Updated description for AGGRESSIVE_STRATEGIC_AI
- Added the info, that it is currently hardcoded for city sectors
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- new feature: ramming people - set with Tactical Gameplay Settings > ALLOW_CARS_DRIVING_OVER_PEOPLE and Tactical Gameplay Settings > ALLOW_TANKS_DRIVING_OVER_PEOPLE - when shift is pressed planned vehicle route will go through people. Those who will stay on its path will be hit, causing wounds and knock-outs.
- new feature: ramming structures - when shift is pressed planned vehicle route will go through obstacles. When vehicle hits the structure on its path it will be destroyed, causing small damage to vehicle too (with exception of tank). Tactical Gameplay Settings > CARS_RAMMING_MAX_STRUCTURE_ARMOUR and Tactical Gameplay Settings > TANKS_RAMMING_MAX_STRUCTURE_ARMOUR settings control how well armoured structure can be driven through and amount of potential damage for vehicle.
- see: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/333829/Drivable_Vehicles#Post333829
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- feature: tanks can move around in tactical. Set with Tactical Gameplay Settings > ENEMY_TANKS_CAN_MOVE.
- feature: tanks can ignore chance to get through and destroy enemy cover even if it probably won't hit anyone behind it. Set with Tactical Gameplay Settings > ENEMY_TANKS_BLOW_OBSTACLES_UP.
- feature: tanks can use cannon even against single mercs and in perfect health. Set with Tactical Gameplay Settings > ENEMY_TANKS_DONT_SPARE_SHELLS.
- feature: tanks can noticed as soon as any part of it is visible. Set with Tactical Gameplay Settings > ENEMY_TANKS_ANY_PART_VISIBLE.
- feature: depending on game difficulty enemy patrols at game start can be randomly reinforced with tank. Set with Strategic Gameplay Settings > ARMY_USES_TANKS_IN_PATROLS.
- feature: depending on game difficulty enemy groups created during offensives can include tanks. Set with trategic Gameplay Settings > ARMY_USES_TANKS_IN_ATTACKS.
- feature: mercs in vehicles automatically rest their guns,
- fix: guns can be rested on vehicles,
- rewritten code to allow putting enemies inside vehicles,
- added missing descriptions for all vehicle options to INIEditorJA2Options.xml.
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- Fixed missing INI properties in Data\Ja2_Options.INI and Data-1.13\Ja2_Options.INI
- Added missing INI properties in Data\Skills_Settings.INI
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- To control vehicle, click on it or on the steering wheel in team panel under driver's portrait.
- Vehicles have two gears - slow drive and fast drive, switchable just like walking and running ('S', 'R', double-click).
- Vehicles working: Ice Cream Van, Hummer, Jeep, El Dorado and, potentially, tanks.
- Passengers can be selected and ordered to open fire from the inside
- You can also open inventory screen for passengers, pass or throw items, etc.
Normally vehicle is treated as any other merc and has its own APs. It has obvious disadvantages - it's possible to drive in the middle of the enemy group using vehicle's 100AP,
and then use all your mercs inside vehicle with their still full APs to kill everything that moves at point blank range - with even the driver participating!
- To prevent that you can set Tactical Gameplay Settings > AP_SHARED_AMONG_PASSENGERS_AND_VEHICLE_MODE with following calculation methods
ja2_options.ini: AP_SHARED_AMONG_PASSENGERS_AND_VEHICLE_MODE, AP_SHARED_AMONG_PASSENGERS_AND_VEHICLE_SCALE
more infos: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/332208/1.html
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- Selectable at campaign start under "Extra Difficulty" label
- Soft Iron Man: No saving when in turn-based combat. Can save with enemies around (in sector) but only if still in real-time mode.
- Extreme Iron Man: No saving, except punctually at midnight - save screen opens by itself, so Player won't accidentally miss saving time window. Besides Player's save, game will be auto-saved at midnight too if auto-saving is on.
- New ja2_options.ini values for Extreme Iron Man setting: EXTREME_IRON_MAN_SAVING_TIME_NOTIFICATION,
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- Automatically return to team panel on turn end (better situation overview during enemy turn) (by anv)
ja2_options.ini: AUTO_COLLAPSE_INVENTORY_ON_TURN_END
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- ja2_options.ini: MAX_BACKPACK_WEIGHT_TO_CLIMB, USE_GLOBAL_BACKPACK_SETTINGS
MAX_BACKPACK_WEIGHT_TO_CLIMB is the maximum weight a backpack can weigh and still allow you to climb with.
The sBackpackWeightModifier in items.xml can modify that number by either making it harder (positive number modifier)
or easier (negative number modifier). If the sBackpackWeightToClimb is -1 (default) then the option is unused.
