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XCOM 2 |OT| Be Aggressive! Be Be Aggressive!
- Thread starter Sober
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3 Ammo and minimum 2 turn CD would make sense. Barrels get hot
You can get a sectoid or two on gatecrasher and they have 10hp on Legendary HAHAHAHA
Really, though it's more of the same, but you may have to be a bit more aware of flank routes and use full cover since you likely won't have the early game damage to wipe pods completely. Mitigate that (and of course pod activation) early and you should be fine.
3 Ammo and minimum 2 turn CD would make sense. Barrels get hot
You can get a sectoid or two on gatecrasher and they have 10hp on Legendary HAHAHAHA
Really, though it's more of the same, but you may have to be a bit more aware of flank routes and use full cover since you likely won't have the early game damage to wipe pods completely. Mitigate that (and of course pod activation) early and you should be fine.
From my experience, Sectoids won't prioritize Mindspin or shooting at your squad if it has a chance to zombify a corpse. Unless the AI changes in Legendary, of course.
Pretty sure sectoids will always make a zombie if possible on any difficulty.
Gatecrasher on Legendary has 3 pods: one trooper pod (3 enemies), one officer pod (3 enemies IIRC), one sectoid pod (2-3 enemies, can't remember).
As for Veteran -> Commander, most everything stays the same. You'll still want to be killing pods in one turn, but it'll be slightly more difficult because of extra armor/health. Grenadiers are still king early-midgame, rangers really ramp up because of their scouting/single-target damage. Sharpshooters and specialists generally have their same niches as before.
Early-game Commander, don't forget to bring the flashbangs. Aim penalties and psi disruption is too good to pass up. An early scope/stock will really help, so I usually prioritize modular weapons as my first research. After that, I generally go for the tech that lets you contact regions and build the comm array, then for mag weapons (I'll also pick up muton autopsies if possible for those plasma nades), leaving armor for last. Generally you shouldn't have to worry about tech too much - you'll be getting mag weapons within two, three months, so damage isn't an issue.
Anyways, veteran to commander isn't a huge step up in difficulty. The same strategies you were using in veteran will probably work if you can manage to reliably one-turn pods.
Gatecrasher on Legendary has 3 pods: one trooper pod (3 enemies), one officer pod (3 enemies IIRC), one sectoid pod (2-3 enemies, can't remember).
As for Veteran -> Commander, most everything stays the same. You'll still want to be killing pods in one turn, but it'll be slightly more difficult because of extra armor/health. Grenadiers are still king early-midgame, rangers really ramp up because of their scouting/single-target damage. Sharpshooters and specialists generally have their same niches as before.
Early-game Commander, don't forget to bring the flashbangs. Aim penalties and psi disruption is too good to pass up. An early scope/stock will really help, so I usually prioritize modular weapons as my first research. After that, I generally go for the tech that lets you contact regions and build the comm array, then for mag weapons (I'll also pick up muton autopsies if possible for those plasma nades), leaving armor for last. Generally you shouldn't have to worry about tech too much - you'll be getting mag weapons within two, three months, so damage isn't an issue.
Anyways, veteran to commander isn't a huge step up in difficulty. The same strategies you were using in veteran will probably work if you can manage to reliably one-turn pods.
Yup, more if they run away and you don't have flashbangs since first mission so you are forced to chew ammo on zombie or take bad shots on sectoid.
If you are playing without the Smart Sectoids mod, you are doing it wrong. Really, vanilla Sectoids are too stupid to be fun to face them.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=622133088
I still need to try this other AI mod, tho. For the next run in a few months.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=622133088
I still need to try this other AI mod, tho. For the next run in a few months.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Man, I really like this game, but some of the esthetic choices for T3 Weapons/Armor is just horrible.
Should have been
T1 - Literally thrown together armor from destroyed Advent armor and pre-war gear that was found in old military outposts. Weapons from pre-war due to Advents bio-lock ability and ID requirements for all weapons. Includes the original XCOM T1 gear to use.
T2 - Current T1 look of proper suits and amor with T1 guns.
T3 - Exo-Skeleton suits that are human made with all the hydraulics and esthetics from the current T2 Exo suit. T2 with some T3 slim looks, basically make it look human but strong and lightweight enough to be believable. Weapons are Magnetic in nature.
Psionic troopers get to have the current T3 look of all the shiny sleek shit, they are basically science experiments so all the prototype shit should go to them.
