i don't play games as much as i used to, and i'm not what you'd really call a gamer - that is, i'm not one of those people who talks about what the "meta" is, about gameplay mechanics in generic terms, etc. i'm also not too familiar with how modern rpgs work - they're all based on the same concepts, where this character tanks, another heals, etc. still, i got good results finding some levelling guides. with good builds, and a bit of savescumming, i got through on daring difficulty - that's the middle one out of five in total. my pc was a sniper, and i made heavy use of e.g. cassia's abilities to get extra turns; once i got the hang of it, i didn't have much trouble with the combat. so far as los or firing arcs go, i found the preview line-of-sight feature to be very useful - if you click on a cell without committing to the movement with a ranged weapon equipped, the game will draw a line between the character in question and all the targets he has los to.
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