XCOM: Enemy Unknown

chopperbyrne · 22-10-2012 3:57pm

degrassinoel wrote: »

Hudson is the man, his death scene is possibly my favourite ever death scene from any film ever!

****in' A!

Grimebox · 22-10-2012 4:06pm

degrassinoel wrote: »

Hudson is the man, his death scene is possibly my favourite ever death scene from any film ever!

Spoilers!

the_syco · 22-10-2012 4:58pm

I see that G2play.net are doing a one day special of €30 for this + DLC1.

http://www.g2play.net/store/XCOM-Enemy-Unknown-Steam-Key.html

Thought it'd be better here than BA.

Sarn · 22-10-2012 5:27pm

the_syco wrote: »

I see that G2play.net are doing a one day special of €30 for this + DLC1.

http://www.g2play.net/store/XCOM-Enemy-Unknown-Steam-Key.html

Thought it'd be better here than BA.

After reading all the comments on this thread, I'm very tempted with that offer. But I'm determined to clear some of my backlog before picking it up (hopefully at a reduced price!).

(Oh, and just to add, Game over man, Game over)

TwoShedsJackson · 22-10-2012 5:51pm

What's the most kills anyone's gotten with one soldier? 26 is the best I've managed before he got killed, no doubt dwarfed by someone else here? Dev?

Big Knox · 22-10-2012 6:10pm

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

What's the most kills anyone's gotten with one soldier? 26 is the best I've managed before he got killed, no doubt dwarfed by someone else here? Dev?

My crit build Assault, "the teamkiller" as I like to call her had well over 100 when I finished the game. Must check the exact number!

degrassinoel · 22-10-2012 7:10pm

TwoShedsJackson wrote: »

What's the most kills anyone's gotten with one soldier? 26 is the best I've managed before he got killed, no doubt dwarfed by someone else here? Dev?

Had a sniper with 64, a KIA support with 46 and a lot of others with 30+

The support one had that light plasma rifle with the +10 aim on it, legend!

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 22-10-2012 8:32pm

can the stats go over 100?

like if I have someone with aim 85 + 10 from the plasma rifle and then +10 from the scope.. does it just max out at 100?

VinLieger · 22-10-2012 9:07pm

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

can the stats go over 100?

like if I have someone with aim 85 + 10 from the plasma rifle and then +10 from the scope.. does it just max out at 100?

Ive got a sniper with base aim at 105 so yes it goes over 100

DeVore · 22-10-2012 9:23pm

I think my sniper has 60 kills and is racking them up fast now with Double Tap. She is pretty much a one-shot-one-kill animal. The only thing really giving me problems is the robots, if they draw a bead on you , they can sure as hell do some damage.

PROTIP: the robots seem to decide their area of effect attack based on the *previous* locations not what is currently there. I've had them bombard areas I HAD 3 guys in but luckily enough had moved everyone away and the barrage missed entirely. (Two shots a round with that cannon though is still ungodly

)

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 22-10-2012 10:55pm

anyone else running into issues with the game assigning ****ed up amounts of troop classes?

atm I have 2 assault, 1 support, 4 heavies and 3 snipers... it's ridiculous.

degrassinoel · 22-10-2012 10:56pm

It's apparently random, but i always have an excess of heavies

DeVore · 23-10-2012 1:47am

More heavies and assault than snipers and support... I guess they expect you to die up front more often and need more of the front line ones maybe?

I check and my sniper has 60 while I have 4 others on 50 odd each (I've been very very careful with my troops

)

Just had a fun bomb-mission where I sent only squaddies (in top gear and guns) plus two psykers to level them. To be fair, they did ok (poison works on Ghost Armour btw... its nasty for Squaddies, esp when you forget to bring medkits

)
All of them lived but a few are going to be scarred mentally for life

I need to level up more squaddies to get their Will up high (I bought the Officer perk too) and test them for psychic abilities then so I'll have a team of psychic colonels going into the end...

Tenger · 23-10-2012 11:19am

DeVore wrote: »

More heavies and assault than snipers and support... I guess they expect you to die up front more often and need more of the front line ones maybe?....

I fought that I keep losing my assault troops once they were Sergeants and/or LT's. I had 1 Assault Major (now a Colonel) but no one else to replace. 2 squaddies got assigned Assault so I spent the next 4-5 missions with the other 4 guys protecting those 2, tried to get them as many kills as I could using Run&Gun combined with Rapid Fire. So now I have a Colonel, Major and Captain in Assault. (Major has 26 kills in 13 missions)

In my next play through I might go with the Run&Gun/Lightening Reflexes/Arc Thrower tactic. Might save me paying for those fancy weapons.....

BizzyC · 23-10-2012 11:28am

Finished Easy Ironman yesterday.
Team of 6, 1 heavy, 1 support, 2 assault, 2 snipers

Apart from the support, they were all Col., and all had plasma weapons (alloy cannon for assault) and titan armor except for my Heavy who was wearing psi armor.

Having 2 snipers with double tap is almost unfair...

