Suggestions for Crossbow Feat and Grammar

[Rothgar]

Hey there Styg, had a couple of suggestions to give to you after my first experiences with the game.

1) I notice that crossbows have a high action point cost, which I can understand starting out with the weapon. How about a feat that lessons the ap cost based on a percentage of dex or agi? I would think the more you use the crossbow, the more adept you are at quickly loading and firing it. A crossbow mastery as it were. Maybe reduced 1 point per 20% of the stat. Not game breaking at first but picks up as you go representing you mastering the weapon. Hell could even be by % of weapon skill since crossbow only affects that while guns encompass a larger selection.

2) I noticed areas in the dialog where the grammar doesn't match how you would speak in English and comes across as a bit odd. I realize English isn't a native language for everyone, and if you would like I can get the areas where this comes up and suggest how the text should read.

Thanks for making the game, I think it's the first one in a long time that I felt was worth more than I payed, even in alpha. Underrail is THAT good!

[Kaerius]

Speaking of AP costs, the silliest AP costs are those of pistols. Since when does shooting a 9mm pistol take as much time as shooting and reloading a crossbow? Some of the pistols are slower than some of the sniper rifles(see .44 hawker vs 7.62mm corsair).

[Rothgar]

1) The crossbow firing AP also includes reloading, so realistically speaking it's crazy fast. You can get 3 attacks per turn with Marksman feat, so it's pretty fast in terms of game mechanics, too. That's already three times faster than sniper rifles.

2) There's a sticky for reporting typos and spelling/grammar errors in the bugs subforum, please use that.

1) fair enough. I wasn't aware that they were quicker than snipers and the like, first play through if the game and marksman in game states that it makes special bolts fire as normal bolts, unless I am missing something about it affecting base bolts.

2) will do, I didn't realize there was a sticky, will make sure to post suggestions on this point there.

[SagaDC]

And don't forget that crossbows can be outfitted with the Pneumatic Reloader to reduce their AP cost even further. Not exactly a common enhancement, but you can start seeing them in Junkyard.

[Rothgar]

Ah, hadn't gotten that far yet, so you can make them a little quicker within the game. Good to know, thanks.