XCOM
A tactical strategy game with hit-chance percentages.
Where XCOM comes up1 episode or test
- 1Make a planPlayer plans around the shown odds
- 2See hit chanceScreen shows 80%, code closer to 90%
- 3Die roll decidesChance only sets the odds
- 4Plan can collapseA bad roll wrecks the plan
From Mark Brown's game design lessons
What was said about XCOM
XCOM shows hit chances, then a die roll can wreck the plan. The game displays a hit chance and then a die roll decides the outcome, so a bad roll can ruin a carefully made plan. The on-screen 80% is closer to 90% in the code.
Designer Jake Solomon regrets hit chances. The source is about Mark Brown's game design lessons and mentions XCOM only in passing.
The 100 Games That Taught Me Game Design
It shows a hit chance and then a die roll decides, so a bad roll can wreck a plan. The on-screen 80% is closer to 90% in code, and designer Jake Solomon regrets hit chances.
XCOM shows hit chances, then a die roll can wreck the plan. The game displays a hit chance and then a die roll decides the outcome, so a bad roll can ruin a carefully made plan. The on-screen 80% is closer to 90% in the code.
Designer Jake Solomon regrets hit chances. The source is about Mark Brown's game design lessons and mentions XCOM only in passing.
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