Re: The X-Com Files - 3.5: Whispers In The Dark

[HT]

I don't want to make any statements yet, except that I will continue working on the mod. But I think the leading candidates for development right now are Cult of Apocalypse and Reptoids.

Good to know. I hope we get a BFG knock-off.

I never said it wouldn't be believable, I just don't know why exactly we need another launcher when we already have 5 human launchers, with a selection of ammo types. I can add something, but first I need to understand the need.

Well, the idea was to have a single-use rocket launcher that was light enough to be used by most soldiers, but I suppose the humble RPG launcher can do this on a pinch.

[TheCurse]

question: what are the chances a battleship has no elerium on it?
they do have all those big red tanks there for a reason...
shouldn't it have like... a ****ton? unless they landed because out of fuel.

[Solarius Scorch]

Am I supposed to be able to intercept alien UFO landings by month 2?

No, you're not supposed to do that. But you can give it a try - it's up to you. Consider it a hardcore bonus level.

I found a landed terror ship in my second month and got completely overpowered by the sectoids that crewed it

Certainly not a Terror Ship, or I'm going slightly mad here...

Good to know. I hope we get a BFG knock-off.

When I get to that, sure!

Well, the idea was to have a single-use rocket launcher that was light enough to be used by most soldiers, but I suppose the humble RPG launcher can do this on a pinch.

Yeah, I think the balance is fine. I could add something in the future, like a faction specific weapon.

question: what are the chances a battleship has no elerium on it?
they do have all those big red tanks there for a reason...
shouldn't it have like... a ****ton? unless they landed because out of fuel.

It should... would you happen to have a save during the battlescape?

[TheCurse]

It should... would you happen to have a save during the battlescape?

i just might... 

[Solarius Scorch]

i just might... 

Thanks - problem identified and eliminated.

[Mr. Mister]

Both on Begginer and Experienced, all Culth Apprehension missions feature only a single enemy, right?

I was thinking that maybe you could boost that number a little bit, since single-target missions are more boring than they are easy, as you know never to expect any surprise, and honestly give too different portrayals of cult cell squads between difficulties (single-man subcells at Experienced and below and 2-5 man subcells above).

I don't remember the numbers for Veteran, but assuming they are 2-4, maybe you could up the begginer number to 1-2 or 1-3 and the Experienced one to 1-3 or 2-3? Still pretty easy, but it gives space for surprises.

[X-Man]

Both on Begginer and Experienced, all Culth Apprehension missions feature only a single enemy, right?

I was thinking that maybe you could boost that number a little bit, since single-target missions are more boring than they are easy, as you know never to expect any surprise, and honestly give too different portrayals of cult cell squads between difficulties (single-man subcells at Experienced and below and 2-5 man subcells above).

I don't remember the numbers for  , but assuming they are 2-4, maybe you could up the begginer number to 1-2 or 1-3 and the Experienced one to 1-3 or 2-3? Still pretty easy, but it gives space for surprises.

Do you want some real fun? Enjoy 'superhuman'!

[Mr. Mister]

Small suggestion: I assume that the random event where you are convinced of spending 100k in renovating headquarters for 25 points only triggers when your current money is above a certain treshold (it better), so I recommend the event's description includes somewhere the sentence "Since we had so much money sitting around" or something so the player knows that's a trigger condition.

[Solarius Scorch]

Do you want some real fun? Enjoy 'superhuman'!

Or use 1 unarmed agent. It's fun!

Anyway, I am not making harder a mission which exists solely to make an easier start. (People begged me for it.)

Small suggestion: I assume that the random event where you are convinced of spending 100k in renovating headquarters for 25 points only triggers when your current money is above a certain treshold (it better), so I recommend the event's description includes somewhere the sentence "Since we had so much money sitting around" or something so the player knows that's a trigger condition.

Why? Isn't it so obvious that any clarifications would be downright insulting?

[Ciruil]

No, you're not supposed to do that. But you can give it a try - it's up to you. Consider it a hardcore bonus level.

Also successfull try hightly rewarded:
1. Kill at least 1 alien and ride away thith corpse (dont try to captule alien alive - its useles, you has no alien isolator). Research corpse. Research and build alien isolator. In second alien landing try to  capture and kidnap any alien. Its allows you reseach and build wery nice transport - SKYRAIDER. Unlike DRAGONFLY and OSPREY: it can reach whole map, much grudeli 2 times faster, has magnificent side doors near cabin alloving to safely shooting from transport inside.
2. If you  kill all aliens you got alien alloys. Its allows to research and produce wery strong againist early game cults tritanium armor, pretty powerful tritanium bullets, wery strong in melle tritanium knifes and swords

Anyone know what research triggerrs jarheads terror mission or its fully depends from random?

[TheCurse]

is it intended that alien drones can pick up weapons from the ground?
i doub't that thing spawned with a laser and a low tech pistol too...

[X-Man]

is it intended that alien drones can pick up weapons from the ground?
i doub't that thing spawned with a laser and a low tech pistol too...

They spawned, yes. Also, when you'll fight with heavy squad of MiB, check their sectopod - it walks around with BO auto sniper rifle. But still shoots with laser beam. 

[Solarius Scorch]

...Why do they spawn with weapons, though? They have "allowInv: false"...

[Meridian]

...Why do they spawn with weapons, though? They have "allowInv: false"...

"allowInv" only says if you can access inventory as a player... nothing else

[Solarius Scorch]

"allowInv" only says if you can access inventory as a player... nothing else

Then is there a way to prevent using itemSets?

For example certain alien races have terror units who are actually normal units (using gear), so they need defined weapons in the Alien Terror deployment. But then all 1x1 terror units (like the Holodrone or the Chryssalid) would get them too...