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== Damage Reduction ==
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{{Toc (Long War)|80}}
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Long War adds a new mechanic called Damage Reduction. When a unit takes damage, it is reduced by the damage reduction value. It can be seen in game as a blue shield indication next to the normal red damage indication.
 
  
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Damage reduction is gained in various ways:
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==Terms==
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* Low cover gives 0.66 damage reduction.
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'''Base Weapon Damage''' (BWD): This is each weapon damage stat configurable in DefaultGameCore.ini file. The weapon damage ranges shown in game in Barracks are computed from this stat based on the randomization process, with an algorithm designed by Amineri for Long War.
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* High cover gives 1.0 damage reduction.
 
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* Several perks grant damage reduction.
 
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* Mechanized units commonly have built in damage reduction of varying amounts.
 
  
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Hunker Down doubles the damage reduction effect of cover, as well as the normal effect of doubling the defense it gives.
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'''Modified Weapon Damage''' (MWD): This is the median damage after most modifiers, on which the randomization process (+/- 25%) is applied.  Increases to MWD, such as ''Ranger'' and ''Vital Point Targeting'', increase the overall damage range.
  
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If the amount of damage a unit has is not a whole number, the damage is reduced by one of the two nearest whole numbers, based on the fraction. For example, a unit with 1.66 damage reduction has a 66% chance of the damage being reduced by 2 and a 34% chance of the damage being reduced by 1.
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==Weapon Damage Calculation==
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Steps for calculating damage:
  
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Shotgun-type weapons have damage reduction penetration, and will negate some of a target's damage reduction. Some items and perks are also available that grant damage reduction penetration.
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# Roll for hit chance and crit chance
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# Apply penalty to BWD due to skills
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# Compute Modified Weapon Damage (MWD) by adding all bonus damage from equipped items and relevant perks
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#* Add bonus critical damage if a critical hit is rolled
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# Damage randomization: roll for damage value between roughly 75% to 125% of MWD
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#* Roll between roughly 125% to 175% of MWD if a critical hit
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# Apply further randomization and range fall off for Explosives
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# Subtract target DR
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# Add any extra bonus damage from certain perks
  
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Damage reduction can have several interesting effects on game play. One is that a shot against a unit may do 0 damage if the damage inflicted is reduced to 0, which can be a nasty surprise if trying to finish off a 1 HP enemy with a pistol. Once you come up against more advanced units, particularly mechanized ones, you may find yourself completely unable to damage them with lighter weapons such as carbines.
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==Accuracy and Critical Chance==
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All sources of defense on the target are subtracted from all sources of aim on the shooter to produce a percentage hit chance equal to the net result out of 100. The breakdown can be viewed by using F1 while targeting an enemy, which displays the hit chance of a particular attack.
  
