Wrofir

So Im considering moving my game over to turn based, however only if I can recreate a few key abilities to make the combat more tactical.

The main ability I want is for people with guns to have a overwatch style ability. Essentially, whenever a enemy combatant uses a melee attack they get a free counter attack. Ideally they get to counter attack right before the melee user moves-to and attacks.

So
1.Combatant chooses to melee
2. Combat event starts
3. All gun user enemys get to counter attack / overwatch
4. after that the melee user gets to carry out its attack.

gamingislove

That should be possible in the battle events for the gun attacks.

Check if the target is a melee (however that is defined in your game, e.g. through class) and use an Use Battle Action node as Sub Action (add action setting).
Set up a battle event that does this and you can use it in all abilities that should allow that :)

Wrofir

Sweet! Glad to hear!
Been playing Divinity 2 and absolutely addicted to that gameplay. Would love to replicate it to some degree.