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Moola posted:
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Mar 13, 2020 04:00
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Moola posted:
The true shame is that only a handful of people will understand this joke. Edit: NM wrong thread. It is beautiful.
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Mar 13, 2020 04:27
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Goddamn me for laughing at a meme picture, we shouldn't have those here. But it's still drat funny.Bogart posted:I fear Shen's Last Gift doesn't play nice with the fatigue mechanic. Sure, two of the characters with it don't really interact with it in two different ways, but that's only part of the party. You'll get combat phobias out the rear end on most of your team if you do SLG. Which is a shame, it's a great mission. Eeeh, it works fine. IIRC nobody I sent on the mission got phobias as they where healthy when they went it, they just had to sit chilling for a few weeks afterwards digesting all that delicious xp. Julian is such a treasure and should not be missed, I had a good belly laugh at his "Exactly how much ammo did you guys bring?" comment.
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Mar 13, 2020 05:42
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Would mind shields help mitigate the fatigue issues on Shens Last Gift?
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Mar 13, 2020 08:10
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Can Psi Operatives get Fear of Psionics?
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Mar 13, 2020 13:00
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Yeah I've seen people warn about Shen's Last Gift, but frankly I think if there ever were actual fatigue issues with it then they've been patched out. I've never had a soldier get a phobia from that DLC, and I don't do anything in particular to prevent it. Don't send in fatigued soldiers and you'll be fine. Basically play with the DLC enabled until you get bored of it, then integrate.
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Mar 13, 2020 13:46
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i posted that meme in my personal discord yesterday and we all had a very good laugh over how well it worked.
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Mar 13, 2020 17:37
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Early in the game, don't feel pressured to kill the Chosen when you meet them. The first time you meet them they will always extract knowledge from a dazed soldier rather than kidnap them, and maybe the second time, too. So, if you roll a bad set of traits for them the first retaliation mission you have, forego the 5 Ability Points for killing them and the perfect map clear. Better one soldier in the sick bay, at worst, than a full wipe.
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Ok rate my setup here and let me know if you suggest anything. This will be my first run through of Xcom2 (including WoTC). The performance of the game on release turned me off so I never got far into it. I played probably 250 hours of Xcom1. Most of the mods are just WoTC version of what I used at release. Mods: Instant Avenger Menus Stop Wasting my Time Show Health Values Cost Based Ability Colors Difficulty/Setup Veteran (should i bump up to Commander due to so much Xcom1 experience?) All DLC enabled Integrated DLC set to OFF so I can play the DLC story missions I've never seen
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Mar 14, 2020 19:25
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Get some accessory mods -busb is the only one I need but there’s also a couple of cool camo mods. Evac all, quick avenger menus, stop wasting my time, all good There was a must-have mod that showed targets available at a hovered over spot so you wouldn’t move then get screwed because a tree was wider than you thought. Does that still exist or did they make it part of the core ui? Go commander - if you suffer too much you can tone it down but if you are good at xcom 1 on the second hardest difficulty adjusting to the new mechanics on commander will be challenging but rewarding
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Mar 14, 2020 19:28
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Captain Beans posted:Ok rate my setup here and let me know if you suggest anything. This will be my first run through of Xcom2 (including WoTC). The performance of the game on release turned me off so I never got far into it. I played probably 250 hours of Xcom1. Most of the mods are just WoTC version of what I used at release. New Target Icons might be worth a look.
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Mar 14, 2020 19:31
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Tom Tucker posted:There was a must-have mod that showed targets available at a hovered over spot so you wouldn’t move then get screwed because a tree was wider than you thought. Does that still exist or did they make it part of the core ui? I used to have Gotcha Preview back when Xcom2 first came out, it looks like the most recent version of that is [WotC] Gotcha Again which I think I'll add.
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Daddy Bradford
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Bogart posted:Daddy Bradford 
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Mar 14, 2020 20:50
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Captain Beans posted:I used to have Gotcha Preview back when Xcom2 first came out, it looks like the most recent version of that is [WotC] Gotcha Again which I think I'll add. this is mandatory, imo
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Mar 14, 2020 21:35
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Gotcha Again makes the game slightly less rage inducing and as such is mandatory.
