07-12-2015, 09:30 AM
random thought, but after thinking about it a little more
as far as comparisons between xcom and code name steam
I guess it's actually kind of a lot like classic xcom (with its Time Unit / AP system, albeit with some changes such as being able to temporarily take back movement, though an option can activate that same sort of thing in code name steam)), but with modern xcom's squad size, so the player has fewer people to track at all times
of course, that's just for the tactics gameplay, but just felt like putting this somewhere lol
speaking of turn length, it looks like classic xcom enemy turns generally lasted similar amounts of time as code name steam's before the speed up patch (though player turns were much longer since, y'know, 20 guys to move)
that said, I think code name steam handled those enemy turns a little better, in that you don't just get a static image overlay when enemies out of your vision range are moving
though I guess that's just a small point, since staring at walls isn't really that much different
personally, I don't really like the speed up patch's way of addressing the problem, since it's very much a hamfisted way to do so
my own suggestion would be to make enemies outside of line of sight entirely should teleport through their movements (at least until they reach positions in sight of the player)
units that are in line of sight, but not likely to make contact with players this turn should play sprinting animations and move faster than normal
finally, enemies that don't move (such as certain overwatch hounds) should immediately skip their turn instead of playing a 2 second "look around animation" and then ending their turn (with the exception of such enemies that are REALLY CLOSE to player units MAYBE; I don't know if that fear aspect of having these enemies look like they might have noticed you is really enough to keep it around at all, especially after the first time)
that said, would probably be a good idea to keep the speed up button, too
as far as comparisons between xcom and code name steam
I guess it's actually kind of a lot like classic xcom (with its Time Unit / AP system, albeit with some changes such as being able to temporarily take back movement, though an option can activate that same sort of thing in code name steam)), but with modern xcom's squad size, so the player has fewer people to track at all times
of course, that's just for the tactics gameplay, but just felt like putting this somewhere lol
speaking of turn length, it looks like classic xcom enemy turns generally lasted similar amounts of time as code name steam's before the speed up patch (though player turns were much longer since, y'know, 20 guys to move)
that said, I think code name steam handled those enemy turns a little better, in that you don't just get a static image overlay when enemies out of your vision range are moving
though I guess that's just a small point, since staring at walls isn't really that much different
personally, I don't really like the speed up patch's way of addressing the problem, since it's very much a hamfisted way to do so
my own suggestion would be to make enemies outside of line of sight entirely should teleport through their movements (at least until they reach positions in sight of the player)
units that are in line of sight, but not likely to make contact with players this turn should play sprinting animations and move faster than normal
finally, enemies that don't move (such as certain overwatch hounds) should immediately skip their turn instead of playing a 2 second "look around animation" and then ending their turn (with the exception of such enemies that are REALLY CLOSE to player units MAYBE; I don't know if that fear aspect of having these enemies look like they might have noticed you is really enough to keep it around at all, especially after the first time)
that said, would probably be a good idea to keep the speed up button, too