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===In Detail===
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Critical chance is likewise computed by adding up all sources of critical chance and subtracting any critical chance penalties. The [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Resilience|Resilience]] perk reduces critical chance to zero. Reaction fire can't critically hit without the [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Opportunist|Opportunist]] perk or if the target is wearing the [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Chameleon Suit]].
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The steps in AbsorbDamage are:
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# Unit with ShieldHP>0 (i.e. Mechtoids) has damage reduced by 50%
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Overwatch fire receives unique multiplicative penalties. These are applied after normal hit chance is calculated.
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# Unit with ShockAbsorbantArmor perk has damage reduced by 33% if damage-dealing unit is within 4 tiles distance
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# Unit with AbsorptionFields perk reduced damage based on formula fReturnDamage = fReturnDamage * (0.6 + 0.4 * Min(1, 2/fReturnDamage))
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===Additive Sources of Aim===
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# Unit with general damage reduction stat set in DGC.ini BalanceMods has damage reduced by that amount
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Persistent Sources:
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# Unit with IronSkin perk has damage reduced by 1.0
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# Unit with HardTarget perk has damage reduced by 1.0
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* Aim of Shooter: ~65 (for average rookies)
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# Unit with DamageControl perk active has damage reduced by 1.5
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* All [[Weapons (Long War)#Beam Lasers|beam laser-tech]] Weapons: +6
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# Unit with CombatStims active has damage reduced by 40%
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Carbines]]: +6
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# Units wearing Chyrssalid plating (or Chryssalids) get Melee/KSM damage reduced by 40%
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#SHIV_weapons|Superheavy Plasma]] [SHIV Weapon]: +8
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# SHIVs get damage reduced based on type -- basic: 1.5, alloy, 2.5, Hover, 2.0
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Laser Sight]] [Small Item]: +4
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# MECs get damage reduced by 1.0
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|SCOPE]] [Small Item]: +8
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# If unit is poisoned, then 50% of reduced damage is restored
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Neural Gunlink]] [Small Item]: +12
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# Cover DR is applied:
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Illuminator Gunsight]] [Small Item]: +12
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## Only applies if unit is not flanked by attacker, unless weapon is a Needle Grenade
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Alloy Bipod]] [Small Item]: +6
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## Low Cover damage reduced by 0.667, OR Full Cover damage reduced by 1.0
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#SHIV_modules|Smart-shell Pod]] [SHIV Equipment]: +4
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## If Hunkered Down, then if in Low Cover damage reduced by -0.667 OR Full Cover damage reduced by 1.0
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#MEC_equipment|Holo-targeter]] [MEC Equipment]: +4
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## If unit has WillToSurvive perk, damage reduced by 1.5
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#MEC_equipment|Battle Computer]] [MEC Equipment]: +8
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## If Unit has FortioresUna perk, damage reduced by 0.5
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Special ammunition|Drum Mags]] [Small Item]: -4
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## If attacking unit has Combined Arms perk, damage increased by 1.0 -- this cannot do more than negate damage reduction from cover
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* [[Foundry_(Long_War)#Pistol_Upgrades|Rail Pistols]] [Foundry project]: +8 for sidearms only
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# If attacking unit has armor-piercing ammo, damage increased by 1.0 -- this cannot do more than negate damage reduction from all sources above
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Band Of Warriors|Band of Warriors]] [Officer Perk]: +2 per continent bonus XCOM has earned
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# Any fractional damage is randomized using if(FRand() < (fReturnDamage - float(FFloor(fReturnDamage)))
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#So Others May Live|So Others May Live]] [Officer Perk]: +1 per mission survived with zero casualties (up to +8)
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Conditional Sources:
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* Height Advantage (for being at a higher elevation than the target): +20
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* Close Range Advantage (for being close to the target): +0 to 30 (doubled for Shotguns)
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* Close Range Penalty (for being too close with a long-range weapon): -0 to 30
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* Long Range Penalty (for being too far with a close-range weapon): -0 to 30
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Flush|Flush]] [Weapon Skill]: +30 for the ''Flush'' shot
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]] [Weapon Skill]: -10 for the ''Disabling Shot''
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Rapid_Fire|Rapid Fire]] [Weapon Skill]: -15 for both attacks
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Damn_Good_Ground|Damn Good Ground]] [Perk]: +10 against enemies in lower elevation
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Deadeye|Deadeye]] [Perk]: +15 against flying enemies
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Executioner|Executioner]] [Perk]: +10 against targets at 50% or less health
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Lone_Wolf|Lone Wolf]] [Perk]: +10 when not within 7 tiles of a friendly unit
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Platform_Stability|Platform Stability]]: +10 before taking any costly (blue) actions
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] [Perk]: +10 against targets in full cover
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Snapshot|Snapshot]] [Perk]: -10 after taking a costly action
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Depth_Perception|Depth Perception]] [Gene Mod]: +5 against enemies in lower elevation
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Hyper-Reactive Pupils|Hyper-Reactive Pupils]] [Gene Mod]: +10 on any shot after a miss
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Adrenaline_Surge|Adrenaline Surge]] (as from e.g. [[Equipment (Long_War)#Utility devices|Combat Stims]]) [Perk]: +10 until the end of the mission after taking damage
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Temporary Sources:
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Holo-Targeting|Holo-Targeting]] [Perk]: +10 against target until start of next turn
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* Suppressed (as from [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Suppression|Suppression]] [Effect]: -30 for one turn or until the suppression ends
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* Disoriented (as from e.g. [[Equipment (Long_War)#Support grenades|Flashbang]]) [Effect] : -50 for 2 turns
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* Acid-covered (as from e.g. [[Equipment (Long_War)#Support grenades|Chem Grenade]]) [Effect]: -20 for 2-4 turns
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Mindfray|Mindfray]] [Psionic Skill]: -25 for 3 turns
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===Additive Sources of Defense===
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Persistent Sources:
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* Defense of Target: ~0 (for average rookies)
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* [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Plasma Carbine]] (Weapon): +6
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Chameleon Suit]] [Small Item]: +4
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Reinforced Armor]] [Small Item]: -6
