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    Breaking enemies out of cover.

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Jean-Luc

    Flank, penetration, explosives and fire.

    Yeah, there's plenty I'd say. And it will probably be feasible to incorporate the combat shield into cover breaching tactics, the most obvious example being using the shield to get close before lobbing a grenade.

    And there's always the tried and true rookie death squad stun baton charge.

    Xenonauts Motto

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Jean-Luc

    That sounds quite good, what is it in latin?

    It has no "official" Latin translation that I know of. It's a common phrase in English used in expressions like "To go above and beyond the call of duty" for example. But like it did in the SAAB series, fighting an alien force gives it a whole new dimension so to speak.

    I don't think these things have to be in Latin.

    Xenonauts Motto

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Jean-Luc

    "Per aspera ad astra" seems appropriate to the situation.

    Or, alternatively, "Boil 'em mash 'em stick 'em in a stew!". :P

    Also if anyone remembers that 90s American military series that was a bit Top Gun-ish but with a Sci-Fi twist. It was called Space: Above and Beyond, got cancelled after one season. Anyway, "Above and beyond" is simple, down to earth and military sounding but has an additional layer of meaning in the context of an organization meant to fight an extraterrestrial foe.

    Increase utility of base defenses

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

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    I really can't think of any other base defense utility that doesn't involve its representation on the geoscape.

    I do, however, have an idea for a simple implementation that is pretty much automated. Just like the radar, the anti-air battery would have a range circle. If your interceptors engage any UFOs within this circle, the battery fires a single salvo which is assumed to occur just before your fighters reach the bogeys. This is instantly auto-calculated with a 0 - 100% chance of each UFO in the group suffering structural damage, critical damage or being destroyed (only escorts would be destroyable while the "capital ships" could only be damaged).

    It's simple, automated and requires no player input beyond attempting to engage within the battery's range.

    One thing I like about Alien Invasion is how base defenses and interceptors can work in tandem.

    Submit mascot/representative for marketing purposes

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

    Posted

    I can only submit my earlier Caesan related "work". :P Seems the forum doesn't support spoiler tags (only temporarily I hope) so I'll just post links.

    Original (for the uninitiated):

    http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/6921/caesan.jpg

    Pimp:

    http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/450/caesanpimpglassescopy.jpg

    Santa:

    http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/1264/caesansanta.jpg

    Not sure if I'd actually use this to market anything. Except pimp hats maybe.

    All fear Sathra!

    in Xenonauts-2 Releases & Patch Notes

    Posted · Edited by Jean-Luc

    Oh no, an Australian? Crikey!

    Well, Chris is right about one thing. This is quite unsurprising.

    Congratulations Sathra, I will begin fearing you shortly. :D

    The forum has been very well behaved over the past two years and unless vBulletin has an inbuilt idiot magnet that I've yet to come across, I see no reason why we won't continue to have an excellent community.

    It's mostly related to the size of forum population I think. While the community is small and intimate, more akin to a family, things are mostly fine but the more people there are the more "combustible" it gets.

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