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by Garthor
Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:56 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: What is the "to-hit" crit penalty?
Replies: 10
Views: 15547

Re: What is the "to-hit" crit penalty?

...except that post literally states that the game does not make three rolls.
by Garthor
Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:08 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Is alien array health random?
Replies: 8
Views: 10608

Re: Is alien array health random?

Not sure why you'd need "good RNG with multiple Rangers". Both Barrels should be 10-18 damage, and they can also take a normal shot in the same turn for 3-5. So two rangers could pop it with one action each, or one ranger could take two turns to clear it unless EVERY shot rolls minimum dam...
by Garthor
Fri Jan 27, 2017 6:55 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Movement optimization
Replies: 12
Views: 16913

Re: Movement optimization

Soldiers can (and, in fact, often do) move diagonally, so looking solely at "how far can this soldier run in a cardinal direction" is going to give you a warped sense of the worth of mobility.
by Garthor
Fri Jan 27, 2017 12:01 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: How good is "Basic Research" upgrade?
Replies: 47
Views: 68494

Re: How good is "Basic Research" upgrade?

This seems like a lot of effort for "Basic Research pays off after 43.333 days plus 23.333 days per repetition".
by Garthor
Wed Jan 25, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Intel and "intel pacakage"
Replies: 7
Views: 13883

Re: Intel and "intel pacakage"

The intel package generates a point of interest you can scan for a reward, like rookies, a scientist, some supplies, that sort of thing. They're fairly valuable and you should aim for them when possible. Missions to "get ADVENT's attention" are primarily useful to distract them from anothe...