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[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

EDIT2: You aren't using an AMD FX CPU are you?

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/STEAMGamesonAMDFXplatforms.aspx

I'm pretty sure that's the issue I had. Instead of updating your BIOS you can use Orochi CEG before running the game to disable the Steam CEG that causes the issue.

http://forums.2k.com/showthread.php?157481-Horrible-frame-rate-and-stuttering/page2

What I have as far as I know is a AMD Phenom II X4 955, or at least that is what Speccy tells me it is. I don't honestly know as much about my comp as I would prefer but when my last died I was perfectly fine with my dad just buying one, any one as it is a bit hard to go to college for programming and not having a computer.

[crazysheep]

http://xcom.wikia.com/wiki/Covert_Operative#Notes

Known bug, Sirus.

[Broken]

OKAY, WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BULLSHIT?!

The EXALT mission in my previous post was a success, despite the loss of a heavy and a promising rookie. The covert operative? Not even injured despite a nasty ambush by two EXALT troops who somehow dropped and overwatched in perfect flanking positions.

But then.

BUT THEN!!!!

I get everyone back to base and the covert operative was - get this - KIA. The cause of death is only "Major Trauma (Unknown)". BULLSHIT. He wasn't even scratched! He got out! That was one of my best soldiers and my only assault! Why the hell is he dead?!

you are not alone.

http://xcom.wikia.com/wiki/Covert_Operative

"Due to bugs, Covert Operatives may die from "Unknown Trauma" even if their mission is successful. Apparently a Covert Operative who reaches the extraction point is simply invisible and out of the player's control, but still killable."

Bullshit.

Edit : Damn ninjas.

[Sirus]

But the mission ended. My covert operative getting to the extraction point was the very last action of the mission. There was nothing left on the map to kill him, invisible or no.

Such bullshit.

[crazysheep]

Huh, that's really weird. Don't think it should happen :s

[Sheb]

Okay, I just had a mission in a unnamed Newfouldland Village. Lost my whole squad, I'm down to 3 non-rookies, 2 of them support and none higher level than corporal.

I think I'll restart a new game, and save more often. And next time I'll let Newfoundland die.

[crazysheep]

Was that a mission full of chryssalids?

[Sheb]

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Yes. Everywhere. And Zombies all over the place.

For next time, I'm thinking about taking a rookie with me and sending him on a kamikaze mission to hit the beacon while the rest fall back. Is that a good idea?

Also, which continent do you start in?

[PanH]

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Yes. Everywhere. And Zombies all over the place.

For next time, I'm thinking about taking a rookie with me and sending him on a kamikaze mission to hit the beacon while the rest fall back. Is that a good idea?

Also, which continent do you start in?

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Ah yeah, the mission with the boat. Quite fun, but quite hard to do without a loss (especially to activate the thing). A medic with +2 movement can do the trick (also, they don't spawn every turn, but nearly, so you could plan for it, coupled with overwatch).

[crazysheep]

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If you're doing Ironman and you think you're not prepared for it, just... don't go for it. You don't get to farm chryssalids for corpses, only XP for your soldiers and whatever rewards the council gives you.
If you're doing regular saves, then bring snipers and abuse the high ground the first building gives you. Grenades and terrain damaging abilities can help you clear chryssalid spawn areas (the sharks hanging around the area, mainly) so you don't have to deal with those.

Me? I typically start in Asia, because I really like rushing Foundry for early SHIVs. I hear starting in North America is good too, because of higher starting funding + cheaper aircraft, but I have yet to fully embrace that option.

[Sheb]

Do you get more UFO intercepts if you have a satelite over a bigger country?

[Sonlirain]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Yes. Everywhere. And Zombies all over the place.

For next time, I'm thinking about taking a rookie with me and sending him on a kamikaze mission to hit the beacon while the rest fall back. Is that a good idea?

Also, which continent do you start in?

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Ah yeah, the mission with the boat. Quite fun, but quite hard to do without a loss (especially to activate the thing). A medic with +2 movement can do the trick (also, they don't spawn every turn, but nearly, so you could plan for it, coupled with overwatch).

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Personally i never had any problems with that mission. Played it on Normal it was an affair of punching the chryssies and activating the beacon with the MEC and covering fire from the snipers as most of my team rushed to the exit.
Wouldn't call this mission simple but it's mostly a gear check that asks one simple question.
Can you kill all those chryssalids before they get to you?
if yes you won.

Also if you want to maximize the XP gain... there is only a limited ammount of chryssalids that spawn from the whale when you activate the beacon so you might want to detect the whale and go defensive waiting for the chrysses to run out.
They you can just swagger whoever you want to the beacon while the rest of your team assumes defensive positions and give overwatch cover for the poor sod activating the beacon.
Then it's jsut a simple allout retreat but again you might want to stick around to get off more chryssalid kills (exp) for your troops.

Also i assume this mission is actually easier on long war since you get far better skills and weapons for your troops earlier... coupled with the ability to move much faster than in vanilla if you use te right skills armor and weapons... i can see it beign a cakewalk there.

[Sheb]

Yeah, Beaglerush's play of that mission was a Chrysalid massacre.

But

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I'm in vanilla, and didn't have MEC.

[Shadowlord]

I lost three troopers on that mission, all genetically enhanced to regenerate HP, and was disappointed I didn't get any chryssalid hides (or anything else useful) out of it.

[crazysheep]

I feel that the HP regen gene mod is good for early game, but fails to scale well into late game, ie. once you get titan armour.