Weapons ranges

[Patchoulidaze]

I've played mostly FM3, so im curious about the weapon systems in FM1, so unlike FM3, guns can only be used in melee range? then curious whats the point of melee weapons?

[REhorror]

Some guns can have more ranges like the grenade launcher.
But melee weapons and short weapons have different skills associated with them.

[ParasiteX]

Yeah, FM1 was like this in the original as well. The mechanics are definitely quite old when compared to FM3. But it's still fun. And would have required quite a lot more work on the devs to rebalance everything to use the newer range mechanics.

[setless]

Melee weapons can stun enemies - given appropriate skill was learned "STUN" - which allows any subsequent attack to have 100% chance to hit, and in case of melee/short combat, there is a chance that enemy will not retaliate.

Another thing to know is attack priority: long goes before short, short goes before melee and melee goes before long. There is also another melee skill that can alter this behaviour: "FIRST", which allows to ignore the priority list and always go first.

[Sobrio]

Also melee weapons has more accuracy.

[Patchoulidaze]

ah ok thanks,guess i'll have to go further in the game to spec into such skills

[SniperSmithy]

I played the original years ago and enjoyed it but I'd forgotten that the ranges were like this. I really can't get used to it again now since playing so much of FM3 and 4. This one was good but FM3 is truly great and I am really looking forward to that remake.

I never played 2 though, due to it only originally releasing in Japanese, are the ranges like FM1 or do they have varied ranges like FM3 does?

[MasterAEP]

Originally posted by SniperSmithy:

I played the original years ago and enjoyed it but I'd forgotten that the ranges were like this. I really can't get used to it again now since playing so much of FM3 and 4. This one was good but FM3 is truly great and I am really looking forward to that remake.

I never played 2 though, due to it only originally releasing in Japanese, are the ranges like FM1 or do they have varied ranges like FM3 does?

played 2 for a bit, its closer to 1.
major feature of 2 is instead of just standing duel 1v1 the mech actually moving in the battle animation

[SniperSmithy]

Originally posted by MasterAEP:

played 2 for a bit, its closer to 1.
major feature of 2 is instead of just standing duel 1v1 the mech actually moving in the battle animation

Cheers, will probably play it anyway for the story, since it's the only one I haven't played of the pre PS2 era games. Not many game series do such grand scale geo politics this well.