Saying that, tried my hand at classic mode afterward, holy sh*t!
I think 2 snipers would be too much of a luxury, going to need 2 support maxed out on healing...

Wossack · 23-10-2012 11:31am

Only just started again, and finding supports with the +3 movement and arc throwers bloody fantastic

I have two of them now, both spec'd as medic's. Think one of them just got the 2 item perk, so arc thower + 3x med kits for even more utility.

as an aside, I find it particularly daft that they have this magic healing spray that heals guys in single turn, but if you return to base with a guy having lost a few hp, it takes him the better part of a week to recover... wth

Grimebox · 23-10-2012 11:38am

Do you lose all the equipment he was carrying if a soldier dies?

degrassinoel · 23-10-2012 11:38am

Grimebox wrote: »

Do you lose all the equipment he was carrying if a soldier dies?

Nope, it goes back into the locker at the end of the mission, not sure if everyone dies though.

VinLieger · 23-10-2012 12:02pm

Been running with 2 assault, 2 sniper, 1 heavy and 1 support.
The double tap on my sniper is insane especially when added with squad sight, using a scope and medkit with a plasma rifle for my support and now rarely misses. My assaults have a rifle and alloy canon between them, one is the forward guy with alloy and one the other follws just behind etc.
Been going pretty well with this setup recently

Tenger · 23-10-2012 12:45pm

Wossack wrote: »

Only just started again, and finding supports with the +3 movement and arc throwers bloody fantastic

Strategically this is very good in the long term as you get to salvage the alien weapons, thus saving your valuable alloys/elerium/cash for other stuff.

Wossack · 23-10-2012 1:08pm

Yea Ive a load of light plasma guns, and a massive backlog of interogations at this stage. Research to use the guns is like 68 days though

think Im gonna need more then 5 scientists in the near future..

My first encounter with mutons, I captured 2 of the 3. caught the first energy guy (overseer I think?) outta the light ships on my first encounter too - which was a stark contrast to my previous games, which had me accidentally killing them left right and centre (close combat perked assault makes for a terribad alien catcher

)

DeVore · 23-10-2012 2:26pm

Encountered my first Ethereal yesterday.

Command: "That thing, its, its powerful beyond our understanding, you must be very caref..." ... *ROCKET*... *ROCKET*
"Hey Joe, did you see that things head explode like a melon?"
"Yeah, funny lookin fncker too"
"Wanna get a beer and a cheeseburger"
"Sure thing!"

DeVore · 23-10-2012 8:24pm

Has anyone else started to get cold sweats when their squad announces "They're falling back!"??

It almost always is the herald of death...

Sarky · 23-10-2012 9:04pm

I usually go "Oh, thank christ, at least one of them didn't shoot at me this time."

degrassinoel · 23-10-2012 10:04pm

DeVore wrote: »

Has anyone else started to get cold sweats when their squad announces "They're falling back!"??

It almost always is the herald of death...

It's almost as if the aliens know he said it.. that or they know i was wiping sweat from my brow saying, please don't crit me!

Outkast_IRE · 23-10-2012 10:09pm

Lots of bugs still in the game, none crippling so far yet, very annoying little ones for me its.

Reaction shots, the animation shows you clearly hittting the target, then missed pops up :rolleyes:

Enemy alertness, the odd time enemies on the far corner of the map suddenly become aware your there and rush over. Theres no way they seen you , and you definetly didnt spot them yet.

Not a bug but the missons saving the civilians are bad, sometimes no matter how hard you rush its a complete cluster****, poor implementation.

Grimebox · 23-10-2012 10:26pm

Outkast_IRE wrote: »

Lots of bugs still in the game, none crippling so far yet, very annoying little ones for me its.

Reaction shots, the animation shows you clearly hittting the target, then missed pops up :rolleyes:

Enemy alertness, the odd time enemies on the far corner of the map suddenly become aware your there and rush over. Theres no way they seen you , and you definetly didnt spot them yet.

Not a bug but the missons saving the civilians are bad, sometimes no matter how hard you rush its a complete cluster****, poor implementation.

Completely agree.

The animations is general are shockingly bad. Most of the time your shot will clip through whatever surroundings are there. Sometimes I've had my soldiers face the wrong direction and still land a hit. I can't believe they thought they were acceptable to ship.

The alertness mechanic in general is poor. Why do the aliens get a free move as soon as you see the,? I prefer if they just moved around the map outside of fog doing whatever they do.

Gunmonkey · 23-10-2012 10:58pm

First DLC has been detailed, called "Slingshot"

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-10-23-first-xcom-enemy-unknown-dlc-announced

Set of 3 missions from the council, plus you get a unique squad member with their own customisation and voice bank. You can bring them into your full game after the missions.

Also Firaxis have said the Elite Soldier Pack (armour skins and colours added as pre-order bonus) should be up for sale now at around $5.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 23-10-2012 11:05pm

hrm

council missions are pretty **** generally

Tenger · 23-10-2012 11:29pm

DeVore wrote: »

Has anyone else started to get cold sweats when their squad announces "They're falling back!"??....

Most of the time anything that isn't a Floater seems to 'fall back' towards my troops

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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