More buggy behavior, more combat and formation code to write. It would require a lot of alterations to how the game does combat.

Something better left for DWII or DWIII - it doesn't feel to me to be something that belongs in an expansion pack.

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Erik, please tell us, make me happy, Will firing arcs for the ships be implemented??? This is #1 im waiting for.
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Why would you want it? I don't see how it would improve the ...

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To be honest, I didn't know that the XCOM series has been modded.

Neither did I. I'm not sure what he's talking about.

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The UFO series was ok untill modding made it much better.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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OK??? UFO was incredible, unrivalled in its genre for ages. Lots of people still look at it as the benchmark for UGOIGO games.<br/>
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Through slow reduction of state support for things like creationism and religious schools, I was able to reduce the religious section of the population to 0.00%.<br/>
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Fine, I thought - nobody left to complain - so I cranked up the bars on ...

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But all I could get as to why no assault rifle ammo was that it's not reliable enough.
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No market for it, from the military. Why bother developing something that no NATO member will purchase? NATO doesn't use ...

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<U><s>[u]</s><COLOR color="#000099"><s>[color="#000099"]</s>1. Flame weapons<e>[/color]</e></COLOR><e>[/u]</e></U> - WP grenades, incendiary grenade launcher rounds, perhaps molotov cocktails.<br/>
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Aside from some dramatic deaths, I think it'd open up some ...

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[font="times new roman"]<SIZE size="3"><s>[size=3]</s>It seems a lot of people want a night ops and stealth character but there is no night time and people say enemies spot you right away when you enter a zone. Which skills and perks ...

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That's the point of forums - discussion. <br/>
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Not everyone will agree with you. Some people, heaven forbid, will question and challenge your statements.<br/>
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So, in the spirit of discussion, it isn't "hijacking the thread" to challenge your suggestions and ...

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[insert JA2 rant here] <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Put the machete away! I just tried to clarify a question.<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>If Nothing else I do plan on a merc change.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE> <br/>
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Does that include ...

<r> As to the whole AP argument, go back to the initial FT article that's linked. Ignore the picture - the author of the post doesn't make any claims that they're photos of Chinese ammo. It's a photo to give readers an idea what AP ammo is - that's all.<br/>
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Can't we have some of those great mercs from JA2 back? t
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They don't have the JA license. Strategy First owns the copyright for those mercs. HG has nothing to do with the JA franchise, as far as I can see.<br ...

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So why would you say that militia having old weapons and sniper rifles would be contradictory?<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Because it includes Dragunov, M-82, M-24. All pretty high-end weapons. Your statement included some rather high end ...

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I would also like the AI to use "real world" tactics as much as possible. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I agree completely - the AI blows. While some developers balk at the idea of AI development, I've seen some pretty simple AI ...

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I -really- want to see the performance stats on those rounds. I suspect they are not high velocity, particularly from the description of the copper thickness. Could be wrong though... Let me know if you can find more info on those please.<e ...

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Handy list of jarhead slang - yes, I can find it as easily as you. Hoorah.<br/>
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In my experience, most military folks refer to anyone in the navy as "arse bandits" - or some derivation thereof. Pretty ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Edgewise<br/>
...so you could jump over a short fence, through a window, onto a box or roof when and how you wanted.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I feel your pain. Just went back to re-take a sector. One of the houses had a merc (no longer in my employ) in it ...

<t> With reference to your training not being in "running away", I thought I'd shed some light on the subject.<br/>
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Hannibal used it quite effectively in the Battle of Cannae, where his center feigned a retreat, drawing the Romans in and allowing his wings to flank and ultimately envelop ...

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yes, if you think the right choice is to toss a nade when you standing next to someone, they yes you are a fool<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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You said "close", and later gave an example of "point blank" separately. I assumed, quite ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>if you have followed any of my posts, you know I don't think that of these guys could get a job as a Merk, I don't think half of them could get a job as a night watchmen<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I miss the good ole JA2 days of Gasket, Biff, Flo and Razor. Mercenaries ...