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Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #213687]

Mon, 20 April 2009 19:37

Gorro der Grüne

Messages:1447
Registered:March 2009
Location: Broadwurschd-City

I have to apologize if this is an idiotic question or it was posted in the wrong (sub)forum.

I do prefer headshots even with ham.

>80% of my kills are usually headshots.
I take whole sectors only with headshots and I'm realy wondering why the bodyarmour, and the guns of those killed are down to %% of 40 and lower.

No explosives used only one or two of 28 enemies were able to return fire.

In my opinion their equipment should be in a far better constitution.

So I ask memeself that question.

Is the damage of enemies' equipment made randomly or do they leave barracks with that trash
(=are they generated with trash equipment)

[Updated on: Mon, 20 April 2009 20:03] by Moderator

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Sergeant Major

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #213691]

Mon, 20 April 2009 21:37

Off_Topic

Messages:996
Registered:January 2009

I'd say it's just the progress of the game versus armour/gun status. Look at it this way, i've often punched a guy unconscious & stolen armour at 40/50% early on in the game.

I always saw it as a game balancing feature. It also makes since the first troops you encounter might have mediocre quality equipment, it is a dictatorship after all.

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First Sergeant

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #213692]

Mon, 20 April 2009 22:58

SpaceViking

Messages:751
Registered:January 2004
Location: Rochester, Minnesota, USA

I just looked in the code and, yes, only the armor that gets hit is degraded. Explosions are handled differently and damage everything.

The quality of the enemy equipment to start with is random and it looks like it all starts at 70-100%.

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First Sergeant

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #213703]

Tue, 21 April 2009 05:50

usrbid

Messages:1502
Registered:December 2008

What SpaceViking said, the enemy gear is just really crappy, especially in the beginning. I have another post going about weapon jamming, where I asked if enemies can have jams - ever.

Edit: I got feedback that weapon jams are *not* tested for enemies.

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Sergeant Major

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #214283]

Mon, 27 April 2009 04:44

viracicha

Messages:102
Registered:November 2007

i have never see army have jams. i think it is unfair ...
another thing is that i' m try to make traps with a good state guns over a landmine and it nerver work:
a) when i see their guns i think they would not resist
b) They all have a good explosive skill ?
c) Or it is always their explosives expert who arrive first on the area and quickly put a blue flag ?

i continue on unfair; they flee a sector (army) are hardly hit and arrive "fresh" on the
adjacent/militia/mercenary sector. try to do this, u will arrive in a bag.

They never sleep?

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Sergeant

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #214286]

Mon, 27 April 2009 07:59

JAcrazy

Messages:32
Registered:February 2009

Life is unfair, maybe a letter to your congressman is in order? J/K..

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Private 1st Class

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #214290]

Mon, 27 April 2009 10:24

Logisteric

Messages:3190
Registered:December 2008
Location: B

JAcrazy

Life is unfair, maybe a letter to your congressman is in order? J/K..

forget it. in france this is a boss-issue. sarko will care about it.

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Captain

Re: Do headshots damage equipment not used on the head?[message #214300]

Mon, 27 April 2009 15:18

viracicha

Messages:102
Registered:November 2007

I thought j/\2 was a game that "run" equal for the two parts, it was one of the principal reason that i like it ( and is dynamic too ). not like master of orion, were you skip higher level the ai take bigger bonus ( old old game omg...).
but i must admit that wiht the introduction of 1.13 there is a cetain "balance" that make compensasion (very subjective ).

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Sergeant