Should have been
T1 - Literally thrown together armor from destroyed Advent armor and pre-war gear that was found in old military outposts. Weapons from pre-war due to Advents bio-lock ability and ID requirements for all weapons. Includes the original XCOM T1 gear to use.
T2 - Current T1 look of proper suits and amor with T1 guns.
T3 - Exo-Skeleton suits that are human made with all the hydraulics and esthetics from the current T2 Exo suit. T2 with some T3 slim looks, basically make it look human but strong and lightweight enough to be believable. Weapons are Magnetic in nature.
Psionic troopers get to have the current T3 look of all the shiny sleek shit, they are basically science experiments so all the prototype shit should go to them.
TC McQueen
Member
Here's something really neat - a custom mod launcher that does compatibility checks:
https://github.com/aEnigmatic/xcom2-launcher
https://github.com/aEnigmatic/xcom2-launcher
Screencaps
Yep, it's really nice. My favorite feature is being able to copy-paste things like this:
Code:
Gameplay - Alien Buffs (7):
Muton Centurion Alien Pack LW_AlienPack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=577474474
Improved AI v1.45 ImprovedAI https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618390218
ADVENT MEC : Breacher ADVENTMECBreacher https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=647998839
Sectoid Commander SectoidCommander https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=655821827
A Better ADVENT ABetterADVENT https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=628891110
Grenades Damage Falloff GrenadesDamageFalloff https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=626050983
[IESS+] Increased Enemy Squad Size Plus IncreasedEnemySquadSizePlus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=625780621
Gameplay - XCOM Buffs (16):
SMG Pack LW_SMGPack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=577409322
Leader Pack LW_OfficerPack https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=577517577
Skulljack and EMP Tweaks SkulljackandEMPTweaks https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619704123
Less Gravely Wounded LessGravelyWounded https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619938300
Grenadier's Armory (aka, the Light Flamethrower mod) LightFlamethrower https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=620632796
Subtle Sword Tweaks SubtleSwordTweaks https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623686693
Beatdown Skill BeatdownSkill https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=623809996
Advanced Modular Weapons AdvancedModularWeapons https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=626023136
Steady Weapon SteadyWeapon https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=626609469
Hunters Instinct for Swords HuntersInstinctforSwords https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=627968794
Grenade Throwing Tweaks GrenadeThrowingTweaks https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=629228359
AoE psi targeting Tweaks AoEpsitargetingTweaks https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=629860683
AWC Reroll Tweak AWCReroll https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=643113427
Quick Start QuickStart https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=624624424
Larger Starting Squad LargerStartingSquad https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619922328
Configurable Mission Timers ConfigurableMissionTimers https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618055274TC McQueen
Member
I've got like 42 mods running, mostly so I can have Valkyria Chronicles characters show up:
Code:
Unsorted (2):
Load Replay LoadReplay 617434458
Title Menu Continue Button TitleMenuContinueButton 639497066
Soldier Customization (19):
XCOM EU/EW Ports MrKXCom1Stuffs 648432638
[Customisation Set] Im Too Fancy For Thouse Ayys ImTooFancyForThouseAyys 616824432
Anarchys Children Extra Options AnarchysChildrenExtraOptions 651406954
Zaeed Messani Voice Pack ZaeedMessaniVoicePack 629732466
WA's Custom Gear WA'sCustomGear 653902466
Valkyria Chronicles Country Pack ValkyriaChroniclesCountryPack 650861466
Valkyria Chronicles Character Pool CPValkyriaChronicles 649891902
Symmetrical Kevlar Arms! CZsymArms 626636844
New Countries NewCountries 618481020
More hair colors NewHairmod 628668732
More eye colors Moreeyecolors 629415386
More armor colors Morearmorcolors 629604401
Military Camouflage Patterns MilitaryCamouflagePatterns 619706632
MGS4 Frog Trooper Outfit MGS4FrogTrooperOutfit 641364603
Longer Names LongerNames 623154867
Historical Camo Pack HistoricalCamoPack 640328382
Eyepatch Right EyepatchRight 618187166
Lipstick Pack (Facepaint) Kazzerk'sLipstickPack(Facepaint) 620998078
Custom Face Paints ReplikantsCustomFacePaints 619525059
Maps (3):
Maps by Vozati MapsbyVozati 655847458
World Expansion Project: ADVENT MapExpansionProjectADVENT 626303273
More Maps Pack MoreMapsPack 625430712
Gameplay (15):
Additional Mission Types AdditionalMissionTypes 647242867
After Action - Days Wounded AfterActionDaysWounded 637551769
Blackmarket Usage BlackmarketUsage 648410303
Cone of Fire ConeofFire 654431933
Evac All EvacAll 618669868
Experimental Item Unlock ExperimentalItemUnlock 622282000
Gotcha (Flank Preview Evolved) FlankPreview 629910798
Leader Pack LW_OfficerPack 577517577
True retroactive AWC TrueretroactiveAWC 620586407
True Concealment TrueConcealment 618077830
Suppressable targeting abilities Suppressabletargetingabilities 638860768
Show Enemies on Mission Planning ShowEnemiesonMissionPlanning 635257372
Show ability cooldown Showabilitycooldown 634163703
Overwatch All/Others OverwatchAll 621695447
Numeric Health Display NumericHealthDisplay 621376448
Weapons (2):
Halo Reach Weapons HaloReachWeapons 641554054
SMG Pack LW_SMGPack 577409322
Enemies (1):
Muton Centurion Alien Pack LW_AlienPack 577474474Valkyria Chronicles characters whaaaaaaaat?
