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[GlyphGryph]

I would say to RUN (defense bonus from dashing!) but I'm not even sure if that's even a good choice.

On the other hand, with a medkit, depending on cover, hunkering down would probably keep her alive and give your other units a chance to retaliate after she eats the fire. Thin man will almost surely use poison in that situation.

Hmm...

[Sensei]

I think they never played the original X-Com where their free move was a plasma shot in your face

To be fair, that was only if the aliens saved action points and then made the reflex roll to actually take a reaction shot.

[sluissa]

I think they never played the original X-Com where their free move was a plasma shot in your face

To be fair, that was only if the aliens saved action points and then made the reflex roll to actually take a reaction shot.

Quite often, generally. Aliens had a tendency to camp a lot... although they'd also often wear down their action points in those situations as well, by simply spinning in place a lot.

[jocan2003]

TO these whinners, they should go play just one game superman on the original, cry, rage and finaly come back to this X-Com to see how much 8Friendlier* the tactical game is. Cover, skills, flanking, while in original, rookie, vet, panick.

why does this make me think of youtube comments so much?

Big chance it was one of mine on youtube too... angeldacci on youtube.

[Urist McSpike]

Im just tired of hearing player cry about alien free-move.... I think they never played the original X-Com where their free move was a plasma shot in your face, im soo happy that it is now a move instead of a squad death......

TO these whinners, they should go play just one game superman on the original, cry, rage and finaly come back to this X-Com to see how much 8Friendlier* the tactical game is. Cover, skills, flanking, while in original, rookie, vet, panick.

There are really two big differences between the original & the new.  First of all, in the OG, the aliens are spread around the map already, while in the new game, they're in tight clusters.  So yes, I understand the desire for them to 'spread out' a bit.  Secondly, in the OG, you could discover an alien out in the wide open with zero cover, and shoot it while its defenseless; in the new game, they get that 'free move' to get to cover.  I'd almost prefer if they went with the original games mechanic, having them spread out across the map already, with no free move to cover.

But I'd also want the OG's line of sight mechanic, where you could literally have an alien sneak up behind you, if you never turn around to look for it.

As for which game is more tactical, I feel that the original is, but that's maybe more of my play-style.  I mean, I'd send soldiers out in groups, to sweep around the backside of the UFO, clearing buildings from ground level to the roof, while some are heading for the UFO doors to clear inside of it.  All while paying attention to line of sight, keeping someone turned towards unexplored areas, and always... always leaving TU's for reaction fire.  The new game, both because of the squad size & the number disparity, means I tend to keep my squad close together for mutual support.

[shadenight123]

Funny how when things go south, the optimal solution is a Heavy squad.
Sure, you get the whiny researchers, but hey, on the plus side? You get the squad to go back home alive.
Crash site of Ufo, which in truth was an abduction site (no clue how that worked, it was more of a 'landed' ufo than anything else)
IN europe.
Oh joy.
So, my four squad team (I'm having a two-computer play thing, on one (Desktop) and the other (Laptop).)
So, Desktop world:
We charge through half-cover made of wood (That the thin men enjoy smashing down) throwing grenades like it was July the Fourth.
As the wheezing sound of pain, of blood, of green blooded limbs scatter in the air, the thin men launch...their 'poison' barrage.
The end result was something akin to 'save soldier ryan' or 'insert war film title here that has running through explosions'.
Oh, on the plus side, one of them was equipped with the arc thrower, and actually managed to stun a thin man...for SCIENCE!
The fun fact? The squad gets inside the Ufo from the entry, defeats the 'ufo guardian of pure energy' and yet...there are still enemies around.
And that, kind sirs, is how I lost soldiers Bob and Jennifer (Names censored for security reasons)
The first one actually was moved outside on the other side of the Ufo.
Thats when the thin men atop the Ufo's roof decided to give him a nice and warm plasma shower.
He did not survive the experience.
Soldier Jennifer, smartly, decided to dash off the other Ufo exit.
Well, shower of plasma number two, and I knew where the remaining aliens were.
It was all thanks to soldiers John and Ray that the day was saved. That, and grenades.
And a rocket launcher.
Have I said how much I'm loving this game?
What fool was I, to not get it beforehand!?

[Sharp]

I think I'm at a nice stage in my classic Ironman. I have enough Colonels so if needs be I can get a full squad of them even if a few are in sickbay.

Unfortunately my Psi-Assault Col has gone down from Will of 75 to 50 so he is pretty useless as a Psi Soldier so now i'm just training up newbies to with the Will bonus so I can get a nice full out Psi-Squad, ideally I want a Psi-Squad of heavies so they can mind control the mutons and the floaters, mindfray the thin-men and and just nuke the robots and ethereals.

6 Psi Heavies would be unstoppable.

Still working on trying to get the achievement for 1 guy to clear out a UFO by himself but I think I'm going to need a Psi-Sniper and floaters for that.

[dogstile]

Eh, give him psi armour and psi inspiration. He'll be able to mind control anything with ease except other psy aliens and even they won't be too much of an issue.

[Metalax]

Psi armour + psi shield gives you +50, psi inspiration gives you +30 for 2 turns and combat drug smoke gives you +20 within the smoke. That lets you mind-control anything even with somewhat poor initial will. I suppose if you used a psi support they could have the combat stims as well as I think that gives a will bonus.

[Tarran]

You know, it's always entertaining when you change weapons with your soldiers to pistols so fast that it bugs out and the other weapon still appears to be in their hands, making it look like your guys are wielding a weapon like, say, a sniper rifle like a pistol.

Squaddie Sniper: "Uhhh, sir? Aren't you supposed to hold your sniper rifle with-"
Doomsniper: "Shut up, rookie, I know what I'm doing." *Points sniper rifle at alien with both hands on receiver*



Also, I hate it when missed enemy shots blow up cover that other soldiers are taking cover behind...

[Metalax]

I'm more impressed when they can succesfully shoot an alien by aiming off 90 degrees to the side, or even on at least one occasion, directly away from the alien.

[Cthulhu]

Does We Have Ways actually work when you start the game in South America?  It seems like instant interrogations/autopsies would be a ridiculously good perk, but I'm not sure it's actually doing anything.  The sectoid autopsy item never showed up in research or in the archives, and I don't appear to have any benefits either.  Sectoid autopsy gives you an interceptor boost item right?

[Sharp]

Yeah your starting continent gives you the perk as if you had full satellites.

We have ways is ok but not amazing. I do get it early because it's only 2 satellites but I don't start there, NA is my base of choice for ze monies and then I can screw over Canada and Mexico

[GlyphGryph]

I think you still need to select the research option - but it should just finish immediately, right?

[Sharp]

The sectoid autopsy item never showed up in research or in the archives, and I don't appear to have any benefits either.

You do have the Xeno Physiology research done right?