[BackerBuild1] Cover system needs improvement

[Sodin]

@Lobsterman

The “production values” needed for implementing some different stances for human soldiers alone wouldn’t be that high.

Completely agree with your opinion, and I think that it is not difficult to implement, because we already see how a soldier standing or kneeling in the game. And why this player could not choose for himself.
I already mentioned this in the post: [BackerBuild1] Things which I think are missing

@Sodin

1. I miss the opportunity to order a soldier to LIE, KNEEL or STAND (Of course, this would not be without the pros and cons, because otherwise everyone would let his soldiers lie until the next turn).

• In all positions you can go without spending time units or will points. The Soldier remembers its last position and when you move it hi will stand up end go other locations and goes back to its previous position.
• If a soldier is in LYING position, he is the smallest target end in the open he sees only up to 60% or until the first obstacles(coverage) of his surroundings. In this position, he can not shoot or overwatch, is meant only for defense purposes from enemies.
• If a soldier is in KNEEL position, he is the is the middle target end in the open he sees only up to 80% or until the first high obstacles(coverage) of his surroundings. In this position, he can shoot or overwatch from half coverage but always stands up, because he has such a best shot to the enemy. If a full cover is in front of him, hi ist able to kneel and can attack enemies in front of him, but hi can not use overwatch in same direction. Overwatch will only be activated when enemies are parallel or behind him.
• If a soldier is in STAND position, he is the is the largest target end in the open he sees up to 100% or until the first high obstacles(coverage) of his surroundings and has no limitations as the other two position.

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@Lobsterman

The “mutant” enemy units wouldn’t need those additional animations; they are monstrosity’s and IMO it wouldn’t make sense if they moved as carefully and detailed as a trained human soldier…

But I do not agree with this, because then the game itself would look strange and not realistic if the Mutants would behave like some zombies.
To be realistic, “Mutants” are set out from 3 types of genes: alien, animal and human. That’s why they are intelligent creatures.

1. They destroyed most of the population of the earth.
2. They know how to use different weapons.
3. They know how to use different cower for their own benefit.

If you just look at the animals, how do they use things from the environment to their advantage (they are intelligent creatures):

1. Cats when hunting use a high grass and crawl to make them less visible.
2. Birds build nests with branches.
3. Beaver and otter set up dams to have bigger hunting grounds and to be more protected against enemies.

Do not get me wrong. I’m thinking more logically. You as human have several different weapons and have different ways to use them. Mutants are limited to one or two weapons. This is your advantage over them.