Features (by anv)
- new Ja2_Options.ini setting - HIDE_EXPLORED_ROOM_ROOF_STRUCTURES (e.g. sandbags) at ground level view
- Hold CTRL hotkey in mapeditor to place any object on roof
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Externalized (by Buggler):
- Kingpin's faction sector and roaming gridno around tony shop if they become hostile
- Queen's alternate grid no if basement sector is cleared
- Doreen's kids sector that is being freed
- Single sector towns does not give global loyalty bonus instead of previously hardcoded Tixa and Orta sector
- Enemy investigation town sectors if current loaded sector is player-controlled
- Associated town sectors to mine when mine runs out
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- Fix: during dialogue, mercs did not agree often enough
- Fix: if no mercs were in any squad, Melody website did not show relations
- Dialogue has been reordered, this should make adding new ones slightly easier
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- performing suspicious activities renders a spy easily identifiable for a short time (realtime) or until he ha spend enough AP (turnbased). This should make exploiting disguises harder.
- if a spy is closer than COVERT_ELITES_UNCOVER_RADIUS to an elite or officer, they can uncover the spy, depending on uniform worn an experience levels.
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- Externalized the difficulty setings to "TableData\DifficultySettings.xml" file
- Some INI Settings (ja2_options.ini, CTHConstants.ini and Creature_Settings.ini) moved from INI file to this xml file
- see #define DIFFICULTY_SETTING
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New option in CTHConstants.ini:
IRON_SIGHTS_MAX_APERTURE_USE_GRADIENT = FALSE/TRUE
When activated it will make iron sights more powerful over longer distances. This is an experimental switch. The formula might need to be tweaked.
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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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- Requires GameDir r2050.
- new background property: <dislikebackground> allows mercs to dislike specific backgrounds
- Fix: snitches did not correctly prevent misbehaviour
- Fix: morale event was not handled
- Fix: DropDowns did not refresh when using the arrow buttons
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Fix: tank cannon and other internal items of IC_GUN class with unspecified gun type (NOT_GUN)
- It would by default use 0.0 for damage/range/handling/etc. modifiers, essentially making them useless (and leading to tanks never using their cannons). Now all modifiers for NOT_GUN are 1.0 by default and can be specified in Item_Settings.ini like any other type. (by anv & Buggler)
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- Streamlined vehicle controls - no more selecting driver and vehicle separately, switching displayed APs and other esoteric activities. To move vehicle just select its driver and you're good to go. If you click on vehicle in tactical, also its driver will be selected automatically. Besides driving car, driver can perform other actions normally.
- Vehicle's APs, health and fuel are displayed on the steering wheel - thanks to Buggler for idea. Vehicle APs are treated as a resource (so if car changes driver mid-turn, it won't go any further than it would).
- Added option Tactical Interface Settings > ADD_PASSENGER_TO_ANY_SQUAD. If you order passenger to exit vehicle by clicking on the seat belt, he'll be added to new squad, so if you ordered six passengers to exit one by one, you'd end up with six new squads. With ADD_PASSENGER_TO_ANY_SQUAD = TRUE, passenger will be added to any existing squad with empty slot if possible.
- Added option Tactical Interface Settings > PASSENGER_LEAVING_SWITCH_TO_NEW_SQUAD. If you order passenger to exit vehicle by clicking on the seat belt, by default you get switched to his new squad. With PASSENGER_LEAVING_SWITCH_TO_NEW_SQUAD = FALSE you'll switch only if exiting passenger is the selected one.
- Cosmetic fix: changed display above vehicle from "*Merc's name* (VEHICLE)" to "*Merc's name* (*Vehicle's name*)" and colour from yellow to white (since mercs in vehicle are controllable and yellow is reserved for mercs on assignments).
- Fixed passengers rotation. Again.
- Fixed vehicles getting "tired" - lowered APs due to fuel below max. They can move the same as long as they have any fuel.
- Fixed unrelated bug: clicking on any empty slot in team panel would select merc with id 0.
- Fixed unrelated bug: switching to squad with less mercs would cause team panel to still show skill tooltips for mercs from previous squad on empty slots.
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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
more infos: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/332208/1.html
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Fixes (by Buggler)
- Show map gridno with hotkey 'F' in release build as well for more informative map-related bug reports
- Fixed skipping of bloodcat battles using hotkey 'Esc' in prebattle interface when battle initiated at strategic screen
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- Covert Ops: Bleeding is deemed suspicious only if COVERT_DETECTEDIFBLEEDING is set to TRUE.
