Can't remember if that is true or not, but, that is nostalgia at it's best!
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown |OT| Neo GAF is Under Alien Control
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Can't remember if that is true or not, but, that is nostalgia at it's best!
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
What about how FF Tactics Advance turned out? I don't think it was that well received, even though many were craving more Tactics.
I'm a huge Tactics and original X-COM fan. Hated Advance. Love new XCOM.
I was talking specifically about a home console FFT. To clarify that a bit further, it's been about 15 years since we had a FFT on non-portables. I think that if SE came out and made a new one with yoshida's art style on the PS4/X1 people would have a really similar reaction to this XCOM, even if said new FFT wasn't as good as other games in the genre.
-Deadpool-
Member
I've been playing the crap out of this game over the last week.
Every mission I feel like I'm learning something new. Every mission I feel like snapping the controller when a "95%" sniper shot misses. And the double-tap "95%" shot misses too.
Did the
mission last night. Really took my time - and apart from a lucky grenade-through-the-floor moment from one of the enemy Mutons which almost took out one of my Heavy guys, I nabbed a perfect result. 22 kills, 0 deaths.
Game is like crack. "Just one more mission", or "Just one more scan - Oooo UFO crash site!" before bed.. Cue 1:30am.
Every mission I feel like I'm learning something new. Every mission I feel like snapping the controller when a "95%" sniper shot misses. And the double-tap "95%" shot misses too.
Did the
Alien Base Assault
Game is like crack. "Just one more mission", or "Just one more scan - Oooo UFO crash site!" before bed.. Cue 1:30am.
super-famicom
Member
Hitting a Sectopod with a Shredder Rocket, then one shotting it with a Sniper from across the map is the best feels.
Moving an Assault in front of another Sectopod and failing to kill it during my turn is the worst. But the RNG gods smiled upon me that day, because the Sectopod missed the Assault at point blank range and allowed my Assault to take it out.
I <3 X-COM. (until RNG screws me over)
Moving an Assault in front of another Sectopod and failing to kill it during my turn is the worst. But the RNG gods smiled upon me that day, because the Sectopod missed the Assault at point blank range and allowed my Assault to take it out.
I <3 X-COM. (until RNG screws me over)
So I started a new game Friday and ended up playing it most of Sunday ...on my iPad.
I only really miss the shaders. (A bit of lighting, no shadows, etc). Well, that and it doesn't have the killing blow camera angle.
Since I've also played it on both consoles, I guess I should really, finally load it on my PC, huh?
I only really miss the shaders. (A bit of lighting, no shadows, etc). Well, that and it doesn't have the killing blow camera angle.
Since I've also played it on both consoles, I guess I should really, finally load it on my PC, huh?
The_Squirrel_Menace
Member
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
I'm on my 4th try. The game refused to give me any opportunities for engineers until May, so now that I finally have laser weapons, all of Asia is 1 abduction away from losing a country. I already gave up South America. So that's neat.
Remachinate
Member
This is just a friendly notice to fellow Mac users out there that XCOM's OSX port is now on Steam. If you, like me, had to reboot in Windows every time you wanted to play, this is fantastic news.
Fragamemnon
Member
Play it on iOS if you want a touch interface.
Civ 5 (which also will probably run pretty iffy) is touch-enabled, but is targeted for ultrabook hardware.
I'm LTTP and just started this game Friday on PS3. I think you need really good line of sight for the grenades. It seems rather useless to me early on in the campaign. I am about 12 missions into the game.
I've only lost one soldier, but was a Sgt. Assault class and I died a little inside when I lost him.
I really don't know if I am playing this game the right way. This seems to be my pattern on strategy games. I build things a certain way, complete several missions, think I've got a good feel for the game, and then I hit a mission that just wipes all my shit out.
Oppo
Member
The Stig
Banned
never had that problem
no, quite the opposite.
still waiting on an explanation of this post. does buying the game get you a portable version also?
my guess is no and this post has disappointed me.
He probably means portable as in..Steam on his laptop or notebook
Whoops I thought I posted something to clarify, on my MacBook
Okay:
Suppression or Shredder Rocket? I've been thinking of leaning toward Suppression since it doesn't destroy things = research and money credits.
Executioner or Opportunist? I'm thinking Opportunist since it seems to be the "better" perk unless you have your squad mates making pot shots on targets to boost the aim chance.
Aggression or Tactical Sense?
And:
Lightning Reflexes or Up Close and Personal?
I'm trying to "Min-Max" my squad to be able to deal with most everything that comes at them, so that's why I'm asking which of these are the better ones to pick.
Suppression or Shredder Rocket? I've been thinking of leaning toward Suppression since it doesn't destroy things = research and money credits.
Executioner or Opportunist? I'm thinking Opportunist since it seems to be the "better" perk unless you have your squad mates making pot shots on targets to boost the aim chance.
Aggression or Tactical Sense?
And:
Lightning Reflexes or Up Close and Personal?
I'm trying to "Min-Max" my squad to be able to deal with most everything that comes at them, so that's why I'm asking which of these are the better ones to pick.
Oppo
Member
Both are good, should have 1 of each if you can. Suppression is more for keeping an alien from blowing away a team member who got caught in a bad position (reduces their aim, gives a free shot if they try to move). If you have holo targeting + suppression it's great for everyone else on the team.
