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**Arc Thrower**

2 (18.2%)

Experimental Warfare

0 (0%)

Beam Weapons

6 (54.5%)

Carapace Armour

3 (27.3%)

UFO Power Source

0 (0%)

Sectoid Autopsy

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Thinman Autopsy

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Total Members Voted: 10

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

I decided since I have my computer back, and we don't have a vanilla XCOM game running right now I might as well start one.

This will be my third game of XCOM (27th if you count the time I tried Ironman Impossible for my second game...), so logically we will be playing Ironman Classic. I haven't decided what second wave options to add, if any. Probably "Not Created Equally" and "The Greater Good", and any others you want me to add.

I should be able to run the first mission tommorow, and hopefully not have everyone horribly die.

Spoiler: Signups (click to show/hide)

Name: <firstname> <preferred nickname> <lastname>
Choose a character from the list.
Appearance:
Preferred class:
Preferred equipment:

Spoiler: Soldiers (click to show/hide)

Xavier Durand, Assault.        Canadian male.          0 missions, 0 kills.     HP 6, Will 71, Aim 66.    "Bonzai"
Axel Vogel, Sniper.               German male.           1 mission, 2 kills.       HP 4, Will 40, Aim 80.
Quartz the Mace, Assault.   Canadian male.         3 missions, 7 kills.    HP 5, Will 42, Aim 88.
Maricruz Chavez, Heavy.       Argentinian female.   2 missions, 4 kills.     HP 5, Will 51, Aim 67.
Icy Tea, Support.                Greek male.              4 missions, 4 kills.     HP 5, Will 47, Aim 68.
Sheb McSheb, Heavy.          Russian male.           2 missions, 4 kills.    HP 5, Will 58, Aim 68.
Akami Akeem, Heavy.         Nigerian male.         5 missions, 13 kills.   HP 6, Will 70, Aim 74.     "NightHunter"
Analucia Diaz, Rookie.           Brazilian female.       0 missions, 0 kills.    HP 4, Will 57, Aim 55.
Anatoly Smirnov, Heavy.      Russian male.           1 mission, 1 kill.       HP 5, Will 30, Aim 72.
Darkling Kaos, Sniper.        Australian male.       5 missions, 5 kills.    HP 5, Will 61, Aim 81. "Demon"
Duane Jones, Rookie.            American male.        0 missions, 0 kills.    HP 4, Will 33, Aim 70.
Xenia Rivera, Rookie.            Argentinian female.  0 missions, 0 kills.    HP 4, Will 27, Aim 60.

Spoiler: Dead (click to show/hide)

[Darkening Kaos]

O.o   Another XCOM LP.....Great, there can never be enough LP's.

Spoiler: Signups (click to show/hide)

Name: Darkening 'Mr/Miss Jones' Kaos
Gender: Either
Nationality: Aussie.
Appearance: Bright Red armour, no helmet, dark hair, the rest on survival/promotion.
Preferred class: Sniper or Assault.  Genewarrior.
Preferred equipment: Medkit

[Eurylochus]

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Name: Eurylochus "Eury" Aristarchus
Gender: Male
Nationality: Greek
Appearance: Blue armour, blue helmet, very dark hair.
Preferred class: Assault.[Signups]
Preferred equipment: Medkit.

My application.

[Sheb]

Can I argue against Ironman? I don't want to loose the campaign to a bug.

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Name: Sheb 'Natural Selection' McSheb
Gender:Male
Nationality:Belgian/Any European
Appearance:Big, buff, brown cropped hair, white.
Preferred class:Heavy
Preferred equipment:S.C.O.P.E., extra rockets.

[Darvi]

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[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

I started the game, and since it seems most people want North America, that's where we are! Welcome to Kansas everyone!

(We walked up, killed some sectoids, and somehow dodged all the plasma shots. I will do actual writeups when players are in the missions.)

Spoiler: Operation Sacred Stroke (click to show/hide)

Our first mission is in a graveyard in Baltimore, USA. Hopefully that isn't symbolic of things to come...


