Update #51

This update mainly continues the efforts to address progression issues with humanoid enemies. The biggest change affects the Pure, who will now appear much later and use Exo and Jugg series in their templates from the start. Similarly, the Forsaken (still appearing mid January) will have access to other (less armored mutations) from the beginning. The Scavenger snipers will also appear later (except in the missions where they are hardcoded, including the Synedrion intro mission on Legend).

Finally, some human tactics have been adjusted; some to be a little less powerful (self-repair), some to be a little more useful (Active Camo, Retribution) and some to actually work (Starting Volley).

-Bugfixes
+Raiders trying to jetpack and auto-fumbling.
+Raiders dropping Sectarian armor.
+Base defense with Walls of Jericho starting at midnight advancing immediately to infestation.
+Big and medium monsters showing Caterpillar tracks ability.
+Scylla with disabled head not using cannons.
+Another attempt at fixing pink portraits.
+Willpower gained from removable armors counted towards Delirium.
+AI Berserkers not using dash correctly.
+Siren Armis appearing too soon and Crystal Mortar Chiron not appearing.


-Changes
+New Icons for Raider gear.
+New Alistair, Olena and Helena pics.
+Changes to stats of Humanoid enemies: 1) bonus and malus from armor applied, 2) different stats depending on class, 3) stats should be lower at the start of the game and increase as the game progresses.
+Active Camo Tactic changed to Allies within 16 tiles invisible; effect disappears immediately on leader's death.
+Self-Repair Tactic now applies only to Metalhearts.
+Retribution Tactic now applies also when damaging lieutenants.
+Starting Volley now gives a free shot (and actually works).
+Pure start ambushes/attacks on havens later (after January 20), Guided by Whispers triggering later, Bionics3 research becoming available later, and Bionic Fortress now discovered after facing the Pure in a number of missions.
+Scavenger snipers appear later.
+Enemies should switch to best weapon after each action if they have Return Fire/Extreme Focus.

Hotfix 1 for Update #50

-Bugfixes
+Unable to load missions with Scavengers.
+Wrong texts describing raider armors.
+Another attempt at fixing pink backgrounds on premium devices.

Update #50

Let's start with important news: Etermes has beaten ETERMES! It was a challenging and a buggy ride, but the man has done it!

Now, to other things:

The big addition in this update are the new Scavengers. This is still a WIP: there are missing icons for the new raider armor pieces and we will be adjusting the templates based on your feedback.

Regarding releasing 1.0, we are still doing bug fixing and polishing, and we won't be releasing 1.0 until the mod is in the right state. It doesn't mean we will not keep working on it afterwards.

-Bugfixes
+Softlock on loading missions with Acid worm Chirons.
+Vehicles getting Badly Injured description in mission report.
+Base defense with Walls of Jericho errors.
+New try to remove pink portrait backgrounds on Macs (did I already mention how magnificent these devices are?).
+Could take control of turrets in A Favor for a Friend with a drone/mind controlled unit.
+Error in Palace Mission on unapplying Mark of the Void.

-Changes
+Type of base defense mission now determined by time remaining rather than progress ratio; at 12 hours or more remaining, easiest defense, at less than 12 but more than 6, medium difficulty defense, and at least than 6, hardest.
+Adjustments to how Pandorans are counted for purposes of containment breach.
+Subject24 now has a leather jacket.
+Reduce the effect of Mist on perception by half.
+New bandit templates.

Hotfix 1 for Update #49

-Bugfixes
+Error message in Manufacturing screen vehicle tab.

Update #49

-Bugfixes
+Error on hitting unequip all button if stores are full.
+Augmentations in Edit Personnel Screen adding to encumbrance (but not in tactical).
+Spymaster portrait missing armor.
+Pink portrait backgrounds on Macs (maybe fixed; can’t test it myself because I do not possess one of these marvelous devices) (Vanilla).
+Softlock if the player doesn’t attempt the Hatching and Behemoth spawns a little later than usual.
+Softlock after destroying Behemoth.
+Project Hecate incorrectly stating that penalty from Mist was reduced by 50% (Vanilla).