If USE_GLOBAL_BACKPACK_SETTINGS is TRUE (default), it uses the same rules for all backpacks, while if FALSE checks for
the fAllowClimbing tag in Items.xml, and if that is true you can climb with the backpack.
Both options can be used at the same time, so you may climb with (for example) a malice backpack that weighs less than 5kg
(or 50 hg) but not climb with a radio set.
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Minor fixes/improvements for existing features (by Sevenfm)
- Removed some unnecessary options for SHOW_HEALTHBARSOVERHEAD, SHOW_COVER_INDICATOR.
- New option: ENEMY_CLOCK_SPEED_PERCENT - set clock speed during enemy turns.
With this option, player can set default speed to comfortable value (100-120) and set increased speed for enemy turns (150-200).
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- lowered ENEMYROLES_TURNSTOUNCOVER
- increased ENEMY_MEDICS_SEARCHRADIUS
- new option: ENEMY_MEDICS_WOUND_MINAMOUNT controls how serious a wound must be before a medic considers it worthy of attention
- new option: ENEMY_MEDICS_HEAL_SELF: medics can heal themselves
- new option: ENEMY_OFFICERS_SURRENDERSTRENGTHBONUS adds a team surrender strength bonus for officers
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More visual enemy gear info (by Sevenfm)
- Show additional info in NCTH cursor (press ALT) (ADDITIONAL_NCTH_CURSOR_INFO = 2)
-> You can only use this feature at certain distance
- Updated 'show enemy weapon' feature (SHOW_ENEMY_WEAPON = TRUE, SHOW_ENEMY_EXTENDED_INFO = TRUE)
- Now it can show armour and face items, too. Useful for OCTH users (SHOW_ENEMY_AWARENESS = TRUE)
- Show total value of damage, absorbed by armour in last attack (SHOW_HIT_INFO = TRUE)
git-svn-id: https://ja2svn.mooo.com/source/ja2_v1.13_data@1990 4f8fa57e-7814-0410-bad4-adc449f26b7c
Militia improvement: If MILITIA_TRAINING_CARRYOVER_PROGRESS is set to TRUE, militia training progress is carried over to the next training session once a session finishes. This way no training is lost.
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- Moved the global location of the xml files from the "AdditionalProperties" to the "Tilesets\AdditionalProperties" folder because this place fits better
- Of course you can also add special tilesets xml files in the tilesets specific folders "Tilesets\XX"
- Addded missing INI value: COVER_SYSTEM_STATIC_SHADOWS_DECREASE_BRIGHTNESS
- Updated comments for COVER_SYSTEM_ADDITIONAL_TILE_PROPERTIES
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- fix: data read from Data/AdditionalProperties,
- new tag: <bTrapBonus> + updated data for tiles, trap level influenced by terrain,
- new feature/option: COVER_SYSTEM_STATIC_SHADOWS_DECREASE_BRIGHTNESS.
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Autofire bullets (by Sevenfm)
Set default number of autofire bullets:
0 = Max bullets allowed with max aiming
1..10 = Set default number of bullets
1. For MPs and SMGs
SET_DEFAULT_AUTOFIRE_BULLETS_SMG = 1
2. For ARs, Rifles and Shotguns
SET_DEFAULT_AUTOFIRE_BULLETS_AR = 1
3. For MGs
SET_DEFAULT_AUTOFIRE_BULLETS_MG = 1
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1) Improved cover indicator:
SHOW_COVER_INDICATOR
0 - nothing
1 - show as small square to the right of health bar
2 - show using color of merc's name
3 - same as 1, show only in stealth or when disguised
4 - same as 2, show only in stealth or when disguised
2) Enemy rank (exp. level) icons:
SHOW_ENEMY_RANK_ICON
0 - do not show
1 - show icon
2 - show icon from .sti (not yet implemented)
3) Enemy health bar:
SHOW_ENEMY_HEALTH
0 - do not show
1 - show health as text (default)
2 - show health bar
3 - show health + ap
4 - show health + ap + shock
5 - show health + ap + shock + morale
6 - show health + ap + shock + morale + bp
4) Minor improvements:
Enemy awareness sign now shows up only in stealth/disguised mode.
Turned on Extended Disarm Dialog for turnbased (it was implemented but turned off)
Recommended settings for regular gameplay (from video example above):
INDIVIDUAL_ENEMY_NAMES = FALSE
INDIVIDUAL_ENEMY_RANK = FALSE
SHOW_ENEMY_RANK_ICON = 1
SHOW_ENEMY_HEALTH = 4
SHOW_COVER_INDICATOR = 2
SHOW_ENEMY_ADDITIONAL_INFO = 1
SHOW_ENEMY_WEAPON = TRUE
see: http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/329674/Re:_Code_Snippets.html#Post329674
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- option for crepitus to attack a random player-controlled town, not just the originating town
- externalized creatures spreading hardcoded defines to Creatures_Settings.ini
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New option SHOW_ENEMY_ADDITIONAL_INFO in ja2_options.ini
0 - nothing
1 - show awareness sign above enemy soldier (useful for sneaking and covert operations)
Eye sign means that enemy sees you.
