Talk:Tactics (EU2012)
"This tactic is important for 2 reasons. 1. Aliens get a free move when they are seen and if the alien moves into view of a soldier that has already been put on overwatch they cannot use that turn to fire."
I am quite sure I have seen my soldier set already on overwatch shooting aliens spot by another soldier, in aliens' extra turn. Can someone else confirm this, please?
- This is true. The issue is with multiple soldiers on overwatch might all waste it on the same unit instead of each shooting at a different target. Mavoc 14:37, 15 October 2012 (EDT)
- That only happens when you have a Sniper with the Squad Sight perk on Overwatch. He'll essentially fire at any alien that your soldiers see as long as he has a clear line of target. Hobbes 15:49, 15 October 2012 (EDT)
- Firing on overwatch against off-turn movement even without squadsight is definitely possible, as is multiple units shooting at one movement. --(name here) 12:41, 16 November 2012 (EST)
- That only happens when you have a Sniper with the Squad Sight perk on Overwatch. He'll essentially fire at any alien that your soldiers see as long as he has a clear line of target. Hobbes 15:49, 15 October 2012 (EDT)
Thinking of overwriting
I find what is on this page at the moment generally unhelpful and too haphazard. If no one objects, I plan to just write over or delete most of it.
Thinking of sections like "vision tricks". Ai and their panic that is not the bug behavior is also important. Maybe a follow up to vision tricks is movement theories. Sort of like (and inspired by) what is in Squad Formations, except I also think that that should be on this page instead, and that the advice there is also not exactly effective... But I would possibly salvage some of that than delete entirely, I think. Parogen (talk) 14:15, 3 April 2025 (UTC)