Please remove the turn timers

[evilOctapus]

It makes more sense to make enemies in Challenging mode even harder but without the turn timers unless for specific situations where it's connected to the story (e.g. a literal ticking bomb).

As is, it's completely immersion breaking. There is no attempt to tie the timers to anything in the story

[FroBodine]

Oh no, turn timers! The absolute worst thing in turn-based combat games. Why do developers keep using turn timers! Such a bad idea.

[Nortar]

I have to agree. The turn limit is a bit too tight.

It's one thing to encourage more aggressive gameplay and prevent turtling, and the other is to punish players for careful maneuvering and seeking cover instead of constantly attacking.

Right now the hardest mode turns the game (at least the early stages) from tactical combat into a tactical puzzle. You have to complete each round with maximum efficiency and it feels like in a predetermined way, there's no room for improvisations or smallest mistakes.

I would not say remove the turn limit outright, but increase it by 30%-50% at least.
Especially in battles where the need of urgency is not really required.

[CommandDork]

I read that it had turn timers and unwishillisted the game.

Not a good selling point.

[Riut]

Yep, sounded right up my alley since I liked Mutant Year Zero the like, Xcom etc. But turn timers are my least favourite part about the genre.

Like at least have the turn timer running out make something overwhelmingly hard to win against happen that you still have a shot at surviving against. Like a never ending horde of enemies that have to actually catch up to you and attack you to death or something, not just oops time ran out game over.

Probably gonna skip, at least until there's a way to play hardest without turn timers or something.

[Noobiecanoobie]

Thanks for the warning.

[Suleo]

Refunded because of this.

Xenonauts 2 also has tight turn timers and it just makes for a not-fun game.

Remove turn timers.

[Neyreyan_Youtube]

Yup, please remove turn timers or give a small reward if you finish the fight before the turn limit, if not....nothing happens.
NOBODY likes turn limits, did you not see xcom 2?

[sorenthewild]

Originally posted by Noobiecanoobie:

Thanks for the warning.

+1

[adarmus47]

Turn limits always feel like a cheap way to add challenge. It was a definite buy for me until I discovered this aspect of combat was a thing.

[WhitePhantom]

Originally posted by CommandDork:

I read that it had turn timers and unwishillisted the game.

Not a good selling point.

They're only present in the hardest difficulty.

[BlackjackGT]

Turn-timers are all Firaxis' XCOM fault (although you could at least Mod them out of their games). It's like Nuclear Throne making Screenshake a thing. Everyone does it, nobody asks if anyone wants it.

I don't know if this game eventually has Overwatch/Defense Fire, but the main reason given for introducing timers in XCOM style TBS games was to prevent players from just curling up units in corners and waiting for enemies to "come to them" and get offed by Overwatch/defense-fire.

It's to encourage more aggressive TBS tactics by players, but it seems like there should be other ways to achieve/encourage that type of play.

[Michael]

turn timers no buy

[FroBodine]

Originally posted by WhitePhantom:

Originally posted by CommandDork:

I read that it had turn timers and unwishillisted the game.

Not a good selling point.

They're only present in the hardest difficulty.

Is this true? Turn timers are not a thing on normal difficulty?

[Suleo]

Yes, only on hardest difficulty.

[Devil Dog]

Almost, almost got this on GOG. Thx OP for the heads up.