A new
interview
with members of Microprose's X-COM: Alliance team is up at Telefragged.
The interview covers a lot of ground, including a look at some of the game's
newer features, including this bit regarding their new speech system for your
AI driven teammates:
...each trooper has over 200 lines of autonomous
speech that cover everything from running out of ammo in a firefight to mourning
over the loss of a fellow trooper. Characters will tell you when they are tired
and then bitch at you if you dont give them a break. Theyll get
frustrated at their own mistakes and can become panicked when theyre outnumbered.
Theyll even chat amongst each other! Each character has his or her own
voice, personality, and in some cases, accent.