Was the accuracy of certain bug units shadow buffed?
Hello! So i've been playing the new bug capstone mission (Yeah its glitched, dont play it until it's fixed if youre on expert) but i noticed something early game when i was grinding to get to it
I feel like bugs have been way, WAY more accurate with their shots since the patch dropped, and it feels like they're doing more damage.
I had Lim pinned down and dropped down to 2 squaddies by a unit of Stingers and Harpies shooting at him from mid range.. over the course of about 2-3 turns? Keep in mind Lim was pinned and suppressed for a turn or two as well. Ive had Stingers approach slowly and, in one volley, kill two Pike squaddies- where before that felt exceptionally rare.
I had a bombardier land FOUR out of its five shots, when before the patch i feel like it'd land about 40% of its shots or so? And one of those shots that were hit was when it was wavering.
Harpies as well have been *consistently* dropping squaddies from range when before that felt more like a rarity. Definitely happened, but these are CONSISTENT kills. Poor Carda has gotten beamed with her taking increased damage ontop of her low base hp
As a bit of proof, here was when i tried having Rewa push a bombardier. She killed it but look at that armour damage! It landed shot after shot after shot before she could close the gap and melt it, fortunately i rolled well on my armour pen saving throws but damn
Blaster Bugs seem as inaccurate as ever though?
Have I just been getting exceptionally unlucky? Are other people experiencing this? I can't tell if i'm coping about bad plays (though I haven't been playing poorly I don't think), i've just been getting unlucky and I'm ranting like a paranoid schizophrenic or if they WERE actually shadow buffed- So I figured i'd ask here to see if other people are experiencing insects turning into Americ-ant Snipers overnight.
Oh also, dont think it matters but this is all on Expert as that's what I typically play on
Thanks for reading!
Posted Apr 5, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC