robobrien: i love JA2, for me its one of those games that i have come back too again and again since i first got my hands on it when it was released back in 1882 or whenever. My first impressions of the game however was that it was too hard (on novice) and cheated, this is without the mod. Have you tried the game without it? i ask because the enemy pulling of long range shots with a rusted revolver held togther with duct tape has always been JA2's way. I learnt that in those first few battles when my team was armed with basically sod all and getting picked off at distance i was better using stealth and trying to get as close to the enemy before engaging. Try and get your team to a building and fight around there.
As for interupts they are based on your mercs exp, hire Gus Tarballs for a day and you will see that no-one gets to move across his LOS without him having a say. The 1.13 mod does let you create more than one custom merc, so make a few, hire a couple of decent mercs and after you take the airport you can start arming your team with better equipment.
Once everyone is using rifles and assault rifles the unfair advantage does seem to go away.
Hope this helps, good luck.

tb87670: I want to start off saying I love extra guns and the new inventory system. I like the options and externalized files for my own modding in my spare time. But the 1.13 patch is adding an annoying new sort of gambling system where 1% hit chances happen often and here is my story of horrible bad luck............

tb87670: I want to start off saying I love extra guns and the new inventory system. I like the options and externalized files for my own modding in my spare time. But the 1.13 patch is adding an annoying new sort of gambling system where 1% hit chances happen often and here is my story of horrible bad luck............

There are many moments I hate and think (key word is think, though I know it isn't) the AI is cheating. After dropping off in Omerta and going halfway through town towards the south there's a situation where a guy with a crap pistol with only 9 range walks up and taps me after running most of his turn from 15+ tiles and lands a headshot that does 45 damage (glaser round I found out later). My IMP guy, with a MP5 with 18 tile range, retaliates twice with a 55% chance to hit and misses both. Igor next to my IMP merc fires his pistol with max aim once and has a 1% chance to hit, and Igor's 9mm has 11 range. Next turn the bad guy fires 3 shots and hits again on my IMP. Next turn 2 shots from MP5 and 2 shots from Igor all miss.

Another situation. Drassen Airport at the beginning. I come in from North and nothing is in sector behind me. Then we attack it and after hiding behind a shed 3 turns later 2 guys come in from behind and shoot my IMP in the head and poor Barry too, and my guys didn't get interrupts mind you with almost all the AP still in stock. We retaliate within 4 tiles of each other and Igor misses both shots with his 9mm, my IMP is incapacitated, and Barry couldn't hit the side of a barn with his little russian pistol apparently as he missed the 1 shot he was able to get off with max aim. I am of the opinion that the AI is cheating in this mod or apparently hates me.

There is more but basically the AI hits my guys with 1% shots about half the time they fire them and my guys can't hit a damn thing until they run up to the enemy and execute them commissar style. This sucks because when my guys run up to the enemy, who is always waiting, they get mowed down before they get within effective gun range. This is really a demeaning thing when you manage to like one part of a game and can't leave it yet when you do finally leave you are left feeling sad that one part you don't like ruined the flavor of the whole thing.

The main problem I see is when there are 8 bad guys with pistols lined up every round they land at least 1 good hit on one of my guys with 1% rolls. 1% means 1 in 100 but repeatedly they land them about 1 in 15-20 hits. This is fairly easily reproducible and I was wondering if anyone else notices this problem with the shot accuracy system.

EDIT: I noticed the name of this thread is misleading, and is an attention grabber. I have to remember never to post while drinking, had to fix a few misspelling errors on the way too. I will admit I like 90% of the mod, there are a few nuances like the above 1% shot chance 'bug' that kinda leave it sour but I have to remind myself there are various bugs in vanilla 1.12 JA2 anyway.

vhailor1: I too think the AI is cheating in 1.13, mostly when it comes to vision. They seem to be able to spot my mercs WAY before mine can spot them. It makes them so much more effective at killing my mercs, it's insanely annoying.

Even night ops specialists get spotted and shot at when PRONED by random soldiers that saw them before they did (they were looking in the right direction). I tried looking the ini files, but nothing about the AI having bonuses

JMich: The AI doesn't have any vision bonuses. However, things that may modify vision.
1) Sunglasses/NVG. If you wear the wrong one for the time, you do get a penalty to vision. Check that you are not wearing sunglasses at night.
2) Muzzle flash. If you don't have a flash suppressor or a silencer on your weapon, you can be seen from a huge distance once you fire. Plus, the AI will be able to pinpoint your location to a few tiles, and subsequent shots will allow them to spot you with greater precision.

So, if you don't have a suppressor and/or silencer for night ops, shoot, and move. Don't stay in one spot.

vhailor1: I really need to find a new sniper. Buns left cause she hates Fox....

HertogJan: As long as you don't put them in the same team (not sure about the same sector), you should be able to use both.

vhailor1: well, not sure if my game is bugged then, because Buns refuses to renew her contract as long as Fox is in the team

JMich: Find a merc Buns likes, and hire him/her. As long as a "Liked" merc is on the team, the contract will be accepted, no matter what other mercs you have. For more info, see How does it work? Part 9 - Relationsships over at the Bear's Pit.