Difference between revisions of "Reaction fire triggers"
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'''Will trigger reaction shots from an alien not facing you:''' | '''Will trigger reaction shots from an alien not facing you:''' | ||
| − | *Hitting an alien (they will spin around and return fire) | + | *Hitting an alien (they will spin around and return fire) |
| + | *Using a Stun Rod on an alien -- this one is a real oddball: the alien will be "alerted" to your attack, but not actually spin and fire until you take one of the actions above that normally triggers reaction shots. Thus you can try stunning them several times, but if you then walk away, they will spin around and shoot. If a different soldier hits the alien with a Stun Rod, the alien's focus will shift to that soldier -- and the first soldier can then safely walk away again. Heh. | ||
'''Will never trigger reaction shots:''' | '''Will never trigger reaction shots:''' | ||
Revision as of 23:35, 14 May 2006
Certain actions will trigger reaction fire from aliens; others will not, even though they may reduce your TUs. (However, if you have used up several TUs doing "safe" actions then conclude with a reaction-triggering one, an alien with sufficient TUs will make several "stored up" reaction shots against you.)
The following is a (possibly incomplete) list of which actions will and will not trigger reaction fire. Opposing units also need to be facing your unit(s) and have sufficient TUs available; see Reaction fire formula for more details.
Will trigger reaction shots from an alien facing you:
- Firing any weapon
- Kneeling or standing
- Any walking/flying movement
- Using a lift
- Throwing any object
Will trigger reaction shots from an alien not facing you:
- Hitting an alien (they will spin around and return fire)
- Using a Stun Rod on an alien -- this one is a real oddball: the alien will be "alerted" to your attack, but not actually spin and fire until you take one of the actions above that normally triggers reaction shots. Thus you can try stunning them several times, but if you then walk away, they will spin around and shoot. If a different soldier hits the alien with a Stun Rod, the alien's focus will shift to that soldier -- and the first soldier can then safely walk away again. Heh.
Will never trigger reaction shots:
- Turning in place
- Firing a weapon from beyond the alien's visual range
- Taking any action (including firing a weapon) from a position hidden to the alien
- Priming a grenade
- Firing at (but missing) an alien not facing you
- Any action on the inventory screen (moving, dropping or picking up objects; loading or unloading a weapon)
- Using a Medi-Kit, Mind Probe or Motion Scanner
- Using a Stun Rod (walking toward the alien is what gets you killed!)
- Being the first unit to enter an alien's line of sight. This means you can safely walk through a door, even with no TUs left! It's your next action that will get you killed. (Subsequent units which enter the door will also get shot at -- the alien is no longer "surprised".)
Currently unknown/untested:
- Hitting an alien not facing you with indirect fire from HE, IC, or stun rounds