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My base defense has crashed trying to resolve the same turn twice in a row now. I suspect it's related to a LoS bug regarding stairs, MECs, and boxes, lately featuring a Sectoid Commander mind controlling a MEC that didn't have line of sight to any aliens. Fortunately the game crashed before resolving the turn and the last time it did so it brought me back to the start of my previous turn, so everything will probably be okay.
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Then I'd guess maybe if you hold off super long the ethereals all get replaced with sectopods? That's the only explanation I can think of.
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i just realized i never bought iron will which explains why everyones will score blows I'm doing my first impossible run, with save scummery up the rear end because I'm incredibly lame and bad, and its pretty much been blitz Xcom. I did the base assault before month two was done which was okay I guess since if I hadn't I would have lost. Had around two days to spare before that happened. It was the most take base assault I had; the most intimidating things in there was a single squad of mutons. Other than that, there was just sectoids/drones/bugs. e: and yes, mechasectoids and cyberdiscs seem to always appear in base defense since that was the first time I had seen them in my campaign and it was pretty happy to throw them at me in a pretty loving cavalier fashion. Tiler Kiwi fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jul 1, 2015 |
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Internet Kraken posted:Then I'd guess maybe if you hold off super long the ethereals all get replaced with sectopods? That's the only explanation I can think of. Or, possibly, the selection of which enemies appear in missions is delivered by a hidden system of weighted random values, and like most things which are variable asserting a system of rules which are sensical to cognitively-biased human minds based on a limited number of anecdotes is fallacious at best? For what it's worth, my dimly-remembered multi-Ethereal base defense included at least one Sectopod, and I'm pretty sure it was more than one.
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Sjonkel posted:Just finished EW on normal, and it was pretty fun! After the base defense it seemed like it was pretty much over, and the only death I had was a colonel using a tank for cover, when the tank suddenly blew up and hit her for 15 damage. I beeline it to mechs right away and build the mechbay as soon as the research finishes. This means I can only afford 1 satellite the first month but the added survivability the mech brings is HUGE.
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of 24 colonels, around 14 of which has 90-120 will, only 2 became Psionic. Something hosed up has happened to my game.
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Onmi posted:of 24 colonels, around 14 of which has 90-120 will, only 2 became Psionic. Probably the fact you have 24 colonels
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Onmi posted:of 24 colonels, around 14 of which has 90-120 will, only 2 became Psionic. Statistically you should of had 5 or 6 psionics, I think, so RNG sorta boned you. The chance after the first 2 is Will/4 so a 120 will soldier is only 30%.
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The Iron Rose posted:Probably the fact you have 24 colonels well, no I have 28, it's just the remaining 4 are MECs 3 with +90 will (2 with +100)
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I think psy potential is dynamically adjusted, the fewer psykers you have, the more likely that a newly tested soldier would have it. Conversely, if you already have a bunch, then tests will show no gift.
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Phobophilia posted:I think psy potential is dynamically adjusted, the fewer psykers you have, the more likely that a newly tested soldier would have it. Conversely, if you already have a bunch, then tests will show no gift. I got 1 when I first did it, 1 in my third test? and then no psykers in the tests I've run since then with my highest willed soldiers at max rank. I do not have an explanation.
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Phobophilia posted:I think psy potential is dynamically adjusted, the fewer psykers you have, the more likely that a newly tested soldier would have it. Conversely, if you already have a bunch, then tests will show no gift. Second Wave option More Than Human scales the chance lower based on how many psionic soldiers there are. There also is a bonus chance for the first 2: quote:If there are zero current psionic soldiers, the bonus is 75 (rookie), 55 (squaddie), 35 (sergeant), and 15 (lieutenant).
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 these are my only Second Wave options. It should be noted that Zhang, who's almost always a Psionic in every game besides this had no potential this time.
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That reminds me, can someone tell me how absolutely critical works in regards to units that can't take cover? Does your crit rate against them remain the same or do you crit them every single time?
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Internet Kraken posted:That reminds me, can someone tell me how absolutely critical works in regards to units that can't take cover? Does your crit rate against them remain the same or do you crit them every single time? they usually have inbuilt defense which counts as cover.
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Onmi posted:
I don't think he's guaranteed to be psionic - in my second game he wasn't - that may be one reason why Progeny gives you four guaranteed psionics even if they can come a little late in the game. Speaking of which - in my second game, I never got any of the Progeny missions, and I'm pretty sure I didn't get the first mission and reject it. Then again, it was a bit strange - it took about three weeks (maybe four) for Overseer to show up after I built the Hyperwave Relay. Meh, whatever, won on Normal. Second Wave settings are fun. You can build some OP soldiers. 
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I have found this XCOM fanart and I must say... part of it speaks to me. Nothing like seeing someone's beloved ponies get put in the interrogation chamber after all.
I can have moments of... eccentricity and sometimes be quite curious about things. Please forgive me if I do something foolish or rude.
