Does the Mind Shield improve a psionic's ability to attack with their Psi attacks?
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Last night I was moving in to the later stages of the game and recently gained access to Psi armour and the Mind Shield.
If I recall, the description for the Mind Shield implies it is a defensive gadget, but I notice that (like the Psi armour) it provides a bonus to the Will of the wearer.
Does this bonus to Will mean it improves the 'attack' strength of a Psionic who happens to be using one? Or are Psionics' attacks uneffected by their Will score?
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As of version 1.0.0.20072 (the so-called
update 3
)Mind Shield
increasesWill
the same way asPsi armor
does: both for psi-attacks and for psi-defense.This is noted in "Mind shield" article on wikia.
Yesterday I played this game on
Classic
difficulty. My squad of all psionic warriors has an encounter withChryssalid
monsters. I checked chances toMind Control
one of them (it was unharmed). Here is what I gotSoldier 1 Soldier 2 Base Will: 95 100 Psi Armor: Equipped Equipped Mind Shield: Equipped Not equipped Chance to Mind Control Chryssalid: 85% 60%
This clearly shows that Mind Shield is used to calculate chances for both psi-offense and psi-defense.