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[WotC] Extract Knowledge Buff

The Chosen's Extract Knowledge move isn't especially threatening. It only gives half the knowledge of a Kidnap, and the soldier is completely fine. It's not unheard of to let the Chosen extract knowledge on the first retaliation just to get rid of them, and Chosen overhauls almost always turn up the Kidnap chance.

This mod takes a different approach: it buffs Extract Knowledge to have similar strategic and tactical consequences to Kidnap.

• Extract Knowledge now knocks out the soldier it's used on out cold. This means that, like Kidnap, it'll knock a soldier out of the fight. Unlike Kidnap, you can bring them back into the fight with a Revive, but:
  
  
• Having XCOM's secrets psionically torn out of your mind has lasting consequences: the Chosen's victim's Will bar will be completely drained. This leaves them very susceptible to panic if you revive them, and pretty much guarantees they'll be Shaken when they get back to the Avenger.

With this changes Extract Knowledge still isn't as nasty as Kidnap, but is still provides a good reason not to just let the Chosen win.

This should work with everything, including all the Chosen overhauls. it should also be safe to add and remove mid-campaign.

StormQueen-01 on the modding discord had the idea of Extract Knowledge knocking soldiers out. It's a really simple but effective change that turned out to work great with the animations, so credit where credit's due!