Metal detectors do not work in classic mode

[degausser]

I used to own and play the hell out of this game back in the day, and I loved it, so when I saw it on Steam, I snatched it up for some nostalgic fun.

What I am saying is I know how to play the game.

But there is a major problem with this version and that is that the metal detector does not work. I know what is supposed to happen is that if you have the metal detector, the game warns you if you are about to strep on a nine, and then you can put a little flag there and your mercs won’t walk there. If your metal detector is lower state of repair, it might not go off.

I equipped the metal detector to Barry (who has a 75+Explosives rating in my game) and go towards a minefield with a metal detector at 100% and he gets blown up by mines EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Multiple times. Multiple mines. The metal detector NEVER WORKS. I have tried a different metal detector with different mercs and even in different squads. Same thing. In this version of the Steam Game I have NEVER been warned of a mine. This essentially makes the end push on Meduna impossible as every sector there has mines. I have had to essentially resort to walking my mercs into minefields, getting them blown up on purpose, hope they survive, then retreat, heal up, then come back and do everything again. Over and over until the minefield is clear enough for my mercs to proceed.

[zumrus]

I've played gold version and Wildfire on hardest level and Barry always detected mines without the detector even since 1 exp level. This could be explained by the stack overflow that appears when you are summing Barry's skill and detectors skill and it becomes negative or very small. But you say that you've tried it with other mercs, so my version fails.

But I actually surprised that mines are problem for you. I don't remember any suffering because of them in old Jagged alliance 2. But in the Wildfire there are ♥♥♥♥♥♥ many.

[degausser]

Originally posted by zumrus:

I've played gold version and Wildfire on hardest level and Barry always detected mines without the detector even since 1 exp level. This could be explained by the stack overflow that appears when you are summing Barry's skill and detectors skill and it becomes negative or very small. But you say that you've tried it with other mercs, so my version fails.

But I actually surprised that mines are problem for you. I don't remember any suffering because of them in old Jagged alliance 2. But in the Wildfire there are ♥♥♥♥♥♥ many.

There are approx. A Glibbidybabillion mines surrounding Didrianna’s compound in the very southern tip of Meduna.

And yes, I’ve also tried it with Fox, my main PC, Spider, and A few others, even Flo! None of them have ever detected a single mine.