[New mode idea (semi-ironman)]

Maybe a sub-option under that toggleable option to make you carry the downed soldiers back to teleporter/dropship if you decide to bail the mission in order to save them?

 

Flashbacks of me desperately carrying my favorite sniper back to Charlie-1 because maybe that was a thing in the game, maybe it said something like that in the loading screen and I just didn't see it. She can't just die like that no! I will not accept that! It will be fine when I carry her back to our dropship... It's gonna be just like before. She didn't even get to play with her new laser rifle... I just need to carry her back that's all... Why would Goldhawk implement carrying soldiers around if this wasn't it WHY OH GOD WHY....

 

[A little side-suggestion on balance and realism.]

Make laser weapons such that their damage drops over distance instead of accuracy.

It just makes sense realistically(no bullet drop or travel time) and it could be a cool balance feature. Some players could prefer keeping ballistic weapons for their snipers to use them as long-range killers while some players may prefer laser snipers for a more recon-support role since they can't one-shot aliens from long distances...

Also, it could be a nice change to make laser weapons fire effects look like half-life's tau cannon's beam instead of a star wars like laser bolts to visually aid this mechanic in the game.

 

 

I looked around a little bit to see if anyone else suggested something like this but couldn't find any... Sorry in advance if this idea was already suggested before...

[Xenonauts 2 - Cover System & Crouching]

Considering the fact that Xeno2 will be 3d. Would a cone of fire be too hard to implement?

Instead of percentages there would be a cone of possible angles the bullet would go to. A sniper would have a 1 degree cone while a machine gunner has 30.

I'm guessing that you would need to modify or completely rework the ground combat engine for that?

Don't mind the gravity. I couldn't find a diagram w/o it.

The cones center is the head if the person is behind cover and the body if he/she/it is in the open.

So you calculate the area the target is occupying and get the % from that(If its small in a big cone its unlikely). Or create a random line in the cone and look if its hitting the target or the cover first.

I dont think it is possible but i dont know anything about gamemaking or coding.