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XCOM 2 (PC/Mac/Linux, Firaxis, November 2015) announced [Up: New info/screens in OP]
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Dat's cool.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
They are Warhammer 40k inspired anyway.
hooijdonk17
Member
They are basically this:
EDIT: However I can somehow not see whatever image you are discussing :/
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
It's a nu-muton.
It looks like XCOM's post went live before it should. Good thing you can't really fully remove something from the internet once it's gone live.
I absolutely adore the new art direction.
Edit: So I just found this:
It looks like XCOM's post went live before it should. Good thing you can't really fully remove something from the internet once it's gone live.
I absolutely adore the new art direction.
Edit: So I just found this:
Dhruv_hanom
Member
Are those LGA1150 or LGA1151 socket boards?
Edit: I'm stupid for not googling. Look sexy
Imperfected
Member
Uh... Mutons always had the ability to use Suppression, didn't they? I don't think they needed human DNA to figure it out.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Yeah, that's not something new.
Imperfected
Member
I do like the implication of a bunch of gene-modded Mutons sitting around discussing tactics, though:
Muton A: "Okay, so since we started doping on human DNA, we've been thinking..."
Muton B: "A lot! And not just about futbol!"
Muton A: "Right, right. So anyway, the humans are clever. Diabolical, even, and they've got this tactic that's just..."
Muton B: "It's next-level shit, man! MLG!"
Muton A: "Right right. So how it works is - are you ready for this? - we shoot at the humans. A lot."
Ethereal: "... that's it?"
Muton B: "That's it! 320 no-scope, dense smoke err'day!"
Ethereal: "Make this man an Elite!"
Dhruv_hanom
Member
Hehe this made me laugh a lot :-D
LurkerPrime
Member
I wonder if a Muton's chace for melee counter is negated when they're attacked from behind...
Lex Luthor will save us from the alien menace.
So I've finally finished enemy unknown/within...I'm a bit bummed the sequel isn't a follow up.
Unless
Or it's just something else entirely! Oh well, I need to know now. :lol:
Unless
the visions the volunteer had weren't about the ship exploding but what the humans will be doing with their newfound tech they weren't ready for, and thus ascended and went back in time to handle their evolution himself. Creating a company, using aliens and messing with dna to further human/alien evolution in order to prepare them for "what's coming" or just because he believes it's the only path, basically fulfilling the role of the uber ethereal and becoming the final boss.
The idea that another big alien is the mastermind (or the uber etheral again) and pulling the strings of a political and commercial empire in 2 doesn't feel right to me, it's probably an human.
The idea that another big alien is the mastermind (or the uber etheral again) and pulling the strings of a political and commercial empire in 2 doesn't feel right to me, it's probably an human.
Or it's just something else entirely! Oh well, I need to know now. :lol:
Writeup on the Sharpshooter class, which is basically the old Sniper class: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xcom-2-exclusive-class-reveal-the-sharpshooter/1100-6429035/
The best part:
So pistols finally useful? Yes please!
(Although apparently some people were saying fully upgraded plasma pistols were amazing pre-EW?)
The best part:
So pistols finally useful? Yes please!
(Although apparently some people were saying fully upgraded plasma pistols were amazing pre-EW?)
Poodlestrike
Banned
I'm loving the sound of the weapon customization. UFO Afterlight had something like that, very cool beans.
Also: stop trying to make pistols happen, they're not gonna happen. (Unless we can go all Guns Akimbo with them, which would be awesome).
Also: stop trying to make pistols happen, they're not gonna happen. (Unless we can go all Guns Akimbo with them, which would be awesome).
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I don't know what are you talking about. Plasma pistols saved my ass countless times and automatic ones are helpful AF in case of emergency in LW. I always make sure to pack one with my sniper in case some creep sneaks too close.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I've just never encountered a scenario I wouldn't be better off repositioning, throwing a grenade, or straight-up reloading rather than switching to the pistol.
Imperfected
Member
I think it depends a lot on whether or not you're 'tech sprinting'. In the core game, you can blow through the tech tree so fast that you never really have time to fully fill-out equipment of any of the tech tiers, so pistols fall to the wayside. Long War tends to restrain your tech development enough that you actually have time to build a full kit of gear from a tier before you reach the next one.
