Overwatch (EU2012) - Revision history

Ant 222: into of the deadliest units -> into one of the deadliest units

2016-09-01T10:08:18Z

into of the deadliest units -> into *one* of the deadliest units

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	* Moving into an Overwatching unit's line of sight doesn't trigger a shot unless you ''continue'' moving. Stepping up to a corner of a building, for example, will allow you to see what's around it without drawing fire - be wary of laying Overwatch traps for enemies on such spots, as they'll instead use it as an excuse to take a free flanking shot on you.		* Moving into an Overwatching unit's line of sight doesn't trigger a shot unless you ''continue'' moving. Stepping up to a corner of a building, for example, will allow you to see what's around it without drawing fire - be wary of laying Overwatch traps for enemies on such spots, as they'll instead use it as an excuse to take a free flanking shot on you.
	* When Overwatching be aware of what accuracy percentage you are likely to get. It is better to hunker down and double your defense bonus rather than risk missing with a 20% shot. Especially early on, when fielding rookies with low accuracy and weak weapons, it isn't worth the risk.		* When Overwatching be aware of what accuracy percentage you are likely to get. It is better to hunker down and double your defense bonus rather than risk missing with a 20% shot. Especially early on, when fielding rookies with low accuracy and weak weapons, it isn't worth the risk.
	* The Opportunist perk turns a Squad Sight [[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]] into of the deadliest units in the game by removing the Aim penalty and allowing for critical hits, and is also a great lookout for stopping enemy thrusts with one shot.		* The Opportunist perk turns a Squad Sight [[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]] into one of the deadliest units in the game by removing the Aim penalty and allowing for critical hits, and is also a great lookout for stopping enemy thrusts with one shot.
	** Overwatch is probably a good idea if your Squadsight Sniper can't draw line of sight to an enemy, but has been otherwise attacking with Squadsight. Since the enemies can't see the Sniper, and thus won't know that you've activated Overwatch, there's a much better chance of the Overwatch triggering.		** Overwatch is probably a good idea if your Squadsight Sniper can't draw line of sight to an enemy, but has been otherwise attacking with Squadsight. Since the enemies can't see the Sniper, and thus won't know that you've activated Overwatch, there's a much better chance of the Overwatch triggering.
	***However, in [[XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)\|Enemy Within]], a sniper triggering Overwatch through Squadsight can no longer score critical hits, making this somewhat less useful.		***However, in [[XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)\|Enemy Within]], a sniper triggering Overwatch through Squadsight can no longer score critical hits, making this somewhat less useful.

Demes: Slight correction on dashing bonus

2015-09-17T20:55:39Z

Slight correction on dashing bonus

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	A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a [[Aim (EU2012)\|Aim]] penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also increases the Aim penalty.		A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a [[Aim (EU2012)\|Aim]] penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also increases the Aim penalty.

	The Penalty is a 0.7 modifier for Aim for any shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.		The Penalty is a 0.7 modifier for Aim for any shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again to 0.5 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 50% with a dashing target.

	Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squadsight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.		Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squadsight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.

Hobbes at 15:45, 29 August 2014

2014-08-29T15:45:13Z

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	The Penalty is a 0.7 modifier for Aim for any shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.		The Penalty is a 0.7 modifier for Aim for any shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.

	Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), ~~Squad Sight~~ ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.		Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squadsight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.

	==Purposes==		==Purposes==

Xuncu: /* Tips */

2014-03-19T09:32:03Z

Tips

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	* Due to the aim penalty, Overwatch can be more effectively used to "pin down" aliens while your squad manoeuvres, rather than for direct damage. An aliens will never (or very rarely) move if it sees an agent enter Overwatch (this holds true for aliens under suppressing fire as well). This can be exploited to great effect: it allows you to move your agents into flanking positions, while at the same time preventing the aliens from doing the same to you. Please note that aliens that do NOT see the agent go into Overwatch will still freely move, and will more than likely trigger a reaction shot. If all your squad's reaction shots are triggered, then the aliens will once again move freely, so care must be taken when setting them up for this tactic.		* Due to the aim penalty, Overwatch can be more effectively used to "pin down" aliens while your squad manoeuvres, rather than for direct damage. An aliens will never (or very rarely) move if it sees an agent enter Overwatch (this holds true for aliens under suppressing fire as well). This can be exploited to great effect: it allows you to move your agents into flanking positions, while at the same time preventing the aliens from doing the same to you. Please note that aliens that do NOT see the agent go into Overwatch will still freely move, and will more than likely trigger a reaction shot. If all your squad's reaction shots are triggered, then the aliens will once again move freely, so care must be taken when setting them up for this tactic.
	* On PC versions, there is a manipulatable bug with Overwatch, that can be of particular use to Squadsight (ie; Not-Snapshot) Snipers (or any trooper with an empty primary weapon) that involves going into Overwatch while the soldier is holding their pistol weapon. To trigger the bug, either manually reselect the Overwatching soldier and switch their weapon back to the primary, or use the hotkey to command that soldier into overwatch, and quickly click on the primary weapon icon in the bottom left corner before the camera moves on.		* On PC versions, there is a manipulatable bug with Overwatch, that can be of particular use to Squadsight (ie; Not-Snapshot) Snipers (or any trooper with an empty primary weapon) that involves going into Overwatch while the soldier is holding their pistol weapon. To trigger the bug, either manually reselect the Overwatching soldier and switch their weapon back to the primary, or use the hotkey to command that soldier into overwatch, and quickly click on the primary weapon icon in the bottom left corner before the camera moves on.
			* In vanilla Enemy Unknown, there is an AI glitch for aliens: if they see two or more in-cover soldiers, at least one is flanking them, and they see either one go into overwatch, their AI locks up and they'll skip their next action. This is an excellent method to close in for a [[Arc_Thrower_(EU2012)\|stun]], or to bring a lower-level soldier around to score a kill for XP.
			** This is 'fixed' in Enemy Within: aliens and EXALT agents will most often move and risk non-Crit Overwatch damage rather than take flanking Crit shots.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

