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Thread: Bren and Vickers K not firing on the move for elite infantry22 Mar 2020, 10:39 AM Jump back to quoted post22 Mar 2020, 10:14 AMKatitof Elites don't fire on the move LMGs which aren't native to them. Never did. Nor should they. Here's a quick proof of Obersoldaten firing DP-28 on the move and not firing either the Vickers K or Bren. It's easily replicable with any LMG and infantry that has "lmg_user_fires_on_the_move" unit type. Jump back to quoted post22 Mar 2020, 10:28 AMVipper I am under the impressions to that Ro.E get a bren similar to IS. Bren Guns are being adjusted to be less potent at range, though their price is being reduced to match their new performance. • Sappers now use Tommy Bren Gun on pick up Perhaps it was accidentally reverted? In game files it gives them the sapper version with extra accuracy: In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Bren and Vickers K not firing on the move for elite infantry22 Mar 2020, 10:02 AM Vickers K is not fired on the move by any infantry units which normally fire their LMGs on the move. Bren gun is only fired on the move by Commandos and Airlanding Officer. Any other infantry units which normally fire their LMGs on the move - they do not. In Vickers K case, when the weapon is picked up it always adds the same slot item, regardless of any unit types a given squad may have. This might be intentional behaviour, similar to how Panzerschreck doesn't have any "elite" variants. Still, it is a strange exception for Vickers K among all the other LMGs. In Bren gun case, there are 3 different slot items a squad may receive when picking it up: commando_bren_light_machine_gun_mp: exclusive to Commandos and Airlanding Officer, it can be fired on the move and has very high accuracy to reflect the "Heavy Weapon Experts" perk. sapper_bren_light_machine_gun_mp: theoretically exclusive to Royal Engineers, it has roughly 90% accuracy of the Commando variant at all ranges, but cannot be fired on the move. Bonus "feature" - Soviet Combat Engineers and USF Assault Engineers also receive this variant, because they all share the "engineer" unit type. tommy_bren_light_machine_gun_mp: what everyone else gets. Roughly 60% accuracy of the Commando variant at long and mid range, about 76% at short range, cannot be fired on the move. Simply put, whenever a fire-on-the-move infantry squad (Paratroopers, Rangers, Obersoldaten, Airborne Guards) picks up a Bren or Vickers K, they perform exactly the same with it as any other squad - bar the commando and engineer units above - and can't fire them on the move. I'm not saying that those fire-on-the-move squads should use the same Bren variant as the Commandos (again, it's extra strong to reflect "Heavy Weapon Experts"), but them not being able to fire those guns on the move seems like unintended behaviour. Proposed fix: create separate weapon profiles and slot items for Vickers K and Bren that can fire on the move. Add a requirement action to the on_pickup_actions that grants the fire-on-the-move variant if "lmg_user_fires_on_the_move" unit type is present in squad's loadout. In Bren case, also add a requirement that the commando unit type is not present, so Commandos and Airlanding Officer receive their proper powered-up version of Bren. I can provide the working xml changes if needed. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: OKW AI and panzer authorization19 Mar 2020, 13:20 PM Jump back to quoted post19 Mar 2020, 10:00 AMSneakEye Fix: In ai_economy/complete: 'ai_economy_bag/player_upgrades', add the new upgrade with an utility value of 1000. I implemented this in my mod and the AI always buy all tech upgrades now. Out of curiosity - would that mean that the AI would build that specific upgrade 100% of the time? In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Please Fix Guard Motor Coordination and Counterattack in 2v218 Mar 2020, 19:54 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2020, 19:47 PMelchino7 Unfortunately i pointed out that several years ago. Before the mortar reworks, it might had been intended. Cause the barrage by passes the RoF weakness the 120mm had and the dmg was still good. Well, if the 120mm ever gets on the balance radar, standardizing that would be a good starting point. Though I guess from the perspective of this thread it would be considered quite the opposite of "fixing" Guard Motor Coordination. