- Steam App
- Strain Tactics (621810)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 29 June 2017 - 12:54:39 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
Overwatch System Operating in the same format as Force-Fire, pressing Overwatch projects a arc of fire template (currently at 90 degrees) in which the selected unit will engage threats at MAXIMUM RANGE, also conveniently reflected by the length of the green lines. Units in Overwatch will forego self-preservation mechanisms (unless their negative traits are procced, or they are hurt, or pushed back physically thereby interrupting the activity) and otherwise ignore any threat outside of their 90 degree focus. The point of overwatch is for defensive players to lock down a zone and engage threats at the Maximum weapon/detection range (dependent on unit stats!) rather than the usual Optimal engagement range. Unit selection hotkey functionality update - to independently add/remove units to current selection, i.e Shift-1-2-3 makes units 1,2,3 selected. and Shift-1-1-3 results in only unit 3 sel...