Psi Soldier Chance

[Kaezarhg]

Been playing for some time now, and while trying to make up an all-psi squad (I'm a perfectionist, sue me) I noticed that as you go through it gets harder - or at least it seems so - to get a psi player. I think I'm getting more or less 1 psi every 10 test cycles. Is that right?

 

Anybody knows the formula that gives the chance of a psi soldier?

[Drakous79]

Here you go.

 

function bool RollForGift(XGStrategySoldier kSoldier)
{
local int iChance, iTraineeWill, iGiftedSix, iSoldier, iTraineeRank;

local array<XGStrategySoldier> arrCandidates;

arrCandidates = BARRACKS().m_arrSoldiers;
arrCandidates.Sort(SortPsiCandidates);
iSoldier = 0;
while if(iSoldier < Min(6, arrCandidates.Length))
{
	if(arrCandidates[iSoldier].HasPsiGift())
	{
		++ iGiftedSix;
	}
	++ iSoldier;
}
iSoldier = 0;
while if(iSoldier < m_arrTraining.Length)
{
	if(m_arrTraining[iSoldier].bPsiGift && arrCandidates.Find(m_arrTraining[iSoldier].kSoldier) != -1 && arrCandidates.Find(m_arrTraining[iSoldier].kSoldier) < 6)
	{
		++ iGiftedSix;
	}
	++ iSoldier;
}
iTraineeWill = kSoldier.m_kChar.aStats[7];
if(IsOptionEnabled(11))
{
	iChance = int(float(iTraineeWill) / class'XGTacticalGameCore'.default.SW_RARE_PSI);
	iChance /= float(1 + BARRACKS().GetNumPsiSoldiers());
}
else
{
	iChance = int(float(iTraineeWill) / class'XGTacticalGameCore'.default.PSI_GIFT_CHANCE); // basic formula
	iTraineeRank = arrCandidates.Find(kSoldier);
	if(iTraineeRank >= 0 && iTraineeRank < 6)
	{
		iChance += Max(0, 75 - iTraineeRank * 20 - iGiftedSix * 40);
	}
}
   return Roll(iChance);
}

Roll is true if random number from 100 is less than iChance:

function bool Roll(int iChance)
{
return Rand(100) < iChance;
}

Looking at the math, the best odds fot getting PSI gift has Major and Colonel, because only basic formula applies to them. Other ranks count with 75 - iTraineeRank * 20 - iGiftedSix * 40.

 

Good news is you can set PSI_GIFT_CHANCE in DefaultGameCore.ini :) Soldier's will is divided by default value of 4 nerfing the chance. Setting it to 1 improves the situation. It can be set to 0.01f for 100% chance. Tested with 12 soldiers and all got the gift.

 

Use Modpatcher, but copy your up to date DefaultGameCore.ini to DefaultGameCore.mod and set PSI_GIFT_CHANCE=0.01f

[Scipio65]

Is there a way to 'reset' the lab to accept members that have been tested before but turned out with no ability... so they get a second chance with the new percent chances changed?

 

That is.. can my failed psi-gifted soldiers get to test it again?