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by DerAva
Tue Mar 19, 2019 1:54 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Question about Buckets and mini-retals
Replies: 2
Views: 8733

Re: Question about Buckets and mini-retals

Thanks for the in depth reply. Really appreciated!
by DerAva
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:41 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Question about Buckets and mini-retals
Replies: 2
Views: 8733

Question about Buckets and mini-retals

So, as I understand it, whenever your rebels are doing jobs other than hiding there is a chance that this job is detected. If detected they will fill a bucket for their specific job, and once that bucket is completely filled a mini-retal happens. Buckets are global, so any rebels working that specif...
by DerAva
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:14 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: The worst yellow alert activation
Replies: 4
Views: 12840

Re: The worst yellow alert activation

Was the relay destroyed at that point? I'm fairly certain all enemies go into yellow alert mode if the objective is completed.
by DerAva
Thu Mar 29, 2018 5:37 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Am I going in right direction?
Replies: 20
Views: 24155

Re: Am I going in right direction?

Normally you should not be able to do the Trooper Autopsy until you complete the Officer one, so that would indicate that you completed it. What do your objectives currently say (top left corner)? For the Faceless: are you putting soldiers as Haven Advisors into your havens? That's the only way to d...
by DerAva
Mon Jan 29, 2018 4:46 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Is there a list of hack debuffs?
Replies: 22
Views: 25725

Re: Is there a list of hack debuffs?

Thanks faket. Do you have the actual debuff numbers? As in bluescreen is -X hack defence, redscreen -Y and arc pulser -Z? Also does arc pulser debuff change with higher tier arc pulsers? UFOpaedia appears to be down at the moment but in any case I'm 98.764% certain that information is not on there ...
by DerAva
Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:58 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: ...about Xwynn's near disastrous mission last night...
Replies: 13
Views: 21843

Re: ...about Xwynn's near disastrous mission last night...

I don't think SMGs were an issue there. If I remember correctly he had 3 soldiers with SMGs: The Shinobi (Ballistic SMG), who pretty much only sliced. The Technical (Coil SMG) who mainly used rockets/flamethrower and officer abilities, and the Assault (Coil SMG) who... not sure, I think that was som...
by DerAva
Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:21 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: User Interface Design
Replies: 26
Views: 43563

Re: User Interface Design

You can simply tab/lshift through all your soldiers while you have they AWC skill tree open. There's no need to ever click on the AWC building and it's super fast.
Yes, there are things that can be improved in the UI, but people should use the tools that are available already.
by DerAva
Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:02 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: New balance changes
Replies: 9
Views: 18257

Re: New balance changes

I guess in that case I'm just THAT lucky. Thanks for the reply :)
by DerAva
Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:49 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: New balance changes
Replies: 9
Views: 18257

Re: New balance changes

Interesting to see a change to Facility Leads, but not the change I was hoping for. I feel like it's still very random and hard to get these in the first place, and the fact that they randomly unlock a Facility, which can include Facilities that have not generated any pips yet, feels really frustrat...
by DerAva
Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:31 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Legend difficulty vigilance generation mechanics
Replies: 13
Views: 23998

Re: Legend difficulty vigilance generation mechanics

Think of an XCOM 2 campaign as a race. (...) by far the most effective way to win the race is to do the Golden Path missions, set back the Avatar project, and complete the game before they can recover. (...) The only way you 'win' the Force Level race is by closing out the game as quickly as possib...
by DerAva
Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:11 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Run & Gun + Killer Instinct + Command?
Replies: 2
Views: 5931

Re: Run & Gun + Killer Instinct + Command?

Have to say that I haven't tried it yet, but I'm pretty certain that your turn basically ends after you take your first shot, so the 2nd shot after the command will probably not get the Run&Gun bonus. The reason why I think it will work this way is the way Command and Run&Gun interact with C...
by DerAva
Fri Aug 04, 2017 5:52 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Command pod in Supply Raids
Replies: 9
Views: 15508

Re: Command pod in Supply Raids

Found this: I spent some time going through the mission schedules to see where the breakpoints were for the supply raids. Here's a general idea of what to expect. Keep in mind that supply raids have a +1 alert modifier, so the minimum alert is always 2. If the region strength is > 1 then you can ove...
by DerAva
Thu Aug 03, 2017 12:02 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: User Interface Design
Replies: 26
Views: 43563

Re: User Interface Design

If you want to see features, it's best to just write a comment in the mod page. I just updated the mod with weapon upgrade icon tooltips, and gave officer abilities a different color. I have no idea how to visualize the upgrade tier within the icons though. A true hero of the war! Maybe a colored b...
by DerAva
Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:59 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: SPARKs Feedback
Replies: 16
Views: 23626

