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XCOM 2 |OT| Be Aggressive! Be Be Aggressive!
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ThoseDeafMutes
Member
I'm having an insanely difficult time finding xcom 2 spoilers. Like the wikis have nothing listed so far.
Randomizer123454444
Member
Successfully skulljacking and getting the objective will reduce progress, yes. Or, hm, perhaps you have to complete the research project aftewards, can't remember.
When you see the 'FACILITY LEAD' Hack reward it'll let you go to one without establishing regional contact if you need it. Otherwise continue doing main mission objectives.gunslingers are amazing, might be my favourite class?
i think i'm going to lose this game though, i'm doing really well in the tactical mode and have made good progress with research etc. but the avatar project is one block away from completion and the nearest secret facility is in russia, which i haven't made contact with(
oh lol, I actually got a actual 95% miss just now
edit: man, that was awesome. I was all ready to save scum but didnt, ended up hacking the sectopod for a stun, knocked out the VIP and carried him to extraction. But meanwhile after missing a 95% on a faceless (lol), the sectopod obliterates my longest running grenadier (which is when I was just about ready to save scum) but she was beeding out. So I grab her with one of my rangers, my main ranger (this guy is a monster) kills the sectopod with that double tap talent they get, and manages to avoid a missile barrage from a mech because of the perk that he cant be hit after a kill (lol), so I just ignored the mech, ignored the new faceless and had everyone spint to evac, and I got the bleeding grenadier out 1 turn before she would die
EXCITING
I still would have save scummed if it went wrong tho, IM WEAK
edit: man, that was awesome. I was all ready to save scum but didnt, ended up hacking the sectopod for a stun, knocked out the VIP and carried him to extraction. But meanwhile after missing a 95% on a faceless (lol), the sectopod obliterates my longest running grenadier (which is when I was just about ready to save scum) but she was beeding out. So I grab her with one of my rangers, my main ranger (this guy is a monster) kills the sectopod with that double tap talent they get, and manages to avoid a missile barrage from a mech because of the perk that he cant be hit after a kill (lol), so I just ignored the mech, ignored the new faceless and had everyone spint to evac, and I got the bleeding grenadier out 1 turn before she would die
EXCITING
I still would have save scummed if it went wrong tho, IM WEAK
xChildOfHatex
Member
first Sectopod appearance
FUCK OFF FACELESS CUNTS
Grenadier + Sharpshooter with Fan Fire = Sectopod dead before it can move.
Btw, has anyone else come across a game breaking bug where if your grenadier is the last to take his turn and launches a grenade which drops enemies on the roof to the ground, the game freezes and refuses to resume even after exiting to main menu and reloading?
I've had this happen to me twice now, once when I was nearing the end game with a solid team of highly leveled soldiers with Plasma weaponry and some sweet ass PCS and loot drops. So now I've played the game for almost 30 hours and am back to picking off Advent grunts with my shitty tier-1 weapons.
A similar thing happened to me after an unexpected Muton grenade made a massive whole to the section of roof where most of my squad was standing. It Instantly killed the VIP and dropped three of my veterans soldiers to the building below which was already swarming with vipers, faceless, Advent mechs, mutons and other enemies. The same explosion also blocked the route to the nearby evac zone, which meant that the remaining soldiers had to take an alternative route where they were gunned down.
Been searching for this problem I'm having, can't seem to fix it...
So I'm trying to extract a VIP, my ranger is carrying him. The game automatically put an evac point on a rooftop which for some reason I cannot access with the vip being carried. So I blew up the roof with a grenade, evac point shifts... to ANOTHER rooftop, forcing the same problem. Now, I don't want to have to "kill" this VIP just to complete the mission, but I'm 4 turns away from failing and I'm running out of options, no more grenades to blow this roof up... Any ideas for getting a carried VIP onto a rooftop or is it just not possible?
Its a wonder why they don't let you set your evac points in those missions like the "blow the facility up" missions, odd gameplay choice.
Edit 1 - Found a solution, turns out I blew up all the "pipes" used to climb up to the roof. Reloading a prior save and didn't blow the pipe up, problem solved.
Edit 2 - Well, it worked, but turns out you can't blow up the pipes, game just bugged out on me. Weird, but oh well, VIP is safe.
So I'm trying to extract a VIP, my ranger is carrying him. The game automatically put an evac point on a rooftop which for some reason I cannot access with the vip being carried. So I blew up the roof with a grenade, evac point shifts... to ANOTHER rooftop, forcing the same problem. Now, I don't want to have to "kill" this VIP just to complete the mission, but I'm 4 turns away from failing and I'm running out of options, no more grenades to blow this roof up... Any ideas for getting a carried VIP onto a rooftop or is it just not possible?
