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| + | Time units or TUs are one of several vital resources available to [[X-COM]] Soldiers.<br> | ||
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| + | A single [[game turn]] is an unspecified amount of time. There has been many arguments as to what duration of time this could be, but no one can agree on any given figure. It could be a minute, it could be 5 seconds. In any case, a [[game turn]] is merely the duration in which actions are taken by each side.<br> | ||
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| + | The Time Unit is a fraction of this time. If a soldier has a maximum of 64 Time Units, then each TU is worth 1/64th of a turn. A soldier with 80 TUs uses 1/80th of the turn for every TU spent. This means that Time Units are synonymous with ''speed''.<br> | ||
| − | + | ==Time Unit Expenditure== | |
| + | Time Units are spent in two ways. In fixed amounts and in percentages.<br> | ||
| − | + | ===Fixed Costs=== | |
| + | Actions such as walking, turning, moving equipment around, reloading weapons, using medicine and a variety of other actions all cost the same amount of TUs no matter the soldier. Soldiers with high TUs benefit the most from fixed TU actions more than soldiers with low TUs. Scouts benefit from high TUs the most. Dedicated medics and psi troopers can also benefit from high TUs<br> | ||
| − | + | ===Percentage Costs=== | |
| + | Actions that cost a percentage, such as firing a gun or priming a grenade, will always take a percentage of the soldier's overall Time Units to perform. This means that the amount of TUs has no bearing on how many times the action can be performed during any given turn. For example, if a weapon costs 25% to fire, it can only be fired a maximum of 4 times a turn, for every soldier, regardless of the maximum amount of TUs. It it recommended that low-TU soldiers are given long range support fire roles.<br> | ||
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| + | '''Note''': Costs are based on the maximum amount of your soldier's TUs. Not the current amount. Therefore, if your current amount is under the maximum, or above the maximum (brought on by going [[berzerk]]), percentage costs will remain the same. <br> | ||
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| + | '''Note''': Due to integer rounding, some TU values will allow certain weapons to be fired more than usual. For example, a solder firing a heavy plasma with auto-fire (35% TUs) will get 3 rounds at some TU values but not others. | ||
| − | + | ==Encumberance== | |
| + | Heavy encumbrance will lower a soldiers available TUs at the start of the next turn, but will not change the firing cost <br> | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | Encumberance formula to come. | ||
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| − | + | ==Starting Values== | |
| + | New recruits will always begin with a value between 50 and 60 time units. | ||
| − | + | ==Maximum Caps== | |
| + | An [[X-COM]] soldier's TUs caps at 80, but you can obtain a maximum of 81 if your last value was at 79. Officially, all TU improvements stop once you reach 80 or above. <br> | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | Older versions of [[X-COM]] did not have this cap and stats would reach 255 and then wrap back to 0. This could potentially cripple an otherwise good soldier. | ||
| − | + | ==Improvement== | |
| − | + | This is just a stub at the moment. To include a detailed explanation on how TUs are earned. | |
| − | + | ==Influences== | |
| + | * Time Units heavily influences a unit's [[Reactions]]. | ||
| + | * Closely associated with TUs is the [[Energy]] stat. | ||
| + | ** A moving unit consumes both TUs and Stamina ([[Energy]]) points. How many energy points are consumed depends on the type of terrain the unit is walking on. More difficult terrain consumes more energy and time units. All other actions only consume TUs. | ||
| + | ** Energy recovery is calculated by taking your soldier's base time units (i.e. the time units that the soldier started with) and divide it by three. Drop the fraction. This will be the soldier's energy recovery rate throughout the campaign. | ||
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| − | See also: [[Inventory TU Table]] | + | See also:<br> |
| + | [[Inventory TU Table]], [[Raw recruit statistical likelihood]] <br> | ||
| + | [[Reactions]], [[Energy]]<br> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Soldiers]] | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 3 September 2005
Time Units
Time units or TUs are one of several vital resources available to X-COM Soldiers.
A single game turn is an unspecified amount of time. There has been many arguments as to what duration of time this could be, but no one can agree on any given figure. It could be a minute, it could be 5 seconds. In any case, a game turn is merely the duration in which actions are taken by each side.
The Time Unit is a fraction of this time. If a soldier has a maximum of 64 Time Units, then each TU is worth 1/64th of a turn. A soldier with 80 TUs uses 1/80th of the turn for every TU spent. This means that Time Units are synonymous with speed.
Time Unit Expenditure
Time Units are spent in two ways. In fixed amounts and in percentages.
Fixed Costs
Actions such as walking, turning, moving equipment around, reloading weapons, using medicine and a variety of other actions all cost the same amount of TUs no matter the soldier. Soldiers with high TUs benefit the most from fixed TU actions more than soldiers with low TUs. Scouts benefit from high TUs the most. Dedicated medics and psi troopers can also benefit from high TUs
Percentage Costs
Actions that cost a percentage, such as firing a gun or priming a grenade, will always take a percentage of the soldier's overall Time Units to perform. This means that the amount of TUs has no bearing on how many times the action can be performed during any given turn. For example, if a weapon costs 25% to fire, it can only be fired a maximum of 4 times a turn, for every soldier, regardless of the maximum amount of TUs. It it recommended that low-TU soldiers are given long range support fire roles.
Note: Costs are based on the maximum amount of your soldier's TUs. Not the current amount. Therefore, if your current amount is under the maximum, or above the maximum (brought on by going berzerk), percentage costs will remain the same.
Note: Due to integer rounding, some TU values will allow certain weapons to be fired more than usual. For example, a solder firing a heavy plasma with auto-fire (35% TUs) will get 3 rounds at some TU values but not others.
Encumberance
Heavy encumbrance will lower a soldiers available TUs at the start of the next turn, but will not change the firing cost
Encumberance formula to come.
Starting Values
New recruits will always begin with a value between 50 and 60 time units.
Maximum Caps
An X-COM soldier's TUs caps at 80, but you can obtain a maximum of 81 if your last value was at 79. Officially, all TU improvements stop once you reach 80 or above.
Older versions of X-COM did not have this cap and stats would reach 255 and then wrap back to 0. This could potentially cripple an otherwise good soldier.
Improvement
This is just a stub at the moment. To include a detailed explanation on how TUs are earned.
Influences
- Time Units heavily influences a unit's Reactions.
- Closely associated with TUs is the Energy stat.
- A moving unit consumes both TUs and Stamina (Energy) points. How many energy points are consumed depends on the type of terrain the unit is walking on. More difficult terrain consumes more energy and time units. All other actions only consume TUs.
- Energy recovery is calculated by taking your soldier's base time units (i.e. the time units that the soldier started with) and divide it by three. Drop the fraction. This will be the soldier's energy recovery rate throughout the campaign.
See also:
Inventory TU Table, Raw recruit statistical likelihood
Reactions, Energy