If you max out your affection to one of the girls you can recruit while exploring the flavor texts says that you'll eventually own land in the "not civilized area" on Raana
Minor point to elaborate on: assault rifles (M16/M4 and AK family, 5.56x45, 7.62x39 and similar calibers) are usually designed to be effective at medium (up to about 600m) ranges, 7.62x51, .30-06, old British .303 and similar "main battle rifle" calibers out to about 800, and beyond that is the realm of things firing "heavy machinegun" rounds like the .50BMG and Russian 12.7x108. Typical assault rifle is defined as "select fire and intermediate caliber, meant to be quick into action with fast follow-up shots and more plentiful ammo for the fire-team." For example, a soldier carrying an M4 has 210 rounds of 5.56x45 as his combat load (7 magazines at 30 rounds per) while his grandpa with an M14 with 7 20-rd mags of 7.62x51 only has 140.
As a retired US Secret Service agent who took me under his wing once said, "it's all fun and games until it becomes a Two-Way Range."
(My ex was actually a better shot under benchrest no-pressure conditions; I was the better shot under stress like timers and Shoot/No-Shoot decisions in "Hogan's Alley.") This 20' goes back to what we call the Tueller Principle: a running man with a knife can cover a distance of about 20' and have it plunged into your heart in about two seconds, faster than even the great Quickdraw Artists of the Old West could unholster, line up and get in a stopping shot. (Named after the guy who did the research and coined it, Det. Dennis Tueller of Salt Lake City PD.) Is it just me or is the cash one the only one working? I've tried the other variables and they aren't working
As a retired US Secret Service agent who took me under his wing once said, "it's all fun and games until it becomes a Two-Way Range."
In the Practical Shooting sports we even have a drill to simulate this... you and a buddy stand back to back on the firing line with your weapon holstered. When a timer beeps, you draw and fire as quickly as you can while your buddy takes off running like the Devil himself was trying to shove a red-hot pitchfork up his ass, stopping only when he hears your shot. The distance he stops from you is your personal "Danger Zone" under the Tueller Principle.
Amazing the things you learn, and the speed you learn them at, when the one you want to make babies with has their life depend on it, isn't it?
I'm not sure they're going for total realism for the combat in this game. There are plenty of shooter style games that fit that bill. It just needs to be reasonable, not too complex and fun. Getting into the differences of cartridges, actual ranges, how fast a guy with a knife can run, etc might just be a tad too much. Just my opinion.
It would be fun to have a range effictivness for weapons though.
Right, I'm not going into gory details just assuming game weapons are similar to real-world counterparts and noting different effectivities at different envelopes. If I want hardcore realism I'll see if Mastiff Games is still in business, or better yet pack up some irons and head out to the range. Just noting that much like the Japanese samurai carried three different blades (at least two different length swords plus at least one really big knife) for different expected battle environments some rifles CAN perform well at Melee to Short ranges, albeit usually with a penalty in long range performance and the farther out into the tail end you go the more skill you need--for example a Mk18 with good ammo can score a killshot at 400yd, but doing so requires a very skilled operator. If most of this game's fights are Urban environments that'll typically be within say 200-300m and "extreme range" capability doesn't mean much.
I get it and it's all cool. I'm into military history, too. I just didn't want the devs to think the players are asking for that level of detail. Some improvement, but it doesn't have to be to complex.Right, I'm not going into gory details just assuming game weapons are similar to real-world counterparts and noting different effectivities at different envelopes. If I want hardcore realism I'll see if Mastiff Games is still in business, or better yet pack up some irons and head out to the range. Just noting that much like the Japanese samurai carried three different blades (at least two different length swords plus at least one really big knife) for different expected battle environments some rifles CAN perform well at Melee to Short ranges, albeit usually with a penalty in long range performance and the farther out into the tail end you go the more skill you need--for example a Mk18 with good ammo can score a killshot at 400yd, but doing so requires a very skilled operator. If most of this game's fights are Urban environments that'll typically be within say 200-300m and "extreme range" capability doesn't mean much.
Sorry, military historian in my day job and former Executive Protection, this crap is an occupational hazard.
The way i see it, the rifle is probably similar to a M1Garand in design, (as in, a battle rifle) and thus is probably a solid option even in melee (as that thing made a quite valid bludgeon too). And since all engagements seem to occur at short range (it only takes one round of advancing to get into melee range) I don't think range considerations are much of an issue. Everything is basically 'effective shotgun range'.Right, I'm not going into gory details just assuming game weapons are similar to real-world counterparts and noting different effectivities at different envelopes. If I want hardcore realism I'll see if Mastiff Games is still in business, or better yet pack up some irons and head out to the range. Just noting that much like the Japanese samurai carried three different blades (at least two different length swords plus at least one really big knife) for different expected battle environments some rifles CAN perform well at Melee to Short ranges, albeit usually with a penalty in long range performance and the farther out into the tail end you go the more skill you need--for example a Mk18 with good ammo can score a killshot at 400yd, but doing so requires a very skilled operator. If most of this game's fights are Urban environments that'll typically be within say 200-300m and "extreme range" capability doesn't mean much.
Sorry, military historian in my day job and former Executive Protection, this crap is an occupational hazard.
Having said that, the option to 'get rid' of a slave other than the contract, would probably useful as well. 