-Changes
+Increased cost of bionic lab, +25 Tech, to differentiate from Research Labs that provides the same amount of research but doesn’t allow augmenting.
+Title screen now changing to TFTV visuals when activating mod, without need to exit game first.
+Shows character as “badly injured” in mission debrief if they had a disabled limb.
+Shows buffs to Strength and to Willpower in armor tooltip.

Hotfix 1 for Update #48

-Bugfixes
+ODI events never triggering.

Changes
+New mechanics for ambush generation; most likely ambusher revealed in unexplored sites within Sat Uplink coverage

Update #48

-Bugfixes
+Error message on clearing Lair or Citadel (or Nest on Rookie or lower) and no Void Omen at play at the time.
+Mind control status not getting removed in Palace when it should.
+Armis and Crystal Mortar Chiron not appearing ever.
+Separate NJ Armageddon missile research remained.
+Reinforcement spawning with full AP if playing Etermes on Geoscape, but lesser difficulty on Tactical.
+Long AI turns in the Palace if gates are raised after lowered.
+Gates lowered when loading a save in the Palace made with gates raised.

-Changes
+Walls of New Jericho adds 6 hours to the base defense timer.
+Reworked how base defense mission is triggered:
Overall lower frequency of attack, unless certain circumstances are met (proximity of Colony to base, base in Mist,... and something else)
Project Domovoy reduces the frequency of attacks by half.
+Rolled back change introduced in Update #38 where faction vehicles can only be acquired in vehicle rescue missions if they have been researched by factions.
+Co-Delirium now applies only to melee weapons.
+Umbra gain corruption attack.

- fix to bad upload yesterday

Update #47

-Bugfixes
+Spider drones taking control of vehicles.
+VIP Dr. Kalindar rescue mission unchanged from Vanilla (unlike all the other VIP rescue missions).
+Acheron Arms showing as requiring 2 hands to use (when you need to disable both arms to make weapon unusable).
+Doubled Ancient research.
+Changes made to options that can be changed any time in the new game screen not being saved in the config.
+Behemoth disruption threshold increased VO not updating correctly.
+Critical error if a haven visited by a flyer becomes infested and Behemoth attempts to target it.

-Changes
+Better AI decision making when considering Mind Control and Healing.
+New Umbra AI.
+Increased DP to Behemoth from harvesting a haven to 4 from 1.

Update #46

Happy holidays everyone! As a present, a little bugfix for the Redemptor that has gone unnoticed for many years :)

-Bugfixes
+Error message on rolling some Void Omens.
+Missing Localization Key Behemoth mission button (Vanilla).
+The UI icon element of overwatch abilities does not take AP modifications for the default shooting ability into account (Vanilla).
+Confusing Boom Blast description.
+Messed up portraits in Palace missions.
+Starting tritons in Palace missions spawning without weapons (only happened when player speedruns).
+Displaying random images for hints that should not have an image.
+Certain weapons (Destiny) revealing hidden enemies by targeting them (Vanilla).
+Error on spawning initial Pandoran deployment in base infestation mission on Etermes.
+Choosing Etermes for Tactical difficulty not working properly.
+Too many flyers appearing on later roamings (should never be more than 3 every 15 hours).
+Base defense console not spawning if structure somehow destroyed on loading mission.
+Redemptor dealing 1 shred per pellet and having 10 pierce (yes, and no one reported this ever, lol).
+Error message on starting a new game in a continuous playing session with different settings for Limited Harvesting.
+Scyllas getting awfully confused with turrets.
+Mod settings had checkboxes for Limited Harvesting and Limited Capturing that were not connected to anything [removed; these are settings that can only be changed on new game start].
+Starting game on Rookie with only 4 squad members if playing without Tutorial (should be 6).
+Typos

-Changes
+Mind Control Immunity removed when body part granting immunity is disabled.
+Reduced Cyclops DR on Etermes.
+Reduced range of Cyclops Stomp from 12 to 7.
+Reduced number of hoplites (-1 veteran, -2 hero, -3 legend/etermes).
+Various adjustments to Palace missions.
+Changed texts for alien med and large flyers, and Phoenix aerial program research.

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