Plus, no matter how much of a living bunker you are, some attacks will still go through and keep chipping away at your health – cover may be important, but it’s still just an individual mechanic, and not god mode, and Jupiter Hell is fortunately not a cover shooter.Īnother thing to keep in mind is pain. And even if you’re focused on entrenchment, there’s still plenty of things that can smoke you out, particularly acid pools and poison clouds that can be thrown by various enemies. It’s obviously going to be much less useful if you’re playing a running man. Plus, even in the bigger rooms you’ll find plenty of props, such as chairs or crates, to provide cover, though these are all destructible.īut that’s not to say that (ab)using cover is the ultimate way to go. The maps in Jupiter Hell are generally rather tight as well, with big open rooms being a rarity, so cover is something to always keep in mind as you plan your approach. Similarly, a stupid zombie grunt with a handgun can become a much bigger nuisance when behind cover. Thus, hunkering down behind some walls, spinning up your chaingun and using an extra action or two to aim can help you withstand even the most unfavourable odds. Shooting something behind cover significantly influences accuracy, which makes positioning in combat a vital factor, especially since a number of perks also have an impact on cover, either by reducing it for your targets, or increasing its effectiveness for you. Anything between you and your opponent will act as cover – this includes props, walls and other enemies. Where Jupiter Hell strays from its predecessor is in its inclusion of cover mechanics. It can also be extremely effective if you manage to lay your hands on a long-range shotgun. The only exception are shotguns, which aren’t subject to accuracy, and distance only influences their damage, while spraying blindly into the fog of war can actually hurt enemies beyond the 6-tile limit. One thing I don’t entirely get here is the purpose of optimal/max ranges greater than 6, because 6 tiles is the limit of your view, and you can’t shoot beyond that, even with blind fire. You will take an accuracy penalty for being at a distance lower than minimum or greater than optimal, while exceeding max range will down your accuracy to zero. Guns have accuracy thresholds for distance, with all having optimal and max ranges, and some having minimum range. Managing the time taken to do things is extremely important, as quickness will often allow you to avoid getting whacked. If you have a 50% movement speed boost, you’ll be able to take two steps over the same time as it’ll take most other enemies to take one. Actions take time to perform, the baseline being ‘1 second’, but some are obviously faster than others.

Everything is turn-based, you get one action a turn, and the rest of the world moves together with you. At a basic level, combat is very similar to DoomRL.

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