Re: SPARKs Feedback

One problem with Combat Awareness is that it assumes that you don't have anything better to do than to end a turn overwatching. Another one is that they simply won't shoot the SPARK, which defeats the purpose. And then you have issue that AI might just run the overwatch, SPARK misses with its crap ...
by DerAva
Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:29 am
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: [1.4] Command move crash bug
Replies: 2
Views: 5365

Re: [1.4] Command move crash bug

The best workaround to avoid the crash here is to issue the first blue move command, then tab to a different soldier and wait for the move to complete, and only then tab back to the soldier/unit with the extra move.
by DerAva
Fri Jul 28, 2017 11:53 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: What, exactly, does the Advanced Arc Thrower do?
Replies: 8
Views: 15573

Re: What, exactly, does the Advanced Arc Thrower do?

Huh, that has not been my experience at all. When I use advanced arc thrower, I see "Stunned: 3", the tooltip says "stunned for 3 rounds" and I have never seen an alien take an action on that 2nd turn. Do you have experience to the contrary? Here's a quick example: Advanced Arc ...
by DerAva
Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:59 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Stun Lancer - restricting unconscious status effect to already wounded units
Replies: 25
Views: 35798

Re: Stun Lancer - restricting unconscious status effect to already wounded units

At the moment the outcomes of the lancer stun are only based on will, not on HP: The debuff is defined by a stat contest between the Lancer's Strength (75 for normal Lancers, 85 for Heavy, 95 for Elite) and the Soldier's Will. After the Lancer hits the melee attack, he has a 50 + Strength - Will cha...
by DerAva
Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:05 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Kubikiri still not 100% fixed?
Replies: 2
Views: 6016

Re: Kubikiri still not 100% fixed?

Just adding a post from RealityMachina here who was looking at that situation: Oh man looking at the Sectopod's HP, I think you got boned by the fact that the game treats HP as a float value instead of an integer as one might think. (For those unfamiliar with how the game works, basically this means...
by DerAva
Wed Jul 26, 2017 7:05 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Kubikiri still not 100% fixed?
Replies: 2
Views: 6016

Kubikiri still not 100% fixed?

Took a Kubikiri shot as the 2nd shot in a DoubleTap action. Critical hit the enemy, did not get a kill. Here's the whole thing on video, starting with the 1st DT shot: https://youtu.be/oIEi8xcNTJQ?t=8m8s LW2 1.3 -> 1.4 Win10 Mod list in video description. Have used Kubikiri several times this campai...
by DerAva
Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:20 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Sniper: AMF vs Double Tap
Replies: 23
Views: 34942

Re: Sniper: AMF vs Double Tap

The second action from DT is limited to attacks or overwatch - no moves or reload allowed.

What I like about DT: it allows you to set up a Kubikiri shot by yourself - damage with the first hit, then kill with the 2nd.
by DerAva
Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:08 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Hit and Run, Close Encounters Behavior
Replies: 6
Views: 11138

Re: Hit and Run, Close Encounters Behavior

I think I confused this with LW1, where the wording on these skills was that the attack "doesn't cost an action". Guess that obviously changed here, sorry about that.
by DerAva
Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:50 am
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Hit and Run, Close Encounters Behavior
Replies: 6
Views: 11138

Re: Hit and Run, Close Encounters Behavior

Are you using that mod that automatically reloads your weapon before you take a shot? That mod doesn't respect Hit&Run or Close Encounters. By Default that first shot should be completely free and you still have two full actions after it.
by DerAva
Wed Jul 19, 2017 6:27 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Lily Shen and the Trial of Unstaffed Engineers
Replies: 23
Views: 33426

Re: Lily Shen and the Trial of Unstaffed Engineers

Hm, weird. Do you have a scientist in your AWC? Since that's an Engineer slot in vanilla maybe she will nag you if that slot is empty and you have injured soldiers. I've never had that voice alert without a good reason so far, and most of the time I really appreciate that reminder if I forgot to ass...
by DerAva
Wed Jul 19, 2017 11:41 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Lily Shen and the Trial of Unstaffed Engineers
Replies: 23
Views: 33426

Re: Lily Shen and the Trial of Unstaffed Engineers

I've only ever seen or heard these notifications if there is either a not excavated slow in the Avenger or an open slot for an engineer in one of your buildings. She doesn't nag if you simply have open building slots and are not building anything.
by DerAva
Tue Jul 18, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: A Tale of two players
Replies: 38
Views: 55663

Re: A Tale of two players

Sure, but that's a core part of xcom, you're not supposed to finish a campaign without deaths. There are strategy games with no RNG, and they're fun, but they also feel like more of a puzzle game. Xcom is about dealing with risk and inevitable loss, the RNG is a big part of what makes it interestin...