Combat

This page contains a reference to a number of combat mechanics pages of particular importance. It may also contain work-in-progress sections that we have not yet found a dedicated home for, but would be loathe to lose in the interim.

Weapons

See Weapons.

Armor

See Armor.

Hit Points

See Injury, Bleeding, and Recovery

Hit Point Bar

The hit point bar is a graphical representation of the amount of hit points of a character relative to their maximum hit points. The bar is generally shown as a bar over the head of a character, with green indicating what percentage of their hit points remain.

Cover

See Cover.

Targeting Reticule

Targeting Reticule for an automatic weapon

Combat can be prepared by either clicking on an enemy in range or by clicking the Attack Button at the bottom of the HUD. Either action will open a Targeting Reticule around the target. The TAB button will cycle through available targets--those within range and in line-of-sight of the attacking character. The Targeting Reticule displays useful combat data on the HUD.

In the top of the reticule is the name of the enemy, along with their class and level. Below that is a Damage Estimate Bar. On the left side, the hit probability is displayed in numerical and graphical form. Below the graphic is the probability of a Critical Hit and the enemy's Armor Soak. On the right side is a graphical display of the Action Points that would be used if this attack is confirmed. Below the Action Points is the current Recoil of the attacker, and the maximum amount that would be added to Recoil if the attack is confirmed. If the attacker has an automatic weapon selected, there will be two icons above the Action Points indicating the weapon modes of the weapon. The current mode will be yellow, the other will be cyan. The C button will toggle between weapon modes.

Overwatch

Overwatch is an important feature available to both players (from certain classes) and enemies. Overwatch defines an area where most actions taken by an opponent will trigger the user to fire at the opponent, interrupting their actions on a hit. Actions which trigger overwatch include:

• Moving
• Firing a weapon
• Throwing an object of any type

See More Details.