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[USEC_OFFICER]

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I think that I'm going to start a campaign on easy, and just try to go full SHIV as soon as possible. That seems awesome.

end game spoiler

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

you will have to get at least 1 psionic soldier due to the final mission requiring one to start it and becomes a vip mission for that soldier...who also gets an awesome ability

Well, obviously I'll need grunts to stun me some aliens, but I'm still sticking with the all-SHIV squad as much as possible.

[Sirus]

I think I'm about to start the final mission. I need advice!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I have two psionic soldiers available. Both are colonels with three psi abilities each.

• Hellsing the Sniper. He has ghost armor, plasma sniper rifle, a SCOPE, and will either have a laser or plasma pistol. His psi powers are geared towards offense, which means he can't use them very often because they aren't affected by squad sight <_<;
• Combo the Support. She has psi armor, plasma rifle, SCOPE + Medikit, and again will either have a laser or plasma pistol. Her powers are, like her class, support-based, being able to create shields and buff will.

WHO SHOULD I PICK?!

[Man of Paper]

Having not yet played XCOM, I'd say Hellsing, since, if I recall correctly, dude's been nothing but 100% badass.

[kilakan]

Hellsing because when some group pops up behind you he will suddenly have all those powerful combat psyker abilities to blow them into little tiny bits.

[Werdna]

After a gauntlet of reaction fire I had a 1 health Chrysallid end up standing next to one of my rookies, and her standard arc-thrower gave me 'no target'.  So I guess you need the Advanced one.  Not bad for a rookie, bagging a Chrys as your first kill!

[USEC_OFFICER]

After a gauntlet of reaction fire I had a 1 health Chrysallid end up standing next to one of my rookies, and her standard arc-thrower gave me 'no target'.  So I guess you need the Advanced one.  Not bad for a rookie, bagging a Chrys as your first kill!

Actually Chrysallids can't be stunned period. I can't remember the reason exactly, but I think it's because the scientists are big pansies and don't want to wrestle hand-to-hand with live Chrysallids or something. The same holds true for zombies.

[Ivefan]

Started with this game today and gotten to the first enemy base... And i must say that the game is rather poorly coded.
Units shooting through walls, only distance and whatever cover you're currently hiding behind matters, line of sight behaving rather oddly(like in the enemy base, stand far out on the side near the power cores and you'll trigger most of the enemies on the map)
I feel that what the game renders and what is actually going on is two different things. Could hope that a bunch of patches would improve it.

 Whoever wrote the dialogue lines didn't think very much about them.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Example; Seeing the first human experiment makes the scientist go "I didn't want to believe it, why would they do this?"... The same one that gleefully vivisected a lot of alien corpses and pressured for live ones to tort- interrogate.

[Robosaur]

I have a SHIV that for, this mission for some reason, turned into a headless female soldier.
my dnd character infiltrated my game.

EDIT: Also she's equipped only with an assault rifle, and just panicked in game.

[Tarran]

That... is awesome.



Also, wow, the gift of Psionics is really really rare. Most of my elite soldiers don't have it, only "Angel" that I mentioned a while ago does. Now I'm starting to test the untrained new recruits. What about you guys? How many out of all your soldiers have Psionics?

[etgfrog]

Also, wow, the gift of Psionics is really really rare. Most of my elite soldiers don't have it, only "Angel" that I mentioned a while ago does. Now I'm starting to test the untrained new recruits. What about you guys? How many out of all your soldiers have Psionics?

its roughly 1 in 5-20 depending on how high rank

[Neonivek]

Also, wow, the gift of Psionics is really really rare. Most of my elite soldiers don't have it, only "Angel" that I mentioned a while ago does. Now I'm starting to test the untrained new recruits. What about you guys? How many out of all your soldiers have Psionics?

its roughly 1 in 5-20 depending on how high rank

Kinda funny because on my test run... my first three test subjects... Two of them awakened.

[Urist McSpike]

Also, wow, the gift of Psionics is really really rare. Most of my elite soldiers don't have it, only "Angel" that I mentioned a while ago does. Now I'm starting to test the untrained new recruits. What about you guys? How many out of all your soldiers have Psionics?