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#MEC_equipment|Battle Computer]] [MEC Equipment]: +8
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Esprit De Corps|Esprit de Corps]] [Officer Perk]: +5
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Conditional Sources:
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* Half Cover: +30 (+60 hunkered)
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* Full Cover: +45 (+90 hunkered)
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* Flight Mode [Granted by [[Armor_(Long_War)#Soldier_armor|Antigrav]] armors]: +30
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Tactical_Sense|Tactical Sense]] [Perk]: +5 per enemy in view, up to +20
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Automated_Threat_Assessment|Automated Threat Assessment]] [Perk]: +15 while on overwatch, before the first overwatch shot
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Damn_Good_Ground|Damn Good Ground]] [Perk]: +10 against enemies in lower elevation
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Semper_Vigilans|Semper Vigilans]] [Officer Perk]: +5 while in cover
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Distortion_Field|Distortion Field]] [Psionic Ability]: +10 to allies in cover within 4 tiles
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Temporary Sources:
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Smoke_Grenade|Smoke Grenade]]: +20 (smoke lasts for 2 full turns)
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Dense_Smoke|Dense Smoke]]: +40, instead of +20 (smoke lasts for 2 full turns)
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Telekinetic_Field|Telekinetic Field]] [Psionic Ability]: +40 for 1 full turn
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===Sources of Critical Chance===
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Persistent Sources:
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* All [[Weapons (Long War)#Pulse Lasers|Pulse-tech]]: +8
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Carbines|Carbines]]: +4
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Assault_Rifles|Assault Rifles]]: +8
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Battle_Rifles|Battle Rifles]]: +8
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Shotguns|Shotguns]]: +16
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman_Rifles|Marksman Rifles]]: +12
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* All [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper_Rifles|Sniper Rifles]]: +20
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Laser Sight]] [Small Item]: +4
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Targeting Module]] [Small item]: +8
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|SCOPE]] [Small Item]: +8
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Neural Gunlink]] [Small Item]: +12
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Illuminator Gunsight]] [Small Item]: +12
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Alloy Bipod]] [Small Item]: +6
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Special ammunition|Reaper Pack]]: +16 for [[Weapons (Long War)#Beam Lasers|Beam]]/[[Weapons (Long War)#Pulse Lasers|Pulse]] weapons
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Sharpshooter|Sharpshooter]] [Perk]: +10
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Conditional Sources:
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* Flanked or Exposed Target: +50
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Hardened|Hardened]] [Perk] Target: -60 (-30 when shot by the [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper_Rifles|Gauss Long Rifle]])
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Precision Shot|Precision Shot]] [Skill]: +30 for the Precision Shot attack
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Adrenaline_Surge|Adrenaline Surge]] (as from e.g. [[Equipment (Long_War)#Utility devices|Combat Stims]]) [Perk]: +10 while wounded
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Aggression|Aggression]] [Perk]: +10 per enemy in sight, up to +30%
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Executioner|Executioner]] [Perk]: +10 against targets at 50% or less health
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Lone_Wolf|Lone Wolf]] [Perk]: +10 when not within 7 tiles of a friendly unit
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Platform_Stability|Platform Stability]] [Perk]: +10 before taking any costly (blue) actions
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Squadsight|Squadsight]] [Perk]: -20 to targets past visual range (negated if using Precision Shot)
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Depth_Perception|Depth Perception]] [Gene Mod]: +5 against enemies in lower elevation
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Temporary Sources:
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Combat_Drugs|Combat Drugs]]: +20 (smoke lasts for 2 turns)
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#In_the_Zone|In the Zone]] [Perk]: -10 for each successive ''In the Zone'' kill during your turn
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Mind Merge|Mind Merge]] [Psi Ability]: +25% to target
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Adrenal Neurosympathy|Adrenal Neurosympathy]] [Gene Mod]: +5% to all allies within LoS when the Gene Modded soldier gets a kill.
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===Overwatch Penalties===
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Overwatch fire (not including Suppression) has multiplicative penalties applied to it after normal hit is calculated. All penalties stack multiplicatively with each other.
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* Base Reaction Fire penalty: x0.7, or x0.5 if the target is dashing (removed if the shooter has the [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Opportunist|Opportunist]] perk)
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Lightning_Reflexes|Lightning Reflexes]]: x0.1 for the first shot, and x0.3 for each subsequent shot.
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* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Chameleon Suit]]: x0.5
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==Damage Penalties==
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Penalties to base damage from special skills are applied here. Because the damage is rounded down to the nearest integer, increasing weapon tech levels to an odd BWD will not increase the damage of special skills. Note that sources of extra damage are not reduced by these special skills, as they apply only to base damage.
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Flush|Flush]]: Damage is reduced to 50% of BWD.
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Shredder_Ammo|Shredder Rockets]]: Damage is reduced to 60% of BWD.
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Disabling_Shot|Disabling Shot]]: Damage is set to 1.
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==Computing Modified Weapon Damage (MWD)==
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MWD is the sum of BWD and all the flat bonuses to weapon damage from equipped items and relevant perks. If a critical hit was previously rolled, all sources of critical hit damage are added as well, and the average damage is increased by ~50% in the randomization step.
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Note that Mayhem Suppression always has an MWD of exactly 2 regardless of other additive modifiers, and no randomization is applied to it.
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===Sources of MWD===
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Ranger|Ranger]] [Perk]: +1 to all [[Primary Weapons (Long War)|Primary Weapons]] and [[Secondary_Weapons_(Long_War)|Secondary Weapons]]
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Vital Point Targeting|Vital-Point Targeting]] [Perk]: +2 to [[Primary Weapons (Long War)|Primary Weapons]] & the [[Secondary_Weapons_(Long_War)#MEC_secondary_weapons|Kinetic Strike Module]], and +1 to [[Secondary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Soldier_sidearms|Sidearms]], vs. EXALT, Zombies, Outsiders and autopsied aliens
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Mayhem|Mayhem]] [Perk]: +4 for [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Sniper_Rifles|Sniper Rifles]] and [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#Marksman_Rifles|Marksman Rifles]] (Does not apply to Disabling Shot), +2 for all Explosives, +2 for [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#SAWs|SAWs]] and [[Primary Weapons (Long War)#LMGs|LMGs]], +1 for [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Flush|Flush]] attacks.
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#In_The_Zone|In the Zone]] [Perk]: -1 for each successive In The Zone kill during your turn
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Sapper|Sapper]] [Perk]: +1 for HE & AP, and +2 for Alien [[Equipment (Long_War)#Explosives|Grenades]]