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Mar 14, 2020 21:48
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Free Camera Rotation is one of the best mods, the main thing is it just lets you rotate by 45 degrees. It's especially nice on all the city maps with tall buildings since you can look directly down the streets instead of having to always swivel the camera all over to figure out where all the transparent walls are
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Mar 14, 2020 22:08
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CapnBubs Accessories is mandatory because if you play this game without giving your troops some berets, what are you even doing with your life
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Mar 15, 2020 07:35
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Nordick posted:CapnBubs Accessories is mandatory because if you play this game without giving your troops some berets, what are you even doing with your life I actually use it for the Tac Mask more than berets. I do have some characters with a beret, but not as many as the Tac Mask.
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Mar 15, 2020 08:48
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Coming to the end of my first playthrough and I gotta say that psy troops are the bee's knees. Of the two specialist I found the hacker tree to be more useful, I am sure at higher difficulties the medic is probably more needed. All 3 of the hero classes were fun and useful. Double claymores topped with a blaster cannon shot basically turned anything into a puddle. Sniper, as always, is a great addition to any team regardless of build. I found that Rangers fell into two categories: double shot or reaper. Both of which had their uses and both of which are great. The grenadier was fun, their ability to strip armor was useful throughout the the game. Not disliking any class really made the game a blast to play.
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Mar 15, 2020 13:27
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I got the “I’m the Commander here” mod, where you can respec your troops at the cost of some AP...and usually end up with a pair of supports who are maxed on both trees. It’s the most beautiful thing 
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Mar 15, 2020 13:30
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Nordick posted:CapnBubs Accessories is mandatory because if you play this game without giving your troops some berets, what are you even doing with your life Giving them all aviators and cigars. Sometimes for that old action movie vibe, and sometimes because it's really funny on a goofy costume.
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Mar 15, 2020 15:11
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if you don't have hundreds of cosmetic mods what are you even doing
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The Tac Mask from Capn Busb's pack is absolutely necessary. Templars MUST have buzzed hair with a slight shadow, tac mask, and potentially the face paint that paints the entire top black, along with black outfits, to ensure they look like otherworldly warriors. Templar helmets stink, tac masks make them look awesome. Also make sure you use reaper hoods but not the actual face masks for maximum effect.
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Mar 15, 2020 17:10
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Every time I try to play this thing it's great fun until the alien rulers show up, at which point everybody dies and Christmas is cancelled. Should I just be disabling that DLC as a newbie?
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Mar 15, 2020 17:51
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PastaBakeWizard posted:Every time I try to play this thing it's great fun until the alien rulers show up, at which point everybody dies and Christmas is cancelled. Should I just be disabling that DLC as a newbie? I would but in order to keep them completely out you have to uninstall it.
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Mar 15, 2020 17:54
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If you enable (but don't integrate, if you have WotC), then you can avoid fighting the rulers by just not doing the Nest mission. If you have it installed but disabled, you get a real  move of the rulers just showing up by themselves uninvited.
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By the time they show up you should have a few good tools to deal with them. Generally a good Talon Round assault with rapid fire can do enough damage in one hit to make them split. I've not had much trouble with them outside of the first time I ever encountered them, you just gotta be smart. The game straight up tells you when you're going to run into one the first time so, assuming you can keep the Avatar timer down hard enough, you can avoid the base assault missions for long enough to make them beatable (this is with it integrated). If not, and you have to assault one, the first base you found should be where the Viper Queen is, who will hurt but is relatively easy. Bring battle scanners and find the ruler, sneak up concealed, then open up with a massive overwatch salvo! The next times they show up are fun "oh crap" moments but they've already lost health, sure you might get some injuries, but ride it out as your soldiers desperately blast away at the charging Berserker, it's fun!
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Icon Of Sin posted:I got the “I’m the Commander here” mod, where you can respec your troops at the cost of some AP...and usually end up with a pair of supports who are maxed on both trees. It’s the most beautiful thing
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BlazetheInferno posted:I actually use it for the Tac Mask more than berets. I do have some characters with a beret, but not as many as the Tac Mask. As it happens, the Tac Mask plus Beret combo looks loving badass  FoolyCharged posted:Giving them all aviators and cigars. Sometimes for that old action movie vibe, and sometimes because it's really funny on a goofy costume. ...and so does Aviators plus Beret  Hell, you could even combine all three, now that I think of it. Tom Tucker posted:Templar helmets stink, tac masks make them look awesome. Personally I've made the weird "Knight Helmet" from the Anarchy DLC my official "Signature Templar Attire".  Goddamn I'm getting a hankering to start another run of this drat game, but I don't have the SSD space to spare. 
