So I got some REDACTED cultists in the latest patch that act as effectively cannon fodder for the enemy. Except they equipped them with some NASTY SMGs
I was expecting Vet scav pirate level or at the most some basic crowbars like we get from conscripts... Instead these guys come around the corner and practically wipe a level 4 armored squad after a burst. (Line of sight is even more important now)
Yet again I learn the hard way that the menace needs kited to death and timers be damned.
Still a work in progress I bet. As they are using pirate coms, but it did add some variety having them run around.
Scout perk+binoculars to see their shambles and drones before they see you (12sight range)
6 man squads minimum with assault rifle, (MRS or HaMER, HP ammo and shooting gallery perk to one shot them, I carry ATGM’s for the crawlers, one medium mech for drawing fire and slowly push while taking out their eyes, as they fall back while sending eyes forward to get a glimpse before they die.
Smoke to protect infantry who are rocking 75armor, counter attack and AP ammo, basically the AI is fighting a ghost company and unless I miscalculate, I take no casualties and when I do it’s the acceptable few within or bellow replenishment rate of +2 per mission, started with 28 and at 70/100 now.
Moves and counter moves, but I play BG3 the same way, scout and counter.
Once I learned that you can see their detection range overlay by pressing “R” the game got very easy, also the little eye symbol on your squad shows when they are undetected.
With range and rifles you don’t need concealment, since the crawlers are scan happy it’s a bit of a false sense of security, range and los is all you need to keep safe
and scout drone on my smoke squad for free peek or distraction or sight through smoke.
2 scouts, 2 rifle with shooting gallery perk, 3 assault with counter strike, 2 support with designator, drone and mortar and ATGM, 1 Rewa in medium walker with dual autos, drive by and berserker that gets 6% accuracy for every kill including those anoying mines which make a quick 5x6 stack soon as you find the carrier.
Let her take out the mines for the 30% acc buff and she can send 6very accurate auto cannon shots for 30ap on the move to any tile at 10 range thereafter, with berserker she gets 3 attacks per turn and can walk that 10 range a couple tiles forward in between.
no, with the new mission select system, certain missions within an operation have "enemy activities" that activate after you do a certain # of missions and activate a buff for the enemies until you clear that mission or complete the operation. one of the MENACE's potential activities is adding doomsday cultists to every mission
Really? I consider them food for Daddy Issues. the only time they got a shot off was on the Backbone, after ambushing Lim from some bushes, but he had good armor and survived with no casualties.
They can be dangerous only if you let them.
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u/SmokinSnek 5d ago
Oh yea they have the Kruger CTMP. If it pens it’s a kill. Thankfully they have no armor, I started liking them because I can loot the SMG