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[Taricus]

The trick to spotting psionically gifted personnel is the rate at which will goes up, rather than the amount. Pre iron-will, if a squaddie has about 46-47 will, they'll likely be psionically gifted. Post IR, they'd have 50 or more.

[Tarran]

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.

I did use it, but then I had to run them out after the mind controlled soldier reloaded right next to one of my snipers. At the time, before the bullshit happened, I thought that doing that wouldn't hurt.

Then suddenly flankers through the wall.

Edit: Also, oh mah gawd I finally got a second Psionic soldier after screening so many raw recruits and all my veterans.

[Mephansteras]

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.

Nope, Classic all the way.

The Alien Base is pretty buggy, though. So maybe it's just that. Being able to see and shoot through giant stone walls is already pretty silly...

[Cthulhu]

Are there any giant stone walls in the base?  I thought it was a series of platforms in a giant open cavern, you can even see some kind of alien organs pulsing in the distance.

[Mephansteras]

Are there any giant stone walls in the base?  I thought it was a series of platforms in a giant open cavern, you can even see some kind of alien organs pulsing in the distance.

Well...in the section I'm in there are large stone walls that block my line of sight to the enemies. Doesn't seem to stop people from seeing or shooting through it, though. Maybe a graphics glitch? It is kinda funny seeing my people blowing away enemies through what looks like a solid wall, I suppose.

[dogstile]

Are they overwatch shots? The problem with the "truesight" system they seem to use is that it'll trigger overwatch if they're seen for only half a second through a gap between one wall and another. Of course, the game doesn't get your guys to shoot on time and will always aim for the chest/head rather than whatever is visible. Other times its just to late to trigger and it'll fire when its a tile to far.

[LoSboccacc]

Anyone thinks it is possible something along the line of ufo defence single mission challenge?

[Mephansteras]

Are they overwatch shots? The problem with the "truesight" system they seem to use is that it'll trigger overwatch if they're seen for only half a second through a gap between one wall and another. Of course, the game doesn't get your guys to shoot on time and will always aim for the chest/head rather than whatever is visible. Other times its just to late to trigger and it'll fire when its a tile to far.

I think they were plain old regular shots.

[Johnfalcon99977]

Actually, the game says they experience a small plenty to aim. Then again, its effectively a free shot on anyone who moves, so I guess its worth it.

[Thexor]

Anyone thinks it is possible something along the line of ufo defence single mission challenge?

I assume you're talking about this?

In short, no. Ignoring features like panic (which will kill you in this challenge), you still need to complete a number of story missions:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

* The first mission, which you start en route to.

* One mission to capture a Sectoid (or any alien) and an Outsider. These can be done in the same mission (I can confirm that you can capture the Outsider before finishing your Sectoid interrogation).

* The base assault.

* The Overseer UFO.

* The Temple Ship assault, which ends the game.

Panic would also be a huge problem. Using the 'shoot down abduction ships' mod might help. Dumping all your money into satellite coverage could also help.

[alway]

Spoiler: final level, psi shenanigans (click to show/hide)

In my normal game, I had 4 psi with mind control in my squad. For the final level, I mind controlled 4 of the 5 mutons. I charged them forward to the sectopods, nearly taking them out with the suicide run.

I highly recommend getting tons of psi units endgame. Not because they are particularly needed (the end mission really isn't that bad), but because they are absolutely hilarious. At one point in a UFO mission, I had a 3v3 alien fight club going on between my 3 muton elites and their 3 heavy floaters.

In one battle, I mind controlled the ethereal and its nearby muton elite. I had the ethereal use psi-rift to damage itself and the muton, while lining up all 4 of my psi units for when mind control broke. Then, after a couple turns, mind control ends, and the ethereal died from a psi-execution consisting of one mindshatter after another.

Fixed it.

[Mephansteras]

Your Spoiler is broken.

[jocan2003]

Also for everyone who dont know, overwatch shot are taken with a 20%? anyway its the same as if they were in half cover, unless you have that sniper ability wich remove the said overwatch penalty.

[Zangi]

Huh... the 'dungeon view' actually shows the stuff you build...  all of it is under the engineering department.

[Mephansteras]

Huh... the 'dungeon view' actually shows the stuff you build...  all of it is under the engineering department.

Dungeon view?