[worst and best part of this game]

Best part of the game: The game world, the mercs, the turn based combat, the overall immersion.

 

Worst part: The UI/inventory including strategy layer (assigning mercs etc), superhuman perks like lightning reflexes, loss of proper JA style stamina system, janky realtime pre-combat

[Finished my 2nd run: solo with Ivan (Time is Money, MI, /w saving). AI needs some work. Spoilers.]

15 minutes ago, marcinl0 said:

In JA2 enemies were far smarter.

LMAO
They were dumb as bricks in JA2. You throw a light, and make them turn in the same direction. Then Razer creeps around behind and knifes everyone because they just crouch facing the same way and never turn around.

[Twitch stream a few days ago.. details on the next patch]

If that's the case, I certainly have no objection to a redesign. The look and feel of the UI contributes significantly more to the overall immersion of the game world than it appears (looking at how BG3's UI gradually became less DOS-like over early access)

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[no dedicated medic at the start viable?]

Not early on. 40-50 med is more than sufficient, even in JA2 (medical skill also went up rapidly in JA2 compared to 3). Buns and Mouse are therefore great early picks.

[Twitch stream a few days ago.. details on the next patch]

The visual inventory mockup posted on these forums, of the screen showing your whole squad and their loadouts on one menu - that is kind of what I'm hoping for at the very least. Theoretically that is just a graphical change that can use existing code.

[Twitch stream a few days ago.. details on the next patch]

43 minutes ago, Xeth Nyrrow said:

Thanks for this post, very helpful. It's a bit strange they aren't planning inventory changes until much later.

UI/Inventory changes usually require massive code refactoring. As a dev, it's one of the things I dread most, because everything will break.

[My feedback and suggestion notes for dev team after 1st playthrough]

Bobby Rays is really not necessary when the simpler fix would be tweaking of item drop rates. Need lockpicks? Make them drop more frequently from enemies and chests.

[Diamond Red timing questions (big spoilers!)]

Likely a bug. I blew him up with an RPG lol

[Question about wounds and first aid on a merc..]

I think it's a display bug, or maybe it shows the merc that will recover the fastest

[Diamond Red timing questions (big spoilers!)]

Are you looking for Biff? In my game he went home after being rescued.

[One hour in the game and...]

Having JA2 style turn based on enemy spotted would definitely alleviate almost all of the stealth jankiness that players are finding problematic. It seems pretty easy to do, and a much better solution than active pause which just turns it into another game.

[Please next patch. be able to drag or lift up a stunned mercenary.]

If they add this, it could probably be extended to being able to move enemy corpses.

[Weapon tiers]

The Commando is definitely better than it looks on paper.

[Best long weapon - maybe FAMAS]

It suppresses whoever it hits.

[Squad Supplies]

Yep, it also doesn't help that splitting stacks can't be done on every screen. The whole inventory UI needs a serious overhaul - it's even more cumbersome than 1.13

[UI AI Problems]

On enemy turn, UI seems to be disabled, and camera zooms to the relevant enemy. This is problematic as you can't see who they're shooting at (target is usually off-screen), and how much damage the target is taking. When it's the player's turn again, sometimes you don't even realise one of your mercs needs first aid cos they've been shot off-screen and you had no idea.

[Can we have combat looks plz?]

11 hours ago, Warmonger said:

I would like them to look what they are wearing hence what I put on them. In JA2 loved it always when the all wore some camo.

Camo is just a retexture or overlay. Much, much easier than rigging armour.

[Different ammo?]

HP is higher crit chance

[Ammunition?]

Have had no problems with ammo, and especially not after the first patch. Bobby Rays is a crutch, even in JA2.

[Scripted Events Ruin this Game]

For the scripted refuge camp scenario, I strategically placed all my mercs before initiating dialogue.

[Can we have combat looks plz?]

Some poor modder's gonna have to do rigging for all 40+ bodytypes for armour/headgear/pants. 😆
I hope they get paid.

[UI Mockup proposal]

4 minutes ago, J1v1n said:

Wouldn't it be possible to include a scrollbar to go beyond 12 slots, if ever necessary? 🤔

You want to see everything your mercs are carrying all at once, scrollbars will defeat the purpose.

[UI AI Problems]

These are good points, esp transparent walls, floor levels and not going back to real time when enemy is not sighted for a couple rounds. Don't agree with map size. I like the variety in sizes, some maps are small, others are truly enormous (eg Port Cacao).

[UI Mockup proposal]

Seeing the merc backpacks associated with the merc makes a huge difference visually. This would still work well for players that use controllers or steam deck. Don't think any extra coding would need to be done (maybe sector stash displaying at the same time as squad stash would need a little code).

Looks good to me, far more engaging and more functional with just a visual change!

[Disarming mines should not be done through manual operation by the players.]

Disarming mines is fun though. Like picking locks.