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by Arcalane
Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Is incendiary/gas explosive or support grenade?
Replies: 6
Views: 11342

Re: Is incendiary/gas explosive or support grenade?

AFAIK only smoke/flash are support. I believe this is mentioned in the description for Rapid Deployment, but I might be mistaken.
by Arcalane
Wed Jul 19, 2017 3:09 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Shinoby teleporting across map
Replies: 5
Views: 9170

Re: Shinoby teleporting across map

I've experienced a similar issue induced by using the Spider/Wraith grappling hook in combination with concealment and attacks from concealment. There is a notable difference though; after the soldier temporarily 'teleports' away to an incorrect position and move orders display a path from their inc...
by Arcalane
Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:31 pm
Forum: Modding Long War 2
Topic: Tweaking Red Fog settings/values
Replies: 1
Views: 5630

Tweaking Red Fog settings/values

Whilst I was poking around the other day, I noticed there was an option to use MODOP_Multiplication for Red Fog penalties, suggesting that it could be a % of the subject's max, rather than a flat penalty. However, with my initial attempts, I merely ended up making a 'berzerk' mode, where those affec...
by Arcalane
Sun Feb 19, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Question about Mobility and Grenades
Replies: 14
Views: 22065

Re: Question about Mobility and Grenades

Personally I just removed grenade and ammo weights altogether. This was mostly sparked by smoker/flashbanger perks actually slowing you down, so I said to hell with it, that's going away now. I kept weight for everything else; pistols, vests, etc. Wait WHAT! You get the mobility penalty for the &qu...
by Arcalane
Sun Feb 19, 2017 5:46 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Ambushes and Supply Raids kicking my a**
Replies: 62
Views: 75556

Re: Ambushes and Supply Raids kicking my a**

I'm thinking I might have to start again and disable the dlc (I'm not even sure how). The Viper King is ridiculously too strong, meanwhile all the items it adds with the exception of the axe are minor upgrades at best (the pistol), hot garbage otherwise. You can fully disable any DLC by flipping St...
by Arcalane
Sun Feb 19, 2017 4:39 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Arc thrower and panic
Replies: 9
Views: 13917

Re: Arc thrower and panic

I've tested it; I never skulljacked an officer and codexes will still show up later in the game. I've also skulljacked an officer super early and never saw any in the wild until later in the game. These 2 scenarios only lead to one conclusion: the appearances of codexes in the wild is unrelated to ...
by Arcalane
Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:58 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Arc thrower and panic
Replies: 9
Views: 13917

Re: Arc thrower and panic

Not regularly, sure, but after spiking an officer I've seen them in the wild - two popped up during a generic Blacksite assault, and another pair appeared in a counterinsurgency op to destroy a relay. As for sources of panic, SPARK Intimidate can panic enemies when it succeeds. Which isn't very ofte...
by Arcalane
Sun Feb 19, 2017 12:15 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Codex Not Appearing?
Replies: 3
Views: 8802

Re: Codex Not Appearing?

I did see a wild codex spawn earlier -- specifically, a pair of them popped up whilst I was blowing up a random AVATAR Blacksite to reduce global project progress. Might be worth hitting one of those if you can find one. I think I also saw a couple spawn on a Destroy-a-Relay counterinsurgency protec...
by Arcalane
Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:02 am
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Game has slowed since installing Long War 2 through Steam
Replies: 1
Views: 4656

Re: Game has slowed since installing Long War 2 through Steam

What other mods are you running? Something could be conflicting.
by Arcalane
Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:33 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Pavonis sudden NDA-like-silence on forum + new unknown Xcom DLC
Replies: 26
Views: 40982

Re: Pavonis sudden NDA-like-silence on forum + new unknown Xcom DLC

JL browses a lot but rarely posts anyway - I imagine most of his time spent working on LW2-related stuff is for 1.2 prep.

Ditto Ami and tracktwo.

Sitting around on forums is counterproductive when you got bugs to fix and suchlike.
by Arcalane
Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is LW2 like a Second Wave Option?
Replies: 5
Views: 10585

Re: Is LW2 like a Second Wave Option?

No, you'd have to disable it in the launcher. Which is functionally the same thing, kinda.
by Arcalane
Fri Feb 17, 2017 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Is LW2 like a Second Wave Option?
Replies: 5
Views: 10585

Re: Is LW2 like a Second Wave Option?

