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GamerGround >> Xcom in 2 weeks.
| 10/10/12 1:50 PM | |
gord96
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Member Since: 3/26/03 Posts: 14019 |
How do you get more engineers? Just from missions? Trying to get some more satellites launched but don't have to engineers for it. |
| 10/10/12 1:54 PM | |
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LittleKang
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Member Since: 11/6/06 Posts: 3354 |
gord96 - How do you get more engineers? Just from missions? Trying to get some more satellites launched but don't have to engineers for it.You can build something to get more no clue which ones 
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| 10/10/12 2:05 PM | |
invalid
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Member Since: 4/18/01 Posts: 34192 |
gord96 - How do you get more engineers? Just from missions? Trying to get some more satellites launched but don't have to engineers for it. A workshop nets you 5 engineers |
| 10/10/12 2:35 PM | |
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gord96
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Edited: 10/10/12 2:35 PM Member Since: 3/26/03 Posts: 14020 |
gotcha. thanks invalid. have to do some excavating and build a workshop. how awesome are snipers! got a Nigerian sniper who is a beast. Sadly he was gravely wounded in the last op and is out for 15 days. |
| 10/10/12 2:42 PM | |
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invalid
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Member Since: 4/18/01 Posts: 34193 |
They are completely badass. I got really cocky with my baddest dude who was a sniper (earned the nickname Executioner) since I left him alone on high ground and two Floaters jumped behind him and absolutely raped his face. I think I haven't been using the Support guys to their full potential. Smoke grenades and a ton of medkits? Yes now and forever! |
| 10/10/12 2:52 PM | |
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ferox13
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 91256 |
Sorry invalid - I have only played the original. |
| 10/10/12 3:08 PM | |
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LittleKang
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Member Since: 11/6/06 Posts: 3357 |
invalid - They are completely badass. I got really cocky with my baddest dude who was a sniper (earned the nickname Executioner) since I left him alone on high ground and two Floaters jumped behind him and absolutely raped his face.My favourite is having my snipers cover the flanks of my heavies with their lmg's. Then one assault who charges to get close enough to stun bastards
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| 10/10/12 11:43 PM | |
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gord96
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Member Since: 3/26/03 Posts: 14021 |
How hard are the terror missions? Was trucking along all well and good and now I just got a terror mission in Japan. I have just been doing easy and medium missions and this one is very difficult. What should I expect? Also, should you expect to lose funding from some regions? I have most of the world under control but a few countries panic meters are almost full. Haven't had any missions there so no way to bring down the panic at this point. Thanks for any info. :) |
| 10/11/12 12:09 AM | |
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choadler
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Member Since: 1/5/11 Posts: 2716 |
Jesus, I'm smiling reading this thread.
my wife asked for help with the laundry on Sunday. I said "fuck no, we are under attack". End of conversation
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| 10/11/12 1:25 AM | |
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killacox
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12769 |
yellow is flanked, red is completely exposed seems the gear is brought back. also when your dudes are wounded they are stripped of non default gear and then if its available its put back on when they are healed ive only captured one non story alien and dont recall the results but researching the corpses you get gives tech unlocks |
| 10/11/12 1:28 AM | |
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killacox
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12770 |
gord96 - How hard are the terror missions? Was trucking along all well and good and now I just got a terror mission in Japan. I have just been doing easy and medium missions and this one is very difficult. What should I expect? just use overwatch as much as you can, and know/use the perks you give your men. you may lose 7 and the 8th region to quit makes you lose the game. sats bring down panic and capturing the alien base brings down everyones panic |
| 10/11/12 3:48 AM | |
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ferox13
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Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 91268 |
I think i might pick it up for the xbox when it drops a bit.
