[http://sourceforge.net/p/ufoai/feature-requests/400 Item 400] imported from sourceforge.net tracker on 2013-01-28 20:18:20

Hello,

Reading the introduction text of the game, you know this "blablabla" normally nobody reads, I saw this :

....drawing its soldiers from the elite of their armies
PHALANX is the best of the best.....

When I see level of the soldiers we can hire, just "Average" and time to time "Competent" but more often "Mediocre", I'm not sure this is "the best of the best".
Even a Swiss Guard of the Vatican could beat them with only one hand.

To be credible maybe would it be good to have a random generator more "generous" and soldiers with skills between 25 and 35 and not between 15 and 25.

If I understood what I saw in the saved game, you use a byte to store each skill and, even if you use a signed byte, the range for each skill is at least from 0 to 127.

Not necessary to have "Rambo", "Terminator" or "Hulk Hogan", just "John Wayne" or "Steeve Mc Queen" will be enough.

:) :) :)
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====== btaxis (2009-02-08 21:42:43) ======

Age old debate, not going to repeat it. Closed.
====== desman64 (2009-02-08 21:51:56) ======

All what is old is not obligatory stupid.

The problem is that if at the beginning of the game you have nearly no chance to win a battle without leaving at least one soldier, the game will become very quickly absolutely not interesting.

If you remember well, I said I would like to propose a draft to the developers for the medals and ranks, and this is a part of this job.

If you think that you don't need my help, say it directly and you'll never see me. But, if as I think, all the job done by others let time to developers to do anything much interesting for them, so don't reject so fast all what I propose. Thank you.