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Having a ton of trouble with the NJ armor. I think it's time to research Poison Weapons as a way to deal with that. If we have a Gauss sniper rifle, i would prefer that to a laser or phoenix sniper rifle.
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Aug 20, 2022 09:54
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A haven defence and a Special mission today. Things seem to be moving a bit more smoothly now I have supplies!
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Aug 23, 2022 06:59
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The auto targeting on the shoot command aiming for the spindliest bit of the giant meatballs probably gets infinitely infuriating over time. Although they don't meaningfully take cover so it's not as galling as waiting for the right point in an animation to try to manually target and freeze them.
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Aug 24, 2022 00:16
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Another pandoran nest is taken down, which unlocks some nice diplomatic missions!
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If we still have room for new troops, put me in as a CQB assault guy! (I’m catching up on the LP, but I’m assuming you’ve researched and/or reverse engineered shotguns by now.) Also, “gently caress the neofascists” is the best option always.
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We take some losses, so I need to think what types of troops I need to hire up as replacements - what do you guys think?
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Aug 29, 2022 12:03
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I get the feeling that our weapons and armor haven't really improved that much since the beginning of the game, is that normal?
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SIGSEGV posted:I get the feeling that our weapons and armor haven't really improved that much since the beginning of the game, is that normal? Yeah, weapons and armour don't scale up like xcom. I need to push up strength more to get more HP
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Oof. That could've gone better. Ah well. Been very behind on the LP and only just catching up in the last few days. Didn't even know I'd been conscripted, but I approve of having my explosive spider babies and also apparently being one of the gooniest-looking suckers on the team (if I saw that portrait clearly). How is the post-Year One DLC (like Festering Skies) turning out, anyway? The general reaction seems to be a mixed bag but I also don't totally trust Steam reviews for much other than warning me if a game is bugged out and broken, so eh.
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Aug 29, 2022 18:05
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SIGSEGV posted:I get the feeling that our weapons and armor haven't really improved that much since the beginning of the game, is that normal? Most weapons are sidegrades or emphasize some particular thing. Gauss does good general damage and shred, and then upgraded gauss does huge penetration but loses the shred; meanwhile laser is more accurate over longer ranges but doesn't shred or hit as hard as gauss; then you get guns that may not do damage outright but have long lasting status effects that can cripple bigger foes. Playing it myself I found that getting trainings in multiple weapon types so you can field multiple kinds of guns to be pretty good value because not every gun is good in every situation (but if you can only bring or make one gun, sniper rifles do some serious loving work.) marshmallow creep fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Aug 29, 2022 |
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Aug 29, 2022 19:28
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A psionic mutoid named TGEK Jr.
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marshmallow creep posted:Most weapons are sidegrades or emphasize some particular thing. Gauss does good general damage and shred, and then upgraded gauss does huge penetration but loses the shred; meanwhile laser is more accurate over longer ranges but doesn't shred or hit as hard as gauss; then you get guns that may not do damage outright but have long lasting status effects that can cripple bigger foes. The main thing is that eventually you get some extremely stupid supersoldiers because of skill synergies - there's an infamous Berserker/Assault + Heavy Weapons proficiency skill build which basically combines Rapid Clearance + Adrenaline Rush to clear half the map on its own.
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Aug 31, 2022 02:00
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Woops! I forgot to post the last video in here!
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On the subject of multi-classing:. Is it actually a good idea? It seems like a mixed bag, some classes have good synergy but for others it seems like an expenditure of experience for nothing but the chance to spend more on one or two abilities.
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So far it really looks like an option that's good only once specific combos are available, so the early ones are underwhelming while the berzerker / assault combo does seem Pretty Good at its job. Also, independently, I think I really like the armor shred weapons, just a generically good problem solving tool when armor values get a bit high.
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Multi-classing is really good, with the base 3 classes mixing having some good mixes. Sticking jetpacks onto Snipers with Sniper/Heavy is great for accessing vantage points, or doing the weird Jet-Pack + Shotgun to the face if the unit has Close Quarters Combat, and Assault/Heavy is no joke the best melee build in the game, especially if the character has Close Quarters Combat. Assault/Sniper.... is probably pretty iffy just because you don't really have the WP to support their two basic abilities. The Assault/Heavy is also notorious for ALSO being able to map-clear on its own in a similar fashion to the Assault/Berserker, only using melee weapons rather than heavy weapons. Keldulas fucked around with this message at 07:06 on Sep 5, 2022 |
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Latest video's up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwngFSpDPNk I'm helping!
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Cloud Potato posted:Latest video's up on YouTube: Thanks, I'm a bit manic at the moment jabbing my brothers diabetic cat twice a day (and him not leaving enough needles to do so), so I'm in a rush at LP time!
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Time to save another haven!
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No damage taken! Nice work!
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Sep 11, 2022 02:51
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I have to rerun the mission. It goes.... differently.
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sorry to report that after the 7 minute mark or so, after the loading screen, the video and audio just completely cut out, all that remains is a black screen for the remainder of the video
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mortons stork posted:sorry to report that after the 7 minute mark or so, after the loading screen, the video and audio just completely cut out, all that remains is a black screen for the remainder of the video Bolloks. I thought the upload was taking a long time, apparently it was breaking. I'll reupload tonight.
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Sep 13, 2022 13:13
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Fixed! I hope!
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MVP is that arthron with the grenade team kill on the car sized alien.
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I got overexcited yesterday, so you get the Lair mission today!
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I fail to record most of a mission here, and have to bail on the second one, but I get a lot of goods, and I think I can finally start moving more now!
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Time to defend another haven.
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Slaan posted:Having a ton of trouble with the NJ armor. I think it's time to research Poison Weapons as a way to deal with that. how dare you post in a thread about murdering the hungry abominations from the ocean
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Where do you think they are getting all the new guns from? Certainly not sourced from underdefended Phoenix Project supply dumps that just happen to be "lost to the mist" 
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No I'm finally into America, I take on a story mission and a pandoran lair!
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Today I take on a haven defence mission, then finally one of the special missions!
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Just a salvage mission today, but things are getting tougher! Grey Hunter fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Sep 28, 2022 |
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Sep 28, 2022 06:22
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HHTTPS? I am happy to see you so defiantly innovate web protocols.
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Today we see a rather nasty Lair raid.....
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Having hosed around a bit, I heartily recommend that you invest in archeology to see if you can dig up some better weapons.
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This does not go well at all!
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My career as a Phoenix Project soldier was short, but it was glorious... Wait, it wasn't? Uh, did I at least live up to my username and focus on shooting things?  Serious question, is there any way out of this spiral? You've survived long enough that in XCOM terms you should be at least on the verge of turning the tables, but since this game only seems to do sidegrades for gear, I'm not sure.
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GunnerJ posted:Serious question, is there any way out of this spiral? You've survived long enough that in XCOM terms you should be at least on the verge of turning the tables, but since this game only seems to do sidegrades for gear, I'm not sure. I'm not sure there is, I just lost a third of my soldiers, and once again I can't reach the missions to advance the story. The Behamoth is active around my base. Whats hurting me the most is the inability to trade away that absolute mountain of food I'm sitting on for materials. I could have another base or two online with that, but I feel like I'm scrimping and saving for everything.
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