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Special ammunition|Alloy-Jacketed Rounds]] [Small Item]: +1 to [[Weapons (Long War)#Conventional/Ballistic|Ballistic]] and [[Weapons (Long War)#Gauss|Gauss]] weapons
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Special ammunition|Enhanced Beam Optics]] [Small item]: +1 to [[Weapons (Long War)#Beam Lasers|Laser]] and [[Weapons (Long War)#Pulse Lasers|Pulse]] weapons
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Special ammunition|Plasma Stellerator]] [Small Item]: +1 to [[Weapons (Long War)#Plasma|Plasma]] weapons
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* [[Foundry_(Long_War)#Pistol_Upgrades|Reflex Pistols]] [Foundry Project]: +1 for all [[Secondary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Soldier_sidearms|Sidearms]]
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* [[Foundry_(Long_War)#General_Weapon_Upgrades|Enhanced Plasma]] [Foundry Project]: +1 for all [[Weapons (Long War)#Plasma|Plasma]] weapons
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* [[Foundry_(Long_War)#General_Weapon_Upgrades|Alien Grenades]] [Foundry Project]: +2 for [[Equipment (Long_War)#Explosives|AP Grenades]]
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Battle_Rifles|Heavy Plasma Rifle]] [Weapon]: +1 when steadied
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#LMGs|Plasma Dragon]] [Weapon]: +1 to flying targets
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#MEC_primary_weapons|Particle Cannon]] [MEC Weapon]: +1 to robotic targets
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===MWD Critical Hit Bonuses===
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Note: the game adds all sources of critical damage before the ~50% critical hit bonus in the randomization step, but all in-game descriptions of bonus critical damage include the ~50% bonus, so in-game descriptions will be ~50% higher than mentioned here, but the net effect is the same in most cases.
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* [[Equipment (Long_War)#Weapon attachments|Targeting Module]] [Small Item]: +1
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Precision Shot|Precision Shot]] [Skill]: +2 for Ballistic, Laser, and Gauss; +3 for Pulse; +4 for Plasma (for [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Sniper_Rifles|Sniper Rifles]] only)
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Bring_Em_On|Bring Em On]] [Perk]: +1 damage for 1-2 visible enemies; +2 damage for 3-4 visible enemies; +3 damage for 5-6 visible enemies; +4 damage for 7 or more visible enemies
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Killer_Instinct|Killer Instinct]] [Perk]: +33.4% of BWD, rounded up; ranges from +2 to +4 depending on weapon and tech level, see the [[Damage_(Long_War)#Killer_Instinct|chart]], below
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Assault_Rifles|Plasma Rifle]] [Weappn]: +1 to Biological targets
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Shotguns|Reflex Cannon]] [Weapon]: +1 on targets within 4 tiles
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Marksman_Rifles|Reflex Rifle]] [Weapon]: +1 to flanked or exposed targets
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* [[Primary_Weapons_(Long_War)#Sniper_Rifles|Plasma Sniper Rifle]] [Weapon]: +1 to targets beyond 35 range (~23 tiles)
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==Damage Randomization==
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The purpose of the randomization is to pick a integer value between roughly MWD*0.75 and MWD*1.25 with an average of MWD. For critical hits, the same length interval is used, except shifted to an average of ~MWD*1.5, though critical hits will cause always at least as much damage as the highest possible roll for a regular hit, and this requirement sometimes increases the average above 1.5*MWD. Damage Roulette changes the range from 0.5*MWD to 1.5*MWD, with the average damage of critical hits increased to 2*MWD; again, with the same damage range.
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The randomization works in integer values only. A die of size 2*MWD+2 is rolled, where each integer point of final damage is assigned up to four possible results on that die (except for the highest and lowest values, which may be assigned less). The weighted average of all possible results equals MWD. For a better understanding, reference the charts below.
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===MWD Randomization Table: Regular Hit===
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[[File:LR_MWD_randomisation_noncrit.jpg|center|800x357px]]
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Y axis has MWD values. Row values are possible randomization results for that particular MWD based on the 2*MWD+2 system. The rightmost column has weapon's damage range (min,max) for that MWD. The probability to roll a particular value given a particular MWD is (number of times value appears in the row) / (total number of values in the row).
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===MWD Randomization Table: Critical Hit===
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[[File:LR_MWD_randomisation_crits.jpg|center|800x357px]]
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Y axis has MWD values. Row values are possible randomization results for that particular MWD based on the 2*MWD+2 system. The rightmost column has weapon's damage range (min,max) for that MWD. The probability to roll a particular value given a particular MWD is (number of times value appears in the row) / (total number of values in the row). Note that the average damage is shifted approximately 50% (or more) higher, and the lowest damage roll is always equal to or higher than the largest damage roll in the corresponding row of the regular hit table.
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==Extra Explosive RNG==
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Each unit has the damage reduced based on distance from the center. Damage falls as the square of the radius, down to 25% at the edge.
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Explosives also have extra RNG associated with them. Each target hit is equally likely to randomly roll +1, 0, or -1 to damage, reflecting a higher damage range than regular weapons.
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==Damage Reduction==
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Long War adds a new mechanic called Damage Reduction (DR). When a unit takes damage, the amount is reduced by the Damage Reduction value. The amount blocked by Damage Reduction can be seen in game as a blue shield icon below the normal red damage indication text after a shot.
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If the Damage Reduction a unit has is not a whole number, the damage is reduced by one of the two nearest whole numbers, with probability based on the fraction. For example, a unit with 1.66 Damage Reduction has a 66% chance of the damage being reduced by 2 and a 34% chance of the damage being reduced by 1.
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The steps to calculating DR are as follows:
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# Flat Inherent DR is applied
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# Acid negates the higher of 50% or 3 points of the above DR.
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# Percentage DR is applied (multiplicatively) to the remaining damage
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# Flat Cover DR is applied, if the target is in cover and not flanked, and the weapon is not an AP Grenade or Shredder Rocket
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# Other effects that negate DR (except acid) are applied
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# If there is any net DR from the above steps, it is multiplied by 1.5 if damage source is a shotgun without breaching ammo
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===Sources of DR===
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'''Flat Inherent DR'''
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From Armor:
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* Alien Inherent DR: ranges from 0.0 to 9.0 depending on alien type and research level.
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#Soldier_armor|Titan Armor]]: 0.5
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#Soldier_armor|Archangel Armor]]: 0.3
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-1 Paladin]]: 1.0
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-2 Defender]]: 1.5
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-3 Valiant]]: 1.0
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-4 Dauntless]]: 2.0
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-5 Devastator]]: 2.5
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* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-6 Vanguard]]: 1.0
 +
* [[Armor_(Long_War)#MEC_exoskeletons|MEC-7 Vindicator]]: 1.5
 +
* [[Armor_(Long_War)#SHIV_units|SHIV]]: 1.5
 +
* [[Armor_(Long_War)#SHIV_units|Alloy SHIV]]: 2.5
 +
* [[Armor_(Long_War)#SHIV_units|Hover SHIV]]: 2.0
 +
 