- renamed special prisoners to officers.
- lowered the priority of enemy troops becoming medics
- prisoners in player-controlled prisons now use the prioner-colour scheme used by Shank and Dynamo
Requires GameDir >= r2028.
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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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- Fixed inventory artefacts in widescreen (by anv)
- 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
- First setting is sBackpackWeightToClimb which 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.
Second setting is fUseGlobalBackpackSettings which if true (default) uses the same rules for all backpacks, while if false it checks for the fAllowClimbing tag in items.xml, and if that is true you can climb with said 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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Updates/Improvements (by Sevenfm)
1. Quick inventory items:
Press [ALT] + [1..0] for quick access to predefined items in tactical (ja2_options.ini: QUICK_ITEM_0 to QUICK_ITEM_9)
Press [ALT] + [`] (tilde key left to [1]) to put item back to inventory and switch hands.
The item will be put in the same slot it was taken from (unless it was stacked or game was reloaded).
2. Also a few quick hotkeys:
[ALT] + [q] - switch to sling (same as [SHIFT] + [k])
[CTRL] + [q] - switch hands
[SHIFT] + [q] - drop item from main hand to the ground
Additional info:
-some hotkeys do not work in cheat mode
-only NIV
-only one-handed items supported
-stacked items currently not supported
-remembered item slot is lost when you reload game
3. A few small fixes for dynamic tooltips and other things
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Updates/Fixes (by Sevenfm)
1. Added grenade throwing range modifier to item_settings.ini:
RANGE_GRENADE_MODIFIER = 1.0
This modifier is applied to grenades and regular thrown items.
2. Changed 100 to bBreathMax in throwing range penalty calculation. This should make grenades more useful.
3. Minor visual fixes (alt healthbar placement, 'roof' text placement when SHOW_ENEMY_WEAPON is true )
4. Added xml tags for merge type <13>: you can use u.knife on tripwire roll to get 2 tripwires. Status of tripwire roll will be reduced by 2 points.
Also lookup table for merges is updated for xml editor to work correctly.
5. Added several new loadscreenhints.
6. Press 'y' in tactical for quick transformation of item in hand - useful for switching flashlights on and off.
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Minor fixes/improvements for existing features (by Sevenfm)
1) Slightly reduced the size of merc's healthbar to fit general ja visual style.
2) Removed some unnecessary options for SHOW_HEALTHBARSOVERHEAD, SHOW_COVER_INDICATOR.
3) Several minor fixes.
4) 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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Radio operator improvements:
- if RADIO_OPERATOR_JAMMING_BLOCKSRADIOBOMBS is TRUE, radio operator jamming will prevent remote activation or defusing of bombs. Quest-related remotes are still active.
- if RADIO_OPERATOR_ENEMY_JAMMINGSETSOFFRADIOBOMBS is TRUE, there is a small chance that jamming enemy radio operators will set of remote bombs/defuses
- removing a radio set from inventory ends scanning/jamming
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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
- tanks cannot become medics, and can't be treated by them either
- Menubutton for Role symbol toggle is red if off and green if on
- wounded soldiers seek medics, max range is ENEMY_MEDICS_SEARCHRADIUS / 2
- direct sight line between medic and target is no longer required
- if hostile civilians allied to the army are in sector, their surrender strength is added to the enemy team
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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)
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- COVER_TOOLTIP_DISPLAY_DETAILED_TILE_PROPERTIES under [Tactical Cover System Settings] set to true will let "f" cover tooltip to present detailed information about tile. Only relevant (non-zero) info will be shown.
- fixed bug causing trap level to be ignored and limited final maximum and minimum camo of given map grid between 0 and 100.
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Requires GameDir >= r1987.
- If an enemy is spawned with a radio set, he is more likely to become a radio operator.
- It is now possible to mount a gun on prone allies if you are facing them on the right angle.
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Fixes (by Buggler)
- Added ALL_MEANWHILE_CUTSCENE to Mod_Settings.ini to enable/disable meanwhile cutscenes
- Changed LMB behavior to open description box of item-under-mouse for valid attachment in cursor in strategic screen; hold ALT hotkey to swap valid attachment items instead (due to item under mouse will auto-move to higher priority pockets if valid attachment in cursor cannot be swapped in)
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