For no particular reason, I decided to try this game again, and see if I could get my "light weapons" skill up to master level. The grind to get there was kind of ridiculous; I was already ready to face the Queen long before I reached expert level, let alone master level. (Even though I was playing as the marine, who has lowered cost of upgrading light weapon skill) I didn't upgrade anything else, because I was saving up all my skill points for that one skill, and then took out the Queen as soon as I reached my goal.
I've complained about weapon skills needing a buff for a while, but I have to admit that once I reached master level, there was a noticeable improvement in my weapons' abilities. I just wish the game was long enough to reasonably allow someone to advance that far. Something for a future update, maybe. :)
-- AliensRL 0.8.4 BETA 1 (r983) Post Mortem --------------------------
Name : Tormuse
Class : Marine
Rank : Veteran
Result : killed the queen and escaped
Score : 14920
Total experience : 11840
Experience left : 1040
Game length : 358313 turns
Security keycards : 3
Military keys : 0
Armor : Plasteel armor [3]
Sidearm : .44 colt (6/6)
Primary : 12g. combat shotgun (5/5)
Heavy : M41A pulse rifle (99/99)
Medpacks: 2
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-- Skills ------------------------------------------------------------
Sidearms : untrained
Light weapons : master
Heavy weapons : untrained
Technical : untrained
Medicine : untrained
Fitness : untrained
Perception : untrained
-- Ammunition --------------------------------------------------------
9mm ammo : 399/400
5.56 ammo : 172/400
.44 ammo : 48/150
M309 ammo : 375/500
M250 ammo : 486/500
60mm gren. : 16/40
12g. shells : 102/200
napalm cartrid: 0/20
frag grenade : 3/3
inc grenade : 3/3
krak grenade : 3/3
-- Other items -------------------------------------------------------
2 * medpack
3 * security key
4 * painkiller pack
4 * stimpack
6 * multi-tool
2 * military medpack
5 * armor pack
-- Kills (874) -------------------------------------------------------
103 juveniles
166 warriors
35 elites
10 praetorians
119 scavengers
111 hunters
19 stalkers
176 drones
116 workers
9 overseers
1 queen
9 military bots
-- Messages ----------------------------------------------------------
You activate the elevator. Entering
Medical Tower, level 1...
There is a M4A3 pistol lying here.
You barely hit the warrior! You
barely hit the warrior! You barely
hit the warrior! The warrior dies.
You reload your weapon.
The hunter slashes you! The hunter
slashes you!
You lightly hit the hunter! You
lightly hit the hunter! The hunter
dies.
You reload your weapon.
You enter the corridor. Entering
Civilian Tower, level 1...
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