Hobbes at 18:59, 18 March 2014

2014-03-18T18:59:01Z

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	A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a ~~-20~~ [[Aim (EU2012)\|Aim]] penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also ~~adds another -20~~ Aim penalty.		A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a [[Aim (EU2012)\|Aim]] penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also increases the Aim penalty.

	~~On the [[XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)\|Enemy Within DLC]] this penalty has been changed and replaced with at~~ 0.7 modifier for Aim for ~~Overwatch~~ shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.		The Penalty is a 0.7 modifier for Aim for any shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.

	Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squad Sight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.		Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squad Sight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.

Ditto51: /* Tips */

2014-01-10T22:28:14Z

Tips

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	==Tips==		==Tips==
	* NOTE that the only way to take an alien out of Overwatch is to kill it. Blowing them up or shooting them does not remove Overwatch.		* NOTE that the only way to take an alien out of Overwatch is to kill it or suppress it. Blowing them up or shooting them does not remove Overwatch.
	* Moving into an Overwatching unit's line of sight doesn't trigger a shot unless you ''continue'' moving. Stepping up to a corner of a building, for example, will allow you to see what's around it without drawing fire - be wary of laying Overwatch traps for enemies on such spots, as they'll instead use it as an excuse to take a free flanking shot on you.		* Moving into an Overwatching unit's line of sight doesn't trigger a shot unless you ''continue'' moving. Stepping up to a corner of a building, for example, will allow you to see what's around it without drawing fire - be wary of laying Overwatch traps for enemies on such spots, as they'll instead use it as an excuse to take a free flanking shot on you.
	* When Overwatching be aware of what accuracy percentage you are likely to get. It is better to hunker down and double your defense bonus rather than risk missing with a 20% shot. Especially early on, when fielding rookies with low accuracy and weak weapons, it isn't worth the risk.		* When Overwatching be aware of what accuracy percentage you are likely to get. It is better to hunker down and double your defense bonus rather than risk missing with a 20% shot. Especially early on, when fielding rookies with low accuracy and weak weapons, it isn't worth the risk.

Oathbreaker: /* Tips */

2014-01-10T20:53:17Z

Tips

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	==Tips==		==Tips==
			* NOTE that the only way to take an alien out of Overwatch is to kill it. Blowing them up or shooting them does not remove Overwatch.
	* Moving into an Overwatching unit's line of sight doesn't trigger a shot unless you ''continue'' moving. Stepping up to a corner of a building, for example, will allow you to see what's around it without drawing fire - be wary of laying Overwatch traps for enemies on such spots, as they'll instead use it as an excuse to take a free flanking shot on you.		* Moving into an Overwatching unit's line of sight doesn't trigger a shot unless you ''continue'' moving. Stepping up to a corner of a building, for example, will allow you to see what's around it without drawing fire - be wary of laying Overwatch traps for enemies on such spots, as they'll instead use it as an excuse to take a free flanking shot on you.
	* When Overwatching be aware of what accuracy percentage you are likely to get. It is better to hunker down and double your defense bonus rather than risk missing with a 20% shot. Especially early on, when fielding rookies with low accuracy and weak weapons, it isn't worth the risk.		* When Overwatching be aware of what accuracy percentage you are likely to get. It is better to hunker down and double your defense bonus rather than risk missing with a 20% shot. Especially early on, when fielding rookies with low accuracy and weak weapons, it isn't worth the risk.

