Modding the alien forces

[johnnylump]

 

Cool, didn't catch this at first, seems that i just glanced it tiredly. Thanks for pointing it back :).

 

Couple of things though: The reward soldier can be 1 rank above your highest soldier if that soldier is below the minimum range (for example, i have gotten a Seargent soldier when my top guy was still a Corporal), but seems to reset itself when you go above that threshold (i dont recall getting a Major when my top one was Captain). Also, i do remember getting a Major soldier at some point (when my top guy was Colonel), so the top limit might be off.

 

Interesting. The game tracks the highest rank you've achieved, even if your top soldier dies (you don't lose OTS options, for example), so it may base the reward on that, rather than the top living guy. So far with the code change I've only seen corporals and sergeants, and never anyone above my highest rank achieved.

[osito2dancer]

 

Cool, didn't catch this at first, seems that i just glanced it tiredly. Thanks for pointing it back :).

 

Couple of things though: The reward soldier can be 1 rank above your highest soldier if that soldier is below the minimum range (for example, i have gotten a Seargent soldier when my top guy was still a Corporal), but seems to reset itself when you go above that threshold (i dont recall getting a Major when my top one was Captain). Also, i do remember getting a Major soldier at some point (when my top guy was Colonel), so the top limit might be off.

 

Interesting. The game tracks the highest rank you've achieved, even if your top soldier dies (you don't lose OTS options, for example), so it may base the reward on that, rather than the top living guy. So far with the code change I've only seen corporals and sergeants, and never anyone above my highest rank achieved.

Yeah, but i was just getting my soldiers up and running (March-April), so i didn't have any Seargents (dead or alive). Moreso, the OTS was unlocked thanks to that mission reward soldier (has happened a couple of times, so it was not a bug or something). Perhaps the check has some subtlety behind it.

 

Good thing it works though, congrats on the mod :).

[johnnylump]

 

Cool, didn't catch this at first, seems that i just glanced it tiredly. Thanks for pointing it back :).

 

Couple of things though: The reward soldier can be 1 rank above your highest soldier if that soldier is below the minimum range (for example, i have gotten a Seargent soldier when my top guy was still a Corporal), but seems to reset itself when you go above that threshold (i dont recall getting a Major when my top one was Captain). Also, i do remember getting a Major soldier at some point (when my top guy was Colonel), so the top limit might be off.

 

Interesting. The game tracks the highest rank you've achieved, even if your top soldier dies (you don't lose OTS options, for example), so it may base the reward on that, rather than the top living guy. So far with the code change I've only seen corporals and sergeants, and never anyone above my highest rank achieved.

Yeah, but i was just getting my soldiers up and running (March-April), so i didn't have any Seargents (dead or alive). Moreso, the OTS was unlocked thanks to that mission reward soldier (has happened a couple of times, so it was not a bug or something). Perhaps the check has some subtlety behind it.

 

Good thing it works though, congrats on the mod :).

 

 

Thanks! I'm overthinking the reward soldiers -- you got a sergeant because that's the minimum, regardless of anything else. I can't explain why you got a major when the defeault max seems to be a captain, though.