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[Sirus]

: Lasers indeed! No self-respecting guardsman would be caught dead without his lasweapon!

[SeriousConcentrate]

I will offer no opposition whatsoever to this laser research. :3

[EuchreJack]

: Commander, I volunteer to supervise our research into Light Amplified Systematic Energy Refractors.  I believe many of my collegues would be willing to donate their research staffs to this endevor.

*Rubs hands together*

Researchers...

[Jacob/Lee]

Yes, lasers. If we can spare the staff, medikits as well. Assuming we don't have those already...

[Sirus]

Yes, lasers. If we can spare the staff, medikits as well. Assuming we don't have those already...

We have medkits, they just need to be manufactured.

[Sonlirain]

My priority of research:
1 - Medkits (experienced troops are best troops)
2 - Laser weapons (the laspistol is imo better than a stock rifle... so yeah).
3 - Detector (it's nice to know where the aliens hide no?)

[MarcAFK]

One tip, in case you didn't know it: having an item in both hand slots while wielding a 2-handed weapon (like Sir Khan did with autocannon and a rifle) incurs an accuracy penalty. I know I used to have people walking around with lazor rifles and grenades primed all the time and wondered why I kept missing stuff. Corpses were randomly exploding. Everything was more !FUN!

Fixed it for ya.
I generally used to keep a laser pistol in the right hand of my rocket launcher guys and a launcher in the left so they would use the pistol for oppertunity shots and not randomly blow themself/everyone else up by hitting a tree. Sure TU's would be wasted holstering it to the leg/belt for better accuracy, AND I'm pretty sure there was an accuracy hit from firing left handed, but it seemed worth it.
Edit: Also You can't go wrong with laser pistols on auto as decent rifle replacements with higher damage, no need for ammo, and you can knock over walls to boot.

[Xanatos Jr.]

Lasers are always nice.

BUT NOT AS NICE AS HARPOON GUNS.

[Jacob/Lee]

One tip, in case you didn't know it: having an item in both hand slots while wielding a 2-handed weapon (like Sir Khan did with autocannon and a rifle) incurs an accuracy penalty. I know I used to have people walking around with lazor rifles and grenades primed all the time and wondered why I kept missing stuff. Corpses were randomly exploding. Everything was more !FUN!

Fixed it for ya.
I generally used to keep a laser pistol in the right hand of my rocket launcher guys and a launcher in the left so they would use the pistol for oppertunity shots and not randomly blow themself/everyone else up by hitting a tree. Sure TU's would be wasted holstering it to the leg/belt for better accuracy, AND I'm pretty sure there was an accuracy hit from firing left handed, but it seemed worth it.
Edit: Also You can't go wrong with laser pistols on auto as decent rifle replacements with higher damage, no need for ammo, and you can knock over walls to boot.

Yeah, I stole the heavy weapons guy's rocket launcher and gave him an autocannon today when I started playing X-COM again. He "reacted" to an alien running in front of the line of guys he was standing behind while everyone was jammed inside because 2 sectoids and a cyberdisc were literally right outside the door and had us pinned. We took a lot of damage from that rocket and I ended up savescumming when the last soldiers were ko'd by smoke from a smoke grenade I threw.

[IronyOwl]

Update 3: Hello, You'll Be Dead Soon

After our successful but costly mission, a few days pass waiting for resupply. As usual, the gear for our new recruits arrives before they do.


Goddamnit.

Our scientists finalize a report on laser weapons technology, and under the advisement of several staff members, research begins on formally weaponizing them in pistol form. I dislike leaving our recovered materials untouched, but for the moment better, non-explosive equipment sounds like a sound investment.

Not long after, the recruits themselves show up.


Commander Irony: ...huh. Another horrible experiment, I take it?

Xenio: What? No! Can't you see I'm a Muton?!

Commander Irony: ...what's a Muton?

Xenio: You serious? You're the crack team defending this stupid rock? Man, you guys are totally paying me in advance from now on. Sectoid chow waiting to happen, I tell you.

Commander Irony: ...

Apparently he's an alien working for our side now. Normally I'd have concerns about his loyalty, but he seems like enough of a dick to be a callous mercenary like he claims.



: Commissar Bane, reporting for duty, sir! You can rest assured that no alien scum or cowardly wretches will escape justice on my watch.

Commander Irony: ...that's nice, but when you say "cowardly wretches"...

: Sometimes soldiers need encouragement, sir. Encouragement to do what is right.

Commander Irony: ...please don't shoot my operatives.

: ...that sounds awfully unorthodox, sir. I'm not sure what I can promise you out there.

Commander Irony: ...



Eager recruit. I was inclined to flinch at that knowledge, since it pretty much guarantees he'll be dead soon.



Kilroy The Grand: I say, rather looking forward to this scrap. Hooligans must be made to pay for my penny-farthing! Hooligans, I say!

Commander Irony: ...what exactly is a penny-farthing, again? And who trusted you with high explosives?

Kilroy The Grand: You did, good sir! A wise decision, I might add!

Commander Irony: ...



Commander Irony: ...clone or...?

Miranda: Yes sir! Latest cloning technology, indistinguishable from sisters! Sharp one you are, sir!

Commander Irony: ...so are you here to avenge your sister's death on the aliens or certain former allies you consider responsible?

Miranda: Very perceptive, sir! Do you live all your live in a B-movie? It might explain some things!

Commander Irony: ...


I find it impossible to shake the feeling that these new recruits are divine punishment for getting the last batch killed. And if this is the price of failure, I'd damned better make sure it doesn't happen again.


((No time for a proper update, so you get a mini/introduction one. I have the updated sheets for people who survived the last mission, I'll get those up a bit later.

Incidentally, does anyone know if stats change during combat, or only after missions?))

[Sirus]

Bane looks pretty solid. He'll probably be dead soon of course, but such is a commissar's life.

Perfect introduction, by the way 

[GlyphGryph]

Looking forward to seeing my numbers, Commander.

[Sonlirain]

Incidentally, does anyone know if stats change during combat, or only after missions?))

I'm pretty sure they change only after missions.
There also seem to be some bonuses for ranking up.

[EuchreJack]

I think bravery goes up with rank up.

[hostergaard]

Oh, can I sign up too? Here is an attempt at making a character:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name: Jihad Jamal (or Jihad Jenny if female)

Description: The Grand Mufti of Islam have issued a jihad against the godless aliens. Many answered this call, naturally Jihad Jamal was the first to follow the fatwa and joined xcom where he believed he would stand the greatest chance of killing these new infidels.

Preferences: Prioritize reaction fire and time units, some throwing, strength and bravery might be useful too.

Equipment: High explosive, guns or whatever can be shot with one hand, Nades of any kind. 

Behavior: He enters the battlefield with a high explosive in his hands. He primes the high explosive to zero and places it in the middle of his belt (Note; if I remember correctly they only explode if they touch the ground, if not, use grenades instead). Thus, when he dies or faints everything goes boom.

He likes to get up and personal with the aliens so if he dies he takes them with him.  He scouts areas and relies on his reactionary abilities as a gunslinger to take out whatever he meets. He is also loaded with a lot of proximity mines to lay out traps/roadside bombs for the enemy. Don't go where Jamal have been!

If there is too many enemies he softens them up with throwing in explosives (high explosives if he is strong enough, if not then just whatever grenades, fire, explosive, proximity or whatever else that goes boom) .