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[WOTC] Scouting Protocol

Adds Scouting Protocol ability to GREMLINs. It will send the GREMLIN to scout the target area, revealing fog of war and enemy positions until the end of your turn, and then returning to the unit.

The purpose of Scouting Protocol is to provide safe scouting during the early game, without having to rely on Concealment.

• Does not break concealment or alert enemies in any way.
  
• Unlike Scanning Protocol, Scouting Protocol does not reveal hidden Faceless or burrowed Chryssalids.
  
• Similar to XCOM operatives, GREMLIN's vision will not go through cover.
  
• Enemies spotted by the GREMLIN cannot be targeted with Squadsight.

By default, Scouting Protocol:

• Costs one action and does not end turn.
  
• Has no cooldown.
  
• Has infinite charges.
  
• Attached to all weapons with the "gremlin" category.

All of this, as well as ability cast range and reveal radius can be configured in:
For example, you can make Scouting Protocol a free action, but give it a 1-2 turn cooldown. Or give yourself only a couple of charges per mission.

Giving Scouting Protocol a huge reveal radius does not really work due to cover blocking vision.


Requires War of the Chosen. Legacy version of the mod is here.

Scouting Protocol should be compatible with mod-added GREMLINs, as long as they have the same weapon category. If not, more weapon categories can be added in config.


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