Xenonauts 2: Aircraft & Air Combat
The air combat mechanics in Xenonauts 2 are another area of the game that have seen substantial changes throughout development. Way back in the original stages of the project the Geoscape was actually turn-based, so we had a turn-based air combat model to go along with this. We started properly experimenting with this once the Kickstarter was done and despite several iterations it became clear that the turn-based design we had was pretty bad and thus we reverted back to the X1 air combat model.
While playing Xenonauts 1 - I have always only used "classic" (automatic) combat.
The reason is that aerial battles are too monotonous and the player rarely has losses. No critical hits.
The battle tactics are always the same. Which is not surprising: the battle conditions (environment) do not change at all. Also: there are no random factors in combat.
I would suggest adding the following to air combat:
- Night-Day. The accuracy of the rockets in the sun is lower.