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I'd also like to see what Shadow suggested, some randomly generated maps, but it's more than unlikely they'll have the resources and time to actually do this.

http://www.fullcontrol.dk/tech_txengine.html
They seem to have that covered. Even for stuff more complicated than just randomly placing trees and rocks

Using a weapon will slowly damage it to the point where it's destroyed. The more you use a given weapon, the more damage it takes.

Also, skill improves accuracy...damage is a byproduct of that but there shouldn't be any difference in damage between a "skilled" merc who shoots the same weapon with the same bullet type into the same enemy in the same location etc. as another "unskilled" merc (besides any randomization).

Anyway, the skill tree based on usage is incredibly unappealing. I pretty much ignore character development in JA2 because it was just a time waster...punishing players who just want to play the game by adding micromanagement into an already weak system is terrible.

My biggest wish would be starting gear for everyone, IMPs, Mercs and the enemy.

I mean realisticly, you're a hired merc entering into enemy territory, not only are you facing a your normal every day street thug, you'll be fighting drug cartels, enemy mercs and the russian army (including special forces).

You ready? Ok, here's a .38 special and 18 bullets, have fun!

Perhaps its meant more like "on average" like "the skilled merc won't shoot the same location as the unskilled one as he is able to bring the shot to those places that hurts more." Therefore damage does indeed increase with accuracy to some extent, the skilled shooter not only hits more often but deals (within a variance of course) more damage on average?
Or the skilled one scores a critical hit more often? This again would fit "the skilled one deals more damage (on average)".

Interestingly, the majority of writers here said "freely distributable skill points are unappealing" AFAICS.
Seems that tastes do differ and you cannot please everybody ...

Doesn't mean they should make a bad system even worse. They can keep the idea and improve it so it isn't tedious or even develop a hybrid system. The appeal of over loading a merc and running them around to increase strength and other things is beyond me. It's just time wasting. Now they want to amplify that ridiculous waste of time and require you to micromanage and min/max your weapon usage to be effective? No thanks.

I don't intend to step any toes, but could we keep this down to reasonable levels? Like we propose how crucial game elements could be handled, and which ones are utterly important? This thread won't help FC one bit if we just post... complicated, non-core stuff here.

Glad you all left it for me to bring up lighting ( again ! ) . Please give us lighting that can be turned on , off , destroyed and otherwise used properly . At least let it be moddable so traps can be set and sprung at night . Can the unity engine do this ?

I recall Flugente had a good idea in some thread... about making the calibre deceide the base range and damage, and the guns have modifiers. Nothing changes for gameplay or interface, just a more logical way to handle it interally. You should consider this.

- recoil (actually impulse, but in a formula with the gun weight it can give you the recoil value for each individual gun)

I'm not sure why you are quoting recoil in particular here but maybe I'm missing some context?

If this is unannounced happening in the background, then I'm sorry. But isn't there an modding group talking intern with FC about exactly this stuff? Isn't this already established? They said they would reach out for modders in order to get help for exactly this. I'm just curious, cause I imagined that there are already big talks in the BG.

as long as it's moddable to a similar extent as JA2 vanilla

the source code wasn't available for DL or UC was it ?
Just creative hacking

Yup , da boss has nailed it , the game can be little more than JA2 updated , in that as long as it's moddable to a similar extent as JA2 vanilla , we will love it to death , and it's future will be assured , any sequels can be delivered by FC to a better standard than poor old Wildfire or Unfinished Business ever were . A decent story , good characters , voices with memorable lines , varied weapons and well game-balanced as a base for the community to expand it to a level no company ever could . It will sell .

What other games have been used for the Unity engine ?

But I disagree when he says he don't want it to be here, in the open. I'm not so sure the modders here can bring up all the points needed to convince FC to do the right thing. By involving the whole community we'll get more weight to our arguments.