Stronger covers

Overview

In vanilla Menace, cover provides modest protection that experienced players can largely ignore. This mod significantly increases the effectiveness of all cover types and introduces a squad cohesion mechanic — making suppression, flanking, and grenades genuinely necessary tools rather than optional extras.

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Cover Changes

Half cover now provides meaningful damage reduction across all levels:

• []Light cover — 20% reduction in hit chance

  []Medium cover — 40% reduction in hit chance

  []Heavy cover — 60% reduction in hit chance

Inside cover has also been rebalanced. Units sheltering inside structures are much harder to hit with direct fire:

• []Bunker — 80% reduction (strongest protection, assault or explosives required)

  []Watchtower — 70% reduction (flanking or grenades strongly recommended)

  []Forest — 45% reduction (good concealment, less hard cover)

  []Open vehicle — 40% reduction (some protection, exposed to explosives)

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Squad Cohesion Mechanic

Smaller squads are harder to pin down and hit. As a squad takes casualties its surviving members spread out, find better firing positions, and become more elusive:

• []8–9 members — no bonus, full exposure

  []6–7 members — 10% harder to hit

  []4–5 members — 20% harder to hit

  []1–3 members — 30% harder to hit

This means that simply shooting at a squad in cover will become increasingly ineffective as it takes casualties. To finish the job you will need to close the distance, flank, use grenades, or assault directly.

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Why use this mod?

Vanilla Menace can feel like a shooting gallery once you have good accuracy stats. This mod restores the tension of tactical decision-making. Enemies behind heavy cover cannot simply be shot down from range — you need to think about your approach.

• []Direct fire alone is rarely enough to wipe a squad in cover

  []Grenades and explosives become essential tools for dislodging entrenched enemies

  []Assaulting covered positions is dangerous but sometimes the only option

  []Suppressing first and then flanking becomes a genuinely rewarding tactic

  []Bunkers and watchtowers are now real fortifications that demand a plan

The result is a slower, more deliberate game where positioning matters, cover is contested, and every assault feels earned.

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Compatibility

Works alongside Squad Size Modifiers and other gameplay mods. The cover changes apply to both player and enemy units, keeping the game fair and consistent.