#Xenonauts 2 video update
I'll likely be writing an entire update devoted to the new Air Combat model once things are a bit more polished and the design has developed further, so I won't try to explain any more about the rules for now – but I just wanted to show everyone that we do already have a basic air combat system working and hooked up to the rest of the strategy layer! Different UFOs will of course have different strengths and weaknesses, and the system supports up to three combatants per side.
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Your interceptors can make one move each turn before they attack, but the UFO is also able to move - which it does by moving your jets up and down the battlefield to represent it speeding up / slowing down. Your interceptor weapons have limited ammo and generally do more damage the closer you are (as do the alien weapons). I've been playing with a lot of different ideas over the past few years, but I feel we've now hit on a good idea that will be able to combine both speed and tactical depth once complete.Įssentially the player has a certain number of turns to shoot down each UFO before it engages its jump drive and escapes from your interceptors. Our objectives for the X2 air combat were to make something that was fast-paced but still rewarded the same skills as the rest of the game – tactical and strategic planning (I felt the X1 air combat emphasized reactions over good tactics). The art and design are both still very rough, so try to look past all the placeholder art from the first Xenonauts and the rather simple combat interactions in the video. The first thing I want to show off is a very early incarnation of the air combat. There's lots of exciting stuff to talk about, even though the lingering admin from the Kickstarter has kept us busy and the summer holiday period means that we've frequently been without one or more important team members!
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Now the dust has settled on our successful Kickstarter campaign, it's time for a progress update on Xenonauts-2!
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The September update for Xenonauts 2 highlights the progress that is being made in many areas.