Color shows enemy alert level (green, yellow, orange, red)
2 - show if enemy wears gas mask or nvg
3 - show if enemy has any armour (helmet, vest, leggings)
Note: additional info is shown only at limited range (based on current vision distance and merc's experience), similar to dynamic tooltips.
see: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/172712/17/Code_Snippets.html
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- Waldo can now repair the helicopter for money
- alternative fuel system
- damage to helicopter can damage passengers
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- New options in ja2_options.ini
AUTO_FAST_FORWARD_ENEMIES:
0 - default behavior
1 - auto fast forward only enemies that are not seen by player's team
2 - auto fast forward only invisible enemies
3 - auto fast forward all enemies
AUTO_FAST_FORWARD_MILITIA:
0 - default behavior
1 - auto fast forward only militia that does not see enemies
2 - auto fast forward militia always
Note: only movement is accelerated, most of specific actions like shooting and tossing grenades are performed at normal speed
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1) PLAYER_HIT_COUNT = 0
This works as ENEMY_HIT_COUNT option, but for player mercs.
Possible values: 0 - 4
2) SOLDIER_TOOLTIP_DISPLAY_SUPPRESSION_INFO = TRUE
Show additional info in tactical tooltip:
- APs lost due to suppression
- Suppression Tolerance
- Effective Shock Level ( Shock level modified by traits and backgrounds. This value is compared with current suppression tolerance to determine "cowering" effect )
- AI morale level
3) SHOW_ENEMY_WEAPON = TRUE
Show enemy weapon name above soldier - after health, name and rank.
You can see exact weapon name only on short distances, range calculation is similar to dynamic tooltips and based on soldiers actual viewing range and experience.
git-svn-id: https://ja2svn.mooo.com/source/ja2_v1.13_data@1893 4f8fa57e-7814-0410-bad4-adc449f26b7c
see: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/172712/16/Code_Snippets.html
1) ENEMY_HIT_COUNT in ja2_options.ini accepts 2 new parameters:
3 - show damage as white asterisks
4 - show damage as red asterisks
Number of asterisks is scaled (maximum 5): >0, >10, >30, >60, >100
2) Suppression tactical tooltip now shows suppression points from last attacks.
Previously it was always = 0 because ubSuppressionPoints value is cleared after each attack.
3) It is now possible to show suppression values above soldier, just as hit count.
There are new options in ja2_options.ini
Possible values:
0 - do not show
1 - show on moving hit counter
2 - show above soldier
The values are color coded:
Suppression is light gray
Shock is yellow
AP loss is blue
Morale hit is green
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_COUNT = 0
SHOW_SHOCK_COUNT = 0
SHOW_AP_COUNT = 0
SHOW_MORALE_COUNT = 0
This option defines if values are shown as numbers or asterisks (1..5, using scale)
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_USE_ASTERISK = FALSE
This option defines if only 1 asterisk is shown or several (1..5) to represent value
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_SCALE_ASTERISK = TRUE
Show suppression above soldier during enemy attack. All other values are shown after attack, when HandleSuppressionFire function is calculated.
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_COUNT_ALT = TRUE
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* Recommended settings for playing *
ENEMY_HIT_COUNT = 4
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_COUNT = 2
SHOW_SHOCK_COUNT = 0
SHOW_AP_COUNT = 0
SHOW_MORALE_COUNT = 0
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_USE_ASTERISK = TRUE
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_SCALE_ASTERISK = TRUE
SHOW_SUPPRESSION_COUNT_ALT = TRUE
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- randomized gear kits are now an ini setting: MERCS_RANDOM_GEAR_KITS = TRUE/FALSE.
I made the gear randomization optional because it seems to cause trouble for people that don't use AIMNAS. SO hopefully this still lets them enjoy the random merc feature!
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- new INI option: IMPROVED_BOMB_PLANTING
- With new option IMPROVED_BOMB_PLANTING = TRUE, if you hold SHIFT key while planting new mine, then another mine with same item id will be taken automatically from your merc's inventory. If no such item found, any mine will be taken. If you plant tripwire-triggered mine, then only tripwire-triggered items will be taken. This new feature work only in realtime.
If you are making tripwire network, then this feature can be used to plant another tripwire item with network and hierarchy settings taken from previously planted tripwire. You just plant tripwire as usual, selecting it's settings from dialogue, then if you plant another one while holding SHIFT key, those settings will be used for new tripwire, instead of showing you dialogue
- I hope this small improvement will save you some time for building large and complicated defensive minefields.
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