5 of 15, for me.  Although one of my soldiers is a DF malingerer, who just sits in the hospital and never leaves.  He's caught some bug that leaves him eternally wounded, with no timer, so he's never been tested.  Actually, make that 5/18 - I did hire a batch, and dismissed a few who came up negative.

[umiman]

Also, wow, the gift of Psionics is really really rare. Most of my elite soldiers don't have it, only "Angel" that I mentioned a while ago does. Now I'm starting to test the untrained new recruits. What about you guys? How many out of all your soldiers have Psionics?

its roughly 1 in 5-20 depending on how high rank

Kinda funny because on my test run... my first three test subjects... Two of them awakened.

Same here. A support and a heavy. They're supermonsters right now, capable of handling massive hordes of stuff.

Other than those two I didn't have any luck with others.

[Sirus]

Here they are, folks: the last best hope for humanity!

Spoiler: Hellsing (click to show/hide)

Mankind's first psyker and de-facto leader of the squad, Thomas Hughes was born in London to humble beginnings. He joined XCOM essentially on a lark, and made fast friends with a certain Pierre Petit, later known as 'Grande'. The two fought alongside each other until Grande tragically died during Operation Broken Sage. Hellsing is now an extraordinarily deadly man, and has dedicated his life to defending humanity from the alien menace.

Spoiler: Socks (click to show/hide)

Dermott Wallace doesn't talk about where he came from very much. In fact, he doesn't talk much at all. During his initial evaluation, it was determined that he possessed a good amount of skill in running up to enemies and shooting them point-blank, so they gave him a shotgun and turned him loose. He also demonstrated an extraordinary ability to stun aliens; he is responsible for roughly 90% of XCOM's live captures.

(Seriously, can anyone identify this flag? I checked a couple of websites and I can't seem to find this one.)

Spoiler: Honor (click to show/hide)

Martha Weber's story is a tragic one. Born in Munich, she joined XCOM out of a desire to change the world for the better. She was cycled in to the squad after a casualty after the first mission, and became one of the frontliners ever since. Her dedication to humanity earned her the name 'Honor'. Unlike her fellow assault Socks, her skills were geared more towards drawing enemy fire before punishing them mercilessly with long-ranged shooting.
War, however, has a habit of breaking people. Honor has probably spent more time in the medical center than any of the other soldiers, and she requires constant medication to stave off panic attacks. Things only grew worse after Germany withdrew from XCOM and brokered a deal with the aliens. The shrinks say that, given time and rest, she might recover, but she has to survive this battle first.

Spoiler: Medi-san (click to show/hide)

Compared to some of his fellows, Kenji Murakami isn't the best soldier ever trained. Where he excels, however, is in keeping his fellow soldiers alive when the plasma starts flying. This facet of his training, combined with his Japanese heritage, earned him the nickname 'Medi-san', a label he bears with a stiff upper lip.
Medi-san first became a full-time member of the squad after the maximum size was bumped up to five in response to the growing threat. Before that, he earned his support classification during the terror attack of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where as a fresh rookie he stood against terror units and emerged victorious.

Spoiler: Combo (click to show/hide)

At first, Sika Gamede was basically unwanted. A loan from the Nigerian government's military, her skill with a rifle was overlooked in favor of keeping the elites in the field. When replacements were needed however, she stepped up to the plate to provide a whole new range of skills that Medi-san simply couldn't supply. Once her psionic powers came to light (only the second human ever to display such gifts), she was rotated into the main team to hone those gifts. She became a full-time member once Grande and the heavy 'Try Again' perished in the line of duty.

Spoiler: Prototype (click to show/hide)

The most recent member of the squad, and also the weakest link. Thomas Robinson is the result of attempted genetic experimentation by the British government, which loaned him to XCOM in order to evaluate his abilities. The results were...mixed. While he fills a vital role in the squad by providing heavy weapon support, the fact remains that compared to his predecessors Grande and Try Again, he simply isn't as good or flexible. Still, he remains a solid (if unimaginative) trooper and loves being part of an actual team for the first time in his life.

[sluissa]

Socks looks to be Scottish.