(Also depends on difficulty level, of course. You can afford to go much heavier into research in Casual than Impossible.)
(Also depends on difficulty level, of course. You can afford to go much heavier into research in Casual than Impossible.)
A Plasma Pistol with gunslinger in vanilla XCOM was about as powerful as a Plasma Rifle. I used Snipers as my covert operative since they could use pistols so well.
But yes, grenades are good.
They've said not at launch but they're planning to add it in as soon as they can once it's out.
NSFW: The Chryssalid is coming to XCOM 2
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xcom-2-exclusive-class-reveal-the-chryssalid/1100-6429038/
someone hold me
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xcom-2-exclusive-class-reveal-the-chryssalid/1100-6429038/
someone hold me
Poodlestrike
Banned
NSFL:
Jesus fuck.
They can bury underground, all their attacks can poison you, and if you (or a civilian) die from anything while poisoned, you turn into a cocoon, which when hatched turns into 3 chryssalids.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They're a little more fragile. That's it.
We're all so fucked.
Jesus fuck.
They can bury underground, all their attacks can poison you, and if you (or a civilian) die from anything while poisoned, you turn into a cocoon, which when hatched turns into 3 chryssalids.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They're a little more fragile. That's it.
We're all so fucked.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I'm done with life.
Nuke everything from high orbit.
Nuke everything from high orbit.
Poodlestrike
Banned
YET.
Metroidvania
People called Romanes they go the house?
I can't see how 3 chyssalids from one coccoon isn't absolutely disgusting. Yeah, 'chance' to coccoon, and unknown number of turns, but from a non-ironman perspective, I can't see many people not resetting, lol.
At least Firaxis recognizes the dangers there in the article, and hopefully there'll be anti-burrow tech.
At least Firaxis recognizes the dangers there in the article, and hopefully there'll be anti-burrow tech.
god damn and those save the civilian missions were already touch and go. Now every civie lost is a 3 chryssalid spawn.
Welp, rushing flamethrowers.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Well, on the plus side, you can destroy the cocoons before they hatch. Presumably, this'll be easier than trying to down a 10 health zombie doing its best to eat yo brains.
Terra_Ex
Member
My old friends... I so despise these things, at least until I unlock the laser + plasma tech and turn the tables on them. These new abilities make them all the more deadlyNSFL:
Jesus fuck.
They can bury underground, all their attacks can poison you, and if you (or a civilian) die from anything while poisoned, you turn into a cocoon, which when hatched turns into 3 chryssalids.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They're a little more fragile. That's it.
We're all so fucked.
Poodlestrike
Banned
On the non-terrifying side of things:
Procedural weather?
Procedural weather?
Poodlestrike
Banned
Sounds like the zombies might be gone.
Squint and you'll see it's actually raining chryssalids.
Poodlestrike
Banned
LurkerPrime
Member
NSFL:
Jesus fuck.
They can bury underground, all their attacks can poison you, and if you (or a civilian) die from anything while poisoned, you turn into a cocoon, which when hatched turns into 3 chryssalids.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They're a little more fragile. That's it.
We're all so fucked.
We should have won the first time.
WhirlwindMonk
Banned
NSFL:
Jesus fuck.
They can bury underground, all their attacks can poison you, and if you (or a civilian) die from anything while poisoned, you turn into a cocoon, which when hatched turns into 3 chryssalids.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
They're a little more fragile. That's it.
We're all so fucked.
I am giggling like an idiot in a combination of excitement and terror. I want this game now.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
Hope we can return to Newfoundland.
FunkyPajamas
Member
I guess this confirms there will be a "Nuke site & forfeit mission" option then.
Otherwise I'm not playing.
Otherwise I'm not playing.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
LurkerPrime
Member
Wouldn't surprise me if there was some new enemy that can infect corpses or something, causing Chrysallids to spring into the map even if they're not there at the start. It'd be the XCOM thing to do.
We're doomed.
The aliens have already infected human food sources.
There's a little Chrysalid in all of us.
TC McQueen
Member
Pectoids can make zombies with their minds, so there's your zombie quotient filled.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Not sure if want.
TC McQueen
Member
What, the zombies made by Pectoids, or the Sectoids with pecs, because you're getting the latter no matter what.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I'm just iffy on the name, is all.
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