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Reason: 1.General introduction.
2.Interaction with Flanking.
3.Interaction with Hunker Down and Dodge.
4.Enemy AI.
Reason: 1.General introduction.
2.Interaction with Flanking.
3.Interaction with Hunker Down and Dodge.
4.Enemy AI.
Cover is a game mechanic in XCOM 2.
There are two types of cover:
- Low Cover: increases Defense by 20.
- High Cover: increases Defense by 40.
Notes[]
- Hunker Down additionally increases Defense by 30 and grants 50 Dodge.
- SPARK's Bulwark ability provides High Cover to all adjacent units.
- W.A.R. Suit's Shieldwall ability provides High Cover to all adjacent units, but is cancelled if the armor wearer moves or attacks.
- Enemy units Andromedon Shell, Gatekeeper, Sectopod destroy environmental objects, including cover, when they move through them. SPARK's Wrecking Ball ability grants similar property.
- Grenadier's Demolition ability specifically tries to damage and destroy cover, whichever enemy is using it.
- Cover is important for Concealment ambushes.
- Some units cannot benefit from a cover, e.g. SPARK. Units unable to benefit from cover cannot be flanked.
- Some covers are more sturdy and cannot be outright destroyed by conventional weapons or weak explosion grenades. Not all grenades damage cover.
Tips[]
- Avoid placing units in situations where collateral environment damage can cause harm, such as when elevated or behind explosive cover.
Trivia[]
- For XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM: Enemy Within, see: Cover.
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Reason: 1.Verify if Bulwark and Shieldwall provide cover to any unit (the in-game descriptions mention benefit for squadmates only).
2.Test and verify what actions cancel Shieldwall.
3.Create a new page for Hunker Down (add Sniper's Aim ability, Ranger's Deep Cover ability, ..
Reason: 1.Verify if Bulwark and Shieldwall provide cover to any unit (the in-game descriptions mention benefit for squadmates only).
2.Test and verify what actions cancel Shieldwall.
3.Create a new page for Hunker Down (add Sniper's Aim ability, Ranger's Deep Cover ability, ..