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[Sirus]

@ Mephansteras:
Gah. I really want to use some of those in the campaign 

[forsaken1111]

Yeah, once modding tools come out, the first thing I'm doing is upping the limit on Sat-Uplinks. For them to only be able to control two seems absurdly low.

You can get better uplinks via research, and they get adjacency bonuses. I didn't have a problem with sat coverage

[Mephansteras]

@ Mephansteras:
Gah. I really want to use some of those in the campaign 

Yeah, me too. Hopefully it'll be one of the things they patch in later.

Honestly, I think my biggest hope for the game now is that it gets a good solid sequel or revamp expansion. This is a decent remake and it does a lot of things right. But there are a bunch of areas that could be improved. With the success of the game so far, I think they'll be able to get the budget to go forward with the series and make improvements on an already good game.

Also looking forward to the next release of Xenonauts. If we're lucky, it's strategic layer may scratch the itch that this game isn't quite getting to.

[AlStar]

I just got started recently, so I'm still pretty early in my game, but I'm really, really enjoying this. I think, despite some rough edges, that they really did a good job on the game.

I'm playing on Classic/Ironman, and after the first mission where all my troops survived, I had three missions in a row that saw whoever was the top-ranked soldier get shot in the face. Same kind of luck getting live aliens - very first try got me a live sectoid, but despite repeated attempts, I haven't been able to bag anything else. (Interesting note: you cannot stun a zombie.)

I managed my first VIP mission with no problems and I've picked up some good stuff off of several small crashed UFOs. Had to leave for work in the middle of my first terror mission (which also saw my first laser weapons deployed, to great effect) which is going decently - it's looking like I'll save something like 60% of the civs. Had a chrysalid try to jump my squad - right into three different reaction shots that blew him away.

I'm worried what the next monthly meeting will bring - despite not losing any missions so far, I've still got some countries that are pretty panicked, due to repeated abductions. Still looking for the tech that will lead to better armor (an item that switches out with your grenade or medkit doesn't count!)

[MaximumZero]

Welp, that settles it. I love this game. I just had a shootout with some sectoids in a graveyard in Japan. Anyone know how to take screenshots? My printscrn leaves me with a wall of black.

[Sirus]

If you're playing on Steam, F12 works.

[MaximumZero]

Grazi.

[nenjin]

I'm pretty sure basic smoke straight up says aliens get cover too.

I can't decide how I like the Geoscape.  The big thing is that the way things are currently set up, it doesn't feel as sandboxy as the original.  In the original, UFOs had missions, they flew there, did their mission, left, at any point you could detect one.  Maybe I just don't have the satellite coverage for that to work yet, but right now the way things work it almost feels like the game's randomly generating sets of missions and having me pick one, which is not how XCOM should be.   

Point being, in the original XCOM it almost felt like a competitive thing.  The aliens were acting within the rules of the game with the goal of winning, just like you.  This I feel like they're just teleporting around or having ships appear for you to shoot down.  The aliens' goal is to be shot by XCOM agents.

XCOM is neither a sandbox nor really a simulation. That's the biggest difference between the two. XCOM is an action game with sim elements and TBS combat. X-COM was a simulation with action elements and TBS combat.

On the one hand, the game is a lot more playable now for EVERYONE. On the other, for people who like deep sims and can handle a fair amount of micromanagement, several parts of XCOM disappoint.

[GlyphGryph]

And for those people, there's Xenonauts, I think. As it stands, those of us who like /both/ sims and action games get to drown in opportunity. ^_^

Glad to here this game seems so enjoyable, it's a shame I'm not going to get to play it until next month, really. :/

[Sowelu]

In Normal, I've dealt with Chryssalids by putting a couple rockets at them.

...My favorite moment so far was grappling onto a rooftop to Taser a Thin Man.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

So, did Firaxis nail this, or what? I've needed a reboot of xcom for years and years and years. And those other 9 or 10 independent versions are still all in development, heh.

[MorleyDev]

What about UFO: Alien Invasion? It's essentially a Free Open Source remake of the original X-Com and ain't too bad, all things considered. I've never lasted past early game and have found a few issues with the mechanics:

When one nation loses enough favour with you, game over.
Fight with a scout squad on a big map means I did once have to spend donkeys searching for that ONE fucking alien still alive and hiding in a building somewhere.
No vehicles, then again maybe it's because I haven't gotten past the early game (where they are ridiculously OP in the Xenonauts alpha at least).

[forsaken1111]

So, did Firaxis nail this, or what? I've needed a reboot of xcom for years and years and years. And those other 9 or 10 independent versions are still all in development, heh.

I'd say they nailed it. I'm loving the game, really.

[Mephansteras]

Has anyone played around with giving Snipers Assault Rifles? I noticed that it was an option, but since I only have 1 sniper so far I haven't gotten a chance to play with it.

Can they move and shoot with one?
Can they headshot with one?
Do they get an accuracy penalty while using one?

I'm thinking Excess snipers could be good ranged flankers if they can move and shoot while using an AS. Give them Squadsight so they can fire at longer range while still being decent at short range without needing to rely on pistols.

I'm not sure how viable this is. But since they're the only class that can use AS in addition to their normal weapon I have to wonder what options that opens up.

Really wish my Assaults could use Assault Rifles instead of Shotguns. Had 3 on a team, which was just not good. Too short ranged to be able to deal with certain situations effectively, and a lot of the Assault abilities would work just fine at longer ranges.

[forsaken1111]

Has anyone played around with giving Snipers Assault Rifles? I noticed that it was an option, but since I only have 1 sniper so far I haven't gotten a chance to play with it.

Can they move and shoot with one?
Can they headshot with one?
Do they get an accuracy penalty while using one?

I'm thinking Excess snipers could be good ranged flankers if they can move and shoot while using an AS. Give them Squadsight so they can fire at longer range while still being decent at short range without needing to rely on pistols.

I'm not sure how viable this is. But since they're the only class that can use AS in addition to their normal weapon I have to wonder what options that opens up.

Really wish my Assaults could use Assault Rifles instead of Shotguns. Had 3 on a team, which was just not good. Too short ranged to be able to deal with certain situations effectively, and a lot of the Assault abilities would work just fine at longer ranges.

I didn't notice any option to swap out the sniper rifle when I was playing, but Assaults CAN use rifles. Are you certain you don't have these backwards? I never use shotguns personally on my assaults.