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XCOM 2 |OT| Be Aggressive! Be Be Aggressive!
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I wanted to do this with the original but the customization never let me get far.
Might just go for it again this time.
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
Sectoids are like, either totally harmless, or they can END you. Sometimes if I have to choose which enemy to leave alive at the end of my round, I'll choose the Sectoid, and pray he just does some stupid shit like resurrecting a corpse. But maybe they'll Panic someone and get them killed, you never know!
KiefbladeMaster
Member
That's a little disappointing. Love me some good character creation
The character creation is leaps and bounds ahead of the original reboot. There are 4-6 faces per race, not that many total. Compounded with armor/weapon patterns and props you can make some really unique characters.
I'm at least glad the resurrection isn't as strong as the Chryssalid zombies. Are those still in the game btw? Only four missions in.
Yup, the selection of faces is my only major disappointment regarding solider customization. They could have easily allowed some more freeform facial customization
Each set of armor has unique props that you can select, including helmets. The props for the Kevlar armors are pretty basic but you unlock some really cool stuff later on
their main weakness is that they basically spend their first turn screwing around making it a good idea to clear out everyone else first.
their main strength is when you do that and your sniper/ranger both miss and oh fuck she's mind controlled jesus take the wheel
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Huh I'll have to look closer. Still would like more though. Maybe they could be modded in if we don't get more officially.
And I definitely want to build up a character pool before I start playing proper
N
Noray
Unconfirmed Member
I haven't seen any chryssalids yet (thank god), and the sectoid zombies haven't been a problem yet because I always kill the sectoids before they can get to me. So far the toughest enemies are the enemy MECs imo. Enemy sword guys can be a bitch too because their movement range is insane, but with mag weapons/rangers of your own you can neutralize them with 1 attack usually.
Onimusha78
Member
I haven't actually played the first one. Are their face masks and and bandannas etc?
Edit: Also if you add someone to your character pool do you have to start a new game or will they appear in the game you're already playing?
The aliens did it
Yeah. I'm not expecting individual sliders for every facial feature, but when we only get six options per ancestry and four of them look like something you'd make as an internet joke in Fallout or a sports game CAC, it's kinda lame. I'm surprised they seem to skew super old lookin' too, since the base concept is all your soldiers keep dying and need to be replaced with fresh recruits.
TL;DR: I tried to make Babymetal and it wasn't satisfactory
I started the game on my UHD tv and the only res options were a bunch of different ones hovering around 720p. It drove my tv absolutely insane and kept breaking game mode and all the calibration settings.
It finally sorted itself out after restarting a couple times. There's something really goofy about the initial auto-settings it tries to implement.
RandomSeed
Member
Other than some gameplay vids, I went in fairly blind, and I think I may end up getting screwed this game because I didn't up my ability to make additional contacts early enough. Making contact with places seems the same as setting up satellites.
IMO, don't play ironman right away. Try out bronzeman. Stick with all your base building decisions, but give yourself the option of starting over the entire tactical mission if you really don't like what happened. Avoid using quicksave/load. You may find that it's not worth redoing a mission to save a soldier, carry on, then find out it's fine. If you really like the playthrough, maybe play ironman later...plus some of the glitches may be fixed...
KevMan1815
Member
Alright XCOM GAF. Confession time.
I'm a save scummer.
That's right. I played through XCOM EU and constantly saved and when things didn't go my way I reloaded and changed my strategy. I was scared of not only redoing content, but watching my characters that I named after my friends and family die horrendously to the alien hordes before us. I knew I put them up against odds they would have no chance of surviving, so I owed them at least a chance of survival with my Life is Strange powers.
Reading stuff around this game and how people played XCOM EU I feel like I'm missing something by not playing Ironman. I'm tempted to this time around, but I'm scared. But it's an excited scared like before a first date. I have a feeling I'm going to be replaying this game a lot this time around...
I'm a save scummer.
That's right. I played through XCOM EU and constantly saved and when things didn't go my way I reloaded and changed my strategy. I was scared of not only redoing content, but watching my characters that I named after my friends and family die horrendously to the alien hordes before us. I knew I put them up against odds they would have no chance of surviving, so I owed them at least a chance of survival with my Life is Strange powers.
Reading stuff around this game and how people played XCOM EU I feel like I'm missing something by not playing Ironman. I'm tempted to this time around, but I'm scared. But it's an excited scared like before a first date. I have a feeling I'm going to be replaying this game a lot this time around...
LordAmused
Member
How is the tutorial for a player completely new to the Xcom universe? I have played a few Turn Based games (CIV, Galactic Civ etc...), but that's pretty much it. Should I just buy EU and go from there?
Not sure if this is known already, but flashbangs on sectoids gets rid of psi zombies. I'm not sure if it affects mind control either.
LurkerPrime
Member
Disorient disables some abilities, including mind control. For sectoids at least.
It's been my GOAT item so far. The first time since RE4 that flashbangs have been a key item.
XCOM: EU will be a fine introduction to XCOM, especially with the XPAC. The Long War mod will give you lots to do, also.
XCOM 2 has more going on, but I dunno that it will take too long to figure out. Unfortunately I don't have beginner tips enabled so I'm not sure how helpful they are. But it shares a lot in common with XCOM: EU, so if you understand that you'll be fine.
There's probably lots of videos on Youtube about XCOM 2 if you want to know specifics.
Tutorial is one mission which just covers the basics! I haven't played the first xcom but for me the tutorial was enough.