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i dont forgive you for your curiosity and autism
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I like the idea of modded xcom 2 since there will be a lot of warhammer 40K mods that are never finished
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Third World Reggin posted:I like the idea of modded xcom 2 since there will be a lot of warhammer 40K mods that are never finished And those nearing completion will recieve C&D letters.
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Lima posted:And those nearing completion will recieve C&D letters. Either that or they go the way EYE: divine cybermancy did. Actually, does parody clause count for IP's?
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Isn't GW generally fine with mods as long as they are total conversion? VVVVV true Kennel fucked around with this message at 13:35 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Warhammer is boring as heck.
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I don't think there's any other company that micromanages their IP as hard as GW. They shut down a DoW mod that added squirrels as spehs mehreens fighting squirrels was found to be lacking in grimdark.
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Kennel posted:Isn't GW generally fine with mods as long as they are total conversion? I'll let trad gaming goons to field that one. As far as I know they C&D'd at least 4 fan websites. - e: apparently for using the trademark names as website names and hotlinking/deep linking (wtf is deeplinking) GW's website. Happy Noodle Boy posted:Warhammer is boring as heck. It's dumb, it's grimderp and that's why it's fun for me. Musluk fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Kennel posted:Isn't GW generally fine with mods as long as they are total conversion? No. That was their strict policy for the Dawn of War games, where you could only distribute a mod if the content was plausibly 'in universe' for 40k, or if it was a total conversion with no collision with 40k content. If you wanted to make an original race of anthro squirrels for DoW then you weren't allowed to have them wear space marine armor, nor could you let them be played against any 40k race. Every possible screenshot or video of the DoW games had to feature all or no 40k content.
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  Also, advent armor really reminds me of something...
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As much as i like that, and i really do, i hope we also see some more advent civvy animations that are less outright hostile in a saturday morning cartoon show way. You know, aggressively grabbing and throwing them away from the combat zone, forceful (by gunpoint) "GET OUT OF THE AREA NON-COMBATANT" one-time only warnings and all that kind of thing. I'm all for them being cartoonishly evil, but lets make it alittle nuanced eh? 
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Thyrork posted:As much as i like that, and i really do, i hope we also see some more advent civvy animations that are less outright hostile in a saturday morning cartoon show way.
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Thyrork posted:As much as i like that, and i really do, i hope we also see some more advent civvy animations that are less outright hostile in a saturday morning cartoon show way. As an American, that seems pretty in line with what I expect from the police. Real answer: Those civies are running towards the zone, trying to figure out what is going on. Advent is probably worried about potential Xcom sympathizers and is thus taking a zero tolerance stance on ANYONE interacting with them in any way. They control the mass media so its not like they have to worry about bad publicity resulting from a few broken jaws.
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Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:The game's meant to be entertaining, not realistic. Realism?  Internet Kraken posted:As an American, that seems pretty in line with what I expect from the police. I know, its just a little detail I'd enjoy. I'm sure they'll be a range of mean spirited animations that the Advent will use to keep potential hostiles/civilians out of the combat zones.
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That would be a really interesting type of mission. "Sneak into this area. Make it over to this 'free speech' zone. Record imagery, from multiple angles, of Advent troops beating the crap out of innocent civilians. Exfiltrate without being detected."
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I've beaten EU and EW on Classic and not enough of a masochist for Impossible, but Invisible Inc got me in the mood for turn-based tactical where I can shoot back. Jagged Alliance 2 seemed too daunting even though I already own in on GOG, and Breach & Clear was a bit too low-budget. Is there another game that might scratch the itch? Doorkickers?
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Doorkickers is real-time with pausing, so it's not exactly the same thing. It's definitely fun, but the game's own rating system is inconsistent at best so don't worry too much about acing everything ever. Also the controls REALLY take some getting used to.
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Shumagorath posted:I've beaten EU and EW on Classic and not enough of a masochist for Impossible, but Invisible Inc got me in the mood for turn-based tactical where I can shoot back. Jagged Alliance 2 seemed too daunting even though I already own in on GOG, and Breach & Clear was a bit too low-budget. Is there another game that might scratch the itch? Doorkickers? Have you tried Long War? Normal difficulty with the Dynamic War second wave option and the one that increases Interceptor accuracy (away from computer and don't remember the name of it) is a natural extension off of EW Classic.
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TheCenturion posted:That would be a really interesting type of mission. Thank you for saying exfiltrate 100% unironically
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MrBims posted:Have you tried Long War? Normal difficulty with the Dynamic War second wave option and the one that increases Interceptor accuracy (away from computer and don't remember the name of it) is a natural extension off of EW Classic.
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TheCenturion posted:That would be a really interesting type of mission. it'd be a bit poo poo imo
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TheCenturion posted:That would be a really interesting type of mission. camera missions are always one of the worst things when you're replaying any game Literal Nazi Furry fucked around with this message at 19:17 on Jul 2, 2015 |
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Literal Nazi Furry posted:camera missions are always one of the worst things when you're replaying any game Someone never played Dead Rising best song here
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