Damnit
if it's DLC, I hope they get it released soon, because I want the LP to have a lot of shooting down UFOs
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown |OT| Neo GAF is Under Alien Control
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Damnit
if it's DLC, I hope they get it released soon, because I want the LP to have a lot of shooting down UFOs
Thanks, exactly what I was looking for. Maybe I can salvage it after all.
Impeccable
Member
Nope, but it'll probably be a slight balancing of the base meta game, or at least I hope so.
Needs panic to be a bit more controlled, like when you choose abductions instead of two panic bars the other countries you don't choose should only get one or something.
It's almost impossible to keep it balanced even with a good game plan.
(Then again maybe I'm still too noobish and it'll click even more.)
There are couple of good ideas bouncing around here in terms of equipping your Skyranger instead of your soliders to save time etc. but I don't know if those will make 'patch' status.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Christ, you guys weren't kidding about the Chrysalids
FlutterPuffs
Member
There's quite a number of bugs to be fixed.
I want a better camera, and the game to auto detect if you're using a gamepad or a mouse though.
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Thank goodness for the clone tank.
and then you eventually get to a point in the game where you wish they were the worst you had to face...
Metalmurphy
Member
First thing you buy should be satellites. And always buy more then 1 at once since it takes the same to create.
Country. You can only give 1 to each.
The_Hitcher89
Member
I'm on the first
Can I delay the mission, and carry on doing little missions to build up my guys' stats and equipment, or will it force me to do the main mission?
Alien Base Assault
Can I delay the mission, and carry on doing little missions to build up my guys' stats and equipment, or will it force me to do the main mission?
That's what I've been doing; delaying the mission and doing other stuff. So far it doesn't seem to penalize you for it...I think.
Metalmurphy
Member
That, and because of the monthly bonuses you get.
I ended the month of May with India in full panic, and I was lucky enough that they didn't withdraw.
This is how the situation looked like right after doing a mission that reduced worldwide panic by 2 and after deploying multiple satellites that took too damn long (in-game date is June 4th):
And in case you're wondering how I got that much cash, it was thanks to this request (made sure to take a screen shot)...
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah I wish I has done this. I've been playing catch up this whole time.
Metalmurphy
Member
Yeah it's a good idea to make the alien base assault as soon as possible to due to the -2 panic reduction world wide.
The whole Egyptian military defense force of 9 people.
The super handy trick to satellites is to never build them as soon as the game starts. Wait for the first abduction mission to pop up and choose the one that gives 4 engineers as a reward. The 9 total engineers you'll have reduces the cost of a satellite from 100 Indefinite Currency Units to 77, which combined with the loot from the mission itself should allow you to queue up multiple satellites.
If you're aggressive enough with your selling and manufacturing you can have three additional satellites ready to launch pretty much as soon as the second month starts. That's enough to give you complete coverage of either Africa or North America.
Might even be possible to get them online before the end of the first month if everything comes together just right.
If you're aggressive enough with your selling and manufacturing you can have three additional satellites ready to launch pretty much as soon as the second month starts. That's enough to give you complete coverage of either Africa or North America.
Might even be possible to get them online before the end of the first month if everything comes together just right.
The_Hitcher89
Member
Guess I'm ready to assault that alien base!
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I'm at the same point and have no advanced base armour and no alien weaponry
Felix Lighter
Member
I've been watching a stream of this game. It looks awesome. As soon as I finish a few games, I'll definitely be picking it up, though I have no experience with the genre.
natureboy46
Member
Luckily I haven't come across any of these issues yet.
Guess I'm ready to assault that alien base!
Mr. Clean should not have hair.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I'm at the same point and have no advanced base armour and no alien weaponry
I started this game up this morning: Normal - Ironman
Have been playing all day and focussed on getting my squad (got 10 vets now) leveled up and I basically ignored Asia altogether (first country I lost was China), so instead I focused on building as much satellite uplinks to get Africa, South America and Europe (in that order) after selecting NA as my base location.
