PDF

[Rico's Roughnecks]

I don't know if this is a bug or not, but there is a PDF soldier in "the last squad". The briefing makes no mention of him and I didn't think pdf was supposed to be deployed yet, but there he is on all difficulty levels.

He moves 3 spaces at a time, doesn't have to change facing to move and can attack at range 3. He takes 5 or 6 actions on brutal and doesn't fight the xenos. He can attack me when there is a xeno between us. The 4 times he hit me (I let him attack me a few dozen times. This is my lone captain with evade 40) he did 2, 2, 1 and 1 damage. My chance to get a critical hit on him is 5% greater than against a blue xeno, 15% greater than a purple. He doesn't move from his spawn point until I get within about 10 spaces, and I've never seen a second one spawn,

Here's something interesting. He attacks like a xeno, he attacks all targets within range 3, including diagonally and in a chess knight pattern (two over and one up) and can attack all 4 templar at once, even if there is the corner of a wall that is between them. I wish I could pick up whatever gun he's using!

[blackgauntlet]

So... a PDF is stronger than a TK? That sucks!

[Cory Trese]

Bugs

[blackgauntlet]

@cory- Which sucks harder.

rico- I was attacked by him, though. Didn't know that he would attack Xenos. I always thought that those guys are infested terrans... or something.

[Rico's Roughnecks]

Yeah he is firmly on the xenos team. They don't attack each other and he can fire past them like templar can fire past each other (except hydra...). His actions are mixed in with xenos, so he doesn't have his own separate PDF turn. He doesn't move until I get close but then he will chase me all around the map.

4 actions are his base on lower difficulties, by the way, up to 6 on brutal.

[Cory Trese]

This version of the PDF will not appear in levels simultaneously with xenos.

The statistics on that PDF is a "boss PDF" not a normal trooper.

A future release will add special powers for the boss PDF, enable PDF vs. xeno in-fighting and other additional AI (flanking, clumping) for the PDF troopers.

[blackgauntlet]

Apr 10, 2012 23:06:57 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

A future release will add special powers for the boss PDF, enable PDF vs. xeno in-fighting and other additional AI (flanking, clumping) for the PDF troopers.

That sounds cool and all but... whose side do we take?

[fallen]

If the Templars have to roll over puny humans soldiers, it is because they are heretics, traitors, or pirates.

[blackgauntlet]

Can we roll over them, even if they aren't?

[Rico's Roughnecks]

The PDF attack is a little ridiculous. This PDF can attack both templar at the same time through the WALL


Any plans to give them a normal gun-type attack?

[Cory Trese]

Apr 26, 2012 18:33:54 GMT -5 Rico's Roughnecks said:

The PDF attack is a little ridiculous. This PDF can attack both templar at the same time through the WALL


Any plans to give them a normal gun-type attack?

Maybe, I'm testing both. The LoS issue was fixed by merging in some code from CyberKnights.

[whitegauntlet]

He shot through a wall? LOL.

[Cory Trese]

Apr 28, 2012 2:03:30 GMT -5 whitegauntlet said:

He shot through a wall? LOL.

Much easier to code, I assure you

[whitegauntlet]

Why not do it more often. I love magic bullets.

[whitegauntlet]

And nice! 5001st post!