Oh shit, its that time again. Lets hope for a longer thread this time.Who knows, may even get to see it live. Won't say where.
Pastebin shit: https://pastebin.com/kBkBsTsx
Point is. theres a Red Dawn HQ, I don't think I can actually take it on yet. HQ's are mean buisness.They have 107 enemies. Lads and higher.
So, should we wait, or should we go? I'm not keen on it, and I think we need to research more weapons first.
>>388341781
Welcome Back Commander
The base vanished. Oh well. I don't think I could have handled it anyways.
Zombies instead!
Not dark enough to impair vision, but dark enough to be fuckin creepy.
>>388342447
I think its because its coded like a terror mission rather than a base, you probably got a pretty big hit to the monthly score from it
Man there's a lot of em.
>>388342616
Probably, Oh well.
>>388342825
Well that just makes it a target rich environment then
>>388342954
Especially for rookies
The problem is the low TU's and the high reload costs, but.. its working
>>388343176
You could bring shitty SMGs with low damage to train in this kind of missions
OH GOD
>>388343391
I'm trying to imagine Kel'Thuzad with a shotgun and every mental image is fucking beautiful
>>388343354
Actually, shotguns train faster. Each "Pellet" of a Buckshot gun is 1 hit for training purposes.
>>388343563
... This needs to be drawn now.
THe great thing about zombies? They don't bleed. So Captures are easier.
Decent Experience for the rookies, not enough reactions though.
Not this shit again.
Exalt Liquidators are tough. Like. They have the same frontal armor as I do when I wear a shield. Only they don't NEED a shield.
I have to deal 41 damage or higher with my weapons to even pierce their frontal armor.
I heard fire is good against that kind of armor though.
>>388344178
Explosives then
Day time, Couldn't do anything about it. Time to go.
>>388343354
>>388344626
holy shit snakes always make me hard
>>388344178
What're the stats on the Light Cannon and the PKM you got last time? Might wanna consider using them.
>>388345131
PKM has 35 damage. But right now.. too late to equip em.
Note the stuff underneath the EXALT feet.
And there's their tank
>>388345343
>>388345057
You might have a problem anon, you better go see a doctor
>>388344178
Does fire work against them ?
>>388345484
hnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng
>>388345475
More of an armored car.
Shit, though, can you even penetrate it's armor?
Did you bring any of your dynamite?
OH FUCK.
DOUBLE FU-
>>388345565
PANIC
>>388345658
ABORT
....
>>388345343
>>388345747
Noooooooooooooooooooooooo
>>388345484
>panties
How does that work on a snek
>>388345747
Well, at least he died knowing he wasn't Anthony Burch
>playing open x-com
>first ever playthrough, been able to handle everything so far
>ayys attacking a city, I've done these missions before this should be easy
>do usual smoke grenade throw and then wait to push out of the ship
>sudden these black robot looking mother fuckers come up and turn my guys into zombies
>one of my guys using a rocket launcher reaction fires and kills most of my squad
>rest get turned into zombies
I save scummed because I'm a fucking casual, how the fuck do you kill those black zombie creating things effectively? They take so many hits and the zombies turn into them.
I honestly question the possibility of this mission.
Abort?
>>388345926
What's the situation? How many enemies? Is the armored car still alive?
>>388345875
Lots.. and lots of heavy plasma and explosives.
>>388346025
There's two Armored cars, one killed Aurch and has a bead on Magnus.
While the second floor is on fire, there's more down there and I'm not sure if I can handle this.
>>388346046
I can't use those yet, and my current explosives aren't powerful enough, should I just abort any mission that I see those fuckers in for now?
>>388345747
rip
>>388346046
Or a flying suit
>>388346149
Thats what I normally do, even with the firepower.
All I'm gonna say is good luck. Lasers work.
>>388345875
You don't fuck around with chrysalids. Heavy rockets will down them with decent reliability, but generally you want to stay far away with an open space between you, and have massed laser fire available.
Tanks are also decent against them, but they can and will get killed.
Don't kill a zombie if you aren't sure you can kill the chrysallid that will pop out. A zombie is much, much less threatening.
One thing I'm noticing. Smoke doesn't help. At all.
