Omen of the engineer?

[Rodrigo]

Can someone explain to me how this even works? I've picked it up for last mission but my balistas doesn't really attack 2 targets like it would when upgraded with seasoned operators...

[Dagungus]

The omen makes the bolts pierce. So they hit [ ]>[ ] Instead of just [ ]

[Rodrigo]

Originally posted by ~Allie~:

The omen makes the bolts pierce. So they hit [ ]>[ ] Instead of just [ ]

oh so it hits targets behind? i see

[TripSin]

Yeah, it can hit an additional enemy if there is one behind its target. If you click on a ballista and then hover your mouse over it, it should show this.

I don't know how it affects catapults because I don't use those much. I think it increases their AoE range. You should be able to maybe see the difference again by checking the catapults attack information.

[DearSaintMary]

So the omen works exactly as Seasoned operators upgrade?

[Zweihander]

This is exactly linked to my topic :
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1105670/discussions/0/5940851423461583895/

We really need to have better descriptions of omens and similar stuff

[Aestrea]

Originally posted by Aestrea:

The ballista itself explains that it will hit target and the target directly behind it as a secondary effect based on it's direction of fire. It can fire twice with the seasoned operator upgrade and hit a max of 4 enemies per attack but still only have 2 targets. The catapult has similar thing where the standard 13 square splash becomes a 5x5 big square instead.

From an old discussion

[Flavalicious]

Originally posted by DearSaintMary:

So the omen works exactly as Seasoned operators upgrade?

Seasoned operators fire 2 bolts, engineer perk gives penetrating shots.

So engineer perk + No Seasoned operators means its a single bolt piercing up to 2 enemies in a row.
Engineer perk + seasoned operators is 2 bolts piercing up to 2 targets in a row.
The 2 bolts need to be fired at different targets though.

Its actually a really strong omen if your going to lean into static D. Its a noticeable difference what they can hold off with engineer perk + seasoned operators on their own without hero help.

[Rhonox]

I will add that I think i've seen a single crossbow hit a single target twice. When a target is standing behind another enemy, but still in range of that ballista itself. with both upgrades, the behind unit can get hit by the penetration of the first shot targeting the front monster, and then be targeted itself.

Its been a min since ive paid close attention to this, and i know the game has updated. I could just also have not understood what I saw, if anyone can confirm or deny this, thank you.

[Pudding]

The catapults area of damage become bigger with the omen of engineer, by a noticable amount

[Rodrigo]

I actually found that omen useless, I just went with improved damage and reinforced wooden barricadas, they can take a decent amount of punishment now, I don't need to make mounted turrets meaning I can build the double amount of normal ballistas and they can shoot through wooden walls, they're also easy to replace plus I could add a few of those cheap ass wooden barrier thingies in front of them from even extra layer of defense, to me it turned out better