 +
Other Sources:
 +
 
 +
* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Reinforced Armor]] [Small Item]: +1.0
 +
* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Psi Screen]] [Small Item]: +1.0
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Iron_Skin|Iron Skin]] [Gene Mod]: +1.0
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Damage_Control|Damage Control]] [Perk]: +1.5 for 2 turns after taking damage
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Mind_Merge|Mind Merge]] [Psionic Ability]: +(<Will of caster> / 50)
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#One_for_All|One for All]] [MEC Ability]: +1.0
 +
 
 +
Note: each Ethereal still alive in the final Temple Ship room adds 15 bonus DR to the Uber Ethereal.
 +
 
 +
'''Percentage DR'''
 +
 
 +
Damage in excess of inherent DR has the following stacking multipliers applied to it. For instance, a Mechtoid with Psi Shield and Shock-Absorbent Armor who is attacked from close range reduces the resulting damage to 0.5*0.667 = 0.3335 of it's normal value, so a shot that rolled 21 damage deals 21*0.3335 = 7 damage, with 14 blocked by DR.
 +
 
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Psi_Shield|Psi Shield]] ([[Alien_Life_Forms_(Long_War)#Mechtoid|Mechtoid]] ability): x0.5
 +
* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Utility_devices|Combat Stims]]: x0.6 if user is in cover and not flanked
 +
* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Protective_gear|Chitin Plating]]/[[Alien_Life_Forms_(Long_War)#Chryssalid|Chryssalids]]: x0.6 versus melee damage
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Shock_Absorbent_Armor|Shock-Absorbent Armor]]: x0.667 if source is within 4 tiles
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Absorption_Fields|Absorption Fields]]: x0.6 to any of the damage beyond 2 points (e.g. 12 → 2 + 10*0.6 = 8)
 +
 
 +
'''Flat Cover DR'''
 +
 
 +
Applies only if the target is in cover and not flanked, and the weapon is not an AP Grenade or Shredder Rocket.
 +
 
 +
* [[Cover_(Long_War)|Low Cover]]: +0.667
 +
* [[Cover_(Long_War)|Full Cover]]: +1.0
 +
* Hunker Down: a further +0.667 or +1.0 depending on cover
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Fortiores_Una|Fortiores Una]]: a further +0.667 or +1.0 depending on cover
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Will_to_Survive|Will to Survive]]: 1.5
 +
 
 +
'''Flat DR Reduction'''
 +
 
 +
DR reduction cannot exceed the targets DR; that is, any DR reduction beyond that amount is ignored. Note that acid is in it's own separate category; reference the steps to calculating DR above.
 +
 
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Combined_Arms|Combined Arms]] [Perk]: -1.0
 +
* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Special_ammunition|Armor-Piercing Ammo]] [Small Item]: -2.0
 +
* [[Weapons_(Long_War)#Gauss|Gauss]] Weapons: -0.34
 +
* [[Foundry_(Long_War)#General_Weapon_Upgrades|Quenchguns]] [Foundry Project]: -0.67, instead of -0.34 for normal [[Weapons_(Long_War)#Gauss|Gauss]] weapons
 +
 
 +
==Bonus Damage==
 +
Some sources of bonus damage are applied after all other steps, including MWD, randomization, and DR.
 +
 
