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[amokk_gw]

Is there a way to disable reaction fire for a soldier or the whole squad for a mission or permanently? Draining the timeunits is quite tedious.

[Meridian]

Is there a way to disable reaction fire for a soldier or the whole squad for a mission or permanently? Draining the timeunits is quite tedious.

https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11340.msg161750.html#msg161750

[Yankes]

Small heads up, I reverted recent change of `personalLight` for aliens as it had some minor glitches and break completely XPZ.
Now I added as replacement `personalLightHostile` and `personalLightNeutral` for permanent light on aliens or civilians.

[Alpha Centauri Bear]

Does it make it easier detectable at night?

[psavola]

Does it make it easier detectable at night?

At least the original personal light did. I noticed this in XCF with tanks for example. They have a bright personal light, making it impossible to use them in night-time missions when the enemies have weapons that could hurt them (would attract all the enemy fire) unless you disable it at the start of every mission. I dread those who don't know of this feature and the special hotkey to disable it (no way to know it otherwise).

[Yankes]

Experiments and hack for creations specific weapon

[Meridian]

New OXCE v7.10 is up.

2023-12-16
QoL:
- Allow manufacture queueing (no reserved space): https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11149.0.html
- Popup window on alien base detection: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11456.0.html
- Filter avatars by gender: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11341.0.html

Features:
- Default visibility behavior updated, changes in behavior:
* Scripts can now override unit max visibility range
* Calculation of distance is now based on voxel trajectory length approximation
* Smoke effectiveness is now based on unit max visibility range (instead of global max)
* Fire affects heat vision

- More debug logging for mission scripts processing: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11530.0.html
- Improve noLOS penalty calculation a bit: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11512.0.html

Modding:
- Soldiers and vehicles as modifiable craft stats (by WarStalkeR): https://github.com/MeridianOXC/OpenXcom/pull/126
- Stat/armor growth per difficulty in abs. values: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11462.0.html
- Support of `personalLight` also for hostiles and neutrals: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,6586.msg159413.html#msg159413
- Bottom-align for geoscape event descriptions: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11375.0.html
- Option to override item used for self destruct: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11521.0.html
- Self-destruct can spawn items and units: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11522.0.html
- Added `maxDifficulty` in mission scripts
- added `spriteEnabled` flag to allow bigger facilities behaviour of drawing sprite over shape (by WarStalkeR): https://github.com/MeridianOXC/OpenXcom/pull/127
- Allow aliens to be recovered like civilians (using `civilianRecoveryType`)

Scripting:
- Visibility script enhancements: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11637.0.html

Bugfixes:
- Clear message when canceling a skill action: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11510.0.html
- Fix craft inventory containing incompatible items: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11364.0.html
- Manual promotion fix: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11517.0.html
- Stop key scrolling on end turn: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11483.0.html
- Fix handling of disabled arrow buttons: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11289.0.html
- Make sure to always check the evac trigger: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11547.0.html
- Don't count surrendered as alive between stages: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11572.0.html
- Fixed integer overflow in manufacturing: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11560.0.html
- Do full checkup on craft manufacture: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11584.0.html
- Stop escorting transports after a mission: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11601.0.html
- Disable unintended airborne transfer side effects: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11598.0.html
- Ironman game is NOT saved automatically when you press Alt+F4 in Windows: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11404.0.html
- Fix bug when you end turn with summoned unit

From OXC:
- Alien Sub Construction needs item
- Fix bug with all units' voxels flipped relative Y axis (by jnarical): https://github.com/OpenXcom/OpenXcom/pull/1423
- Fix earth pole region error
- Updated Windows installer Steam detection
- Removed Data Patch from the Windows installer

Download: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,5258.0.html

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[0xEBJC]

@Meridian & Dev Team, thanks for the updates! some great new features

[Meridian]

New OXCE v7.11.0 is up.

2024-01-09
QoL:
- Base info UI changes: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11722.0.html
- Option to display craft's ETA: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11733.0.html
- Ability to hide research topics: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11639.0.html
- Improved research/production/prisoner overview: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11646.msg160563.html#msg160563
- Option to show ammo clip size info in the pedia: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11593.0.html
- Ability to sort Funding Countries list: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11113.0.html
- Support mouse X1/X2 buttons for SoldierInfo UI: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11409.0.html

Features:
- Redesigned Controls and Advanced menu: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11749.0.html
- Breaking change: Changed craft maxStorageSpace default to 99999.0
- Breaking change: Changed craft maxItems default to 999999
- Ctrl+K kill command uses DP_MELEE instead of DT_AP (less cyberdisc boom)
- Sanity check on load (unit status): https://github.com/OpenXcom/OpenXcom/issues/1432

Modding:
- Support for rectangle-shaped base facilities: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11611.0.html
- maxItems and maxStorageSpace as modifiable craft stats: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11658.0.html
- More retaliation variants: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11429.0.html
- Regions and countries providing "base services": https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,10846.0.html
- Hit sound per UFO (for missile base hit): https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11432.0.html
- Image background per UFO (for missile base hit): https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11432.0.html
- Ufopedia item articles: element placement override: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,6717.0.html
- Hidden movement background change frequency option: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11669.0.html
- Ability to define the item needed for research: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,8653.0.html
- Ability to mod craft's default display altitude: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,8588.0.html
- Ability to reset soldier rank after transformation: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,8477.0.html
- Breaking change: Removed obsolete alien race `retaliationMission` attribute: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,9496.msg137252.html#msg137252

Scripting:

Bugfixes:
- Fix coloring issue in the craft crew table
- Many fixes for soldiers and vehicles as modifiable craft stats (and added `maxHWPUnitsLimit`): https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,11695.msg160313.html#msg160313

From OXC:
- Added UFO and TFTD data patches directly into the download package + Removed UFO patch from the Android installer
- Fix ufopaedia scrolling on multi-line article titles: https://github.com/OpenXcom/OpenXcom/issues/1424

Download: https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,5258.0.html

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[mutantlord]

V7.11.0.. a bit of a mouthful,why not 8.0 instead?

[Meridian]

V7.11.0.. a bit of a mouthful,why not 8.0 instead?

Any update on this feature?

planned for oxce 8.0

[Yankes]

In OXCE 7.11.2 I added script hook that alow changing how vapor particles moves (speed + acceleration) that allow lot more variability
in types of weapon attacks.
As hack you can even fake additional "hit" effects moving some particles closer to end of trajectory and spreed them from that point.
(rifle do something like this in example video)

[Meridian]

wow, that looks cool
I like the blaster launcher most

[Regulain]

Is it possible for me to modify what the debug cheats do? like I want it to give me $1m not $999m or instead of every item/creature only specific ones?

[Meridian]

Is it possible for me to modify what the debug cheats do? like I want it to give me $1m not $999m or instead of every item/creature only specific ones?

Currently not possible.

(but I thought about it already, it is also impractical for me to receive all items, especially because most mods have enforced storage limits and I am forced to sell them immediately)