Can you PLEASE make IMP version? :-)

This guy is literally a terminator.

Update:

- No more perk icon duplication on mod reloads
- Moved the needed pics/icons to the UI folder to eliminate some warnings

@Spyder & all: just to add here too that finally I've created a collection of all my Mercs: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3127385174

Fair enough. The mod collection isn't as effective as having all of them in one mod would be. With the collection you would still have to manually add the new mercs as you create them vs them being added automatically if you put them all in a pack and did updates. Would save people from having to check if there are new mercs available as they would be updated automatically when the mod gets updated. It's totally up to you of course, just a suggestion.

@Spyder: Thanks. At present time I am still in creation mode, and I prefer them separated - this way people can also mix / choose what they want. But I understand that it would ease the download for people (if they don't mind having everything), so maybe in the future this could be done. (Maybe after I burn out, ie. not have to actively maintain separate mercs + pack)
One thing though: I have not experimented with it yet, but this "mod collection" thing on Steam - is it not solving similar problems?

These mercs your putting out are really well done so congrats for that. Every think of putting them all in one pack and just naming it MERC pack, or The Missing Soldiers, or something since they're all from the previous games? Might make it easier so people don't have to download them all individually.

Regardless, keep up the great work!

Yes, I agree some of these In-Game models are not perfect fits, but there is only so much we can work with :(

Thanks for another Ja 2 Legend in Haemimont Quality!!! Nice to see that the Merc pool ist growing. But It seems, that the neck (head) of this In-Game Model not perfect fit with the sweater ....

Sweet! No wonder he's pricey!

The By-the-book perk does the following:

1. "War is our God Almighty. Thou shalt kneel at the start of every sermon." -> Crouch at the start of every encounter
2. "On the battlefield, ill events will transpire. Be ready, when shite hits the fan, act swiftly" -> +3 AP for every debuff effect received
3. "Thou shalt endure all hits and wounds as a hero. Grit thy teeth..." -> Grant 5 Grit after every hit sustained, with an additional 10 Grit if it inflicted a wound
4. "Thou shalt keep thy equipment in perfect order." -> Equipped items are repaired every hour (similarly to Vicki's perk) by 1% up to max(80, Mechanical skill)
5. "Never peth a cat on a battlefield." -> N/A, sorry (no cats were harmed during the creation of this mod)
6. "Thy shalt grease thine chamber of death appropriately..." -> N/A (but there is a banter reference to it with Echo)
7. "Bad morale is for people with low morals. Be proud of thy kills!" -> Personal morale cannot fall below Stable (0)

Please spoil us. What does his perk do? You can use the spoiler tag if you want.

He just refuses to go down easy, right? ;)

I have him beat Bonecrusher in Landsbach. During the fight, Bonecrusher scored two critical hits on Cougar then...OMG!

Hi key, thanks for Cougar! I just recruit him in my current game. Can't wait to see the effects of his perk!

Thanks, and don't worry, the first one is the hardest, later it'll get easier - well, depending on what new things you want to add :)

Congrats on another merc! You work quickly! It's taking me quite a while just to finish one.:D

Some tidbits:

- used his original JA2 voice wherever possible, and first time tried to expand the voice reperoire with newly generated, theme-fitting line where it was missing/lacking, including banter. Obviously not real voice actor quality, but in my opinion it matches quite nicely/seemlessly with the original (your mileage might vary of course)

- I have intentionally left out the details about his By-the-book perk (including screenshots). I hope it would be fun and immersive to learn during gameplay, there are some obvious hints in his perk description (and those more savvy could even look up in the source files:)) Nevertheless, I am open to discussion again of course, especially about your feedback when playtesting Cougar

Have fun!

I made a similar observation, though please don't take it as a promise. There are still so many excellent choices.

It´s great to see you bring back a lot of the old JA 2 Mercs, and some new ones. What´s currently missing in the roster is a high-level (Elite or Legendary tier) medic, and personally I would love to see Dr. Clifford Highball make a return.