TimeEffect
Member
Dors this game have micro transactions? Its seems perfect for it lol
Is all the extra $$ coming from DLC? Skins?
Is all the extra $$ coming from DLC? Skins?
LurkerPrime
Member
The game itself and season pass (aka reinforcement pack) is all they are selling.
It actually has three (free) mods available on release, commissioned by Firaxis via the Long War mod team, and available through the Steam Workshop.
Poodlestrike
Banned
FrontalMonk
Banned
I haven't had a chance to dig into xcom2, but I'll tell you based on my experience with EU, I recommend not restarting unless you get an actual game over screen. By the time I finished my normal/ironman game, I had lost over two full squads of top rank soldiers, and had to rank up a whole set of squaddies all over again, with the difficulty refusing to let up, and 2 or 3 of the countries backed out of funding XCOM...but ultimately I won, and the win was so much more satisfying for all the obstacles I had to overcome.
masterkajo
Member
A friend of mine and I wanted to try to play XCom2 over Nvidia gamestream but it seems to freeze immediately and won't let me connect. So sad. Anyone got any ideas what could cause the problem?
Novum_Veritas
Member
Could be a bug from nVidia gamestream, it is weird anyway that nVidia hasn't released a games ready driver for it.
KiefbladeMaster
Member
Yeah, masks, helmets, cigarettes, cigars, scars, eyewear, a lot of stuff. They should show up as recruits, if you make them that way, at intervals. Someone had a way to make it prioritize your pool but you'll have to search around, sorry.
I just made those last night before I went to bed so I'm definitely gonna give them a go.
therealminime
Member
Finding this infuriatingly difficult. I played through the last game once, it was a super fun 20ish hours and most missions felt challenging but this game feels insanely hard. I'm not an expert player but I went with Vetern because it's what the game recommended. I am about 6 hours in and every single mission I've beaten I've only beaten because of huge amounts of save scumming. Everyone gets wounded, my best soldiers are constantly sitting on the sidelines healing for ages. In addition the home base stuff feels way more complicated, mainly the world map. There is so much stuff saying "come here, do this now!!!" Avatar thing is 75% done and I've only done a single blacksite. I feel like I have to start over on the lowest difficulty which bums me out because the last game was hard but fun and I never felt like I needed to restart. This just feels mean in its difficulty. Maybe I'm just bad, I don't know.
Perhaps I'll give in and begin anew and stick with veteran so I don't feel like a complete baby.
Edit: As I sit here calming down I'm thinking for me it might be better to treat the game as a bit of a rogue like and not a single player campaign. Thinking it is sort of a rouge like might make the idea of starting over make more sense. Hmm... Yeah this is working a bit.
Perhaps I'll give in and begin anew and stick with veteran so I don't feel like a complete baby.
Edit: As I sit here calming down I'm thinking for me it might be better to treat the game as a bit of a rogue like and not a single player campaign. Thinking it is sort of a rouge like might make the idea of starting over make more sense. Hmm... Yeah this is working a bit.
Onimusha78
Member
I can work with that
And no worries, a youtuber I watch has explained how to do it
Iced_Eagle
Member
Would difficulty have an impact on the dice rolls though?
If they say you have a 70% chance to hit, regardless of difficulty I'd imagine the odds would be 70%. It would be extremely unfair to skew dice rolls to failure on higher difficulties. I could understand if they wanted to lessen percentages and make things like aiming penalties and bonuses a larger factor, but if that were the case I'd imagine it would just show that in the hit percentage. For example, on Normal it says 70% but on Classic it would say 50% or something.
King Tubby
Member
I ran into the same issue. Do not change DetailMode to 1. That's the only one that's given me trouble.
I wouldn't recommend doing all of the changes, just a few of them to get more FPS.
Lactose_Intolerant
Member
Yeah, I've had some weird pauses like this during rescue missions.
therealminime
Member
I'd say so. Took me 5 tries to get through the second mission. -_-
Poodlestrike
Banned
Ah, that fixed it. Much obliged!
darkwing-buck
Member
Thoughts on the SMG? Love the design.
Shake Appeal
Member
So after failing my first Commander Ironman (self-imposed) run in June, I'm crushing Veteran Ironman with no soldiers lost. For the purpose of learning the game and the strategic layer, I wish there were a setting between the two.
Also, is there a regular "Wounded" instead of just "Gravely Wounded"? Seems kinda punishing to suffer the latter for losing less than half your health bar to poison or burning.
Also, is there a regular "Wounded" instead of just "Gravely Wounded"? Seems kinda punishing to suffer the latter for losing less than half your health bar to poison or burning.
Almost too powerful on Veteran. Especially for VIP capture missions, where you get +3 Mobility on the carrier.
CecilRousso
Member
They did, insanely. Third mission is more challenging then the base defence mission in XCOM:EW.
Probably going to start over on rookie, because this isn't enjoyable right now. Third mission has multiple mind controlling/reanimating enemies with double energy bars, reinforcements, timer and fragile soldiers with a 4 squad limit.
Did all the reviewers play on rookie, or what's the deal?
I have Spamish, French and Italian voices for soldiers when I modify their profile, but it doesn't give them the correct language when they are recruited even with the "match voices" option enabled.
Seems like a bug.
Incendiary
Banned
What difficulty are you playing on? I've done four missions so far (three of you don't include the tutorial) and haven't lost a guy nor have I had to restart a mission on Veteran.
So glad I'm not alone. I'm thinking of doing the same thing because I can see myself getting burned out on this game real quick if I make 0 progress.
I don't know how some of you play on brutal.