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[Vgray]

I've read that after the first two Alien Wars X-COM became Private Security.

[Blankdoor]

I now present to you another new episode of X-COM!

Blank Plays XCOM Episode 6

So I essetially stay on good form, complete some basic research and finally begin to move into the next era of weaponry! That's right people I picked up a disruptor gun! Other than that its a pretty standard episode, we invite some new people to join the team and mop up some alien scum!

Current Team:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Alive:

Dr Spah
Blank
Aavak
Elof
Sansom
Dunker
Cognitive Dissonance
Javierpwn
Miranda Galena
Remalle
AlleeCat
Revocane
Vgray
Ednar Maridan (sniper)

Dead:

Isaac

Guns, and maybe some explosives from raiding them. We'd get fewer/no Hybrid or Robot recruits if they're angry with us, though.

Personally, the only people worth raiding are Marsec (Done peacefully; just get in, steal stuff, get out. No shooting.), Sirius and maybe the criminal syndicates. Pissing off psyke and osiron means we might see them launch hoverbike/car strikes on our buildings, maybe the occasional raid. Pissing off Diablo means no more Incendiary Grenades, but Blank doesn't use IN ammo ever, so that's not much of a problem. Sirius and the syndicates sometimes have Psyclone in their buildings, which sells for ~4.5k. Raiding for Psyclone is how I afford my late game hoverbike swarms.

Oh, and try using Incendiary ammo in those autocannons! I once had a robot dual wielding incendiary ACs solo a mission, simply because there was nowhere for the aliens to stand that wasn't on fire.

I'll give incendiary ammo a bash, I normally avoid it due to the fire reason though, especially in certain maps. On the aspect of the Mutant Alliance/S.E.L.F if they become hostile we don't get mutants or robots anymore, that simple.

As for Diablo I mention them in this episode, I normally get my best drop rates of Psyclone from them and the money it brings in is worth way more than losing IN ammo. Still some late game raid on Psyke and Diablo might prove fun, though I will be using the Cult of Sirius to farm personal shields later on.

I've read that after the first two Alien Wars X-COM became Private Security.

I think the canon (I can't believe I am discussing XCOM canon here) is that XCOM fizzled out after the original invasions, its technology and troops kept it going for a short while, but countries stopped funding it and it slowly dissolved and sold assets.

Make friends with the GravBall league, those guys have good stats.

Really I've never heard of this before? we essentially get to employ sportsmen? That would suck, they'd be all picky about their missions and demand inflated pay! I'd much rather employ soldiers, you know the people who kill things for a living! I jest, but seriously I've never heard about it giving better troops.

Also guys don't worry, people will get some flying armour, we just need to create some funds for it first!

~Blank

[CognitiveDissonance]

Spoilers

Ahhh... SPOILERS! SPOILERS! Don't spoil so blatantly the biggest twist in the game!!!

I've read that after the first two Alien Wars X-COM became Private Security.

I think the canon (I can't believe I am discussing XCOM canon here) is that XCOM fizzled out after the original invasions, its technology and troops kept it going for a short while, but countries stopped funding it and it slowly dissolved and sold assets.

Spoiler: lore (click to show/hide)

X-Com, after UFO:TFFD has become more significant as the governments realized they cannot ignore the alien threat. X-COM took to the sky and space, leading the charge to conquer and colonize Mars. This was done through UFO:Interceptor, which I would play if it ran for longer than 5 minutes in Windows 7
Humans have come out extremely victorious, conquering Mars and setting up a very lucrative alloy, technology and elyrium trade. The new X-Com in space grew in importance and influence, and became Marsec - private security and arms trader. That's right, Marsec is X-Com 2.0. The current X-Com roster was kept essentially as an atrophied museum relic, in memory of what they have achieved. Essentially a cushy office job where you do nothing and scan for aliens.

The tech and especially elyrium trade has produced an enormous technological boom on Earth, producing all sorts of results. Mostly negative, to be honest. Psionics have become very wide spread as entertainment and similar with psiclone being a more... specialized product.

The Alien invasions started some time before the game starts, and X-Com had quite a kick in the pants where antiquated infrastructure had to suddenly deal with dimension gates and a real job to do. It failed spectacularly, and they flailed to find a new manager. That is, you.

Make friends with the GravBall league, those guys have good stats.

Really I've never heard of this before? we essentially get to employ sportsmen? That would suck, they'd be all picky about their missions and demand inflated pay! I'd much rather employ soldiers, you know the people who kill things for a living! I jest, but seriously I've never heard about it giving better troops.