And it isn't! Everyone comes home safely, and we managed to recover the corpses and weapon fragments for our own research.
(Which is surprising, considering one operative had to dodge two plasma shots after one destroyed her cover.)


Due to everyone's brilliant work on the mission, I promote them all.

I also bought two medkits and a satellite.

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

Kaos, do you want the rookie Australian or one of the already leveled people? Or should I just level up the Australian and see what he becomes first?

Eury, there is a Greek support and a Canadian assault. Which one do you want?

Sheb, I will put the two Russians in the next mission and hope one is a heavy, is that alright?

[Darkening Kaos]

Level him up first.  I will wait for a sniper or assault.

[Sheb]

That's fine by me.

[Mephansteras]

I'll take the Nigerian male rookie

Name: Akami "Night Hunter" Akeem
Gender: Male
Nationality: Nigerian
Appearance: Black Armor, the Skull helm
Preferred class: Any
Preferred equipment: Will decide when he levels up. For now, rifle and grenade is fine

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

I played through the next mission today, but haven't had a chance to write it up.
But I did it! No casualties yet, but I realized I need DLC to change armour colour? Which I don't have, sorry.

Akami is a Heavy, and both Russians are Heavies. I have no idea how, apparently the RNG likes Heavies.
The Australian didn't level up though.

More when I get time to write it!

[Tiruin]

Name: Cyra "Cridhe" Hayes
> Taking: Emily Hunter, Rookie.           Scottish female.        0 missions, 0 kills.  HP 4, Will 51, Aim 55.
Appearance: Light tan skin; black hair; ponytail. I believe it was armor class "4"? The one which looks like a large combat vest and such [dark green thanks]?
Preferred class: SNIPER
Preferred equipment: Any defensive equipment//battle scanner (when available)

[IcyTea31]

I'd like to claim Yuri Metaxas the Support.

Name: Icy "Dual Purpose" Tea
Appearance: Asian; black, short hair of any casual or semi-casual cut.
Preferred class: Support
Preferred equipment: Rifle. Skeleton armour, later ghost armour. Medkit, plus a defensive item once if I survive until I get Deep Pockets.

[Cptn Kaladin Anrizlokum]

Here is Akami, and I think I cannot change his armour? Also I keep typing Akimi...

I ordered the scientists to start researching the aliens themselves (Xenobiology) before being interrupted by reports of alien abductions!
We had alien abductions in Mexico, South Africa and Germany, and I decided to visit Germany. They were offering scientists, and there were fewer aliens there, perfect for sending rookies.

Spoiler: Operation Brutal Gift (click to show/hide)

I order some rookies to respond to the threat, and watch as they leave for their first combat with the aliens.



The aliens are attacking a construction site in Hamburg, and the squad sets down in a sheltered location just outside.





I order everyone to move up slowly and be careful, but the aliens appear to have not noticed us yet.


Akami moved up to behind a crate, and he spots two aliens hiding in the foundation of an unfinished house!



The two aliens run out of the house and hide on either side, and Akami cannot get a good shot at either of them!


So he does the next best thing, and throws a grenade at the nearest one, getting him his first kill against the aliens!



The rest of the squad moves up, but only one can see the alien and he misses entirely.



And another pair of aliens appears on the roof of the nearby building! The squad fires and kills one...





And Akami easily kills the other one as it pokes it head up from cover.




The last alien's cover is too good to fire through, and so we destroy it with a grenade. The alien is still too good at dodging, and the shots miss. Luckily, its aim is no better than ours and no one is hurt.






The Australian returns fire with a grenade, destroying the alien's cover again to allow the rest of the squad easy shots at it.



Which the entire squad somehow misses. You should all get demoted for that!




Throwing the grenade left the Australian open for return fire, and the alien chooses to take the flanking shot instead of moving to somewhere safer.


Akami rushes up to shoot it, but failed to injure it enough for it to die. One of the Russians moves to where he was, and finishes it off with the last bullet in his gun.




Overall, an excellent mission. Everyone just needs to work on their aim a lot.



The squad all returns safely, and everyone with kills is promoted.

[Mephansteras]

Good mission! Akami looks fine. We just need to get you the Elite Soldier pack so you can customize them more!