything seems to be correct ruleset-wise... It was always like that, though.

From the current developement news, I'm deep, deep into paperdoll upgrades. With 37 old armors to upgrade, and 32 character variants, I have 1184 paperdolls to make Here's one of them - upgraded look of the Metal Armor (Armor 8 ), Character 12, Female Version:

Yeah, some trigger; some don't. We talked about it before and you had stated to keep track of them "just in case"; so mainly ignore them for now?

But oh man, amazing work on the paperdolls. Molto bene!

[Dioxine]

Yeah, some trigger; some don't. We talked about it before and you had stated to keep track of them "just in case"; so mainly ignore them for now?

But oh man, amazing work on the paperdolls. Molto bene!

Thanks! It seems I have undervalued the amount of work, as I have to upgrade Roxis' alt armors as well, that's another 4x32, plus the new Energy armor, plus probably some new outfit I'll add to this update...

As for the Pedia articles on enemies: the question is, which enemies currently DO prompt their respective Pedia entries after interrogation? Is it that only Church/Academy/Traders/Mercs/Star Gods don't? The Pedia behaviour was being fixed by the devs in the recent months, so I don't have much in the way of up-to-date playtesting...

[DracoGriffin]

As for the Pedia articles on enemies: the question is, which enemies currently DO prompt their respective Pedia entries after interrogation? Is it that only Church/Academy/Traders/Mercs/Star Gods don't? The Pedia behaviour was being fixed by the devs in the recent months, so I don't have much in the way of up-to-date playtesting...

I'd say 90% of the ones I don't/haven't report SHOULD be working currently. I try to track the UFOpedia updates really closely after each research (especially interrogations) but there's always bound to have something overlooked or missed.

[Roxis231]

Thanks! It seems I have undervalued the amount of work, as I have to upgrade Roxis' alt armors as well, that's another 4x32, plus the new Energy armor, plus probably some new outfit I'll add to this update...

Right, I should have the held helmet version done in a few days - I'll send it when its done.

Though at the moment, I'm have to balance between my Job, Life, Interviews and a birthday party for my 5 year old neice in three days, (guess what comes first!) so it might be a week or two.