There's an perk in my mods that makes flashbangs affect robots and the chosen by adding an EMP effect in the classes skill tree. Any chance to make it so this bugfix doesn't end up affecting that?

"-= X2Effect_Blind Bugfix =-
The original game X2Effect_Blind affects Robots and any unit immune to disorient indiscriminately. The flashbang grenade has a fixed version of those functions, so they will not affect Robots or units immune to disorient. The assassin grenade is not fixed, so it can blind a Spark. I don't want to play in that code to fix one very specific, rare occurence."

No further development takes place here, ask the person who made the Superior Explosives mod to copy my code into theirs or adapt it might be easier

any chance to support Superior Explosives mod? Only T1 blinds, the rest doesnt

I hardcoded the changes I would have to add them in.

It currently supports "Launchers and Hand Grenades' - An Explosive Weapon Pack" as a mod only.

I am using WOTC_SuperiorExplosives, which adds a tier 2 and tier 3 flashbang FlashbangGrenadeMk2 and FlashbangGrenadeMk3, would this make them blind as well (and if not, can I add them to this so it does)?

Just finished a campaign with about 280 mods, this one included, and had no major issues! Thanks for making this.

You are correct sir, this was old info i've updated the description.

> Vanilla WOTC sight range is 27 I believe
It's 27 meters, equal to 18 tiles.

How to add blindness effect to grenades from SPARK Launchers Redux?

ok, thanks. I'll try 0.35 then

Higher is worse. 0.65 is less blind. Its a visibility multiplier, reduce it to increase effect.

Thanks, all I did was edit xcomgamedata_weapon data like so:

[XComGame.X2Item_XpackGrenades]
-MOUNTAINMIST_SIGHTRADIUS_POSTMULTAMOUNT=0.278
+MOUNTAINMIST_SIGHTRADIUS_POSTMULTAMOUNT=0.65 (thinking this is a higher blindness effect)

and xcomflashbangmodconfig to:

FLASHBANG_DARKNESS_MULTIPLIER = 0.65; 0.278 is the game default for blindness.

for a flashbangs it seemed great. but in my last mission an advent officer was blind and disoriented and ran up and killed a solider. But maybe because it was about 6 or so tiles.

If you have any questions feel free. There is only one parameter so turn it up or down to your leisure and test it out in gatecrasher or in TQL mode if you debug.

Yes, I see, it's a lengthy description. I think there is just a break down in communication. Thank you for trying to explain and for the patience.

Im not offended. I also explained extremely in depth the visibility calc in the mod description so 27 timss whatever percentage you put it will be the total visibility left after blindness.

I think you took offense when no offense was meant. So I need to alter the 0.278 figure? And I shouldn't go lower than what? If 15 tiles is 50%, and it shouldn't go below 5 tiles I believe you'd said, then it shouldn't go below 17%?

27.8 is the game default. The lower the value the more you are blinded IIRC.

Putting anything along 3 to 5 tiles visibility is like making it a stub grenade. The AI will act incoherently. Feel free to change it to 0.8 but you'll make your enemies easier. Also note this game has aliens so your real life argument is moot and a gun can certainly fire longer than what xcom allows, i could go on

Hey there, I'm new to editing configs. Which ini am I editing? "XComFlashbangModConfig"???

I think three tiles is a little excessive... but an enemy being flashed seeing FOURTEEN TILES is ridiculous, just ask the terrorists at the Iranian Embassy hostage situation how they faired against the SAS after being flashbanged.

I'm thinking maybe 5 tiles visibility is reasonable because I don't want them panicking and running around. Or is that what "50%; 27.8%" means? 50 was the game default, and you lowered it to 27.8 which is 7 tiles? Clearly i'm confused... please help :)

Thanks

LWOTC?

It's OK just wanted to know. It still gives you some advantage.

The mod has reduced blindness, just increase it to whatever you prefer. You cant make it 3 tiles it will destroy the AI and they wont fire on you and just run around.