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So, I've been doing a campaign focusing largely on soldiers contributed to my barracks by my friends from WoW in the form of their WoW characters translated over to the different setting/genre, mixed in with a few of my own soldiers for good measure... and to keep them out of trouble. Or at least attempt to. There's been a running gag developing that one of them, Ephrius "Lucifur" Hornetstaff just, for some reason has a coffin that he keeps bringing along to missions. Meanwhile, my Sniper had a bafflingly poor performance streak for several days worth of missions, culminating in this poster being made:  Last night, however... the Redemption Arc was real. He started hitting shots. He started hitting unlikely shots. He even got kills! In celebration, we decided that Jerrod's time in the Forever Box imbued him with competence. And thus, I created the second poster in this little mini-saga to commemorate it.  As an unrelated aside: The "Gateway Battle" from Fireborn's mission pack, combined with a Templar Incursion squad from the Resistance Incursions mod made for a hilarious mission. Between the Resistance troops inherent to the Gateway Battle mission, plus the Templar Squad, they actually took down an Armored Berserker from full health to dead on one turn, all on their own. I was so proud. Even if I did need to scrape my demolitionist off the floor after said Armored Berserker's Bull Rush K.O'd him. EDIT: Best part, one of the Templars had bladestorm, and another one had Fortress, leading to him dancing around in the Bio Viper's acid blood and not giving a single gently caress. BlazetheInferno fucked around with this message at 21:05 on Mar 15, 2020 |
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PastaBakeWizard posted:Every time I try to play this thing it's great fun until the alien rulers show up, at which point everybody dies and Christmas is cancelled. Should I just be disabling that DLC as a newbie? One thing to remember is that Alien Rulers only react to soldier actions that they can see. So for example if you fire a grenade from out of their view, they won't react even if you hit them. They also don't react to free actions, like the Axe Throw. Finally, they go down to a Repeater just like anyone. Damage over Time effects and such are of course useful to an extent, but the best way of fighting them is to recognize when you can prevent them from acting at all.
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Kaal posted:One thing to remember is that Alien Rulers only react to soldier actions that they can see. So for example if you fire a grenade from out of their view, they won't react even if you hit them. They also don't react to free actions, like the Axe Throw. Well gently caress! Would have been great info! Every time the beserker queen shows up I can guarantee week long wounds for just about everybody on the team. I could have turned up the damage by more than a little if I was taking advantage of free actions. I got the archon ruler into a stun lock between two rangers going to town, plus some cryo grenades and the viper suit freeze grapple. Nearly murdered him on the first encounter. The viper went down in a single execution shot so I have no idea how hard he's supposed to be.
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BlazetheInferno posted:So, I've been doing a campaign focusing largely on soldiers contributed to my barracks by my friends from WoW in the form of their WoW characters translated over to the different setting/genre, mixed in with a few of my own soldiers for good measure... and to keep them out of trouble. Or at least attempt to. Should have nicknamed him Django.
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PastaBakeWizard posted:Every time I try to play this thing it's great fun until the alien rulers show up, at which point everybody dies and Christmas is cancelled. Should I just be disabling that DLC as a newbie? So at minimum the first time you encounter them you should be ready since you get warned they are present at the alien facility. Assuming your playing WOTC my recommendation is a reaper to pre-emptively spot and also spread your soldiers WAY far apart once you know where they are. No, farther than that. Way farther.
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Basic Chunnel posted:Don't think you know something about THE COMMANDER He's my friend Here's a picture
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Ok I reinstalled Xcom 2 because I’m stuck inside for weeks and all I have to play with is my MacBook. I played Xcom 2 when it released but I don’t think I even completed it - should I go out and get War of the Chosen and not even mess around with vanilla?
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Mar 20, 2020 13:37
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Yes, wotc is amaaazing compared to og xcom 2.
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As long as you've played a bit of the Vanilla first, it's all good. They throw an awful lot of poo poo at you asap with all the extras added, and so if you're still trying to decipher the strategy layer it's going to be pretty overwhelming. But if that's not an issue, then hell yea get it all, game is gooood.
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