So I have been playing piratez for almost a year ingame now, and I have some, mostly modding related issues.
1. Openxcom autoloads all ruleset files from a directory now (nothing in options.cfg). What is overloading order then? It seems doing changes in separate file inside piratez ruleset dir gets loaded correctly.
2. Is there any way to mod retaliation chances? I mean both, shotdown chance to retaliate and roll for current/interceptor base region target. I know 'difficultyCoefficient' affects both, but not in transparent way and having single option affecting half the things in game sucks. Also, how the f is having retaliation more often targeting interceptor base considered harder? If it was 100% you would only need to garrison interceptor bases (assuming no other bases in same region).
3. Do non-shotdown generated retaliations target the first available (not a target for other retaliation) base in order of build like original xcom?
4. Base defence missions are horrible early on. Mostly because of sewer level. My 3 tile base has entire sea underneath, which slows down movement and enemies apparently love to run to corner furthest away from actual base. I'm definitely modding not yet build tiles to have grates like security corridor before starting game again.
5. Attack dogs are apparently great at defending base from early doom enemies. Had 5 doggos in newly founded base. Only 1 died. It wasn't doom guy, it was doom dogs. Yes, really, huge TU pool with cheap, accurate attack and enough reactions to rape anything coming around corner is great against unarmored enemies.
6. My god, mercenaries. It must have been fun for them too to see bus landing in the middle of them and kidnap one with lassos. Could be a Firefly scene. They only had time to kill 2 trainee peasants in lottery-won (i think) defender armor. That armor is great for trainees if got early on. Recognise what weapons can hurt you. Get close to everything else with lowest damage and TU cost per shot (not projectile) weapons, either melee or SMG. Trains accuracies like crazy. Snipe those that hurt with those who passed training.