natureboy46
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Only played an hour or so but I've not noticed any problems. There is occasional load-stutter but that has been during a cut scene and not during an actual mission.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown |OT| Neo GAF is Under Alien Control
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Only played an hour or so but I've not noticed any problems. There is occasional load-stutter but that has been during a cut scene and not during an actual mission.
lionelhutz
Member
Is the tutorial the same as the demo?
You have to disable tutorial to get full options. I recommend doing the tutorial and then restarting your game.
forgeforsaken
Member
Tutorial disables those options for some reason.
Not quite. You go through the same first two missions, although the second one ends quicker.
But the thing is the tutorial doesn't stop there, it also restricts your choices at first regarding things like building parts of your base. It's not as rigid as the demo was but the 'chains' stay on for a while before it turns over full control.
Sorry, I thought this was the X-com thread...
The tutorial stuff goes a bit further than that. Demo is a couple of missions, real tutorial is about 4/5 missions and some research/base building stuff.
So do elevation bonuses not matter on the defensive side? I had 2 guys on a fast food restaurant's rooftop with a great vantage on 5 sectoids but they both were killed within 2 turns. Realistically they shouldn't be able to hit my guys from that far down since my guys would just duck under the edge of the roof, but they hit my guys like it was a 90% chance.
The cover icon (shield) is what matters. Unless your guys are behind full cover, they can be hit.
Yeah the 'more info' thing only said it conferred an offensive advantage. Snipers can get +10 defense from it, though.
Has anyone tried out Covering Fire? 3 extra movement sounds good, but being able to pre-emptively shoot enemies sounds like an amazing defensive ability. Unless it only triggers AFTER they shoot. Either way I'm definitely bringing two supports along, I love smoke grenades.
Aaronology
Member
Man, floaters are even more assholes than in the first game. Their ability to jetpack behind my troops can be hard to deal with.
As an aside, I love how nicknames are assigned.
Edit: I have a single gripe about EU: I hate being shot/being able to shoot through cover.
As an aside, I love how nicknames are assigned.
Edit: I have a single gripe about EU: I hate being shot/being able to shoot through cover.
I hate that since it makes no sense. I appreciate the offensive perks since elevation has always been an advantage in warfare but so has common sense. No moron would leave their head hanging over the ledge exposed to gunfire. Oh well at least I know now and can plan accordingly.
SuperSonic1305
Member
Does the chance to hit % account for windows or walls? I had a few instances in the train station level where I was shooting from one side to an alien on the other with 60+ chance but missed every time because my shots hit walls or windows. Or is it literally just a measure of aim + range regardless of terrain?
Slackbladder
Member
I have had one bug so far. I put my heavy in cover against the outside wall of a UFO which clearly showed a full cover bonus. But when I checked his defence level it was 0. I tried it with another heavy and she was fine. Hmm. Not a helpful thing to have in the game!
Slackbladder
Member
Even if you are in full cover you can be hit. Full cover gives you 40 defence and reduces enemy accuracy on that target by 40. Armour and smoke grenades and soldier skills can increase this, potentially to 100 defence.
LOL as if things couldn't get any worse for me. Add Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Tron Guy to the list of the deceased.
Kareem got a pincer through the chest starship troopers style and Tron Guy got eaten by one of the pedestrians that was killed and turned into a zombie. I wasn't expecting the dead to rise at all here. The zombie thing caused the 1 other rookie I had on my squad to piss his pants and run away and cower in fear. So I'm basically working with a captain (Rico from Killzone) and a lieutenant (Robert Downey) to complete the mission...
Kareem got a pincer through the chest starship troopers style and Tron Guy got eaten by one of the pedestrians that was killed and turned into a zombie. I wasn't expecting the dead to rise at all here. The zombie thing caused the 1 other rookie I had on my squad to piss his pants and run away and cower in fear. So I'm basically working with a captain (Rico from Killzone) and a lieutenant (Robert Downey) to complete the mission...
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I pre-ordered from Best Buy for the $15 GC and I still haven't gotten a confirmation email that they have the game ready for me to pick up. I should have seen this coming...
I get this. My Belgian b*** missed from 2 meters away. She was right behind the fucker too.
