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It's a lot less true on a DfA sniper. On a DfA sniper, reloads are generally going to be instead of steadying (assuming that you don't get a lull in the fighting in which case reloads only cost you a reposition move which you likely didn't want to take anyway), making an advanced autoloader as good ...

I dont mind getting shot at, but it is irritating that they get a scamper move and then shoot. So a pod wanders in, a snake scampers forward six tiles into flank, and then it shoots me. It wouldnt have been able to pull off that move in a normal turn because it doesn't have the move speed. Its just...

Good points, but I still have a warm spot in my heart for the BURNiNATE. :) About Phosphorus, I really wonder if it's worth it, even on a Technical Flamer. The only mech it's likely to seriously hurt or kill is a drone, as it can't set the metal beasties on fire, just damage them initially. Sure th...

I dont mind getting shot at, but it is irritating that they get a scamper move and then shoot. So a pod wanders in, a snake scampers forward six tiles into flank, and then it shoots me. It wouldnt have been able to pull off that move in a normal turn because it doesn't have the move speed. Its just...

Boosting multiplies the current value by 1.5. So boosting a 2% infiltration won't make very much difference. In theory you might expect it to jump to 3%, but it's also subject to rounding. So the actual infiltration value might be 1.6% (shows as 2%), and after boosting it's 2.4% (still shows as 2%).

It's an .ini setting. Because the game has updated, it's overwritten any changes you made, so you'll need to make that change again.

If you fire a grenade on the second turn, then you'll lose the Steady Weapon bonus on your shot. Salvo makes Stocks worse, not better in my opinion. Stocks are pretty much only for sniper rifles. Does anyone know if steadying affects Rockets? It seems like it shouldn't, but steadying on Rocketeers w...

Vigilance is only one of the factors which determines where the AI calls in reinforcements, and how it moves it's troops around. Others are: liberation progress in that region, presence of liberated regions adjacent to the region, and presence of facilities/blacksites in the region.

I'm pretty sure you get the same benefits from over infiltration on hqs as you do on regular missions, i.e. 5-6 fewer enemies, lower spotting distance while concealed and lower evac timers. However, infil times on 10 man squads are so high that it's not usually worth it. 5 fewer enemies doesn't make...

Can you tell us your secret tech for scanning supply raids with 20 days on the clock?

Killer Instinct also gives +50% crit *damage* which with BEO and talon rounds means your crit damage is up to +18 with high level pistols.

Demolition generally does it. On the subject of demolition, it's been my experience that if there are two pieces of cover between gunner and target, which gets destroyed is randomly chosen, not both.

Sounds like it ought to be removed as a possible perk for sharpshooters then.

1. If you've liberated all the regions around a region, that region is immune to invasion. If all the regions around a liberated region are less than 8 strength, you're also safe from invasion. 2. I'm not sure. In my experience, once you liberate a region (at least on Legendary), the AI immediately ...

It doesn't increase dodge, but it makes graze outcomes more likely (as well as crit outcomes less likely). If it had the same effect as increasing dodge, it would also make miss outcomes more likely.

I think the problem with all these suggestions is that they kill the ability. OM into Command is about the only use for the ability in the game. If you nerf it, all officers will just pick up Focus Fire.

A part from the initial 'Find a Lead' mission, the liberation missions do all say "Liberation" on them, so look out for that. Also, I wouldn't take the wiki as gospel, as there are a number of possible missions for each step (so e.g. it says Lib 2 always starts out of concealment, but actu...

I make most of mine into Grenadiers. They always have SMGs, so I don't find the mobility thing particularly problematic. If their aim and mobility are both bad, they might have really high hack skills? In which case, stealth specialist works well. You can turn them into stealth mission shinobis if t...

You need to liberate a region to be able to see the Avatar Project tracker, but it's still there, even if you can't see it. Eventually, it fills up and then you lose the game.

Next time, try liberating a region earlier. Trying to get one by June or July is a good goal.

LW 1.1, Windows 10, Evac All and Overwatch All mods installed I've just had this as well, and I'm guessing it's related to the infiltration bonus given after an HQ assault putting infiltration above 200%. I'm pretty sure my infiltration showed as 225% before I clicked launch. Capping bonus at whatev...

Are you supposed to be able to see the top row of AWC perks on a Squaddie? At the moment, you can't when the AWC is empty, but you can when another soldier is training there. Seems like it should be one or the other.

Intended behaviour is that disorienting units remove OW which was in place before they were disoriented. It should work this way for both XCOM and aliens. However, units which are currently disoriented can enter overwatch, which could have happened in your screenshot. Vipers shouldn't be able to spi...

This spreadsheet implies that liberation chain missions don't spike vigilance any more than any other mission does. It always feels like ADVENT strength starts rising rapidly once you unlock network tower/HQ missions, but is this just coincidence?

I'm pretty sure the Basic Research one does actually increase your research speed (it's basically an extra scientist, though obviously can't be assigned to work in a facility). I don't think the Engineering one does anything except reduce requirements though.