Its a wonder why they don't let you set your evac points in those missions like the "blow the facility up" missions, odd gameplay choice.
Edit 1 - Found a solution, turns out I blew up all the "pipes" used to climb up to the roof. Reloading a prior save and didn't blow the pipe up, problem solved.
Edit 2 - Well, it worked, but turns out you can't blow up the pipes, game just bugged out on me. Weird, but oh well, VIP is safe.
anyone try to take lower level guys with you so they can rank up and get the good skills instead of using your best guys?
my monster of a ranger has all the skills now and I feel its a "wasted" spot when I could be leveling others
my monster of a ranger has all the skills now and I feel its a "wasted" spot when I could be leveling others
...that shouldn't happen. You can carry while climbing pipes.Sounds like a huge bug
KrM DeLorean
Member
Tried this last night and while it worked I also experienced my first crash to desktop during the following mission. Lost about 30 mins progress.
anyone try to take lower level guys with you so they can rank up and get the good skills instead of using your best guys?
my monster of a ranger has all the skills now and I feel its a "wasted" spot when I could be leveling others
Nope. And it's probably a flaw of my gameplay, but I can't not bring people who I know will get the job done.
MonorailCat
Member
Is it just me, or is the
mission a joke compared to EU/EW, where it was terrifying as all hell? Take concealed ranger near the target and the squadsight sniper destroys it in two turns. Mission succesful.
base defense
xChildOfHatex
Member
anyone try to take lower level guys with you so they can rank up and get the good skills instead of using your best guys?
my monster of a ranger has all the skills now and I feel its a "wasted" spot when I could be leveling others
Towards the early mid game, once you've got a good A-team of Majors/Colonels you don't really need 6 top-level guys for ANY mission except the 3 pip Blacksites.
For all other missions my team always has my 2 main grenadiers, main gunslinger and main ranger. The other two spots I keep switching between my main specialist, a substitute gunslinger and a lower level guy of a class I feel has weak substitutes.
Depends on what map you get. The two times I've had to
defend the Avenger
the Spike, behind a wall
I finally got some time to submitt to GAF-COM
What do You think ?
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I expected him to have a couple hundred kills :P
MonorailCat
Member
ok, seems I got a pretty easy map. It was tiny.
My ranger could see the target in two blue moves. Could have even grenaded after one dash with my grenadiers.
I expected him to have a couple hundred kills
Oh He will
AS soon as he will be killing hundreds of Aliens on different universes ( computers ) of fellow GAFersGlitchesarecool
Member
Does a physical version of this game exist, and if so, does it actually have a disk with install data on it or is it just a steam code?
xChildOfHatex
Member
I posted about this some time back as I had ordered the physical version. The good news is that you get 4 DVDs with the physical copy but you still have to download around 300 MBs.
Beat the game last night.
Last fight was tough, but only because my squad get separated a lot and hit by disabling attacks. Once I was able to focus down the important targets it was simple.
Overall the game is really good, need to make a non-save scum playthrough and use the things I didn't use the first time. Gunslingers here we come. Also I never used psychics until the last bunch of fights. Everyone was buff as hell though by the end. Researched all things, had access to all proving ground projects, etc.
Last fight was tough, but only because my squad get separated a lot and hit by disabling attacks. Once I was able to focus down the important targets it was simple.
Overall the game is really good, need to make a non-save scum playthrough and use the things I didn't use the first time. Gunslingers here we come. Also I never used psychics until the last bunch of fights. Everyone was buff as hell though by the end. Researched all things, had access to all proving ground projects, etc.
Cymbal Head
Banned
I wish I had known the importance of building comms and making contact earlier on. I have 3 facilities that I'm scrambling to get to from 1-2 regions away, and the the Avatar clock is one tick from midnight.
Oh well. This game is so much fun I won't mind restarting if I have to, although I'll miss my soldiers.
Oh well. This game is so much fun I won't mind restarting if I have to, although I'll miss my soldiers.
So I just did the second Black Site mission
on another playthrough, set up perfect Overwatch traps for every pod, massacred a Sectopod in one turn, got in, opened the stasis chamber, fought my way out, waited at the Extraction point to kill 2 reinforcements worth more of goobers as they came in for more XP, then extracted. Took like 30 turns total and about 45 minutes of play, just for old time's sake since there's no turn limit.