It turns out the game is so massive on PC because they included both 720p and 1080p versions of every movie.
And, as an added bonus, the game only uses the 720p versions. You can apparently rename all the files to make them 1080p according to this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/116lks/quick_note_about_xcom_enemy_unknowns_video_assets/
However, there will be a lot of spoilers from the movie names.
I'd really like to use a batch file to up-res my movies, hopefully someone will release one soon.
And, as an added bonus, the game only uses the 720p versions. You can apparently rename all the files to make them 1080p according to this:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/116lks/quick_note_about_xcom_enemy_unknowns_video_assets/
However, there will be a lot of spoilers from the movie names.
I'd really like to use a batch file to up-res my movies, hopefully someone will release one soon.
I don't thinks it's worth a new thread and probably fits in here quite well. Article by Ben Kuchera: XCOM is a gamble on a hardcore genre, and there is more riding on its success than you think
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I hate this shit, specially since we are talking about in-game assets with just some crummy effects on top of them.
Give me detailed CG or real time cut-scenes, but not this mangled BS.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
After watching the review I think I want this. Now, am I going to get demolished on Easy? 
canadian crowe
Member
So for people who have the console versions, how accessible is this to people who never play strategy games? I know there's an easy mode, but does it do a good job of teaching you the mechanics and keeping things interesting? I'm on the fence between this and Dishonoured but am leaning towards this.
ttocs
Member
What difficulty are you playing on? I'm guessing normal is the default difficulty?
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
In the tutorial it said to 'capture' the G Man looking aliens but didn't say how. I gave up and killed them.
Was that ability disabled or something?
Was that ability disabled or something?
SuperSonic1305
Member
You need the arc thrower which isn't available until a little after that.
The 3 versions are the same. I have the PC version, but yes, the game has an adequate tutorial that will ease you into every system, from base building to combat. The "keeping things interesting" is up for you to decide tho, I mean, the game has a lot of stuff going for it, from resource management, building and research to combat tactics. Play the demo and see if you find it engaging.
Slackbladder
Member
Playing on Classic ate me up and spat me out in under 2 months (well, I quit and started again). May try again!
I feel pretty bad....
I just customized my squad and THAT is really when you get attached to them, just to have three killed in next mission ;_;
I saved my best one from car that was about to explode, then I forgot! to move one so that car explosion killed him, then two better guys were shot by aliens.
And I was doing so good. Captured sectoid and tman in previous mission...
I...I, must carry on.
Salutes
I just customized my squad and THAT is really when you get attached to them, just to have three killed in next mission ;_;
I saved my best one from car that was about to explode, then I forgot! to move one so that car explosion killed him, then two better guys were shot by aliens.
And I was doing so good. Captured sectoid and tman in previous mission...
I...I, must carry on.
Salutes
MiniBossBattle
Member
I feel like my old xcom business model is useless in this game. Build up a huge manufacturing arm to constantly sell items to the grey market thus negating the need to worry about other countries monthly income.
Unilateral alien stomping should be a viable long-term option...
Unilateral alien stomping should be a viable long-term option...
In the mean time:
In the XCOM database, no audio is playing when assault class is selected and wanted to be read.
There are, after you finish the autopsyes.
In the XCOM database, no audio is playing when assault class is selected and wanted to be read.
There are, after you finish the autopsyes.
Slackbladder
Member
Yes, but no pictures with them which is a shame. I want to see the insides of a dissected Sectoid!
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
That article is dead-on, although I think the implications reach further than just turn-based games. XCOM's success or failure is going to have big ripple effects for the industry. If it's successful, we're going to have a new golden age for big-budget games. If it's a failure, despite executing so well from both a business and quality perspective, the industry is in serious trouble.
That said, I expect the game to do well--like Deus Ex: Human Revolution numbers.
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
Cool, thanks.
Its going to be hard splitting my time between this and borderlands 2.
I'm playing on Normal.
I really hope so...
He later also tweeted:
https://twitter.com/benkuchera/status/255733841048764416
Which I think he is also right about. Things that are different from the mainstream games should be embraced. As long as they are good of course, but that doe snot seem to be an issue with these two titles.