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• Unit stat accuracy

  On 1) I think the gun, shooter and type of shot should have major influence, the great bulk of it IMO.
  
  On 2) Some but not much.
  
  On 3) Not quite sure what you mean in the first part of that question. On deviation it should definitely be reduced. I take it that the units have some military training, but on many occasions you have to wonder whether it is the first time they have ever fired a gun, as they can fire as if they have their eyes closed, so wild the shot can be. ;)
  
  Posted by xeno 10 hours ago | Go to comment >>



• Unit stat accuracy

  I think I'm detecting some kind of subtle undercurrent of displeasure with the accuracy of shooting? :) Fair enough, it probably needs a good look at it.
  
  I guess the first thing to decide is how the accuracy should work, or more specifically, the following:-
  
  1) How much influence should the gun, the shooter, and the type of shot have on the overall accuracy?
  
  2) How much of a random element should be added?
  
  3) How accurate should the "physical" shot be, based on the "final" accuracy value after taking into account the gun, shooter, and shot type? And if a shot is inaccurate, how far should the bullet deviate?
  
  [I'll have to cut this post short as the PC I was writing on just had a hard-disk crash, but I managed to rescue the above. I'll write more soon].
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 1 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Unit stat accuracy

  Yep Steve, I feel the same about gun shooting accuracy as Xeno. I get fed up losing a game down to a seemingly random game of chance when using guns. This game's strength is in strategy and making intelligent decisions. A certain ammount of chance is good but the amount of dud shots I get is really frustrating. More accuracy would be most appreciated. Op fire inaccuracy bothers me less but when I commit a unit to fire and every shot misses, then the next is the same etc, ahhhgggh!!! When you actually hit the enemy is feels such a rare thing. More likely to hit the poor fellow next to you on your own side. Increased accuracy would improve the game. I always thought the wild miss shooting to be unrealistic. Worth trying out an accuracey improvement, gets my vote Steve.
  
  Posted by petermock 2 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Unit stat accuracy

  Its not it's.
  
  Posted by xeno 2 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Unit stat accuracy

  I would like raise a discussion about this.
  
  I'm not sure why I haven't raised this before because it has frustrated me for sometime. Maybe not wanting to rock the boat. But my frustration has reached it's limit to speak out.
  
  The shot dynamics, whatever you wish to call them, does not make sense. I have someone with 46 shot skill and someone with only 26. Yet the difference according to an aimed shot is always the same. On a snap shot it is only a few percent. I essentially have a marksman who is only a few percent higher to hit his target on a snap shot than, let's say a rookie. And on an aimed shot no difference. Both say 85%,or 75% depending on the weapon. In practice the accuracy is marginal yet someone with a 46 shot skill over a 26 shot skill has say, haven't done the exact maths, 40% something greater chance.
  
  Just fed up with the shot stats meaning very little when they should mean a substantial amount. Annoying when you put a lot of time in to tactics and equipping and then the shot system is so flawed.
  
  I hate saying this. Steve is a top bloke, I've grown to become fond of you all.
  
  Posted by xeno 2 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Merry Christmas!

  Merry Christmas everyone! Stellar Forces goes on for another year! Hope everyone is well!, and thanks to everyone who's played it and still playing.
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 63 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  They're doing it again... ms auto cannon and a good shot couldn't get it through one square... you'd have to be retarded and on drugs not to make the shot. They are dead now because they clipped the door frame. Game lost .... beyond frustrating
  
  Posted by robsraiders 97 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  I've also been through and tweaked all the unbalanced missions, including adding an alien where required.
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 116 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  AH, I see what you mean. I've released v 1.36 to sort this out. Thanks for letting me know.
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 116 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  > all my troops are immune to gas now
  
  Do you mean all troops, in all your games?
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 118 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  Yep. Or more aliens to start... just one or two extra would make it more interesting and nerve racking for humans! ... ps all my troops are immune to gas now ... cheers Steve! ;)
  
  Posted by robsraiders 120 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  What do you mean exactly? Reduce the number of APs it costs to lay an egg? I'm just going through the missions and tweaking any that look unbalanced, so I'll probably add an extra alien here and there.
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 123 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  Any sort of alien colony vs humans is pretty much unwinable unless humans are have a bad accuracy day... can anything be done to improve egg laying
  
  Posted by robsraiders 125 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  Thanks.
  
  Posted by robsraiders 125 days ago | Go to comment >>



• Still cant shoot straight

  A new version of the client has been released that fixes the nerve gas problem.
  
  Posted by SteveSmith 128 days ago | Go to comment >>