Really? This makes sense, I would frequently form closer ties with some organizations and see diversified staff. I never connected the two events, though. I just assumed all my staff came from Marsec and MegaPol.


And HURRAY! I GOT TO BRAVELY RUN AWAY! (Can I have a smaller gun please?)

[javierpwn]

Only the chestpiece for me please, I don't want to die from low armor.

Incendiary ammo is good for raids on Sirius, as you can do extra damage to their balance.

The GravBall league has soldiers with good Strength, accuracy, and stamina than normal. They also give benefits to all your human soldiers, if allied.

[AlleeCat]

I never get to go on missions... :I

[Vgray]

It's the Sentient Engine Liberation Front I believe.

We do have at least one Hybrid right?

[CognitiveDissonance]

I never get to go on missions... :I

With me and Blank injured, you just might get your chance...

[Blankdoor]

I never get to go on missions... :I

Awww dun worry! I'll send you on one next time, promise! It's just hard balancing all these people sometimes.

It's the Sentient Engine Liberation Front I believe.

We do have at least one Hybrid right?

Also we have two of them, the aforementioned AlleeCat being one!

~Blank

[Vgray]

Can't you just steal whatever you need from Marsec? If it comes to that.

I volunteer to be sent to X-COM HQ. Because I don't want to be killed by overzealous police. Or an overzealous X-COM pilot for that matter. Why do our pilots destroy random taxis anyway?

[CognitiveDissonance]

Can't you just steal whatever you need from Marsec? If it comes to that.

I volunteer to be sent to X-COM HQ. Because I don't want to be killed by overzealous police. Or an overzealous X-COM pilot for that matter. Why do our pilots destroy random taxis anyway?

I don't know, Marsec was already unhappy due to some unfortunate accidents. I'm fairly certain that they raid. And while their loot is awesome, their weapons hurt - a lot. I'm not sure you would be able to power flying vehicles either, without Elyrium. Nevermind, that's Solmine.

Random taxis are ones that belong to hostile organizations - in this case, Cult of Sirius. If any other organization becomes hostile, they also become legitimate targets.

Spoiler: Bad Joke! (click to show/hide)

Why So Sirius... just turn on your sattelite radio!

[Vgray]

I don't see Marsec having any connection to X-COM Corp upon reading the X-COM wiki entry for both.
 
The founder of X-COM Corporation did contract Marsec to take over security of the moon and mars colonies during Interceptor.

Does Interceptor count as the Third Alien War? Making this the Fourth?

What rank is Blank the Impaler? I'm pretty sure he's outranked by someone. Which is pretty funny...

[CognitiveDissonance]

I don't see Marsec having any connection to X-COM Corp upon reading the X-COM wiki entry for both.
 
The founder of X-COM Corporation did contract Marsec to take over security of the moon and mars colonies during Interceptor.

Does Interceptor count as the Third Alien War? Making this the Fourth?

Yeah. My information is quite outdated, so I either remember it wrongly, or it was retconned. MarSec is actually a call back to Laser Squad, the precursor to X-Com series. And yes, TECHNICALLY this is the 4th war.

[Vgray]

If X-COM Corp and Marsec are private security what does that make Megapol?

I think I read somewhere that it's the Senate that funds you not the gangs and corporations. So no, we're not being funded by drug sales. Yet. We could always go steal some.

[Blankdoor]

What rank is Blank the Impaler? I'm pretty sure he's outranked by someone. Which is pretty funny...

I'm only the squad leader, unfortunately Aavak outranks me as he is a Sergent. In fact Aavak outranks everyone at XCOM, though thats ok since Aavak is a nice guy really.

If X-COM Corp and Marsec are private security what does that make Megapol?

I think I read somewhere that it's the Senate that funds you not the gangs and corporations. So no, we're not being funded by drug sales. Yet. We could always go steal some.

Megapol are your emergency services. The UFOpaedia says this "Megapol runs the city's police, fire, and ambulance services, as well as producing some of the more important weapons and equipment in the game."

Damn it now I'm looking into the game!

~Blank

[CognitiveDissonance]

Damn it now I'm looking into the game!

~Blank

Bwahahaha, our plan has worked!
*cough* link *cough*

May I offer a bit of gameplay advice? Feel free to ignore it

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The Valkyrie is expensive, but quite awesome. With time, you will need to make more use of its combat capacities with better upgrades (and to have it not die; It's expensive). Once money is less of an issue, I suggest buying a Wolfhound APC and stripping the Valkyrie of its transport capabilities. This will let you install proper combat modules on it, as well as be able to collect all the loot from higher end missions.