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| 10/11/12 4:42 AM | |
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Amano Ginji
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Member Since: 11/17/05 Posts: 593 |
Lol I'm playing the original on super human, base got attacked 23 january, complete assrape. Next run I do well until April, then they send in the big boys, hovers and those infectors and rape me :) Anyone knoe if character development is only linked to kills, skill usage, number of missions or hidden attributes? I can't figure it out. Some guys have alnost no kills and progress faster than the top dogs. Can't wait until friday for the release of the new Xcom 
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| 10/11/12 5:04 AM | |
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ferox13
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Edited: 10/11/12 5:04 AM Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 91270 |
invalid - How important is capturing life aliens? I think you need to capture aliens to develop psi-powers for your soldiers (it was like that in the original I think) |
| 10/11/12 10:06 AM | |
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killacox
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12771 |
developing psi powers are now linked to a world event |
| 10/11/12 11:33 AM | |
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invalid
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Member Since: 4/18/01 Posts: 34195 |
Doesn't make a lick of difference for me lol I was on my second play last night (still on normal difficulty). Instead of running out of resources (engineers/money), this time I had a base really built up but such an under equipped squad that when we ran into the guys that start popping up during the base attack... I got wiped quickly. Which led to a cycle of throwing inexperienced rookies into a meat grinder. If I can just get past that mission I think I'd be ok. I lost 3 countries in the meantime, but my base really is hauling ass lol Every time I lose I learn something, and I really don't want a FAQ or anything to hold my hand because this is still so fun |
| 10/11/12 12:14 PM | |
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gord96
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Member Since: 3/26/03 Posts: 14022 |
which mission do you speak of invalid? the aliens attack your base? |
| 10/11/12 12:28 PM | |
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invalid
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Member Since: 4/18/01 Posts: 34197 |
Nah, the one you raid in Europe. It's still embarrassingly early in the game, but I keep getting destroyed by Muton and Chrisillid waves there |
| 10/11/12 12:40 PM | |
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killacox
Edited: 10/11/12 12:45 PM Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12772 |
really enjoyed that mission, sent 5 colonels and a shiv, 3 came back critical and i lost the shiv this is my first real play through so i tested to see if the base mission had a timer and it didnt seem to, so i did some other missions before going there to get some new toys (alloy cannon shotgun ftw) i also didnt do the story quests right away so by that mission i had tier 3 weapons and titan and skel armor |
| 10/11/12 12:50 PM | |
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invalid
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Member Since: 4/18/01 Posts: 34198 |
Yeah, I made the mistake of not having anything but a couple laser weapons going in. It was ugly lol |
| 10/11/12 1:08 PM | |
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LittleKang
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Member Since: 11/6/06 Posts: 3371 |
invalid - Yeah, I made the mistake of not having anything but a couple laser weapons going in. It was ugly lolHow are you guys cranking out that money lol. Pretty much everything for me is going towards getting my third satelitte up
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| 10/11/12 1:29 PM | |
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killacox
Edited: 10/11/12 1:31 PM Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12773 |
i lucked out, some nation wanted some space guns for 1500+ so im all like fuck ya! now im guessing those weapons are being used in some war to kill innocents and shit another thing i just noticed last night is that some items in the market tell you they are useless and just sell them sats in some countries bring in more money than others, no clue if the fluctuation is due to panic level or what |
| 10/11/12 1:33 PM | |
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gord96
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Member Since: 3/26/03 Posts: 14023 |
Thanks for the info guys. Another question. How do you know what a story mission is? And how long can you ignore a mission before it goes away (ie. i have that nasty terror mission to do in Japan, do I have to do it right away?)? |
| 10/11/12 2:22 PM | |
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killacox
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 12777 |
story missions are when a research is green and priority. like capture an x alien or research x device. the base one was on map screen and had a button above the scan one as for ignoring missions, i went to ignore one and noticed i lost it pretty quick :/ but that was a crash site. dont want to really miss a terror mission because it helps panic levels a ton |
| 10/11/12 2:31 PM | |
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invalid
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Member Since: 4/18/01 Posts: 34199 |
LittleKang -invalid - Yeah, I made the mistake of not having anything but a couple laser weapons going in. It was ugly lolHow are you guys cranking out that money lol. Pretty much everything for me is going towards getting my third satelitte up I cranked out a few factories early on, then a couple satellites. I tried to time it so that they would launch just before each month ended so that I would get a couple extra bucks. I also use the grey market probably too much, but I think I'm finding a decent balance between having enough stuff for research and cashing in when I need $60 for a power generator or something. I finally just got my shit together and beat the base invasion mission. It's amazing what having plasma weapons + good armor does. I did it with all but 1 rookie lol. I'm starting to get the tech tree a little more as far as what unlocks what... I had captured a couple of those early level guys and was wondering where my sweet weapons were not realizing I still needed the research lol |
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