Not sure what's causing this. When switching Scully's firemode to underbarrel GL, I can't switch back to single or auto fire, unless I remove the grenade.

There are plenty of pistols that have terrible default aim, and others with great. Your default stats suggest a pistol is a pistol and there isn't any significant difference. I can say the same thing for all the other categories...

As for your aiming levels on the scopes, I don't agree with that entirely either. You are leaving out the x4 level it appears completely, and lumping its accuracy in with x2 scopes. It entirely eliminates any desire to pay extra for a x4 scope, or even add the weight, since it isn't going to give any advantage.

Most former "internal" attachments are now actual ones; this is especially important for the new folding stocks.

- What does this mean?

Most assault rifles lost the ability to mount small 2x scopes and 7x battle scopes. No more *Jack-of-all-Trades*.

- This is probably the thing that bothers me the most. I see no justification for it. There is plenty of real-world justification for a guy with a 2x scope on his AR and a the guy next to him with a 7x with the same gun, and the next guy ridding the middle with a 4x.

jaredh

Most assault rifles lost the ability to mount small 2x scopes and 7x battle scopes. No more *Jack-of-all-Trades*.

- This is probably the thing that bothers me the most. I see no justification for it. There is plenty of real-world justification for a guy with a 2x scope on his AR and a the guy next to him with a 7x with the same gun, and the next guy ridding the middle with a 4x.

As with most attachments this is based onto gameplay/balancing reasons, not real life. If you absolutly can't stand it, you can change the Attachment Points in your Items.xml.

Strohmann

As with most attachments this is based onto gameplay/balancing reasons, not real life. If you absolutly can't stand it, you can change the Attachment Points in your Items.xml.

But aren't attachments based more on real life than balance as it is? And isn't that to give the player the freedom to determine which weapons to use for different ranges, rather than the game arbitrarily determining that?

Headhunter

But aren't attachments based more on real life than balance as it is? And isn't that to give the player the freedom to determine which weapons to use for different ranges, rather than the game arbitrarily determining that?

IMO the optimal state to strive for is when attachments are actually balanced instead of annoying the player with 'Why the f does scope x fit but scope y doesn't?! - Because [arbitrary balance decision]'
Can you put a big hulking 10x scope on a UMP? Yes. Does it make sense? No. Which style of thinking should be encouraged?
[ ] Slap biggest possible scope on rifle - modder determined it's the best for gun Z.
[ ] Think about it and probably use a lower powered scope because it works better for the intended role.

Bonus: Fewer attachment points - less work for the modder.

• overhauled EnemyItemchoices, created separate lists for elites, regulars and admins. Militia draw their gear from the same pool (admin -> green etc.)
• overhauled IMPItemchoices again: items based on attributes/physical stats, LBE-Gear based on major trait, in general many new additions to traits
• reordered the itemsizes of the weapons, so there is more room for size changes by attachments like folding stocks.
  
  - size 7-10 fit in combat pack, gun sling and general large slots
  - size 11 fits in gun sling and general large slots
  - size 12 fits only in general large slots now
  - suppressors/barrel extender +1 size, retracted stocks -1 size, folded stocks -2 size
  
  - carbine ARs, SMGs size 9
  - regular sized weapons size 10
  - size 11 for large weapons like sniper or battle rifles
  - oversized weapons like lmgs or anti-material rifles belong in 12
  
  In general the result should be that you have to rely onto (attaching and) transforming the stocks more if you want to transport big weapons in other places as your backpack or hands.
  
• Splitted FMJ ammo type into 4 subgroups with different penetration values
  
  old - was 0.75 for everything
  Weak Penetration (0. - pistol catridges
  Medium Penetration (0.7) - 5.56x45mm
  Good Penetration (0.65) - 7.62x39mm, 6.8x43mm
  Excellent Penetration (0.6) - 7.62x51mm+
  
• Enabled rod & spring for most weapons again, but excluded it from access to the enemy army, so it's penalty doesn't fuck them over. Also added match and tracer ammo variants for 6.8x43mm. With new own c-mag adapter, more ammo types* and increased penetration it should be finally competitive with 5.56x45mm, so i lifted the battle scope restriction for some high coolness 5.56x45mm weapons.
  
