[V7.18.3 - ground combat/geoscape] - minor / UX / clarity of rules - laser aim bonus not communicated anywhere in laser weapon properties

[fusion-waffle]

Description

minor / UX / clarity of rules - laser aim bonus is not communicated anywhere in laser weapon properties

It is communicated

• in the xenopedia entry for laser weapon research &
• in the hit chance explanation box

But ideally, the laser aim bonus could also be reflected on the weapon tooltip itself, to make it easier to understand & compare weapons.

I appreciate that the laser aim mechanics make it a bit of an odd duck, because it depends on the accuracy of the soldier it doesnt neatly fit into the existing schema!

 

What Happened

Example of comparing two shotguns (while in a ground combat mission).

The accuracy and hit bonus of accelerated & shotguns are identical

 

But the laser shotgun gets that extra laser aim bonus:

[Kouki]

On 4/4/2026 at 8:38 PM, fusion-waffle said:

Description

minor / UX / clarity of rules - laser aim bonus is not communicated anywhere in laser weapon properties

It is communicated

• in the xenopedia entry for laser weapon research &
• in the hit chance explanation box

But ideally, the laser aim bonus could also be reflected on the weapon tooltip itself, to make it easier to understand & compare weapons.

I appreciate that the laser aim mechanics make it a bit of an odd duck, because it depends on the accuracy of the soldier it doesnt neatly fit into the existing schema!

 

What Happened

Example of comparing two shotguns (while in a ground combat mission).

The accuracy and hit bonus of accelerated & shotguns are identical

 

But the laser shotgun gets that extra laser aim bonus:

Ah yeah, you're right. We'll get it fixed