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Re: Arulco Vacations Bug Reports & Fixes[message #351326 is a reply to message #351325]

Sat, 21 October 2017 14:09

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Cover settings are very high in AV compared to stock 1.13

COVER_SYSTEM_STEALTH_TRAIT_VALUE = 42
COVER_SYSTEM_STEALTH_EFFECTIVENESS = 86
COVER_SYSTEM_CAMOUFLAGE_EFFECTIVENESS = 86
COVER_SYSTEM_STANCE_EFFECTIVENESS = 42
COVER_SYSTEM_LBE_EFFECTIVENESS = 50
COVER_SYSTEM_MOVEMENT_EFFECTIVENESS = 20
COVER_SYSTEM_TREE_EFFECTIVENESS = 60

I use these settings for testing Ja2+AI:

COVER_SYSTEM_STEALTH_TRAIT_VALUE = 15
COVER_SYSTEM_STEALTH_EFFECTIVENESS = 50
COVER_SYSTEM_CAMOUFLAGE_EFFECTIVENESS = 50
COVER_SYSTEM_STANCE_EFFECTIVENESS = 20
COVER_SYSTEM_LBE_EFFECTIVENESS = 50
COVER_SYSTEM_MOVEMENT_EFFECTIVENESS = 50
COVER_SYSTEM_TREE_EFFECTIVENESS = 30

And AI can hide very well with these settings.
With increased settings it should be much harder to play (unless you do the same - move unnoticed and hide from enemy to make ambush).

The problem is most likely is that players tend to take stationary positions and wait for enemy to come closer to be shot, but since you don't move mercs, enemy knows their exact positions (AI will remember all seen/heard opponents and share knowledge with team), so enemy will be able to take cover very effectively (since he knows exact position and computer is very good with calculations) and will be very effective at finding positions with good sight and CTGT to your mercs. And he will shoot for suppression at known positions and even throw grenades even if he cannot see opponent currrently.
So the solution for player is to change position once you have been discovered, move back from enemy sight, change position and make another good shot, then repeat. Try to spread mercs, take several good positions that can cover each other and provide cross fire on enemy, hide snipers in back line, preferrably with high camo and sound suppressor.

As for sandbag problem - it's related to sandbag JSD structure -make it solid like rock and noone will shoot through it. Mentioned AI fix has no relation here - it only stops AI soldiers from deciding shooting through walls by additional LOS check to standing position, and since sandbags don't block LOS to standing position, it has no effect here.
Another problem is that with NCTH enemy always has some chance to hit, even when shooting from 500m at night at invisible target, because NCTH uses random distribution inside aperture. And since AI will shoot a lot for suppression, there will be many random hits. The solution is not to let enemy know your exact position and/or hide behind something providing good cover. Or play with OCTH where different calculation is used.

[Updated on: Sat, 21 October 2017 17:05]

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