  The Assault Rifle balancing pattern is now:
  
  - Steyr Aug variants: scope magnification 2x
  - G36 Non-RAS variants: integral reflex scope 2-3x
  - Mass of the regular ARs: ACOG/Reflex Scope/PSO-1 3-4x
  - XM-8 Sharpshooter, FN SCAR-L SV, SIG SG550, Diemaco C7A2, HK 416 20", HK G11: ACOG/Reflex Scope 3-4x, battle scope 5-7x
  - 6.8x43mm/7.62x51mm caliber AR: ACOG/Reflex Scope 3-4x, battle scope 5-7x (exceptions: FR Ordnance MC51, FN SCAR-H CQC, FN SCAR-68 CQC)

• altered most A.I.M. and M.E.R.C. starting gear: more automatic weapons, pistol usage reduced, some scoped weapons for expensive mercs, more warsaw pact weapons. Deadly Games Mercs are not included; i could take a look at their gear in the future, but that's pretty low on my priority list.
  
• weapon prices overhauled; coolness is the main factor for price differences now
  
• global accuracy buff for assault rifles, some fixes
  
• after experimenting with the HeavyGun-Tag, it seems indeed to work only in standing stance as likely intended, despite the eye-icon not changing if crouching or prone; but it prevents any scope toggle behaviour. In this state it would only have use for maybe 2-3 weapons on my list, so i have decided to add some of the penalties firing-from-the-hip would normally apply to the integral and heavy bipod instead.

• overhauled existing lbe gear
  
• added some MOLLE pouches that can be attached to lbe gear vest, some high coolness vests and leg carrier rig
  
• added new pocket types, used item sizes increased from 34 to 50

What about doubling APsToReload?
Read about it somewhere here on forum and it seems to be good idea.
Main reason: more planning needed, more need for second gun/pistol.

And for underbarrel grenade launchers i think that we should keep their original behavior: load once  - fire when needed.

• updated the starting weaponry of the remaining Deadly Games Mercs
  
• restored Spooky as A.I.M.-Merc with proper biography and text files

jaredh

- What does this mean?

For example in the "old" 1.13 data the stats of the stocks were directly on the item/weapon; the designer assumed they were folded/retracted most or all of the time. This had the disadvantage that all these weapons were far worse from the start than all the others with fixed stock of each weapon category.

With the changes the stock is a separate item, attached to a weapon. In the default state it gives no penalties and can be folded only if required, with an item transformation. This also makes modding easier as you only have to edit a handfull items instead of a large mass of individual weapons.

[..]If you don't mind i have maybe intresting proposition.How about to make all LBE gear with custom functions?Stock 1.13 mod have not much LBE gear and such LBe gear player can obtain almost without any troubles.What i suggest:Nerf all LBE gear with some slots(for example remove 1-3 random slots from Lbe gear like ammo pockets,tiny pockets etc),but for that player can make some custom edits with modular Lbe pockets.Plus add to LBe gear some bonuses\penalties with camofluage\AP penalties or something like that.So player starts with really low slots in lbe gear but he can upgrade those lbe gear with modular gear to increase his inventory.


Or make new LBE gear like:Modular LBe Vest(base pockets no more 1-3 slots,other pockets\slots for modular lbe gear),Modular LBE combat pack(1 big slot,1 small slot other closed slots can be customized with modular gear),Modular backpack(1-2 big slots,1-2 small slots,other slots\pockets can be customized with modular gear)

So what do you think about that?

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(crappy quality i know) 1. + 5. column are up-to-date gear, ignore the rest.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/?r4smzhi3p7797p2

Ok, I'll probably have some time to try this weekend. While I haven't tried it yet I really appreciate that someone finally tries to improve the balancing of the game, and I feel this mod ought to get more attention and feedback.

Should I use the exe in your "Newest Update" package or the newest from depri's archive? I got the latest SCI so I guess the exe in your file might be outdated?

The effects of folding and collapsible stocks are somehow overestimated in the game. Collapsible stocks are used to adapt the weapon length to the shooters arms and the thickness of the body armor. Therefore they make make the handling and the aiming/shooting of the gun easier/faster. You only change the length of the stock if You get new body armor, otherwise it will always stay at the same length. You can also collapse it for the transportation in a vehicle or in a backpack. So the effects of a collapsible stock should be easier handling/shooting and a punishment for pulling it out of a combat pack slot during battle. No punishment for taking it from the sling.

Folding stocks should only be folded while riding on a vehicle with tight space or while doing some work where the long rifle is a disturbance. When You are on patrol You always have Your stock unfolded to react faster to hostile situations.
There is a big difference in the construction of folding stocks. The skeleton style, like it is used on the G36 and used as image for the attachment in the game, should betreated like a conventional stock and only reduce the item size for packing it into a backpack. There should be additional AP costs for taking it out of a backpack during combat.
I don't know if the AKs and other ARs/SMGs with the folding stock made from bended steel wire are more difficult to shoot than their versions with a fixed buttstock.