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[WOTC] A Stronger ADVENT
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Boundir  [developer] 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:13am
Current and upcoming changes
Current changes

Stats

Enemy units stats have been reworked to either mimic their base game counterpart or improve them.

Enemy
Stat
Rookie
Veteran
Commander
Legend
Sectoid Soldier Prime
Offense
60 -> 80
60 -> 80
60 -> 80
60 -> 80
HP
12 -> 12
14 -> 16
16 -> 20
18 -> 24
ADVENT Sniper
Offense
65 -> 70
65 -> 70
65 -> 70
65 -> 70
Advanced Sniper
Offense
70 -> 80
70 -> 80
70 -> 80
70 -> 80
Elite Sniper
Offense
75 -> 90
75 -> 90
75 -> 90
75 -> 90
Muton Prime
Armor
3 -> 4
3 -> 4
3 -> 4
3 -> 4
Defense
10 -> 20
10 -> 20
10 -> 20
10 -> 20
HP
16 -> 16
18 -> 19
20 -> 22
22 -> 25
Berserker Prime
HP
20 -> 24
24 -> 28
28 -> 32
32 -> 36
Crit-Chance
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
Firestarter Prime
HP
20 -> 24
24 -> 28
28 -> 32
32 -> 36
Crit-Chance
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
Berserker
Crit-Chance
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
Firestarter
Crit-Chance
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
Andromedon Prime
Defense
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
10 -> 15
HP
20 -> 26
23 -> 30
26 -> 35
29 -> 39
Offense
70 -> 80
70 -> 80
70 -> 80
70 -> 80
Andromedon Prime Shell
Mobility
12 -> 15
12 -> 15
12 -> 15
12 -> 15
HP
14 -> 24
16 -> 26
18 -> 28
20 -> 30
Sectopod Prime
Armor
5 -> 7
5 -> 7
5 -> 7
5 -> 7
Defense
-10 -> 20
-10 -> 20
-10 -> 20
-10 -> 20
HP
32 -> 40
37 -> 45
42 -> 50
47 -> 55
Gatekeeper Prime
Armor
4 -> 4
4 -> 5
4 -> 6
4 -> 7
Defense
0 -> 15
0 -> 15
0 -> 15
0 -> 15
Mobility
12 -> 16
12 -> 16
12 -> 16
12 -> 16
Will
100 -> 200
100 -> 200
100 -> 200
100 -> 200
Shadow Prime
Offense
85
85
85
85
HP
12
14
16
18
Armor
2
2
2
2
Defense
5
5
5
5
Last edited by Boundir; 16 Jan, 2022 @ 2:20pm
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Boundir  [developer] 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:15am 
Abilities

Added and tweaked abilities to imcrease units threat.
  • Archon Prime is now able to perform Icarus Drop.
  • Archon Valkyrie can dash and slash.
  • Berserker's Devastating Punch deals damage on miss (+2 damage).
  • Berserkers (vanilla and A Better ADVENT variants) now have melee resistance (-1 damage).
  • Codex Prime will not lose Health when cloning.
  • Muton Infector and Pyro can now Counterattack.
  • Muton Prime can now use War Cry, giving aim, will and mobility boost to allies.
  • Muton Prime now have Beastmaster, preventing it to take damage from unit types Berserker.
  • Sectoid Soldier and Soldier Prime have Melee Vulnerability.
  • Sectopod Prime can trigger Lightning Storm if an enemy approaches its melee range.
  • Spectre Vanish ability is now a free action.
  • Adds War Cry to Yellow Alert mod defensive action for Muton Prime.
  • Purifiers can't miss (configurable) with their Flamethrower.
  • Blazing Pinions have a chance to cause Panic.
  • Adds mental immunity to Prime units.
Last edited by Boundir; 12 Oct, 2022 @ 2:42pm
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Boundir  [developer] 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:17am 
Loadouts

Reworked the loadout to give units alternatives.
  • Muton Pyro are equiped with an Incendiary grenade.
  • Muton Infector are equiped with a Gas grenade.
  • Are equiped with a pistol:
    • ADVENT Purifier (M1 Pistol).
    • Advanced Purifier (M2 Pistol).
    • Elite Purifier (M3 Pistol).
  • Advanced Guardian, Elite Guardian, Advanced Sharpshooter, Elite Sharpshooter are equiped with AP rounds.
  • Advanced Assault, Advanced Striker, Elite Assault, Elite Striker are equiped with Talon rounds.
  • Tier 3 weapons Spectre Prime (+1 damage).
  • Adds Acid rounds for Andromedon Prime instead of Acid weapon.
  • Purifiers are equiped with fire ammo.
Last edited by Boundir; 12 Oct, 2022 @ 2:41pm
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Boundir  [developer] 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:19am 
AI
  • The Spectre and Spectre Prime will now use Vanish after Shadowbind.
  • The Priest will prioritize using Holy Warrior on your Mind Controlled units.
  • Units are more likely to use grenades.
  • Purifier will attack the mimic beacon with his pistol.
  • Units on fire will try to remove it by hunkering down if using ADVENT Avenger's Everyone Gets Hunker Down mod.
  • Reverts Lost targeting back to 70% against XCOM so they don't become XCOM's personal army.
  • Units will attack the device twice per turn at max instead of unlimited.
  • Enemy units will try to avoid grenading Lost.
  • Only use Flamethrower on units vulnerable to Fire.
  • Only use Poison Spit on units vulnerable to Poison.
  • Purifiers are able to use their Pistol to shoot if too far to use Flamethrower.
  • Fixes Panicked AI tree where it could fire at nothing. Credits to Chris the Thin Mint.
Last edited by Boundir; 12 Oct, 2022 @ 2:43pm
#3
Boundir  [developer] 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:19am 
Units
  • Spectre Prime will now create a Shadow Prime.
  • New look for Spectre Prime and Shadow Prime.
#4
Boundir  [developer] 3 Oct, 2021 @ 4:21am 
Upcoming changes

Abilities
  • Missed damages from Berserker don't affect civilians.

AI
  • Grenade (or use safe abilities) if suppressed or overwatched against.
  • Prefer killshot (target is killable) over Supression/Overwatch.

Cosmetic
  • Modify model for Muton Infector and Pyro.

Technical
  • Make custom ammos/grenades instead of vanilla ones to avoid mods changing them.
Last edited by Boundir; 12 Oct, 2022 @ 2:35pm
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