XCOM Enemy Unknown
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Killboy said:
Right, trick to not loosing anyone in the last mission for me was to mind-control one of the mutons and etherals as soon as you enter the final fight. They then fight each other, while you just finish them off. Had to suicide my last muton with grenades to finish the round.
Though it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
RobDickinson said:
I'm bugged I cant get my people into the room to do the fight.
Though it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
Do not move your first guy into the room all the way to the cover. I found moving them just beyond the door and ending the turn game me more room to move where I needed to once you trigger the end scenesThough it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
Killboy said:
RobDickinson said:
I'm bugged I cant get my people into the room to do the fight.
Though it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
Do not move your first guy into the room all the way to the cover. I found moving them just beyond the door and ending the turn game me more room to move where I needed to once you trigger the end scenesThough it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
Replayed the whole level/ship (rather gungho) then moved the entire team in in one go without triggering the baddies. Then unleashed the slaughter.
RobDickinson said:
Killboy said:
RobDickinson said:
I'm bugged I cant get my people into the room to do the fight.
Though it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
Do not move your first guy into the room all the way to the cover. I found moving them just beyond the door and ending the turn game me more room to move where I needed to once you trigger the end scenesThough it sounds like I probably have unkilled enemy outside that could cause the problem. for some reason.
Replayed the whole level/ship (rather gungho) then moved the entire team in in one go without triggering the baddies. Then unleashed the slaughter.
Crap this game is hard. Thought I was doing OK, lost Australia but managed to launch my first (second?!?) satellite, takes quite a while to get those up 
Then met my first beserker well 3 actually, and they proceeded to lay waste to my entire squad. Any tips? Seems to have a cliff-face of difficulty ramping up
Then met my first beserker well 3 actually, and they proceeded to lay waste to my entire squad. Any tips? Seems to have a cliff-face of difficulty ramping up
hostyle said:
Plasma guns work well against berserkers, as does a sniper. Keep him and some others on overwatch and lure the berserkers in to their line of sight with an assault.
My first berserker was a pain in the ass, now they're dead in no-time. Wait till you get to the sectopods.
I've kind of jumped the gun, I've not even hit a beserker yet, only the Mutons, (just checked online and realised I got the names wrong), I've only recently developed beam weapons, only a couple of units have them (lack of materials/cash to build more).My first berserker was a pain in the ass, now they're dead in no-time. Wait till you get to the sectopods.
I must really suck at this game!
Richyvrlimited said:
hostyle said:
Plasma guns work well against berserkers, as does a sniper. Keep him and some others on overwatch and lure the berserkers in to their line of sight with an assault.
My first berserker was a pain in the ass, now they're dead in no-time. Wait till you get to the sectopods.
I've kind of jumped the gun, I've not even hit a beserker yet, only the Mutons, (just checked online and realised I got the names wrong), I've only recently developed beam weapons, only a couple of units have them (lack of materials/cash to build more).My first berserker was a pain in the ass, now they're dead in no-time. Wait till you get to the sectopods.
I must really suck at this game!
TBH I found the last sections a breeze compared to the middle part as my cash and technology made my squads very deadly and able to easily dispatch most Aliens. Think my hardest bit was the ground assault against my first battleship class UFO. I didn't have the tech or the squad size and was left with a slim victory and only one survivor.
rhinochopig said:
Nah, on your first play through, during most of the middle part of the game, you'll be precariously balanced on a knife edge of not enough money, materials and technology.
Indeed. It's part of the fun. If you just steamrollered everyone it would be hugely less tense.rhinochopig said:
TBH I found the last sections a breeze compared to the middle part as my cash and technology made my squads very deadly and able to easily dispatch most Aliens. Think my hardest bit was the ground assault against my first battleship class UFO. I didn't have the tech or the squad size and was left with a slim victory and only one survivor.
Again, agreed. I reached a plateau about the time I developed Titan (or better) armour, could use plasma rifles and had 8-10 decent guys who could shoot straight and not panic. In particular, my sniper was simply death from shadows.At this point, there were about 2 months of missions that were not "how many people are coming back in bags?", but more "how can I finesse this?". Manipulating the firefight so the rookie on the squad gets the kills, thus promoting him? Stunning the ETs just for their weapons. Avoiding damage to downed ships thus claiming extra resources. Attempting a perfect terror mission (that one is harder than it looks).
I suspect it's about to get harder again.
Snipers with squad sight, plasma rifle and archangel armour is just to easy. I have started buying as many rookies as I can and sending 4 rookies with two colonel snipers. The snipers are just there to put anything down the rookies can't.
Great game to be sure, loving the battleships as well but don't get enough of them. Only had one so far.
Great game to be sure, loving the battleships as well but don't get enough of them. Only had one so far.
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