>>388346148
Abort, we already lost our best soldier
>>388346149
You need to rush weapons research, you fucked up a little bit by not having plasma by the time Chrysallids show up
Lasers can work, but they will still take many shots before going down, forget about explosives they are resistant to them
>>388345875
rush plasma like a sane human being
>>388346149
>my current explosives aren't powerful enough
Invest in high explosives. Invest heavily.
They're available from the start, dirt cheap, and will kill almost anything in the gameaside from sectopods.
They are your best friend. Don't be afraid to try relay throws if you have to.
We managed to down nine of em, they are rather vulnerable to fire, however you start with nearly no cover and smoke grenades only do so much.
Fuck Exalt mansions.
>>388346496
Eh, High Ex and Heavy Rockets can still kill them most of the time. AC and HC explosive rounds might as well bounce off the front, though.
Magnus takes up the mantle.
>>388346648
Can you buy more of that dynamite you were using earlier? From what I can tell, you need explosives and bigger guns. Buckshot doesn't cut it against armor.
>>388345875
You know what would be fun, if we took those things and we made them fly, also improve them so they don't waste their stamina running around
and even better, we make them wait around corners in ambush
Can you imagine how horrible would that be ?
>>388346745
I wasn't using buckshot. I was using slugs. Slugs do 40 damage. well.. 0-80 damage but you get the idea.
>>388346745
And better armor too.
Hopefully durathread will help
>>388346841
Still not shooty enough! Can you buy cannons or sniper rifles or anything?
>>388346661
Heavy rockets yes, HE no because there is a decent chance a single HE won't kill the chrysallid and you cant use 2 on a row (unless you have that instant explosion option of openxcom activated but that might aswell be cheating)
and you really want to kill them as soon as you see them since they can move a lot
>>388346907
Sniper rifles only do 30 damage.
Cannons I'm researching right now.
>piratexenonaughts
>horrible artsyle and generally boring
>go back to openxcom
>>388346996
>30 damage
ew
Would those elephant guns we had near the start do the trick for killing tanks? The Nitro Express or whatever?
You think your so clever.. trying to ambush me.
OC anon here, I spent way too much time on thisI wish I was better at drawing
The civilians took out the Madman with a baseball bat.
Seriously, these missions are silly.
>>388347557
Holy shit, thats fucking fantastic. Good job anon. Mind if I send that to the mod creator?
>>388347557
It's fucking perfect fag.
>>388347691
Be my guest
>>388347557
Beautiful
>>388347557
You wonderful person
I.. had no ammo.
>>388347557
Great Work anon, you make us proud
>>388348035
Wah wah
They really want me to take these locations, don't they?
>>388348035
>>388348035
>forgetting your bullets
shit nigga what are you doing
>>388348218
Go and take them, the sooner we can use it to make armor the better
Bump
I have a fresh rookie right out the gate. SHe needs a name eventually but I had to take her before the site dissapeared.
>>388349002
I vote she be called Mattress Actress
Well she's certianly a mattress now.
I'm not doing well. At all.
>>388349206
You'll be fiiiiiiiiine.
>>388349206
She's with Allah now.
>>388348438
Here's the thing. It only make the jumpsuits. They have less armor (Default, actually, 12 front, etc) And 70% damage from AP.
So its generally worse.
Guh. I'm playing terribly now. So.. yeah
>>388349378
You need caffeine
>Camo of 10
Oh shit.
>>388349478
Maybe. Or food. I'm hungry.
You know what. That sounds like a bloody wonderful idea. I'm going to go eat something.
>>388349489
>Wears camo
>exposes thigh
what did she mean by this?
>>388349489
Does it even work ?
>>388349626
Looks like a slice of pizza she's keeping on her belt
>>388349765
tactical pizza slice
nice
>>388347441
The Nitro rifle has like .4 extra damage per point of shooting skill, if I remember right, so it should be able to do some pretty serious damage in the right hands.
What the heck is that!?
>>388350305
Eco Friendly Ethereals
>>388350305
KILL IT
KILL IT WITH BULLETS
LOTS OF BULLETS
>>388350305
oh shit run fag
I.. think coming here was a bad idea
>>388350305
PANIC PANIC PANIC
>>388350456
abort nigger
HOSE IT WITH BULLETS GOD DAMN YOU
I don't think they have psionic abilities but..
>>388350456
GET BACK IN THE VAN
>>388350638
It's a human in Ethereal robes!
>>388350638
But he's got a Python.
Run fag.