Money has been rolling in since the second council report and although I've lost all the Asian countries, LIFE = GUUUDDDD:
Certain research items won't be accessible until you do prerequisite research first.I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I'm at the same point and have no advanced base armour and no alien weaponry
For example, researching
Carapace Armor
Titan Armor
The_Hitcher89
Member
I started this game up this morning: Normal - Ironman
Have been playing all day and focussed on getting my squad (got 10 vets now) leveled up and I basically ignored Asia altogether (first country I lost was China), so instead I focused on building as much satellite uplinks to get Africa, South America and Europe (in that order) after selecting NA as my base location.
Money has been rolling in since the second council report and although I've lost all the Asian countries, LIFE = GUUUDDDD:
So you've been sitting on this Assault mission for a while? Think I'll have to go that route, my guys* just can't handle it when the going gets tough
*a bad player always blames his characters
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
My stupid heavy just missed and destroyed the first alien surgery I've run across
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
That moment when you have your multiplayer opponent's assault psi assassin lined up to die from a rapid fire alloy cannon and you totally forgot to switch back from your pistol.
omg i'm dum
omg i'm dum
So you've been sitting on this Assault mission for a while? Think I'll have to go that route, my guys* just can't handle it when the going gets tough
*a bad player always blames his characters
Actually I just "unlocked" assaulting the base a few minutes ago, but I know why it appears I got more stuff: I actually don't listen to the "missions" as in "capture" a live Alien, etc. I just research other stuff first.. So I kind of research the upgrades to weapons and armor first and leave the "arc thrower" and the other stuff for later...
Based on the thread length it seems like this game is a success in terms of being a good game. I hope sales are good as well.
What do you think of the game in regards to the first true update/sequel. Is this what everyone has been waiting for, or is there a large amount of disappointment?
Also how is the XBOX 360 version?
Metacritic has it listed as 8.7.
What do you think of the game in regards to the first true update/sequel. Is this what everyone has been waiting for, or is there a large amount of disappointment?
Also how is the XBOX 360 version?
Metacritic has it listed as 8.7.
This is great advice, but keep in mind that you only have one Satellite Uplink in the beginning, that means you can only send up one Satellite. You'll have to get that 2nd Uplink online before you can send the extras up.
goldsoundz
Member
My 17 mission heavy just got mindfucked by a
. It was totally my fault (actually no, I blame rest of the squad!) that he got killed because I moved him into an exposed position to get a clean shot at one of them, while his buddy (another of the above spoiler tagged enemy) was standing right behind him with a clean shot at my heavy. The heavy destroyed the first one, and then my sniper and support completely whiffed their shots on the last remaining
. I should have both of those fuckers dishonorably discharged and used as muton bait. Fucking dipshits.
sectoid commander
sectoid commander
The_Hitcher89
Member
Hmm. Think I'll have to just delay the mission by a couple of weeks while I try and get my shit together. Before I tried the mission, I thought I was in good shape. Having failed miserably though, I've realised a few home truths
I only have 2 satellites in the air
My second Uplink will take around 13 more days
Of my 20 soldiers, only 7 are Squaddies or above
I have no good armour
I have no good weapons
I have no money, and I don't have a clue what I can afford to lose in the Gray Market
Thank fuck I didn't do Ironman
A Workshop plus the 4 Engineers you get from the abduction mission is enough to meet the requirement to build your first Satellite Uplink. Workshop takes 10 days to build, Uplink takes 14. The abduction mission always seems to come in the first week. If you complete the mission before the end of day 6 you can theoretically build the Workshop and Uplink in time to launch the satellites before the month ends.
Making the finances work is the tricky part, but I think it's theoretically possible. I've never managed it, though.
Research option opened up after I
downed a Battleship and completed the mission inside it
I'm pretty sure you can't build a Satellite Nexus till you've researched Alien Navigation though. Still, I think you would be able to get a Satellite Uplink up in that time frame, though you may have to sell some corpses on the Gray Market. I'll give this a shot on my next Classic playthrough.
whalleywhat
Member
I wonder if it's worth hanging around during the endgame hoping for another one of these encounters. The first one nearly wiped out my Interceptor in two shots.
I meant Uplink, not Nexus. My bad. Nexus needs to be researched and takes 21 days, Uplink is available from the beginning and takes 14 days. I edited to make me sound like less of a crazy person.
Getting a Nexus in the first month is a bit of a tall order, yeah.
I might just set the difficulty to Normal and save scum my way to seeing if its actually possible to have three new satellites in the air by the end of the first month.