Assault mod

[Xerxes77]

Please let me know if you find a good way to adjust the numbers for vehicles and I will update it into the files. I hadn't tested armor assaults yet with the formula specified.  If theres a way to export the data into a spreadsheet, a few formulas would probably generate a list to then update the weapons with.

I have one other question and that is about modifying the assault values non-combat arms - tools such as radios / wirecutters, skis etc.  I understand potentially increasing it to account for the ability to fight in close combat with an inherent value via sidearm - however, I dont know if the assault values for items are cumulative or if only one of the values is used. For now I left obvious 'multi-items' as 0 (smoke grenades, wire cutters, skis, anything that would be accompanied with a normal weapon).

Currently I'm looking for a good ballpark adjustment that will work for vehicles weapons of similar characteristics. I don't mind abstractions and compromises as the game itself certainly doesn't shy from them, especially around vehicles. My goal is consistency, and I know what must be done-- the main hurdle is that it's more of a design question rather than a simple fix.

The stock game lets Armor determine lethality, so it basically ignores the individual weapons' assault value (which is 6 for most, same as a knife). By transferring power to the weapons we suddenly need to come up with meaningful values and there's little in the way of reference. How much better is a 45mm gun than a 7.62 machine gun in the context of a 5-minutes assault into a 40 meters area? So far I've used values based on the nominal lethality of each weapon, but more testing is required. Once I have something more solid I can update the main post in this thread.  

As for your question, I haven't tested this specifically but I think the game simply sees items and tools as weapons with different traits (you even have to "fire" a wirecutter to use it) and you can define a strength for each, so their assault values should be cumulative like any regular weapon.