Mission Failed.
Forgot to actually
Uninstalling
edit:
Add to character pool!
retrieve specimen
Mission Failed.
Forgot to actually
carry the specimen with me from the facility
Uninstalling
edit:
Add to character pool!
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
I love those augments lol
xChildOfHatex
Member
You're sprinkling magical baby powder on a guerrilla figher who's trying to stay hidden. I can't see any situation where this has a happy ending.
theres always that one VIP in a xcom campaign. EU it was a sniper, he lasted the whole game right up till the last mission (where he died lol), this time around, it this motherfucker right here.
by far my best guy, more missions, more kills, hes just a beast.
by far my best guy, more missions, more kills, hes just a beast.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Better than downloading the whole thing I suppose. Thanks!
those guys are pushovers. the worst thing is getting poisoned but you can take them out before they get close if you're careful.
These bugs are working for and against my favor.
Physics in general though seem to be extra broken in this game, even though it's the most effective way of taking out enemies.
Blowing out all the supports of a watchtower only for it not to fall apart because the ladder is intact is bullshit though.
Almost cost my best soldier.
Physics in general though seem to be extra broken in this game, even though it's the most effective way of taking out enemies.
Blowing out all the supports of a watchtower only for it not to fall apart because the ladder is intact is bullshit though.
Almost cost my best soldier.
I'm near the end so ask me anything.
xChildOfHatex
Member
Yeah, the physics is kinda wonky in-game. I've had instances where even after blowing up the roof, a Sectoid didn't fall and kept floating in the air, though, to be honest, it only happens in early game (as far as I've experienced, anyway). Once you have upgraded Grenade Launchers and bigger blast radius for your grenades, everything blows up just right.
I have more than given up on this games random broken rules, and learned to live and deal with ti's cheap assness.
Example, why do aliens get almost an entire turn during my turn as a interrupt when I see them.
That makes no sense, if I am moving my guys in cover, they are not seen, why do the aliens get to move then?
So I have now taken that shitty example and turned the game against itself.
I know for a fact that the aliens are there, so I place all of my team but one in overwatch. I move the one guy forward to cover, so it sets off the aliens "freeturn", which then sets off my overwatch.
What a cheap ass game
Example, why do aliens get almost an entire turn during my turn as a interrupt when I see them.
That makes no sense, if I am moving my guys in cover, they are not seen, why do the aliens get to move then?
So I have now taken that shitty example and turned the game against itself.
I know for a fact that the aliens are there, so I place all of my team but one in overwatch. I move the one guy forward to cover, so it sets off the aliens "freeturn", which then sets off my overwatch.
What a cheap ass game
Salty Catfish
Member
Congratulations, you've learned strategy. The aliens getting a free move to cover is essential to the game because otherwise you could just sprint someone forward at the start of your turn, catch them all standing around like a bunch of idiots, and wipe them out.
PeterVenkman
Member
Wow. I think I made the right call - had to evacuate all 6 soldiers in a retaliation. On the turn I evacuated I had only 6 civilians left (1 saved), and I was surrounded by 3 pods and a faceless. Made the decision when a Mech blew up the building my snipers were in, canceling their actions.
The consequences weren't huge, am I crazy? I lost a connection in Western Europe, but I immediately made contact again. Took a supply hit, and the council was mad disappointed but . . . None of my squad died.
The consequences weren't huge, am I crazy? I lost a connection in Western Europe, but I immediately made contact again. Took a supply hit, and the council was mad disappointed but . . . None of my squad died.
You're sprinkling magical baby powder on a guerrilla figher who's trying to stay hidden. I can't see any situation where this has a happy ending.
but the magic drones are invisible!
It's not that I don't agree that they get to make a move to cover, but I've seen them take full turns cause of this, in the middle of my move.
That makes no sense
The game would be piss easy if they didn't move to cover when you detect them. Each mission would just be making a blue move with your whole squad each turn and shooting all the aliens you find out of cover.
And yes well done you're doing what you're supposed to. In fact you can make it better by dropping a grenade on them first.
would you prefer classic x-com "everybody in your skyranger dies by getting shot out of the darkness of fog of war"? pod activation is the price you pay for non-active units already on the field
They get a single move action and will do it to cover. They'll also do it from the discoverer meaning you can flank 'em easy.
if you're getting shot in the middle of your turn something's buggy
They don't make a full turn, just scramble into cover. They don't shoot unless you make a full move into non-cover with your revealing soldier.