In order to avoid being attacked by Chryssalids, it would be nice to stay more than one action turn away from them, so that they cannot move up to my soldiers and attack. What is the movement rate of a Chryssalid, so that I know how many squares away I should place my soldiers?
The movement rate of a Chryssalid
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The big disadvantage of sprinting only happens when you do so into unknown space. Sprinting into an area, only to uncover one or more "nests" of aliens is a quick way to get your face plastered onto the memorial wall.
In most cases, you want to split your move up, just in case your first 'half' of a move changes the tactical scene. There is one benefit to sprinting, though -- reaction fire takes a -20 penalty to Aim against a moving target. It's not a benefit you'll see often, but dashing into safety might be the best option if one of your squaddies is surrounded by hostiles, or being suppressed.
Intimidate causes your soldiers to have a chance to panic. It is a trigger reaction only if it takes damage from a shot (but not killed).
And from what I can tell, blood call increases nearby Muton's effectiveness by increasing (Thanks to Raven Dreamer for the right stats): - Aim - Will - Movement Distance
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Best Answer
The Chryssalid run distance in the ini file is 20. This translates into 13 squares of straight line travel for a half-move. See the detailed answer to the "What do distance units mean?" question.
A basic soldier moves 15 squares in a straight line during a full move. Given a Chryssalid standing next to a soldier and a clear straight run in the opposite direction, the soldier should be able to full move out of range of the alien's half move, making the alien unable to melee this turn. The alien would have to full move and attack, which it can't do.
Also note: Chryssalids ignore cover. They do not seek it. They do not use it. Their attacks ignore it. Your soldiers can better support each other by also ignoring cover to get closer together.