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by JM01
Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:36 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Invasion RNF – bug or intended?
Replies: 1
Views: 4959

Re: Invasion RNF – bug or intended?

Legend, Nov 15, Invasion, 30 ayys on the map. Turn 3 – rnf indicator is red. Use Jammer to delay rnf. Turn 4 – strangely Jammer is available – use it once more. Turn 5 – Jammer is disable. Turn 6 – suddenly 3 (!) waves of rnf were spawn… Without using Jammer I would have 1 wave of rnf in turn 4 and...
by JM01
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:13 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Chryssalid Queen poison damage
Replies: 14
Views: 29739

Re: Chryssalid Queen poison damage

Im pretty sure that DOT damage in the game works the same for all kinds of DOTs (acid, fire, poison) in that the amount of damage the DOT ticks for is dependent on the amount of damage that the attack that applies the DOT did. I have confirmed this by looking at how plasma swords and fire grenades w...
by JM01
Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:45 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Muton counter-attack - bug or intended
Replies: 9
Views: 16321

Re: Muton counter-attack - bug or intended

If I remember right, burning doesn't disable the ability to melee attack, so it probably doesn't prevent the counter attack either. The other debuffs I think should prevent it. In both long war and vanilla XCOM 2 burning does indeed 100% disable melee attacks on most enemies that can melee (the onl...
by JM01
Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:10 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1008233

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

When it comes to people's decisions about wanting to wait for Long War before buying WotC I can 100% understand why (even as someone who has both bought and is currently enjoying WotC). I don't think it is bad stance to have and quite honestly I almost said the same. Here are a few reasons why. 1. T...
by JM01
Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Where is all Stun Lancers?
Replies: 24
Views: 34175

Re: Where is all Stun Lancers?

Sounds unbalanced, probably it can create a flow of free supplies. Maybe with some house rules, like "no more than 1 alien per mission extracted". I need to think about it. I thought so too but then I started using it and found that given the situation of each mission it's kind of hard to...
by JM01
Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:10 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: suggestions: wotc
Replies: 13
Views: 21015

Re: suggestions: wotc

Use the claymore and then throw a grenade at the claymore. Will deal damage for both and usually kills everything in the pod unless it has over 20 hp. If they are sitting next to a car or barrel or one of the units in the pod is a purifier then they will be hit by 3 explosives which usually does 15...
by JM01
Thu Aug 31, 2017 6:24 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: suggestions: wotc
Replies: 13
Views: 21015

Re: suggestions: wotc

To be honest, I don't think all the Heroes are overpowered. They are meant to be more powerful than your The Reapers have this nice new concealment mechanic and are really fast, but their Rifle, while looking sniper-ish, doesn't have the same power as a real sniper rifle (that *would* be OP since i...
by JM01
Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:16 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1008233

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

Hi everyone! Kevin Schultz, XCOM Marketing Manager, here. I'm popping in here to confirm what's being said about the patches. To achieve the full breadth of new features and systems in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, our team rebuilt large portions of the original game. As a result, any optimizations pl...
by JM01
Thu Aug 24, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Do rupture from perk and plasma tier weapons stack?
Replies: 7
Views: 13838

Re: Do rupture from perk and plasma tier weapons stack?

Yes. Which honestly I think really shouldn't. I think that the ruptured unit should be ruptured only for the highest value they were ruptured for (i.e. if a unit is hit with a plasma rifle and then hit with the rupture skill they would then only be ruptured for 3 instead of 4). Because rupture neve...
by JM01
Wed Aug 23, 2017 2:50 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Do rupture from perk and plasma tier weapons stack?
Replies: 7
Views: 13838

Re: Do rupture from perk and plasma tier weapons stack?

Yes. Which honestly I think really shouldn't. I think that the ruptured unit should be ruptured only for the highest value they were ruptured for (i.e. if a unit is hit with a plasma rifle and then hit with the rupture skill they would then only be ruptured for 3 instead of 4). Because rupture neve...
by JM01
Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:26 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: CyberBall stupid AI
Replies: 21
Views: 29817

Re: CyberBall stupid AI

I watched XWYNSS youtube videos recently i realized that the "CyberBall" (Gatekeepers) has implemented very stupid AI decisions that many times hit own troops than targeting XCOM soldiers because they love raising zombies for all costs. Maybe its worth make some AI changes and modify psi ...
by JM01
Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:37 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: CyberBall stupid AI
Replies: 21
Views: 29817

Re: CyberBall stupid AI

I watched XWYNSS youtube videos recently i realized that the "CyberBall" (Gatekeepers) has implemented very stupid AI decisions that many times hit own troops than targeting XCOM soldiers because they love raising zombies for all costs. Maybe its worth make some AI changes and modify psi ...
by JM01
Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:18 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Coping with wildly unbalanced Haven Retals ahead of 1.5?
Replies: 27
Views: 42212

Re: Coping with wildly unbalanced Haven Retals ahead of 1.5?

