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[Iceblaster]

Not to say the vids are bad but it would help someone like me who doesn't have much time to sit down and watch an hour and a half to an hour of XCOM/ UFO without getting bored(I prefer Hearts of Iron for my strategy intake, nothing against you) to either:

A. Make a highlights reel and put a full video out of each episode or...

b. Make a highlights reel of important and or funny moments in the vid

[CognitiveDissonance]

Not to say the vids are bad but it would help someone like me who doesn't have much time to sit down and watch an hour and a half to an hour of XCOM/ UFO without getting bored(I prefer Hearts of Iron for my strategy intake, nothing against you) to either:

A. Make a highlights reel and put a full video out of each episode or...

b. Make a highlights reel of important and or funny moments in the vid

Hmm, that's a good suggestion. UFO has a lot of back and forth tactical combat, and that would be nice. However, I know absolutely nothing about video editing except that Microsoft Movie Maker appears to be the worst thing ever. I ah.... will get back to you.

One thing I can do is do a Activity Report in the forums, with a handful of screenshots. it's not a video, but it's also not 50 minutes long (Note to self: Get a timer)

EDIT: Thinking about this, I may have an idea. I should try and do "Council Reports" based on a monthly or bi-monthly basis in the game, make them 3-6 minutes long and squeeze the most exciting concepts in. I don't know how to do it yet, but I'll tinker around with WMM. I can't quite buy $100 Adobe Premier Elements as of yet.

[RAM]

Editing could take longer than recording, and probably will if you don't have a clear idea of what you want it to end up like and a clear recollection of what is already there. It may be better to just skip all missions that you have already been through a couple of times, maybe with occasional videos if nothing new has come up and our team has changed appreciably.

Also, I suggest that you save before aliens base missions and quest missions, some of them basically require foreknowledge of the mission in order to avoid losing half your team before they can react...

[simonthedwarf]

pls make a soldier named after me

[CognitiveDissonance]

Hey all! It's been what... three and a half months? Damn, time flies...

Well, life has been spinning in circles and I couldn't get myself to sit down and record. I haven't forgotten it, and been really wanting to get back to it. It's a long game, and even longer series... and there are many Aliens to kill.

And, that time has come! Things are a lot calmer now. Life is busier than ever, but I am certain I will be able to keep recording to completion of at least this one game.

And with that, I bring you Episode 6!

UFO Aftermath Episode 6 - Bloody Welcome

Temporary note: The video's aspect ratio is all wonky on YouTube. It's currently processing the fix.

And well, what a welcome back. I go for a base capture, and things take a bad turn. Twice. I shoot down a tiny UFO, and the Reticulans bring the first taste of their real power.

I've also been reflecting on the request for highlights reel. I don't have the software I would need for editing, and definitely don't have the experience to do it right now. What I might do instead is have a short summary of the episode's events here, in text form with a screenshot or three. Any thoughts?

Also, I've been slacking off on personnel records. No more!

Spoiler: Personnel Records (click to show/hide)

Officers
Boksi - Heavy Weapons expert
Remuthra - Sniper, Grenadier
Maria - Temporary sniper assignment
MaxClone - Assault Weapons
Bacon Sr. - Shotgun Duty


Available
Cynthia - Assault Weapons

Medbay:
Kilakan - Sniper

KIA:
Sirus
Blankdoor
Vladimir Dimitri
Bacon
Roman
MonkeyHead
Simonthedwarf

Episode 7 will be ready soon, and I have quite a few soldiers who could use a new name. Let me know if you're interested!

[Remuthra]

Yay!

[Krevsin]

Sure, I'll take a soldier.

[CognitiveDissonance]

Thanks for sticking with me folks!

Episode 7, Preparations and Chompers

While this ended up being mostly a progression episode, quite a few things have happened. Now that training is done, the soldiers rapidly resolve a mission after a mission, while scientists fill in the blanks on many subjects. Of the many strange things we encounter, we meet the Chrysalis, a Goober and a ridiculous amount of Chompers. The clean-up missions are undertaken to train up the soldiers further, but given that the training usually involves live fire, not everyone makes it back. But towards the end, we are caught up on technology, our missions are doing well... you know what it means? Area 51 next episode!

Spoiler: Personnel Records (click to show/hide)

Officers
Boksi - Plasma Specialist
Remuthra - Sniper, Grenadier
Maria - Temporary Sniper assignment
MaxClone - Laser Weapons Specialist
Kilakan - Temporary Laser assignment



Available
Cynthia - Assault Weapons
Frank - Shotgunner
Heinrich - unassigned
Zinatul - unassigned

Medbay:

KIA:
Sirus
Blankdoor
Vladimir Dimitri
Bacon
Roman
MonkeyHead
Simonthedwarf
Bacon Sr.

The video is fairly long at 49 minutes, so I also added some highlights below. No screenshots this time, I will probably include it in future updates.

