A thread for little questions

[BBHood217]

When you use the secondary melee option of an item like a flintlock pistol or aye-phone, do you get melee exp out of it?

[Dioxine]

Naturally.

[BBHood217]

I wonder if I should try using flintlock pistols like handles in the early game, they're less accurate but do normal damage through armor whereas the handle would do less damage through armor.  At least that's what the ANAL button says.

That does bring up another question, though.  Can melee reaction attacks be done with items with secondary melee options (like the aye-phone or flintlock pistol, preferably unloaded so you don't shoot instead)?

[legionof1]

subbing for handles, interesting thought. Depends on the gal imo. There is not a whole lot of armor in the early game and gals are generally poor at melee to start so accuracy helps. Id probably stick with the handle myself, but it could work.

[bouchacha]

That does bring up another question, though.  Can melee reaction attacks be done with items with secondary melee options (like the aye-phone or flintlock pistol, preferably unloaded so you don't shoot instead)?

Yes, this does happen. Although I don't know how the game prioritizes which weapon and which attack type.

[BBHood217]

The flintlock pistol thing became moot anyway because they were quickly replaced by other pistols in the first month.  So, oh well.

Anyway aside from their stat caps and monthly salary, how do you tell apart an escaped lunatic from a hand or freak (warrior and veteran also)?

[ohartenstein23]

In the hands list, you can sort by type.

[ivandogovich]

Anyway aside from their stat caps and monthly salary, how do you tell apart an escaped lunatic from a hand or freak (warrior and veteran also)?

@BBHood217

Let me recommend this mod:
 [MOD] Soldier Type Statstrings 1.1
https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,6353.0.html

[BBHood217]

The Saber only has one crew, right?  Can that be used in single-person missions?

[Zippicus]

So I started a new game with the J4 release, and only one of my gals was a standard gal.  Is this intended ?  I'm not complaining or anything just wondering if this is supposed to be able to happen.  Although my night missions are a bit harder with 3 specters lighting up the battlefield lol.

[legionof1]

Anyone care to explain to me what the required conditions for the shakeup transformation are? i dont understand whats going on as i can put some gals with 70 bravery through it and some with 40 i cant? So like its not just bravery and im confused.

[FG]

Anyone care to explain to me what the required conditions for the shakeup transformation are? i dont understand whats going on as i can put some gals with 70 bravery through it and some with 40 i cant? So like its not just bravery and im confused.

This one is a Hands (STR_SOLDIER_S) "exclusive" 

[LytaRyta]

~~  ^^
what is "shakeup transformation"

[FG]

~~  ^^
what is "shakeup transformation"

Newly-implemented (part of) game mechanics called "transformations":

Spoiler:

A newly recruited, young gal be not only unskilled, but also uncommited to the Cause and our Pirate ways. We have figured out that a shock treatment might be the best answer! And by shock treatment, I mean dipping her in the Hellerium sludge down the Extractor shaft to harden both her body and spirit! Such ordeal involves drinking so much Moonshine that it cancels 10% experience on combat skills. Oh, it will also likely put her out of commission for a week or three. Since the deed needs to be done eagerly and in a scary manner, anything she was wearing will be destroyed.

[legionof1]

This one is a Hands (STR_SOLDIER_S) "exclusive" 

That might bear mentioning in the article, given how many varieties of uber gal it wont work on.