RIGHT. Time to go and restock.
And eat.
And eat something I'm going. Going. I'm sorry anons, this isn't going as well as I'd like it to. When I get back I'll do better. I also need a base so I can support most of the eastern continent with more than four soldiers.
>>388350763
>Each subsequent thread gets shorter and shorter
THE AYYS ARE TAKING OVER HIS MIND
>>388350763
>dynamite
BUY LOTS
>>388350889
Oh I'm not ending. Just getting something to eat.
>>388350937
See you soon
>>388350763
I think you need some X-COM therapy.
What's the main issue you've been having on these missions? Enemies not going down when you shoot them? Not enough cover? Too much enemy cover? Too few agents against too many enemies?
>>388351283
Not enough cover and too few agents. Biggest problems. Taking enemies down isn't a problem, nor is enemy cover, if anything I encourage enemy cover, more reaction shots.
>>388347557
Laughed heartily.
Maybe blasting some creatures will help.
>>388351565
Time to hire more rookies. How many can you send on a mission currently?
Ooh. Spoidahs
>>388351708
4, 6 and 8 depending on the range, until I get a new base
>>388351720
Fug.
>>388347557
stop trying to fish for compliments by saying your art is bad when it isn't.
Come at me motherfuckers
>>388351915
f
how do i learn this game
>>388352185
Play it. rookies are expendable, smoke and heavy explosives are your friend, barns are worse than aliens, there that's 70% of X-Com
EAT GRENADE YOU BITCH
>>388352185
Play vanilla (with OpenXCOM, of course), read the manual and maybe a guide or two, and learn from your mistakes. Don't spoil too much for yourself- discovering shit about the ayys on your own is part of the charm.
Okay if HE won't work, IN will.
>>388351915
>>388352185
Download Open X-Com and just play it on beginner. Rookies are shit so don't be afraid if a lot of them die, smoke grenades are probably your most helpful ally, ayys either can't see you at all in smoke or they will have lowered accuracy when shooting at you in smoke. Explosives are always a good choice. Don't be afraid to lose and fail, the game is all about learning from your mistakes.
Hey. That kinda worked. ITs injured
Shit is on fire. Yo
Name em lads
>>388352896
CHAD and VIRGIN
>>388352896
Viper the Rapper
>>388352896
Strelok
>>388347557
Mod Maker loves it. Keep it up anon.
>>388352896
McBigDick
>>388353075
Done.
Uh oh.I'm live lads
>>388353865
Is it already time for TUMBLING DOWN?
>>388353865
TO SAVE OUR MOTHER EARTH FROM ANY ALIEN ATTACK
So for Monsters.. What should I arm this guy with?
>>388353949
THE XCOM DEPLOYS
>>388353984
>102 firing
Give that lad a Nitro rifle and some grenades.
>>388353984
anti-monster beam
>>388353949
>tfw the EDF and XCOM have the same modus opperandi with regards to buildings
>>388353984
Shotguns, explosives and fire
>>388354050
And civilians, too!
>>388354031
Its heavier than a god damn Med Kit.
Does being in smoke damage units?
Its a good thing I knew better than to send the Thot Slayer
But first
Bump
>>388353865
Any hints towards the stream?
Something's moving out there.
>>388355030
Just look for it in the usual suspects.
>>388355030
As i said, it risk to attract the mods ire.
Plus on 4chan everyone can contribute, on twitch you need a account
>>388354357
It adds to the stun threshold after too much time on it units will become unconscious (unless they are inmmune to smoke/stun)
but they don't do damage to the units
Come out, come out wherever you are.
>>388346996
Don't the sniper rifles have huge bonuses to damage from the accuracy stat? It sounds like you just need to go traditional and start throwing lots of dynamite around.
>>388355030
Hope that never happens, it would be a shame if one of the few remaining good threads disappeared from /v/
Really? Really..
Got em. ALive.. with a Grenade. How about that.
Ugh.
>>388355967
Time to beat bewildered farmers
MONEY MONEY MONEY
>>388356309
The aliens are set to invade in 1998 aren't they?
Base building time
>>388356421
1999, Jan 1 at 12:00
>>388356532
IRONMAN POLX
>>388356532
JIHADI JOINT
>>388356436
Outer Heaven
>>388356532
Ayyrab Money
>>388356582
This gets it, unfortunately.