 +
* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#Shredder_Ammo|Shredder Ammo]]: If the target is shredded, the remaining damage after DR (if any) is multiplied by 1.4 rounded down, with a minimum increase of 1. Shredding can be completely negated by DR, but if the resulting damage after DR is non-zero, Shredding will always add at least 1 extra point of damage. The Shredder bonus does not apply to any extra damage from the other bonus sources in this list.
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* [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#HEAT_Ammo|HEAT Ammo]] & [[Abilities_List_(Long_War)#HEAT_Warheads|HEAT Warheads]]: If the target is robotic, HEAT adds a bonus of 0.5*BWD rounded down. Note that it adds Base Weapon Damage. Even if the attack was reduced to zero damage through DR, HEAT will still inflict it's full damage. Reference the charts below for a detailed breakdown on the bonus damage for each weapon type.
 +
* [[Equipment_(Long_War)#Special_ammunition|Flak Ammo]]: If the target is flying, Flak Ammo adds a bonus of 0.2*BWD rounded up, or 2, whichever is higher. This is functionally similar to HEAT ammo. Most weapons gain a bonus of 2 from Flak Ammo; weapons with base damage of between 11 and 15 gain 3.
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 +
==Multiplicative Damage Perk Charts==
 +
===HEAT Ammo===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;"
 +
|+ style="text-align: left;" | HEAT Ammo bonus damage, by weapon:
 +
|-
 +
! scope="col" |
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;"| SAW
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;"| LMG
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;"| SHIV Weapon
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;"| MEC Weapon
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;"| Sniper Rifle
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Ballistic
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| -
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Laser
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +4
 +
| +4
 +
| -
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Gauss
 +
| +3
 +
| +4
 +
| +4
 +
| +4
 +
| +3
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Pulse
 +
| +4
 +
| +4
 +
| +5
 +
| +5
 +
| -
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Plasma
 +
| +4
 +
| +5
 +
| +5
 +
| +5
 +
| -
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Heat Warheads===
 +
HEAT Warheads bonus damage for grenades:
 +
*HE Grenade: +2
 +
*AP Grenade: +2
 +
*Alien Grenade: +2
 +
 
 +
HEAT Warheads bonus damage for rockets:
 +
*Rocket Launcher: +3
 +
*Recoilless Rifle: +4
 +
*Blaster Launcher: +6
 +
 
 +
===Killer Instinct===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%;"
 +
|+ style="text-align: left;" | Bonus added to MWD on critical hits, per weapon:
 +
|-
 +
!
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Carbines
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Assault Rifles
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Battle Rifles
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | SMGs
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Shotguns
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Pistols
 +
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Machine Pistols
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Ballistic
 +
| +2
 +
| +2
 +
| +2
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
| +1
 +
| +2
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Laser
 +
| +2
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
| +2
 +
| +2
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Gauss
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
| -
 +
| +2
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Pulse
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +4
 +
| -
 +
| +3
 +
|- style="text-align: center;"
 +
! scope="row" | Plasma
 +
| +3
 +
| +3
 +
| +4
 +
| +3
 +
| +4
 +
| +2
 +
| +3
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
Note that critical hits are scaled up by ~50% in the damage randomization step, so all values here will be increased by 50% for the purposes of their effect on final damage.
  
 
[[Category: Long War]]
 
[[Category: Long War]]

Latest revision as of 17:38, 6 November 2021

Terms

Base Weapon Damage (BWD): This is each weapon damage stat configurable in DefaultGameCore.ini file. The weapon damage ranges shown in game in Barracks are computed from this stat based on the randomization process, with an algorithm designed by Amineri for Long War.

Modified Weapon Damage (MWD): This is the median damage after most modifiers, on which the randomization process (+/- 25%) is applied. Increases to MWD, such as Ranger and Vital Point Targeting, increase the overall damage range.

Weapon Damage Calculation

Steps for calculating damage:

  1. Roll for hit chance and crit chance
  2. Apply penalty to BWD due to skills
  3. Compute Modified Weapon Damage (MWD) by adding all bonus damage from equipped items and relevant perks
    • Add bonus critical damage if a critical hit is rolled
  4. Damage randomization: roll for damage value between roughly 75% to 125% of MWD
    • Roll between roughly 125% to 175% of MWD if a critical hit
  5. Apply further randomization and range fall off for Explosives
  6. Subtract target DR
  7. Add any extra bonus damage from certain perks

Accuracy and Critical Chance

All sources of defense on the target are subtracted from all sources of aim on the shooter to produce a percentage hit chance equal to the net result out of 100. The breakdown can be viewed by using F1 while targeting an enemy, which displays the hit chance of a particular attack.

Critical chance is likewise computed by adding up all sources of critical chance and subtracting any critical chance penalties. The Resilience perk reduces critical chance to zero. Reaction fire can't critically hit without the Opportunist perk or if the target is wearing the Chameleon Suit.

Overwatch fire receives unique multiplicative penalties. These are applied after normal hit chance is calculated.