CertifiedFP
Member
Ehhhhh, don't worry about that one.
I'm working on my own one that's going to have *every* single playable character in the series, including Azure Revolution's characters once it comes out.
Also with much more lore-friendly bios that translate the characters into the XCOM 2 setting better. Havelock's pool borders too close on anime hijinx with its bios for my taste.
Also, I came up with a far more creative way to represent Darcsens than making their last name "????"
TC McQueen
Member
I'm willing to help out with voice pack stuff for the VC1 characters if you ever want to incorporate that into your mod.
CertifiedFP
Member
Maybe, but that gets iffy when we get to VC3 and VAR's* undubbed characters. Maybe they'd be useful though for finally having a set of Japanese voices to give Japanese XCOM units.
*It's a Sega game. Don't assume a localization is happening until they finally announce it on every single channel they can and showcase it at a conference. And even then, don't assume it's actually happening. PSO2 Never Forget.
Dalibor_San
Member
So how does one go about fixing the ini for this game after the patch reduced the crew size and graphics?
Anyone have an upload of the ini file already tweaked?
Anyone have an upload of the ini file already tweaked?
CrocMother
Banned
Can someone tell me how to enable the voice pack mods i've subscribed to? I don't see them in the voice listing on the character customization screen
Dick Justice
Banned
Have you enabled them in the launcher? And is the character the right gender?
Aeternus Malum
Member
Anyone know how well this will run on a 2015 Macbook Air?
TC McQueen
Member
BTW, the Alien Hunters DLC comes out next month, according to Garth DeAngelis, and the SDK will get an update allowing for modding of base game templates (like the default list of skills in the GTS).
TC McQueen
Member
It'll do new stuff with weapons, armor, and maybe enemies for sure (like firebreathing Vipers), but beyond that, I don't know. I do know from the DLC achievements that the armors will have special abilities, but not much beyond that.
Ok, I admit I am an idiot.
Now, what do I do with this homepage.
There is not an .exe file anywhere in that and trying to google a solution isn't leading me to no "you idiot, this is how dumb people like you download stuff from github" homepage.
TC McQueen
Member
Go to the "Releases" tab and download it there.
TC McQueen
Member
Just leave Steam running in the background so it can pick up which mods have updated.All right, thanks!
It tells me to open steam when it is already opened, tho.
Also, right click in the mod list to create categories and move mods into them.
I am doing that, but the software isn't "seeing" that Steam is running.
I am entering a wormhole of solving one issue and creating another. lol
Edit2: Oh, it worked! Yay!
I'm at 86 mods with 74 of them being active.
TC McQueen
Member
I can't wait for the laser weapon and class building mods.
Details from another forum:
Details from another forum:
TC McQueen
Member
Hot news! Alien Hunters drops a week from today!
Also, there's going to be a new patch:
These new Rulers, including the Viper King, are quite formidable, Commander. They will show up at random in your campaign, once youve completed the new narrative mission, and each will have their own unique behavior and tactics, so dont expect them to act like their subordinates. If you cant take out a ruler quick enough, the alien will escape to fight another day. We believe these rulers are incredibly intelligent and are pursuing your soldiers across the globe.