If you install this Longwar2 mod, would it be possible to have all the extra content be just a setting so that people that want to see the difference can just switch it off? Given the massive amount of changes made and new content added, I am going to go with no. LW2 is such an extensive alteration...
by Arcalane
Fri Feb 17, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Gatekeeper sneak attacks
Replies: 5
Views: 10696

Re: Gatekeeper sneak attacks

That'd explain what was up with those two Sectoid Commanders in my last AVATAR Facility raid, then. The camera would jump to them, then to a corpse; nothing would happen, and their turn would end.

Which is odd, since there were plenty of (valid) ADVENT corpses around for them to reanimate too.
by Arcalane
Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:17 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Has anyone seen an Alien Ruler since 1.1 was released?
Replies: 19
Views: 25002

Re: Has anyone seen an Alien Ruler since 1.1 was released?

The Lost Towers is a great and easy mission though, totally worth running some troops through. Depends when you get into it, in my experience. I definitely wouldn't try it with a four-man team in vanilla, but if you're into predators and mag armour it's pretty easy. Def. still one of my favourite s...
by Arcalane
Thu Feb 16, 2017 8:01 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: smg on sharpshooter please
Replies: 12
Views: 18696

Re: smg on sharpshooter please

Alternatively, being able to equip a pistol as the primary weapon might be easier for animations and could give an alternative for very light weaponry, effectively bringing back the EW Covert Operatives, except here everyone can get some good pistol perks. It wouldn't. There are no "pistol as ...
by Arcalane
Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:23 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Incendiary Bombs - how do you make more than 1?
Replies: 2
Views: 6420

Re: Incendiary Bombs - how do you make more than 1?

It was accidentally flagged as unbuildable in the release. Check the resolved bugs forum for a thread that should have a workaround (along with me barking up the wrong tree at least twice) to let you build more.
by Arcalane
Thu Feb 16, 2017 6:18 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Assault loosing its secondary hook to finish turns.
Replies: 11
Views: 15725

Re: Assault loosing its secondary hook to finish turns.

Ok, so it's not an issue with Implacable... I have a hunch this is to do with Run & Gun / Hit & Run interactions. You can't have activated R&G this turn because it's still on cooldown, which means H&R can activate - however, the description for H&R (checking the ? tooltip) specif...
by Arcalane
Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:12 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: What should I do different if Advent strength 3 instead of 2 or 1
Replies: 16
Views: 23017

Re: What should I do different if Advent strength 3 instead of 2 or 1

Doesn't global Advent strength increase as well ? So in theory by waiting you risk that Advent will get more troops everywhere ? Yes. They periodically deploy offworld reinforcements. In a pinch, they may call down emergency reinforcements. If you sit on your hands too long then globally, their str...
by Arcalane
Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:54 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Motion Sensor
Replies: 2
Views: 5949

Re: Motion Sensor

Battlescanners?
by Arcalane
Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:45 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Are Links Variable on the Strategic Map?
Replies: 1
Views: 5002

Re: Are Links Variable on the Strategic Map?

Yes. They have been since Vanilla. Vanilla had 2-4 connections; LW2 increases that to 3-4 and also adds several new ones.

I posted both the vanilla and added links here: http://www.pavonisinteractive.com/phpBB ... 737#p27737
by Arcalane
Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:39 pm
Forum: Modding Long War 2
Topic: How do soldier abilities at Squaddie work?
Replies: 8
Views: 15115

Re: How do soldier abilities at Squaddie work?

I believe the hard cap is 3. SPARKs are kind of an exception because some of their abilities are granted by their BIT or their inherent archetype instead of being 'class' perks.
by Arcalane
Wed Feb 15, 2017 8:03 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: LW2 needs more "middle class" missions
Replies: 112
Views: 127801

Re: LW2 needs more "middle class" missions

I feel like people are getting really sidetracked by this whole obsession with neutering stealth options/gameplay. :? As someone who enjoys a good stealth op, can I just say; can we not? There's a certain satisfaction in pulling off a good stealth op. Anyway, here's my most-recent thoughts for 'midd...
by Arcalane
Wed Feb 15, 2017 7:33 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Assault loosing its secondary hook to finish turns.
Replies: 11
Views: 15725

Re: Assault loosing its secondary hook to finish turns.

Again, gonna need to see the proper perklist for this guy. If they really can't do anything then I'm guessing it's a mod conflict of some description, because I've never seen any behaviour like this myself.
by Arcalane
Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:32 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Secure Network Tower - only 5 soldiers in Squad?
Replies: 8
Views: 17708

Re: Secure Network Tower - only 5 soldiers in Squad?

Intended. The Network Tower is a fairly small/compact map type and is balanced around smaller enemy counts and squads as a result.