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[WotC] BowCaster-Psionic Guided Bow(ver 1.5)

Add a unique Secondary Weapon for the Templar.-BowCaster, Psionic Guided Bow

As you know, Templar's sidearm was not that remarkable. Their autopistols could only be used as a minimal self-defense measure, making them extremely dependent on psi skills like Rand. But would not it be better if you gave psionic monks a more plausible ranged weapon?

This mod solves it. Bowcaster is a shooting weapon that requires "supernatural" talent to use, and can be attacked with arrows guided by psionic power wherever your opponent is- If only the user's mind and concentration can afford it.

BowCaster is the New Secondary weapon for Templar. If equipped with this weapon, the following skills can be used instead of the standard fire.

Shoot Guided Bow:"Shot treated as melee with a chance to stun or disorient the target. (consumes all ammo)"
-The Guided Bow skill is a ranged attack, but ignores the enemy's cover as well as the melee attack and does not take advantage of the outflank. Please note that it is impossible to use without focus. If your soldier is not a class with a focus system like a templer - this weapon is literally useless.

Psionic tentacles:"+50% critical hit chance against the psionic enemy."
-Bowcaster is a weapon optimized for Psionic-induced super-natural enemies. When combined with the high criticality of the weapon and this option, they can be surely killed.

Reload Bowcaster:"Reload your Bowcaster (1 Focus)"
-Bowcasters can only be reloaded with refined psionic energy unless there are special circumstances.



It is important to note that Bowcaster is 'inefficient' beyond your imagination to the nearest opponent and Some pistol-related skills can be used without focus. This means pistol skills such as Gunslinger or Lightning Hand can also be used as a weapon. Do not forget that the bowcaster has a significantly higher critical damage compared to the autopistol.

Tier1 : BowCaster
"For some classes that rely on pure psionic power, all existing firearms may be unsuitable. Bowcaster allows them to do precise guided shooting using psionic power."
(Damage=3, Spread = 2, Crit Damage = 4, Critchance = 10%,
Shred = 1, Ammo= (YOUR FOCUS), Stunchance=25%)



Tier2: Arc BowCaster
"When pure kinetic energy is no longer sufficient in the field, the Arc BowCaster may prove necessary. It boosts the standard Arc BowCaster's combat effectiveness with the addition of an electric field and user's Psionic."
(Damage=4, Spread = 3, Crit Damage = 6, Critchance = 10%,
Shred = 2, Ammo= (YOUR FOCUS), Stunchance=50%)
-Unlocked by research the ADVENT Stun Lancer Autopsy.



Tier3: Fusion BowCaster
"The Fusion BowCaster encases a plasma-heated metallic core in a micro-thin Force field, enabling devastating attacks that are capable of setting enemies a flame."
(Damage=5, Spread = 4, Crit Damage = 8, Critchance = 10%,
Shred = 3, Ammo= (YOUR FOCUS), Stunchance=75%+ chance to fire)
-Unlocked by research the Archon Autopsy


Chosen weapon: The Enkan
"All forms of firearms were unsuitable for pure psionic energy. For these reasons, this reverse causal weapon created herself because we needed a bowcaster of the Chosen."
(Damage=-10, Spread = 4, Crit Damage = 16, Critchance = 10%,
Shred = 99, Ammo= (YOUR FOCUS), Unconsciouschance=30%)
- ShadowChamber project. Cannot be produced in the providing ground.
-Unlocked by research the Chosen Warlock Weapons & Psionic gate
-Law of The Cycles:"Attacks with Enkan force feared or mind-controlled targets to EVAC them from the battlefield."
-THIS DAMAGE STAT IS NOT TYPO-ERROR OR JOKE. If you fail to kill an enemy with Enkan, the target immediately gains 10 extra shields.


If you want your psi class to use Bowcaster, add the following entry to the corresponding class entry in your XComClassData. But as we continue to emphasize - unless your class's fire attacks are a special series, that weapon can not do anything without Focus. Even if thay have a 'Fire pistol' skill - it just ignores that.


If your soldiers are in the "ranged weapon" class with the focus, they can use the weapon without any problems.-As an example, Puella Magi can also use BowCaster with this mod. (I've split it into separate mods for balance and DLC issues)

+@ The Proficiency Class Templars are overly drastic overhauling the Focus system. To solve this problem, I would like to solve the problem by setting the action point to 2 when firing, only for Proficiency Class Templars.