You wont be without help in this new fight, however, as Alien Hunters also includes four new one-of-a-kind weapons: the Bolt Caster, a high damage single-shot weapon; the Hunters Axe, a powerful new blade weapon that can be thrown at enemies or used to dispatch foes at close range; the ShadowKeeper pistol, which has the Shadowfall ability that is guaranteed to hit and will place its user in concealment if the enemy is killed; and the Frost Bomb grenade, which is able to temporarily freeze targets. Chief Shen has asked us to point out that each of these weapons is a prototype, so if a soldier equipping any of these weapons falls in battle, be sure to physically carry them to the Skyranger or else youll lose the weapons forever.
On top of the new weapons, there are also three new suits of armor that can be unlocked in Alien Hunters. Each armor set is created from the corpse of a Ruler alien, and provides unique tactical abilities for the wearer. Each unique armor set also strikes fear into the subordinate alien caste. For example, the Icarus Suit is outfitted with powerful boosters that allow its wearer to fly around the map for maximum mobility.
Also, there's going to be a new patch:
Poodlestrike
Banned
We Monster Hunter now.
Wooo, excited for this. I'll do a run with IESS+ using the longwar toolbox to up the squad size (and maybe other stuff like red fog, which I quite enjoyed on EU LW) in preparation for new DLC.
Freezebomb grenade seems cool. I wonder how early in the game you can get it, since it seems like a godsend for dealing with those early stun lancers.
Freezebomb grenade seems cool. I wonder how early in the game you can get it, since it seems like a godsend for dealing with those early stun lancers.
lol
Damn, you're right. I still have not seen it this way until you said it.
Ohhhhh, dang, this is cool, so they have this huge amazing HP pool, but they can be defeated without being actually killed (they escape) and then they just keep coming until you can finally kill them for good? That's good. Wow.
Damn, you're right. I still have not seen it this way until you said it.
Ohhhhh, dang, this is cool, so they have this huge amazing HP pool, but they can be defeated without being actually killed (they escape) and then they just keep coming until you can finally kill them for good? That's good. Wow.
I think I made a huge mistake
Started new campaign on veteran and I'm getting my ass kicked.
I'm using this mod collection
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=648318901
+
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619302232
Some of these mods made the game really challenging, even on veteran difficulty.
Started new campaign on veteran and I'm getting my ass kicked.
I'm using this mod collection
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=648318901
+
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=619302232
Some of these mods made the game really challenging, even on veteran difficulty.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Sooooo...
Apparently, Alien Rulers have an, um, different, way of doing things. Instead of having turns like everybody else, they take an action after every time your guys take an action. If you end your turn prematurely, they get 1/2 of the unspent action points to play with as they will. For those of you playing along at home, that means that you're looking at as many as 12 Alien Ruler actions during YOUR TURN in vanilla.
On the plus side (such as it is), their health pool is persistent, and there's only 1 per playthrough. So after they wipe out your team in one fell swoop, those 2 points of damage you dealt beforehand carry over. It's... something.
Jake Solomon is a sadist.
Apparently, Alien Rulers have an, um, different, way of doing things. Instead of having turns like everybody else, they take an action after every time your guys take an action. If you end your turn prematurely, they get 1/2 of the unspent action points to play with as they will. For those of you playing along at home, that means that you're looking at as many as 12 Alien Ruler actions during YOUR TURN in vanilla.
On the plus side (such as it is), their health pool is persistent, and there's only 1 per playthrough. So after they wipe out your team in one fell swoop, those 2 points of damage you dealt beforehand carry over. It's... something.
Jake Solomon is a sadist.
NICE!
Love it.
Well, if it is well balanced instead of just rage inducing. But I am assuming Firaxis won't release a DLC that will break the game, so.
NICE!
supermetfreud
Member
I dunno if I just ran into a common bug, but I can't access anything in my Avenger other than Research. This is right after the dude talks to me about the chip in my head.
TC McQueen
Member
Here's a trailer for Alien Hunters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcTEbPaiKn8
Firaxis is doing a stream with Jake Solomon of Alien Hunters at 2PM EST/11AM PST.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcTEbPaiKn8
Firaxis is doing a stream with Jake Solomon of Alien Hunters at 2PM EST/11AM PST.
Video is private.
TC McQueen
Member
Damn, I guess they leaked it (again) before whatever embargo is up, but it was a really good trailer.
TC McQueen
Member
Yup, but I dunno when 2K deigned to let the DLC download.
Edit: the DLC is live now:
https://twitter.com/SolomonJake/status/730805905109987328