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Please Fix Guard Motor Coordination and Counterattack in 2v218 Mar 2020, 19:41 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2020, 18:56 PMelchino7 That's for direct hits against say buildings or vehicles. The damage multiplier is set below 1 for near range so no mortar can 1 shot any model at full HP and will mostly be doing 68 dmg. Ah, I misunderstood the systems in place. Since there are 3 values (near/mid/far), but the AoE radius is greater than "far" (for example, for 120mm mortar far is 4,5 but AoE radius is 6), I always assumed that the 0-to-near range is considered "direct hit" and always deals full damage. Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2020, 18:56 PMelchino7 The 120mm doesn't wreck garrisons (unless it's using a different dmg type which i'm not aware of). As both do the same dmg, even at far range, the dmg to buildings is the same. Against units inside, outside of direct hits or been affected by AoE, is the same as well. When a weapon has the property "dmg all in hold = true", they do the "far dmg" to all entities disregarding if they are in the AoE or not (remember to aim your grenades against the highest concentration window). Again, my mistake - I was referring to AoE damage multiplier of 120mm mortar to buildings. For autofire it's set to 1 for all ranges, unlike other mortars. Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2020, 18:56 PMelchino7 The only thing that the 120mm has it going for it, it's that it's easier to use due to extended range. I've already made several test with the unit and have been saying for years that the 120mm is both overrated, overpriced and overvalue (vet wise). The unit is better now that ALL other mortars and indirect fire has been nerf (by comparison) but it's still better to get a normal 82mm if you plan to use barrage at all. https://www.coh2.org/topic/103343/82mm-vs-120mm-mortar-against-flak-hq/page/1 Opinion: it doesn't outperform the 82mm mortar by cost (240 vs 340), popcap (6 vs 9) or vet (it has double requirements and each vet level doubles it, so when the 120mm hits vet 1 the 82mm is vet 2). Agreed. While precision shot cheese is not something I'd like to see again, I agree that 120mm mortar doesn't bring enough bang for the buck its worth. Just yesterday by going through the weapon files, I've found that it's barrage AoE ranges are lower for no apparent reason. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Please Fix Guard Motor Coordination and Counterattack in 2v218 Mar 2020, 15:02 PM Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2020, 14:05 PMPrinceps plus its 6Men unit which u can fuk without stuka airdrop or Sturmtiger direkt hit plus can retreat... It's 5 men, because it can be operated by 1 man. It effectively has the same crew size as regular soviet mortar, which requires 2 men to operate. Besides, other mortars can retreat as well. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: wishlist Last few minor changes before live patch18 Mar 2020, 11:46 AM Another small thing: standardize BM-38 120mm Mortar's barrage AoE profile. Currently BM-38's autofire has AoE distances defined as 1.5/3/4.5, while barrage has 1.1/3.5/4.5 for some bizarre reason. I think it's the only mortar in the game that has such inconsistency, which basically makes its barrage less powerful in comparison. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: Winter balance Mod (1/2020) Bug list18 Mar 2020, 07:50 AM Partisan Troops Veterancy Rank 1 description states that it unlocks "Trip Wire Flares" ability, not the Concussive Trap. In: COH2 Bugs
Thread: Please Fix Guard Motor Coordination and Counterattack in 2v218 Mar 2020, 06:50 AM Jump back to quoted post18 Mar 2020, 05:37 AMGrumpy The 120 does 68(or 62?) damage to infantry. It is anything but a howitzer, other than a similar manpower cost. It is practically never worth the additional pop cap and cost above the 82mm. It still sounds like the old OP 120 but that's about it. Their damage is the same at 80 - the key difference lies in AoE. For 82mm max range is 4 and near/mid/far damage range are defined as 1/2/3. For 120mm max range is 6 and damage ranges are defined as 1,5/3/4,5. Damage multiplier is 0,85/0,5/0,25. Simply put, 120mm has greater AoE and range at the cost of fire rate. Plus, the 120mm absolutely wrecks ambient buildings. In: COH2 Balance
Thread: My Ideal Fix for Bolster17 Mar 2020, 21:40 PM I agree. To me having a mid-game tech be just w joice between Bofors or AEC always felt incomplete to me. Mini-Anvil and Mini-Hammer would be a nice change. Consolidating grenade side-tech into one of those would be interesting too, but perhaps the timing would be a bit too late. In: COH2 Gameplay