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[Muz]

damn you guys and your spoilers, lalalala exiting this thread 

[Neonivek]

damn you guys and your spoilers, lalalala exiting this thread 

Yeah... I got quite a bit of spoilers >_<

At least the final mission wasn't spoiled.

[Sharp]

Let's agree it's a playstyle choice

I just prefer doing more damage/blowing cover then getting defence from being 1-shotted, especially for rookies with their low aim and high panic, sometimes its better if they die rather then have 1hp panic and screw you over.

[Neonivek]

Let's agree it's a playstyle choice

I just prefer doing more damage/blowing cover then getting defence from being 1-shotted, especially for rookies with their low aim and high panic, sometimes its better if they die rather then have 1hp panic and screw you over.

I actually found a good balance between defense and power.

My two snipers for example are a Snapshot sniper and a Squadsight sniper. Between those two I can clear entire groups of enemies on their own.

One reason I don't exactly like the skill tree in the game is that they are deceptive. A LOT of the skills seem based on earlier choices making the choices often moot. A Squadsight sniper and a Snapshot sniper are both going to be pretty much the same in their build except minor details.

[Smitehappy]

Beat the game once already on Classic Ironman mode, thanks mostly to my Captain Ranked Sniper 'Baroness' and my two Captain ranked assaults(Geronimo and Talon Prime) who happen to also be the only two to test positive for the Psy gift.

Final mission was a cake walk because Teamsight/Doubletap + Run&Gun/AlloyCannons/RapidFire + Mindcontrol = OP as hell. So OP in fact that in this run I've decided to forgo Teamsight on snipers altogether. The life-expectancy on my snipers has never been so low...

[Mephansteras]

Grrr. Stupid teleporting Muton managed to appear right behind my guys and blast my best Assault in the back before my support got a reaction shot off on him (from him shooting).

There was no path for him to get back there without going through the overwatch arc of several soldiers. Also, this isn't a brand new muton, this is one who I'd already heavily damaged with a rocket a few turns ago.

So how did he get there?

[Sharp]

I actually found a good balance between defense and power.

My two snipers for example are a Snapshot sniper and a Squadsight sniper. Between those two I can clear entire groups of enemies on their own.

One reason I don't exactly like the skill tree in the game is that they are deceptive. A LOT of the skills seem based on earlier choices making the choices often moot. A Squadsight sniper and a Snapshot sniper are both going to be pretty much the same in their build except minor details.

I don't like Snapshot sniper that much. I do have aggressive snipers with gunslinger (I love gunslinger), but because of gunslinger I don't feel the need to take snapshot for the sniper, that being said though I can see a truly dangerous sniper flanking a bunch of enemies with snapshot and In the Zone to just mop them all up.

Btw in regards to Psi Testing

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's random if soldier is gifted when you decide to test them, minimum requirement is Will being over 50 with higher Will having higher chance so recruiting a bunch of squaddies to look for a Psi gifted one won't yield that many results but testing Colonels who have maxed out their possible Will (no idea if Mind Shield affects testing btw as they keep weapons + armour while being tested) will have better results.

But Second Wave options can change it to random psi gift from start IIRC

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Grrr. Stupid teleporting Muton managed to appear right behind my guys and blast my best Assault in the back before my support got a reaction shot off on him (from him shooting).

There was no path for him to get back there without going through the overwatch arc of several soldiers. Also, this isn't a brand new muton, this is one who I'd already heavily damaged with a rocket a few turns ago.

So how did he get there?

Very sneaky Muton. AFAIK once an enemy has been spotted (and do their "hmm? oh they see me!" animation) they don't teleport (except floaters). I have had issues with sneaky thinmen. Also the game has some design flaws so some animations and close-ups actually obscure other movement so sneaky Muton might have moved during some close-up. Or maybe you just missed it

But yeah "patrolling" Aliens can bypass LOS to sneak up behind you but not spotted ones.

At least AFAIK

[Sensei]

Oh, for people who didn't get the pre-order DLC, you can enable it in the ini files. I'll post it here but i'll remove it if it breaks any rules.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

ere is how to enable color modification on non-preorder copies of X-Com.

Note: This requires a bit of ini fiddling and creating a new file, if your X-Com game breaks I hold no responsibility

There is probably a better way to do this but its the only way I personally got it working.

To start, navigate to your config directory, in C:\Users\(Your Username)\Documents\my games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config

Open up XComGame.ini and paste this anywhere inside the file:

; Enable armor customization
[XComStrategyGame.XGCustomizeUI]
bArmorDecoAvailable=true
bArmorTintAvailable=true

Now create a new file in notepad and put this in it:

[XGCustomizeUI]
m_strHairSpinner=HAIR/HELMET
m_strArmorDecalSpinner=ARMOR DECO
m_strArmorTintSpinner=ARMOR TINT

Save the file as XComStrategyGame.int inside of the config directory.

This worked for armor color but it still says that armor decals are "not available". :/ And naturally the Guile hair is missing, perhaps that file isn't already in the game.

[Cthulhu]

Spoiler: Psychics (click to show/hide)

I really hate how will has such a big influence on it.  I mean, it makes sense, but attaching psychic talent to a stat that goes up when you rank makes the whole thing feel less like a latent talent and more like something most of your best guys will have automatically.

[Mephansteras]

Yeah, it's weird. He had to have teleported, because for him to have gotten to the spot he did he would have to have walked through one of three corridors, all of which were being covered by guys on overwatch.

Maybe they've developed Ghost Armor 

[Smitehappy]

Yeah, it's weird. He had to have teleported, because for him to have gotten to the spot he did he would have to have walked through one of three corridors, all of which were being covered by guys on overwatch.

Maybe they've developed Ghost Armor 

Elite Mutons with ghost armor makes me want to assume the fetal positions and weep.

[Zangi]

Are you playing on normal or easy?  Maybe you hit the cap on the number of enemies on screen, so the Muton you injured earlier resumed 'patrol' once he got out of sight and some more enemies showed up.

[dogstile]

Spoiler: Psychics (click to show/hide)

I really hate how will has such a big influence on it.  I mean, it makes sense, but attaching psychic talent to a stat that goes up when you rank makes the whole thing feel less like a latent talent and more like something most of your best guys will have automatically.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

I tested my six max rank guys and only one had the gift. In my second game I tested my team of badasses and the one new guy who had his will reduced because of critical wounds. Guess who got powers?

[Tarran]

You know what really, really sucks? Having your only psionics soldier in the game mind controlled by an Ethereal while it was out of sight, and then having it run away, fly outside the ship, up a ladder, and through a solid wall halfway up the ladder with it's Elite Muton and have the Ethereal get a free shot while a squad of 3 Heavy Floaters come up the front and my snipers are way behind and pretty much unable to assist besides killing the Muton.

I'm not kidding. That really happened. I didn't lose anyone, but I have one of my favorite guys Gravely Wounded yet again (meaning more Will reduction, yay!), and 3 others in medbay. Goddammit game...

[dogstile]

Bullshit happens. This is why my snipers are always in a position to help, even inside alien ships. Disabling shot is the best thing when your guys are mind controlled.