How does cover / line of sight work in XCOM 2?
Cover/line-of-sight appears to work slightly differently in XCOM 2. For example, take this situation:
In XCOM:EU, my unit would be able to attack the enemy in this situation (see for example this explanation of how LOS works in XCOM:EU, under side-stepping).
However, as you can see, she can't attack him. Why? How has cover/LOS changed in XCOM 2?
Best Answer
Not entirely an answer, but a bit too big for a comment. If you're looking to achieve a certain shot from a position, you can check the shot before you even make the move by using the line of sight indicator.
Line of Sight Indicator: I'd heard of this, but hadn't had anybody explain where it was. It's a tiny cross-hair next to an enemy's health bar. If that's there, then your unit will be able to fire on that enemy from your cursor's current position. /u/Infernal_Dalek
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How does cover work in XCOM 2?
XCOM 2. Cover behaves essentially the same in XCOM 2, with the exception of how it interacts with Concealment. An enemy or civilian unit's movement may place a soldier within their detection radius, yet not break concealment, so long as that soldier is not flanked by that enemy or civilian unit.How do you deal with faceless XCOM 2?
The Faceless do not take cover and have a defense stat of 0 on all difficulties; it is not difficult to hit them, especially from elevation. Avoid dashing units to civilians that have not been scanned. If the civilian turns out to be a disguised Faceless, it will reveal itself when a soldier gets too close.XCom 2 - Quick Tip - Line of Sight Feature \u0026 Flanked Cover Mechanics
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