JF Brown in Customization Mod

[Stoerte]

Hi there, first of all - thanks for the mod. I think it makes the game better, especially that the perks work. But I've just realised something odd. The JF Brown scoped sniper rifle is the most expensive and overall best sniper rifle around, except that at maximum rang it has a lousy 10% damage modifier, when all other sniper rifles have 30%. Is this on purpose, because it's slightly better at all other range modifiers and then it falls off pretty strong.
Btw what exactly mean max range - is this when units fire on targtes outside their cone or just barley inside it? I honestly still don't know what to make of this firing outside the cone thing...

[pandakraut]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the mod.

The falloff of the JF Brown near the end of its range is one of the reasons it's eclipsed by the Whitworth TS as the best sniper weapon in the game. I can't speak to why the curve was made that way, those are unchanged from the base game. Though basic research seems to indicate that the Whitworth was a more accurate weapon, so perhaps this is why.

Overall you can still use it effectively at max range, you just see a large benefit if you can manage to safely move the unit a bit closer to it's target.

Max range refers to the edge of the range cone and anything beyond it. There are some scenarios where the way distances are calculated in the game are a little odd. So it ends up being possible to hit a target that is outside of the range cone. In these cases you'll just cap out at the last value on the curve.

[Stoerte]

So as long as the enemy unit is inside the cone it's not max range?

[pandakraut]

Overlapping the edge of the cone or near it will be close, but generally inside means lower than max range, yes.

[Stoerte]

Good to know. That should be enough for the Uncle Sams Skirmishers. Need to restart my CSA campaign, becuase I want to try something different, but right now I'm playing the Union.