Spoiler: Highlights (click to show/hide)

• The medium Laboratory UFO I had such high hopes for disappears at the last possible moment.
• We engage in the capture mission meant to train the two rookies. The game proceeds to throw endless Plectons, Chrysalides and Slimethrowers, neither of which can be safely captured. After about half a dozen kills, I have to abort due to dwindling supplies.
• Everyone is trained up! I took a bit of a risk and sent everyone to training. The timing turned out to have been excellent.
• We research base teleporter! And, we research plasma weapons! Scientists are really working overtime.
• I look at Africa, and call it Asia. Not my proudest moment.
• MaxClone field-tests the laser rifle, and Boksi field-tests the plasma rifle. They are both amazing.
• We run several missions to clear up the map and gain some valuable experience. It goes MOSTLY well. CHOMPERS! CHOMPERS EVERYWHERE!
• Advanced UFO detection! Maybe we'll stop losing UFO's right before engagement. Which just happened... And we also develop improved aircraft speed.
• We take down a UFO fighter wing. Maybe all that tech really is helping.
• Bacon Sr, despite a good initial run, finds a laser beam with his name on it. I'm having way too much trouble keeping shotgunners alive. The rest of the UFO mission goes without a hitch, or plasma surprises.

[Remuthra]

Am I the longest running officer still alive at this point?

[CognitiveDissonance]

Am I the longest running officer still alive at this point?

Just about! Boksi somehow managed to survive from the very beginning of the game. Must be all those heavy weapons...

Note to self: Use more rockets

That said, I suspect you have the highest record on kills. A balance of sniper and throwing skills would definitely see to that. I can't recall whether there is a kill stat, but I will be checking soon.

[Sonlirain]

Hey could i get a character too?

He could be a grenader... with a twist.
He has no weapons other than the dozens of frag grenades in his backpack.
No pistol.
No flares.
No Medpack.

Name: Pineapple Joe (or just Pineapple if its too long)

[Krevsin]

I'd like to claim a soldier.

Name him Krevsin. Give him a shotgun. Why? Because he is a MAN. Or a woman, either suits me just fine.

[CognitiveDissonance]

Hey could i get a character too?

He could be a grenader... with a twist.
He has no weapons other than the dozens of frag grenades in his backpack.
No pistol.
No flares.
No Medpack.

Name: Pineapple Joe (or just Pineapple if its too long)

Pineapple will join our service in the next episode! I like to think of him as an artistic medic.

I'd like to claim a soldier.

Name him Krevsin. Give him a shotgun. Why? Because he is a MAN. Or a woman, either suits me just fine.

Krevsin, the woman that's manlier than most men, is already in service as an assault rifle specialist! She excelled at the base mission below, and could easily be reassigned to shotgun duty due to her fantastic speed. Which would you prefer?


Anyways, here is Episode 8. Well-geared and trained, we turn our eyes to capturing the fabled Area 51 base. When daytime dawns, the troops disembark and fan out...
Episode 8 - Storming Area 51

Spoiler: Personnel Records (click to show/hide)

Officers
Boksi - Plasma Specialist
Remuthra - Sniper, Grenadier
Maria - Temporary Sniper assignment
MaxClone - Laser Weapons Specialist
Kilakan - Temporary Laser assignment
Krevsin - Assault Rifle
Disarcade - Shotgun Scout



Available
Heinrich - unassigned
Zinatul - unassigned
Barry - unassigned

Medbay:

KIA:
Sirus
Blankdoor
Vladimir Dimitri
Bacon
Roman
MonkeyHead
Simonthedwarf
Bacon Sr.
Frank

Spoiler: Highlights (click to show/hide)

The real highlight here is the Area 51 base assault!

• We research improved aircraft armaments, based on the UFO data we recovered
  
• After some hesitation due to nighttime dark, we engage Area 51!
• We have fantastic ranged weapons. The soldiers form a ragged firing line, and annihilate the Reticulans piling out of the base to meet us. With their paltry laser pistols, they are no match.
• Base is stormed easily enough, with only two Reticulans popping out of the blue to eat bullets. No casualties.
• We breach the base. With Disarcade scouting, we quickly establish a defensible position, and gun down incoming aliens. Luckily, they never got a chance to put their plasma guns to use.
• MaxClone showcases fantastic field medicine skill, keeping Disarcade alive despite his best efforts
• Disarcade is forced to defend a corridor, and Krevsin is sent ahead. With some quick thinking, Krevsin dispatches of two oncoming enemies with burst fire and a well-timed incendiary grenade.
• The Reticulans are dazed and confused, and walk into our line of fire. They don't last long.
• Disarcade recovers the relic, and we are done! A follow-up sweep shows that we successfully eliminated all Reticulans in the area
• We duck our head into a capture mission. And we are promptly greeted by a sporeblower and a plecton. With a big NOPE! we pull out.
• Our interceptors proceed to fail at two interceptions. Given, this is in part due to me being greedy, but still.
• Advanced Armor is now available to us. And takes forever to develop. The hell...
• We also finish Laser Principles. Regretfully, we need a lot of OTHER research to put that to use. One step at a time...
• Next up? Probably Alien base capture. I'm worried, but I want the tech...

I'm having a blast with this, and I will probably record quite a few episodes this weekend. Hope you guys don't mind frequent posts

[MaximumZero]

I will watch this asap. Also, the more posts, the better.

[Remuthra]

I mind frequent posts very much. My trigger finger will get tired after a while.