Talk:Medi-Kit (TFTD) - Revision history

Spike: /* Rationale re EU Medi-Kit */

2012-09-07T09:05:45Z

Rationale re EU Medi-Kit

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	Note that the Medikit can also be used to revive the morale of uninjured aquanauts as well. You just give them a shot of the pain killer.[[User:4th Cuirassier\|4th Cuirassier]] 09:52, 10 January 2011 (EST)		Note that the Medikit can also be used to revive the morale of uninjured aquanauts as well. You just give them a shot of the pain killer.[[User:4th Cuirassier\|4th Cuirassier]] 09:52, 10 January 2011 (EST)

	== ~~Comparison with~~ EU Medi-Kit ==		== Rationale re EU Medi-Kit ==

	~~At the time of TFTD, the EU Medi-Kit~~ is ~~forty years old. The challenge for~~ X-Com in ~~the~~ TFTD ~~time frame is to quickly develop a~~ Medi-~~Kit that can operate underwater,~~ at high pressure, performing quick and thorough internal diagnosis, life saving invasive surgery and drug/nutrient infusion on critically injured personnel who are themselves also underwater, at high pressure, in pressurised suits, without compromising the ~~suit or~~ the ~~patient's viability~~. ~~A tall order and a problem that needs to be solved quickly. We can assume that, prior to detection of the undersea alien menace, there has been little or~~ no ~~precedent of undersea infantry combat to spur development of a sub~~-~~aqua~~ Medi-~~Kit. This explains why additional research effort is needed~~.		:''What is more difficult to explain is why X-Com bases in TFTD are not equipped with EU-era Medi-Kits at the beginning of the game. There is no reason why EU-era Medi-Kits could not be used for land missions (Port, Shipping Lane, Island) as well as for Base Defence.''

	~~We can take it for granted that the TFTD Medi-Kit incorporates all the functions of earlier, land-based Medi-Kits.~~		A possible technical solution ("Mod") would be to begin the game with Medi-Kits available for purchase, and probably with some already in Inventory, but with the "works underwater" flag set to No. IF this flag is checked, or can be made to be checked, for a Medi-Kit. The research project of TFTD Medi-Kit would then have the effect of setting the flag to Yes. But, (underwater) Medi-Kits are supposed to be a Manufactured item, not a purchased one. And the game is not capable of distinguishing two kinds of Medi-Kit. So all existing EU Medi-Kits would need to be converted (without creating a windfall due to their lower purchase price or higher selling price). This would require that the purchase price of the Medi-Kits at the beginning of the game, prior to research of the underwater Medi-Kit, would need to be set so it is similar to the economic cost of manufacturing a new Medi-Kit. Once the underwater Medi-Kit is researched, Medi-Kits would cease to be a purchasable item and become a Manufactured item. It still would make sense for X-Com to ensure a reasonable number of Medi-Kits were bought, prior to completing the Research. If this is deemed an exploit, the purchase price of the Medi-Kits needs to be set higher until the exploit is deterred. Though it's difficult to justify the purchase price being much higher than the sell price for EU and TFTD Medi-Kits ($45,600). If the purchase cost is set at $45.6K, or maybe around 10% more at $50K (to allow for a profit margin to the non-X-Com manufacturer), then converting existing Medi-Kits to underwater use is probably not too unbalancing.

	What is more difficult to explain is why X-Com bases in TFTD are not equipped with EU-era Medi-Kits at the beginning of the game. There is no reason why EU-era Medi-Kits could not be used for land missions (Port, Shipping Lane, Island) as well as for Base Defence.

	A possible solution would be to begin the game with Medi-Kits available for purchase, and probably with some already in Inventory, but with the "works underwater" flag set to No. IF this flag is checked, or can be made to be checked, for a Medi-Kit. The research project of TFTD Medi-Kit would then have the effect of setting the flag to Yes.

Spike: /* Comparison with EU Medi-Kit */ new section

2012-09-07T08:18:38Z

Comparison with EU Medi-Kit: new section

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	Note that the Medikit can also be used to revive the morale of uninjured aquanauts as well. You just give them a shot of the pain killer.[[User:4th Cuirassier\|4th Cuirassier]] 09:52, 10 January 2011 (EST)		Note that the Medikit can also be used to revive the morale of uninjured aquanauts as well. You just give them a shot of the pain killer.[[User:4th Cuirassier\|4th Cuirassier]] 09:52, 10 January 2011 (EST)

			== Comparison with EU Medi-Kit ==

			At the time of TFTD, the EU Medi-Kit is forty years old. The challenge for X-Com in the TFTD time frame is to quickly develop a Medi-Kit that can operate underwater, at high pressure, performing quick and thorough internal diagnosis, life saving invasive surgery and drug/nutrient infusion on critically injured personnel who are themselves also underwater, at high pressure, in pressurised suits, without compromising the suit or the patient's viability. A tall order and a problem that needs to be solved quickly. We can assume that, prior to detection of the undersea alien menace, there has been little or no precedent of undersea infantry combat to spur development of a sub-aqua Medi-Kit. This explains why additional research effort is needed.

			We can take it for granted that the TFTD Medi-Kit incorporates all the functions of earlier, land-based Medi-Kits.

			What is more difficult to explain is why X-Com bases in TFTD are not equipped with EU-era Medi-Kits at the beginning of the game. There is no reason why EU-era Medi-Kits could not be used for land missions (Port, Shipping Lane, Island) as well as for Base Defence.

			A possible solution would be to begin the game with Medi-Kits available for purchase, and probably with some already in Inventory, but with the "works underwater" flag set to No. IF this flag is checked, or can be made to be checked, for a Medi-Kit. The research project of TFTD Medi-Kit would then have the effect of setting the flag to Yes.

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2011-01-10T14:52:05Z

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Note that the Medikit can also be used to revive the morale of uninjured aquanauts as well. You just give them a shot of the pain killer.[[User:4th Cuirassier|4th Cuirassier]] 09:52, 10 January 2011 (EST)