Opportunist.
Either is good. One of each is great.
ALWAYS Lightning Reflexes.
Don't worry, I found that out the hard way too. :<
Well, I'll just rush with my squad to try to save as many Civilians as I can. It's not like I can't kill the fuckers, as I can. I was just attempting to stun them since they were "new" aliens. Since I can't, no worries anymore. I'll take on the floaters and them and win it provided I'm quick enough to save the civilians from being killed I should get Excellent from it. >_>
Okay: Heat Shot or Rapid Reaction? Heatshot seems good but I dunno how many robots I'd run into. Rapid Reaction has a bonus of a second reaction shot if in Overwatch and the first shot hits but I've had too many shots miss in Overwatch to think that's worth it... :/
And: Revive or Rifle Suppression. I'm leaning toward Revive just to make sure my soldiers don't die later but I'm not sure how practical that is in comparison to Suppression.
And: Revive or Rifle Suppression. I'm leaning toward Revive just to make sure my soldiers don't die later but I'm not sure how practical that is in comparison to Suppression.
Oppo
Member
Don't mind the civilians, unless they are easy to get next to. Your time is better spent directly dealing with the aliens, otherwise some of them are just going to keep smoking civvys until you roll up, and then some of them will be zombies or chrysalids by then and you really don't want that.
Those are both ok. I usually go HEAT first then RR for a second.
Revive. Definitely.
If you're just starting out, you should do the tutorial. It's not the best tutorial ever, but it will show you the basics. Also you get a free Satellite.
As for what to do, the basic flow of the game is somewhat straight forward.
You fight in a tactical battle, get stuff and corpses and live aliens to take home, use that to research and develop new weapons, armor, plot devices and eventually interceptors, and then use your new toys to fight even tougher aliens until you unlock the final part of the game and win.
Of course, this isn't that kind of game that just lets you do all that. What trips up many people new to the game is Panic, and for good reason, it's hard to manage. All paying nations have 1-5 levels of panic.1 is "Um, there are aliens, but we're doing okay." and 5 is "ALIENS EVERYWHERE! XCOM IS USELESS!" If a country is at 5 at the end of the month, they'll stop funding XCOM. If eight countries stop funding XCOM, you lose the game.
So how DO you manage Panic?
Well, the first thing to know is that Abduction missions (those with the three choices) will lower Panic in the country you pick by one, and increase panic in the continents you did pick by one as well as another one in he two countries you didn't pick. In other words, abductions are BAD. UFOs getting away from your interceptors and Terror Missions can also increase panic, the latter will have the country leave outright if you fail o ignore that mission.
However, you have ways to lower panic. The primary one is launching a Satellite over the country. -2 Panic AND a lockout on abduction missions happening there. The other way is through doing missions, do especially well on a Terror mission or a Council mission and you'll decrease panic. But you can't really pick those on your own. There's one more way to lower panic, but you only get one of those in the entire game, and it's a story mission. It's a delicious -2 Panic worldwide, so it's awesome.
So, the basic idea of containing panic is to spam Satellites. Fill out a continent and you're almost safe. Get past the mentioned story mission and panic becomes much less of an issue.
As for the tactical combat part. Cover is good. High cover is better. Try to flank the aliens if you can. Never expose new areas with your last move. If you cannot se any aliens when you end turn, you'll be safe since they have to spend their turn getting into cover if they spot you. A Sniper with Squad Sight is nice. So is an Assault with Run and gun and Rapid Fire. Also don't underestimate the power of a well paced rocket or smoke grenade. And finally: Don't pet Chryssalids.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
The problem with managing panic with satellites is that sometimes the game just will not give you engineers at the start. I figured I would get some soon enough on this run, but no, I was stuck at 9 engineers for nearly 2 months.
You can end up at the mercy of the RNG, yes. It's XCOM, after all. But building a Workshop adds Engineers to your team. So you can do that if all else fails. Or do it anyway to have even more Engineers.
Oppo
Member
Can't build a workshop till you have 10 engineers.
I always opt for whatever mission comes up first that offers engineers as the reward.
Ah, oops. I forgot that requirement. And with so few engineers, you can't build more Uplinks, and without more Uplinks you can't send a Satellite to a country that gives Engineers... Yup. That's trouble.Can't build a workshop till you have 10 engineers.
I always opt for whatever mission comes up first that offers engineers as the reward.
Well, I lost Mexico from the X-com council. But that's okay, no one loves you anyway Mexico!
I'm still stuck with the basic primary guns. I got the laser pistol and laser assault rifle and I think the laser sniper rifle, but the problem is I'm running out of cash and don't have engineers. Same with building Sat installations. I have the 4x Sat building but I can't build it because I'm out of resources. Any tips for boosting my economy?
I'm still stuck with the basic primary guns. I got the laser pistol and laser assault rifle and I think the laser sniper rifle, but the problem is I'm running out of cash and don't have engineers. Same with building Sat installations. I have the 4x Sat building but I can't build it because I'm out of resources. Any tips for boosting my economy?
-tetsuo-
Unlimited Capacity
I beat classic and Impossible on Iron Man. Commend me.
Oppo
Member
I'll commend you. I can't handle Classic yet (and I've tried, oh how I've tried). I think i'm not using Hunker Down enough or something.
Thanks. How do I get satellites?