The blinded effect doesn't seem to affect them really. It says that they are blinded, but they fire as if they weren't. When my soldiers are blind they can only fire about three tiles away.

I second @RedDobe. It would be cool to have Flash bangs affect ALL units on the radius, including friendly fire just like all other grenades do.

1.03 Added the ability for MountainMist to poison and for ConcussiveGrenades to do damage. Both off by default.

@RedDobe, SpecOps units are in communication, and when they throw out a Flashbang it is known in advance, otherwise they would be useless, and would indeed affect both sides. I can only imagine that X-Com uses simple Flashbang protocol and is not blinded by the flashbangs they throw. And one throwing a FB without using the proper protocol MIGHT make it through the mission without being shot, but wouldn't make it back to base in the skyranger ;)

There is another mod that does this, flashbang tweaks, just wanted to check with you first.

Not in this mod but its possible

@advent avenger - do you think that you can also make flash bangs affect allied units? Not just the opposing team.

It's working for me now. Thanks for the quick fix, ADVENT Avenger.

Thanks!

@RoyalCascadianFunPolice Done. 1.02 uploaded.

I can modify items but not abilities with this mod. But ill check both of those later today

@ADVENT Avenger
SPARK Launchers Redux mod have a Flashbang-launcher thing for SPARKs/MECs. The template is [RM_FlashRain X2AbilityTemplate] I guess.

Remember the Launchers and Hand Grenades mod , which adds its own flashbangs and grenade launchers.

Grenade Launcher is patched, I can't believe I overlooked that one. It has it's separate array. I won't bother with the technicals but it should now work.

Also if anyone knows of a popular Flashbang mod (a mod that adds an item that Flashbangs), give me the grenade template name and I'll also fix it. But if you use a mod with additional flashbangs it wont work as is.

I’m having an issue with the grenade launcher as well. Every time I fire a flashbang from the launcher, disorient is applied but not blindness. Just throwing a grenade works perfectly fine. But somehow flashbangs are not blinding when fired from a launcher. Tbc, I don’t have any other grenade mods installed; no customs, nothing.

My mod does not modify custom flash bangs from mods only the base one and assassin grenade.

Should the blindness status effect also apply to flashbang fired from grenade launchers? My flashbangs only disorientate when fired. Would perks for custom classes that affect grenades cause issues?

Spanish translation:

[FlashbangGrenade X2GrenadeTemplate]
FriendlyName="Granada cegadora"
FriendlyNamePlural="Granadas cegadoras"
BriefSummary="La granada cegadora interrumpe y desorienta a los enemigos en un radio muy grande, lo que inflige importantes sanciones ofensivas y pérdida de visión."
TacticalText="<Bullet/> Las granadas cegadoras no hacen daño, pero desorientan y perjudican visualmente a los enemigos en un radio grande.<br><Bullet/> Los miembros del equipo no serán afectados."
ThrownAbilityName="Arrojar granada cegadora"
ThrownAbilityHelpText="Desorienta y ciega a todos los objetivos hostiles en el área afectada."
LaunchedAbilityname="Lanzar granada cegadora"
LaunchedAbilityHelpText="Desorienta y ciega a todos los objetivos hostiles en el área afectada."

Too complex

This is very cool, would it be possible to add a timer for blindness? Or a way for the blindness radius to decrease each turn.

In this mod's INI file, remove the line mentioning the assassin grenade.

If I wanted to change the Assassin grenade back to 27% where would I go?

Never mind me, I forgot you get the sword and the shotgun from her, not the grenade.

I don't get it

Nice! Thanks also for allowing the Assassin change to be reverted, as it's more balanced with the unique item durability mod.

Mod only affects the Flashbang Grenade.

How would this work with Blinding Protocol from the proficiency classes? That is, does it affect specifically only flashbangs or all flashbanglike effects?

Thanks, this is good and it affects both sides.