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Basically the chance an enemy get's a trait(s) is based on difficulty level you play plus your campaign progress plus some random factors.
Does that mean you're taking it into consideration or did you just say it's already like that? By the way, campaign progress is a good idea. The thing to remember is that traits are really really powerful, so I need a way to tune them down, just like you can control the way you defend towns by changing all the militia modifiers.

Anyway, of course I'm the only one to complain. I'm not the usual gamer, I'm looking for the perfect game. So my suggestions never represent the demands of a larger group, but in the end they might make people say: "Well, it's not necessary, but a nice idea anyway."
I assume that the number of people giving you feedback is just relatively low, since people either like STOMP and thus don't dare to complain (especially when you're already busy) or they don't like it, deinstall it and don't feel like telling anyone what bothered them in the first place.

By the way, just out of sheer interest: How will you make STOMP traits optional? Will the player just enable or disable STOMP or will there be options to define what you want to have in your game? Like
Stomp_UseStompTraits = TRUE
Stomp_NumberTraitsPerMerc = 3
Stomp_AllowSurgery = TRUE
...
I'm really interested as this whole integration into 1.13 thing would be a huge step forward I think.

I'm somewhat addicted to JA2, partly due to your mod. I'm on vacation right now and I did decide on leaving it home in order to spend my time with something else instead, but I keep thinking about it, imagining how to equip people with various skills and how else I could create IMPs to make them fit into squads. I usually prefer to have one elite Sniper in an IMP squad, but I'm thinking about how a designated Marksman could be fitted with 2 supporting traits and whether I should create a grunt with the Demolitions trait instead of sticking to Heavy Weapons. Call me crazy, but this game has got me and it turned out to be so much like I wanted it to be. Lots of possible trait combos and no utterly pointless traits to rule out in the first place, especially since you can customize each of them to fit your needs.

In that context, people have already asked about it in the old thread, but how hard is it to make more trait slots available? I'm not talking about adding more traits to every merc, defaulting this would be somewhat pointless, but it would certainly be awesome to set the number of max traits with an ini option and create even more versatile mercs, even though that would certainly break balance if exaggerated. But you could eventually give Dr. Q both Martial Arts and the Doctor trait. Not everybody has to have all traits maxed out, but it could add more variety.

I'm still just asking how hard it would be. I'm not saying it has to be done.

And by the way, I like the penalty modifiers. Gives me more control in case I think any weapon class is too overpowered. I love to have inaccurate LMGs for the sake of suppressive fire. (Edit: I love HAM!)

LootF.


Appendix.Nickfighter
Arrghhh...I am SO CONFUSED. I don't know if to play either STOMP with the awesome new traits and enemy commandos that deserve their name and more, or HAM with everything it's got. I hope that you'll make the both work together pretty soon because I just can't get myself to play JA2 anymore now.
Your word in God's ear. I'm agonizing with you.

Jinxed
Stomp made the game way too easy for me
How's that possible? Even with enemies having traits or traits tuned down? This game is so customizable I can't imagine anyone finding it too easy when you can add more enemies, make them elite only and add bonus APs, slow down merc stat progress while setting game progress up high and being in a constant need for money due to lesser mine outcome and sales results. But that's only me and I find it even hard to battle larger groups with standard suppression settings, shame on me. But you can always make it harder. oO

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