Equal Terms 2.0

--= 313 Equal Terms 2.0 Modification for Open-X-Com =--
By KingMob4313 and Ickschuss. Created for X-Com: Ufo Defense May 2000.
Last updated Apr 2020.

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Installation:
Please See the 'ET_Install.pdf' file for detailed install instructions.

== Required 'Advanced'/'Mods' settings ==
'UFO Extender accuracy' - Range Based Accuracy is an ABSOLUTE NECESSITY for proper balance.

-- Suggested Settings --
Explosion Height 3
TFTD Damage Formula
Aliens Pickup Weapons

-- Other mods I like added --
Improved Living Quarters & Large Stores - https://openxcom.mod.io/improved-living-quarters-large-stores
UFO Vanilla Variants - https://openxcom.mod.io/ufo-vanilla-variants
Terrain Pack - https://openxcom.mod.io/terrain-pack (NOTE: TO USE THIS MOD, YOU WILL NEED TO MOVE THE 'ET_TerrainModCompatability.rul' FILE INTO THE RULESET FOLDER)

The mod has three portions:

-= Wolfram Lance =-
The gunpowder tier weapons lack damage potential compared to later weapon technologies, but still have the highest cyclic rates in the game: firing more rounds per time-unit than other weapon classes.

-= Coherency =-
Laser weapons, while more potent and much more accurate in autofire modes than gunpowder weapons, are inferior in aimed accuracy to other weapon classes and lack the lethality of plasma weapons.

-= Fourth State =-
Plasma weapons inflict incomparable damage, while lacking some of the accuracy or rate of fire compared to the other weapon types.

Overall, weapons have a certain amount of utility throughout the game, while still making upgrading technology levels worthwhile. Because of this, researching the weapon technology trees now takes longer, to afford more utility to the earlier tiers.

The tier-list
0: Gunpower
0.5: Alloy
1: Laser
2: Plasma
3: In next DLC

Version 2.0.049 (Bug fixes - continuous roll up versions)
--== Current ==--
Updated Misc rules to use newer map format for alien bases
Fixed typo in Plasma Magnum Bigob and Improved Grenade floor object
Corrected indexing for Hyperwave Encoder/Decoder
Moved out Hyperwave Encoder/Decoder compatibility code for the Terrain Pack mod from misc file to optional file
Fixed miss attributed grenade floor object.
Corrected bad merge of retaliator craft images and SAW ammo images
Fixed light rocket / small rocket / Small Launcher and other ufopedia issues
Corrected issues with plasma HWP research
Corrected missing corpse types with power armor
Adjusted some sounds