Additive Sources of Aim

Persistent Sources:

Conditional Sources:

  • Height Advantage (for being at a higher elevation than the target): +20
  • Close Range Advantage (for being close to the target): +0 to 30 (doubled for Shotguns)
  • Close Range Penalty (for being too close with a long-range weapon): -0 to 30
  • Long Range Penalty (for being too far with a close-range weapon): -0 to 30
  • Flush [Weapon Skill]: +30 for the Flush shot
  • Disabling Shot [Weapon Skill]: -10 for the Disabling Shot
  • Rapid Fire [Weapon Skill]: -15 for both attacks
  • Damn Good Ground [Perk]: +10 against enemies in lower elevation
  • Deadeye [Perk]: +15 against flying enemies
  • Executioner [Perk]: +10 against targets at 50% or less health
  • Lone Wolf [Perk]: +10 when not within 7 tiles of a friendly unit
  • Platform Stability: +10 before taking any costly (blue) actions
  • Sharpshooter [Perk]: +10 against targets in full cover
  • Snapshot [Perk]: -10 after taking a costly action
  • Depth Perception [Gene Mod]: +5 against enemies in lower elevation
  • Hyper-Reactive Pupils [Gene Mod]: +10 on any shot after a miss
  • Adrenaline Surge (as from e.g. Combat Stims) [Perk]: +10 until the end of the mission after taking damage

Temporary Sources:

  • Holo-Targeting [Perk]: +10 against target until start of next turn
  • Suppressed (as from Suppression [Effect]: -30 for one turn or until the suppression ends
  • Disoriented (as from e.g. Flashbang) [Effect] : -50 for 2 turns
  • Acid-covered (as from e.g. Chem Grenade) [Effect]: -20 for 2-4 turns
  • Mindfray [Psionic Skill]: -25 for 3 turns

Additive Sources of Defense

Persistent Sources:

Conditional Sources:

Temporary Sources:

Sources of Critical Chance

Persistent Sources:

Conditional Sources:

Temporary Sources:

Overwatch Penalties

Overwatch fire (not including Suppression) has multiplicative penalties applied to it after normal hit is calculated. All penalties stack multiplicatively with each other.

  • Base Reaction Fire penalty: x0.7, or x0.5 if the target is dashing (removed if the shooter has the Opportunist perk)
  • Lightning Reflexes: x0.1 for the first shot, and x0.3 for each subsequent shot.
  • Chameleon Suit: x0.5

Damage Penalties

Penalties to base damage from special skills are applied here. Because the damage is rounded down to the nearest integer, increasing weapon tech levels to an odd BWD will not increase the damage of special skills. Note that sources of extra damage are not reduced by these special skills, as they apply only to base damage.

Computing Modified Weapon Damage (MWD)

MWD is the sum of BWD and all the flat bonuses to weapon damage from equipped items and relevant perks. If a critical hit was previously rolled, all sources of critical hit damage are added as well, and the average damage is increased by ~50% in the randomization step.

Note that Mayhem Suppression always has an MWD of exactly 2 regardless of other additive modifiers, and no randomization is applied to it.

Sources of MWD

MWD Critical Hit Bonuses

Note: the game adds all sources of critical damage before the ~50% critical hit bonus in the randomization step, but all in-game descriptions of bonus critical damage include the ~50% bonus, so in-game descriptions will be ~50% higher than mentioned here, but the net effect is the same in most cases.

  • Targeting Module [Small Item]: +1
  • Precision Shot [Skill]: +2 for Ballistic, Laser, and Gauss; +3 for Pulse; +4 for Plasma (for Sniper Rifles only)
  • Bring Em On [Perk]: +1 damage for 1-2 visible enemies; +2 damage for 3-4 visible enemies; +3 damage for 5-6 visible enemies; +4 damage for 7 or more visible enemies
  • Killer Instinct [Perk]: +33.4% of BWD, rounded up; ranges from +2 to +4 depending on weapon and tech level, see the chart, below
  • Plasma Rifle [Weappn]: +1 to Biological targets
  • Reflex Cannon [Weapon]: +1 on targets within 4 tiles
  • Reflex Rifle [Weapon]: +1 to flanked or exposed targets
  • Plasma Sniper Rifle [Weapon]: +1 to targets beyond 35 range (~23 tiles)

Damage Randomization

The purpose of the randomization is to pick a integer value between roughly MWD*0.75 and MWD*1.25 with an average of MWD. For critical hits, the same length interval is used, except shifted to an average of ~MWD*1.5, though critical hits will cause always at least as much damage as the highest possible roll for a regular hit, and this requirement sometimes increases the average above 1.5*MWD. Damage Roulette changes the range from 0.5*MWD to 1.5*MWD, with the average damage of critical hits increased to 2*MWD; again, with the same damage range.

The randomization works in integer values only. A die of size 2*MWD+2 is rolled, where each integer point of final damage is assigned up to four possible results on that die (except for the highest and lowest values, which may be assigned less). The weighted average of all possible results equals MWD. For a better understanding, reference the charts below.

MWD Randomization Table: Regular Hit

LR MWD randomisation noncrit.jpg

Y axis has MWD values. Row values are possible randomization results for that particular MWD based on the 2*MWD+2 system. The rightmost column has weapon's damage range (min,max) for that MWD. The probability to roll a particular value given a particular MWD is (number of times value appears in the row) / (total number of values in the row).

