Indicators (LWR)

In General

Various indicators occur in Long War Rebalanced to help a player understand some of the underlying mechanics of the tactical gameplay.

F1 Panel

In this panel you will see various attributes on the unit you are selecting as described here:

You can select an enemy by aiming at them and then pressing F1, or one of your units by selecting them and pressing F1.

Below the attributes listed you will see various information on current perks, quirks, bonuses, and maluses that are effecting the unit.

Cover Shield

The cover shield (to the right of unit's HP pips) will vary between full (full cover), half filled (partial cover), and empty (no cover). It will also vary between teal (XCOM no flank), red (enemy no flank), and yellow (flanked).


Shield Type	Cover Status
Full	Full Cover (+50 Defense, +50% DR)
Half Full	Partial Cover (+30 Defense, +30% DR) Flying (+30 Defense)
Absent	No Cover


Shield Color	Cover Status
Teal	XCOM Not Flanked
Red	Enemy Not Flanked
Yellow	Flanked

DR Shield

The DR Shield (to the left of a unit's HP pips) is a grey shield that will appear if a unit has any % damage resistance (%DR). It will 'fill up' based on how much % DR the unit has.

As well, there is often a number on the shield which represents the %DR.

Targets in Sight

The HUD icons for aliens in sight will now reveal who is overwatching the unit you have selected by displaying a target icon beside their alien head in the bottom right.

The alien head HUD icons for aliens in sight will change based on the enemy type:

Landed Biologic = Red
Flying Biologic = Blue
Landed Mechanical = Grey
Flying Mechanical = Bluish Grey
Alien Leader = Longer
At Squadsight = Transparent

HUD Ability Icons

Ability icons on the Ability HUD in the tactical game will have different colors based on how many APs they consume upon use. They can be teal (2 AP), green (1 AP), purple (0 AP), grey (no use during XCOM scamper), faded out (out of ammo or charges), and yellow (boosted).


HUD Ability Color	Effect
Teal	2 AP
Green	1 AP
Purple	0 AP (free)
Red	XCOM Scamper (Unavailable)
Absent	Not Useable
Faded Out	Out of Ammo/Charges or Cooling Down
Yellow	Boosted

In the above example this soldier has the following abilities: Standard Shot (1 AP), Overwatch (Boosted), Alien Grenade (2 AP - 1 Charge), and Flight Mode (0 AP).

Range Indicators

Close Combat Specialist, Close Encounters, Stun Rifle, Repair, Medikits, and Lone Wolf all have range indicators that appears as circles around either the unit or the targets of the ability. The range indicators may be centered on potential targets (e.g. Close Encounters) or the unit itself (e.g. Lone Wolf).

Eyes

Small Eye

This eye might appear directly above units.

Each unit (both friendly and enemy) that can see the location of the cursor will be indicated by with a small green eye. This allows you to determine which units would be in vision after moving to the location of the cursor.

Above the small green eye will be a number which represents the number of tiles away each unit is from the position of the cursor.

If the cursor is in a position that the currently selected unit moved to and would flank a unit, there will be an "F" beside the number of tiles above the small eye.

The small green eye will turn into a red eye if only a unit with the squadsight perk would be able to see the unit from the location of the cursor.

Large Eye

This eye might appear above the cover shield of a unit.

Aliens will have a red eye icon if they are on overwatch.

For XCOM this eye will be teal if they are on overwatch.

HP and Action Point Indicators

The Armor HP color of XCOM units is always white and the Base HP color of XCOM units are always colored:


XCOM Base HP Color	Status
Green	Turn Available
Pink	Turn Complete
Grey	Base Damage Resistance in multiples of 20
Black	Hunkered Down

The Armor HP color of alien units is also always white and the Base HP color of alien units are always colored, but differ from XCOM:


XCOM Base HP Color	Status
Gold	Base HP of Champion Alien
Purple	Base HP of Leader Alien
Red	Base HP
Grey	Base Damage Resistance in multiples of 20
Black	Hunkered Down

The Action Point (AP) indicators on XCOM characters are the 2 rectangular arrows below your soldier's HP. They do not appear on aliens.


AP Indicator Color	Status
Red (Priority)	Enraged
White (Priority)	XCOM Scamper
Orange (Priority)	Danger of Triggering Reaction Fire
Yellow	Officer Unit
Purple	Psionic Unit
Green	Genetically Modified Unit
Grey	Robotic Unit
Teal	Regular Unit

Example Scenario

In the following example you can see many indicators at work.

The Active Unit:

Half filled grey shield: approximately 50% DR

No grey HP pips: ~0 base DR
8 green HP pips: turn is active, no combat readiness, 8 base HP
3 white HP pips: 3 armor HP

Full teal cover shield: full cover (50 def, 50% DR)
No target icon on cover shield: no unit can currently fire a reaction shot at this unit where it is

2 teal AP pips (rectangular arrows): This unit is an ordinary unit, is not enraged, and has 2 action points remaining

Overall non-translucent appearance: This unit is currently selected

The Ally:

30% filled grey shield: approximately 30% DR

No grey HP pips: ~0 base DR
11 green HP pips: turn is active, no combat readiness, 11 base HP
3 white HP pips: 3 armor HP

Half teal cover shield: half cover (30 def, 30% DR)
Target icon on cover shield: a unit can currently fire a reaction shot at this unit if it acts or moves

2 teal AP pips (rectangular arrows): This unit is an ordinary unit, is not enraged, and has 2 action points remaining

Small green eye above unit: this unit can be seen from the current cursor's position
3 above small green eye: this unit is 3 tile from the current cursor's position

Overall translucent appearance: This unit is not currently selected

The Outsider:

30% filled grey shield: approximately 30% DR

1 grey HP pips: ~10 base DR
9 red HP pips: 10 base HP (9 + 1)
2 white HP pips: 2 armor HP

Half yellow cover shield: half cover (30 def, 30% DR) and flanked
Large Red eye above cover shield: unit is currently on overwatch

Small green eye above unit: this unit can be seen from the current cursor's position
1 above small green eye: this unit is 1 tile from the current cursor's position
F above small green eye: If the active unit (below) moves to the cursor's position, this unit will be flanked

There is a large teal circle around the outsider representing it's range of Close Combat Specialist

The Muton:

Half filled grey shield: approximately 50% DR

0 grey HP pips: ~0 base DR
6 red HP pips: 6 base HP
6 white HP pips: 6 armor HP

Full red cover shield: full cover (50 def, 50% DR)
No large Red eye above cover shield: not on overwatch

Small green eye above unit: this unit can be seen from the current cursor's position
4 above small green eye: this unit is 4 tiles from the current cursor's position
No F above small green eye: If the active unit (below) moves to the cursor's position, it will not be flanking the muton