Oathbreaker: /* Overwatch and Reaction Fire */

2014-01-04T03:48:22Z

Overwatch and Reaction Fire

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	* Overwatch, when active, will always fire the very moment an enemy moves into a valid position to fire at. Reaction Fire, on the other hand, may not occur if the moving unit has higher [[Time_Units\|TU]] and/or [[Reactions]] figures (keeping in mind Time Units were reduced with every tile travelled). It also allowed most forms of movement to be made safely behind a guarding unit so long as he wasn't facing in the required direction to see it.		* Overwatch, when active, will always fire the very moment an enemy moves into a valid position to fire at. Reaction Fire, on the other hand, may not occur if the moving unit has higher [[Time_Units\|TU]] and/or [[Reactions]] figures (keeping in mind Time Units were reduced with every tile travelled). It also allowed most forms of movement to be made safely behind a guarding unit so long as he wasn't facing in the required direction to see it.
	* All available units on Overwatch will fire on an enemy the moment they see it - at once. This is only time in the game multiple units may perform simultaneous attacks. Reaction Fire may only be performed by one unit at a time, meaning multiple shots are never "wasted" on units who only need one to go down.		* All available units on Overwatch will fire on an enemy the moment they see it - at once. This is only time in the game multiple units may perform simultaneous attacks. Reaction Fire may only be performed by one unit at a time, meaning multiple shots are never "wasted" on units who only need one to go down.

			* NOTE that a unit moving to a square that an enemy unit on Overwatch can see, will NOT trigger a shot if it's the last square of movement. This means you can, and aliens frequently will, sneak up to a corner, not trigger Overwatch fire, and proceed to murder with extreme prejudice. Less frequently, you can jump up, climb up, or drop down, and then stop and shoot, as long as the square being moved to is the last square of movement, and the only square in line of sight of the Overwatching unit.

	==Tips==		==Tips==

Hobbes: added EW Overwatch penalty

2013-12-16T19:58:09Z

added EW Overwatch penalty

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	A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a -20 Aim penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also adds another -20 Aim penalty.		A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a -20 [[Aim (EU2012)\|Aim]] penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also adds another -20 Aim penalty.

			On the [[XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)\|Enemy Within DLC]] this penalty has been changed and replaced with at 0.7 modifier for Aim for Overwatch shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.

	Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squad Sight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.		Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squad Sight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.

Hobbes: /* See Also */

2013-12-13T18:48:22Z

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	A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a -20 Aim penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also adds another -20 Aim penalty.		A soldier or alien with a remaining action can enter Overwatch (default hotkey Y). This ends the soldier's turn, but allows them to shoot at the first enemy that moves without any [[Cover (EU2012)\|cover]] within their vision range during the enemy turn, albeit at a -20 [[Aim (EU2012)\|Aim]] penalty and without dealing critical hits. Firing on Overwatch at Dashing units also adds another -20 Aim penalty.

			On the [[XCOM: Enemy Within DLC (EU2012)\|Enemy Within DLC]] this penalty has been changed and replaced with at 0.7 modifier for Aim for Overwatch shots. The reduced chance to hit is further reduced again by 0.7 if the target is dashing. E.g., a soldier with 100 Aim has a 70% Chance to Hit on Overwatch, further reduced to 49% with a dashing target.

	Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squad Sight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.		Some [[Classes_(EU2012)\|class abilities]] alter or improve various aspects and properties of Overwatch. These include Close Combat Specialist ([[Assault_(EU2012)\|Assault]]), Rapid Reaction ([[Heavy (EU2012)\|Heavy]]), Squad Sight ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Opportunist ([[Sniper (EU2012)\|Sniper]]), Covering Fire ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]), and Sentinel ([[Support (EU2012)\|Support]]). While using Suppression the unit will also be given an Overwatch shot if the target tries to move.

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	* On PC versions, there is a manipulatable bug with Overwatch, that can be of particular use to Squadsight (ie; Not-Snapshot) Snipers (or any trooper with an empty primary weapon) that involves going into Overwatch while the soldier is holding their pistol weapon. To trigger the bug, either manually reselect the Overwatching soldier and switch their weapon back to the primary, or use the hotkey to command that soldier into overwatch, and quickly click on the primary weapon icon in the bottom left corner before the camera moves on.		* On PC versions, there is a manipulatable bug with Overwatch, that can be of particular use to Squadsight (ie; Not-Snapshot) Snipers (or any trooper with an empty primary weapon) that involves going into Overwatch while the soldier is holding their pistol weapon. To trigger the bug, either manually reselect the Overwatching soldier and switch their weapon back to the primary, or use the hotkey to command that soldier into overwatch, and quickly click on the primary weapon icon in the bottom left corner before the camera moves on.

	==See Also==		== See Also ==
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Overwatch (EU2012) - Revision history

Ant 222: into of the deadliest units -> into *one* of the deadliest units

Demes: Slight correction on dashing bonus

Hobbes at 15:45, 29 August 2014

Xuncu: /* Tips */

Hobbes at 18:59, 18 March 2014

Ditto51: /* Tips */

Oathbreaker: /* Tips */

Oathbreaker: /* Overwatch and Reaction Fire */

Hobbes: added EW Overwatch penalty

Hobbes: /* See Also */

Ant 222: into of the deadliest units -> into one of the deadliest units