>>388356532
Mudler's Funky Funhouse
Stick to the prod.
More barns
>>388347557
Maybe you should upload that on the drawthread booru, so we will remember.
PRod with the prod
OH SHIT
>>388357286
(ED) F
>>388357286
It's like I'm really playing EDF
Whew. That was close
>>388357286
OUR FORCES HAVE NOW DWINDLED AS WE PULL BACK TO REGROUP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfMSSGydndQ
RIP in EDF
GO AWAY MIB.
HEY!
Flechet Rounds.
>>388357765
NOW!
And who are these guys?
>>388357865
Flechette
Here we go again.
This looks like a really cool mod. Thanks for posting this.
Maybe you'd get more support on /vr/ ?
I'm glad you're here though.
>>388357965
Looks like they're a hot enough topic for xcom to investigate.
>>388357865
>Description says HE ammo
>There's no HE ammo
>>388358093
Great board, sadly is wayy to slow, unless you are on a doom general
>>388341781
Does open xcom give you the option to use the psx music?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkk5r_wtwbU
>>388358354
Probably needs another research to be available
Problem
>>388357965
team magma are up to something
Hah! Completely missed!
Robusted
>>388357965
Isn't that the corp that makes your weapons in Apocalypse ?
Here we go.
Oh fuck.
>>388358865
good luck commander
Not even the Nitro Express can take em down.
>>388358993
OH FUCK, FURRIES
>>388359096
What the hell are those
>>388358993
Werewolves ?, almost lids ?
THEY HAVE PSI!?
Oh.. Oh.
Oh god.
So I've shot him once with everyone.. and he's only bleeding.
>>388359296
UH OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>388359296
Probably howls or some shit like that
>>388359390
ABORT!
We need bigger booms for this
>>388359296
do you need silver rounds
NOPE
>>388359296
DIGGANOBZ
>>388359390
What the flying fuck. That's a bit crazy.
Time for some more training.
>>388359296
>alpha werewolf
We need Chad, but he's schooling God in heaven now.
RIP Chad Stride
TIme for some training.
>>388360251
Should be okay.
Chad, I wonder about you. You hit the other zombie.
>>388360509
>yo ass is so fat i can shoot at nothing and still hit it
>>388360684
Oh, that's the fat zombie? The sprite is weird, couldn't tell what it was
>>388357865
Calibre and armour are typoed, someone notify the mod author.
>>388360892
He's using american spelling.
>>388360892
Notified.
How we- Nice.
>>388361513
We're going hard on the creatine
Hey! More stuff to unlock.
>>388357865
>Reduced one-handed penalty
What? I don't even.
Hmm. Its in range.
Any way to counter mind control?
>>388361953
unarmed psi-bait soldiers was the go-to in vanilla
>>388361953
Mind control them back
>>388361953
Luck and disarming those who get psi-attacked but resist. The ayys always go for the weakest psi target they can.
>>388361953
Your own mind control (or just psi strong troops)
Use soldiers with very low psi strenght as bait (you have them unarmed so when they get mind controlled they can't do anything)
or enable the PSI LOS option on openxcom
>>388361953
Have High PSI Strength guys.
Last mission of the day.
Wow, they came to me.
Or maybe I landed right on them? They don't look happy.
>>388362064
>Unarmed Psi-bate
So Japanese school girls?
WHAT.
Maybe they'll all panic?
>>388349378
>Here's the thing. It only make the jumpsuits. They have less armor (Default, actually, 12 front, etc) And 70% damage from AP.
What's the point then?
They hype it as this supermaterial and it makes all in all worse armor.
Couldn't they make so it makes stuff with the same armor value but less movement penalties?
One panicked, Duke's wounded
Not even ninjas can hide from the Rit
ANyways. Yay Done.
Hey Gains
>>388363320
Surrenders?
Our prisoner policy is no prisoners.
Right?
>>388363413
Hey commander before you goCan you show me Chen's stats
Alright, thats it for the thread.
Won't be here tomorrow. This thing, we call work. Its a job, Dosh.
>>388363475
She's doing well.
>>388363494
But commander, your job is to purge the alien menace no? Or do you need a second job to make ends meet?
>Commander of Xcom works part time at the local pizza joint
>>388363494
job removing ayys
>>388363593
>>388363593
>>388363494
Good Luck commander, hope to see you again soon