How does everyone else deal with these crazy retals? I just loaded a Defend the AO mission... half a blue move away from me are three or four 4 man pods... In a map that, unless I'm confused, isn't supposed to generally start with anything on the ground... It's the one with RNFs every turn. What's ...
by JM01
Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:00 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Please reduce Demolition's ammo usage.
Replies: 1
Views: 4729

Re: Please reduce Demolition's ammo usage.

Right now, it's just too costly. You can revert it in the ini files. IMO though I think it's ok to have it at 5 ammo, it was a little to good before. Plus you can use auto loaders to get around the issue of how much ammo it uses (though I will admit it kind of forces you to have to use exp magazine...
by JM01
Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:45 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Tac DE questions
Replies: 7
Views: 12552

Re: Tac DE questions

Must stop if able: Infestation (Chryssalids), Alien Infiltrator (Faceless), Rapid Response (faster Reinforcements). Vigilance used to be killer on 1.2, but ever since the stealth nerf I've been opening on the first pod and now I don't care. Show of Force is also pretty annoying but manageable. Thos...
by JM01
Mon Aug 07, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Is frustration intended for XCOM 2
Replies: 24
Views: 45019

Re: Is frustration intended for XCOM 2

Hi, I just finished my Legend run. I had to reload maybe 5 missions taht have would been a total wipe, reloaded 15ish for big mistake. I use "2 perks" mod and "All soldier gain level". It means that the gaim is easier. However, I had been able to build WAR suit at the very end o...
by JM01
Fri Jul 14, 2017 5:30 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: How to Continue LW 2 Campaign After Purchasing WOTC?
Replies: 7
Views: 12928

Re: How to Continue LW 2 Campaign After Purchasing WOTC?

YAY! Thx for your prompt response! So I'll pre-order WOTC immediately and then come back here everyday to see if you guys will announce LW 2 support for the new expansion! :D Lol be nice now. I'm fairly sure PI didn't get a heads-up anywhere near early enough to get changes made soon. On top of tha...
by JM01
Mon Jul 10, 2017 3:28 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Liberate them ALL! Or maybe not?
Replies: 4
Views: 7864

Re: Liberate them ALL! Or maybe not?

I can't say confirm this but I would imagine that this is on purpose because you wouldn't be able to generate any other missions and you may as well have just won the game at that point. I also think that there are certain campaign events in long war that require some sort of advent activity (this i...
by JM01
Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:47 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Is underinfiltrating 1 enemy-count level bearable?
Replies: 6
Views: 11491

Re: Is underinfiltrating 1 enemy-count level bearable?

I am doing a Veteran Campaign, and the current date is December 6 2035. I need to destroy an Alien Relay in an ADVENT Strength 4 region so I can prevent the data leak. However the given infiltration time is not enough (3 Days 6 Hours), and my B team of six members can only infiltrate at 93%, even w...
by JM01
Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:07 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Skullmining bug
Replies: 5
Views: 9676

Re: Skullmining bug

yeah it's likely buggy because the way skullmining works in vanilla is that it just straight executes the target if it is successful, not matter how much hp it has. My guess is that interaction is still kind of lingering there causing some weird things to happen.
by JM01
Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:16 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1008233

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

I am sure to not buy the expansion until there is a LW2 version for it. I cannot go back to Xcom 2 vanilla experience, even with a few new weapons and enemies. All I read about the expansion does not excite me much and it is not worth going back to explosive meta and terrible geoscape mechanics. Al...
by JM01
Fri Jun 09, 2017 5:46 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: WTF Supply riad? O_o
Replies: 4
Views: 9328

WTF Supply riad? O_o

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198005442794/screenshot/845962109826961648 How I didnt think it was possible to detect a mission with this much time on it. For all those wondering I had 11 people on intel, a scientist in the haven and was scanning in the area. Must have generated A LOT of in...
by JM01
Fri Jun 09, 2017 3:02 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Sapper and EXO / WAR Suits
Replies: 6
Views: 12643

Re: Sapper and EXO / WAR Suits

Don't think Sapper affects other heavy weapons but I can tell you that needle grenades does affect the other heavy weapons so you can get a technical with needle grenades that can kill anything it wants with rockets or flame and it would not destroy corpses or loot. It's pretty hilarious :P.
by JM01
Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:57 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: FL for Alien Rulers in 1.4?
Replies: 7
Views: 11424

Re: FL for Alien Rulers in 1.4?

I am playing with the DLC (Alien Hunters and Shen's Last Gift) installed, but the story missions turned off. Under this configuration, is there a Force Level required for the Rulers to start showing up? I am also a little worried: when I was playing a 1.1 campaign, the Viper King showed up normally...
by JM01
Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:06 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Too many MEC's
Replies: 11
Views: 20759

Re: Too many MEC's

From the Devil's Patch Notes , by JL Bierce — Buffed the apparent usefulness of "Incoming" by massively increasing the number of MECs THIS so much although now incoming is actually broken. I had it reduce damage so much to the point micro missiles actually HEALD my units (basically it was...