@MrCloista You're awesome dude! Thanks for the update!

So, I'm amused to report that this interaction apparently works as theorised and is fun... up until the shotty/shield Assault Infantry gets mind controlled and I realised my field medic couldn't hit him with an arc thrower to sedate him and get him back without hunting the sectoid hiding behind a pair of spectres.
Well, I guess when I play stupid games I win stupid prizes lol

Just remember that if you are adjacent to enemies you are also giving them half cover.

... now I'm not sure if I should avoid this or cackle insanely with a perma full cover Assault Infantry charging everything with a shotgun with talon rounds for giggles.

Thanks for the response!

Honestly... I've never tried it. In theory that's how it should work.

whoops, make that Lago's Shield Rework mod... don't know why I automatically put Iridar's name into these things

This looks like a fun mod to bridge to the Proficiency classes. My inner munchkin is rebelling at me asking this, but I am curious about the interaction between this mod and Iridar's Shield Rework, however.

Since ballistic shields grant a soldier permanent low cover status, does that mean if I munchkin a bit and give low profile to a phalanx or an assault infantry with a shield, he/she will always be considered in full cover for the purposes of enemy accuracy?

Oh cool. I always use Tesla's armor upgrades so having some new options for that is great for me