MWD Randomization Table: Critical Hit

LR MWD randomisation crits.jpg

Y axis has MWD values. Row values are possible randomization results for that particular MWD based on the 2*MWD+2 system. The rightmost column has weapon's damage range (min,max) for that MWD. The probability to roll a particular value given a particular MWD is (number of times value appears in the row) / (total number of values in the row). Note that the average damage is shifted approximately 50% (or more) higher, and the lowest damage roll is always equal to or higher than the largest damage roll in the corresponding row of the regular hit table.

Extra Explosive RNG

Each unit has the damage reduced based on distance from the center. Damage falls as the square of the radius, down to 25% at the edge.

Explosives also have extra RNG associated with them. Each target hit is equally likely to randomly roll +1, 0, or -1 to damage, reflecting a higher damage range than regular weapons.

Damage Reduction

Long War adds a new mechanic called Damage Reduction (DR). When a unit takes damage, the amount is reduced by the Damage Reduction value. The amount blocked by Damage Reduction can be seen in game as a blue shield icon below the normal red damage indication text after a shot.

If the Damage Reduction a unit has is not a whole number, the damage is reduced by one of the two nearest whole numbers, with probability based on the fraction. For example, a unit with 1.66 Damage Reduction has a 66% chance of the damage being reduced by 2 and a 34% chance of the damage being reduced by 1.

The steps to calculating DR are as follows:

  1. Flat Inherent DR is applied
  2. Acid negates the higher of 50% or 3 points of the above DR.
  3. Percentage DR is applied (multiplicatively) to the remaining damage
  4. Flat Cover DR is applied, if the target is in cover and not flanked, and the weapon is not an AP Grenade or Shredder Rocket
  5. Other effects that negate DR (except acid) are applied
  6. If there is any net DR from the above steps, it is multiplied by 1.5 if damage source is a shotgun without breaching ammo

Sources of DR

Flat Inherent DR

From Armor:

Other Sources:

Note: each Ethereal still alive in the final Temple Ship room adds 15 bonus DR to the Uber Ethereal.

Percentage DR

Damage in excess of inherent DR has the following stacking multipliers applied to it. For instance, a Mechtoid with Psi Shield and Shock-Absorbent Armor who is attacked from close range reduces the resulting damage to 0.5*0.667 = 0.3335 of it's normal value, so a shot that rolled 21 damage deals 21*0.3335 = 7 damage, with 14 blocked by DR.

Flat Cover DR

Applies only if the target is in cover and not flanked, and the weapon is not an AP Grenade or Shredder Rocket.

Flat DR Reduction

DR reduction cannot exceed the targets DR; that is, any DR reduction beyond that amount is ignored. Note that acid is in it's own separate category; reference the steps to calculating DR above.

Bonus Damage

Some sources of bonus damage are applied after all other steps, including MWD, randomization, and DR.

  • Shredder Ammo: If the target is shredded, the remaining damage after DR (if any) is multiplied by 1.4 rounded down, with a minimum increase of 1. Shredding can be completely negated by DR, but if the resulting damage after DR is non-zero, Shredding will always add at least 1 extra point of damage. The Shredder bonus does not apply to any extra damage from the other bonus sources in this list.
  • HEAT Ammo & HEAT Warheads: If the target is robotic, HEAT adds a bonus of 0.5*BWD rounded down. Note that it adds Base Weapon Damage. Even if the attack was reduced to zero damage through DR, HEAT will still inflict it's full damage. Reference the charts below for a detailed breakdown on the bonus damage for each weapon type.
  • Flak Ammo: If the target is flying, Flak Ammo adds a bonus of 0.2*BWD rounded up, or 2, whichever is higher. This is functionally similar to HEAT ammo. Most weapons gain a bonus of 2 from Flak Ammo; weapons with base damage of between 11 and 15 gain 3.

Multiplicative Damage Perk Charts

HEAT Ammo

HEAT Ammo bonus damage, by weapon:
SAW LMG SHIV Weapon MEC Weapon Sniper Rifle
Ballistic +2 +3 +3 +3 -
Laser +3 +3 +4 +4 -
Gauss +3 +4 +4 +4 +3
Pulse +4 +4 +5 +5 -
Plasma +4 +5 +5 +5 -

Heat Warheads

HEAT Warheads bonus damage for grenades:

  • HE Grenade: +2
  • AP Grenade: +2
  • Alien Grenade: +2

HEAT Warheads bonus damage for rockets:

  • Rocket Launcher: +3
  • Recoilless Rifle: +4
  • Blaster Launcher: +6

Killer Instinct

Bonus added to MWD on critical hits, per weapon:
Carbines Assault Rifles Battle Rifles SMGs Shotguns Pistols Machine Pistols
Ballistic +2 +2 +2 +2 +3 +1 +2
Laser +2 +2 +3 +2 +3 +2 +2
Gauss +2 +3 +3 +2 +3 - +2
Pulse +3 +3 +3 +3 +4 - +3
Plasma +3 +3 +4 +3 +4 +2 +3

Note that critical hits are scaled up by ~50% in the damage randomization step, so all values here will be increased by 50% for the purposes of their effect on final damage.

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