XCOM General - /xcg/

pistols are useful

S N E K

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So what unit of measurements to alien rulers use

>>149536053
Imperial obviously.

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>>149535676
remove ayys

>I posted more than 10% of the posts last thread
Feels weird.

>>149340939

Belatedly yeah I understand then. No rush. Going off my experiences in M&B or TW that plasticy seems to be an issue of either the normalmap not registering or the gloss map being retarded but the way Xcom's textures work may be diff.

>>149537369
4 days, and 107 IPs. I wonder how many of those were just people posting from different devices though.

>Issue description: When building a VC++ 2010 project, you get “LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt” link error.

>This error can appear after installing Visual Studio 2012 side-by-side (SXS) with Visual Studio 2010 RTM or after installing .Net Framework 4.5 on a machine with Visual Studio 2010.

>Cause: The issue is caused by a dependency failure of cvtres.exe on msvcr100_clr0400.dll which is shipped with Visual Studio 2010 RTM and eventually updated with a new version when Visual Studio 2012 RTM or .NET Framework 4.5 is installed.

>Resolution: To resolve this link error, upgrade Visual Studio 2010 RTM to VS 2010 SP1. Upgrading to VS 2010 SP1 resolves the dependency failure and the VC++ 2010 project builds with no LNK1123 error.

Do programmers realize how incomprehensible they sound to everyone else, even fellow programmers? I'm coming from a linux environment and I have no idea what this is saying other than I better move to my laptop and try to get an upgraded free version of Visual C++ 2010 because I sortof "copied" windows onto my desktop.

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Aww yiss

>>149538027
I post from 2 IPs regularly per thread.

I still don't understand why the XCOM EU Tier 1 Ports work for me and not the Tier 2/3 ones, even after I unlocked Tier 2/3.

Do you think it has something to do with outfit manager?

>>149538094
I can't say I understand the mechanics of any of it since I'm not a programmer, but it sounds straight forward enough to me?
>cvtres.exe has a dependency failure on msvcr100_clr0400.dll
>This .dll is shipped with VS 2010 RTM, and gets updated with VS 2012 RTM or when you install .NET Framework 4.5
>If you update to 2010 SP1 the dependency error is resolved
So basically that .dll is built to work with cvtres.exe a certain way, but when you get an updated version of the .dll the .exe doesn't support it anymore. So you need a newer copy of the .exe that supports a newer copy of the .dll. That's how I read it anyways.

>>149538528
I guess it's more the fact that I had to google it from

>1>MSVCRTD.lib(cinitexe.obj) : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'msvcrt.lib' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
>1>LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt
The obscene way I understood windows to work was that it created copies of DLLs for every time a product/project/program wanted to change them so it wouldn't disrupt the functioning of other programs/systems using them. Just weird for them to deviate from that paradigm.

I'm mostly annoyed that my free copy of VSC++ won't work for openxcom anymore.

>>149538728
Yeah, Steam installs a copy of .NET as well as other stuff with pretty much any game I install just for that reason. I can see what you meant now though, that error is fairly indecipherable without Googling.

That's a problem with people who make websites too. If they put in error descriptions at all they're usually still not all that helpful all the time.

>>149538728
Well holy fuck, they're up to free Visual Studio Community version 2015 now. I guess I will try that.

>>149539040
Actually let me predict what will happen here. Instead of telling me I need VS2010 SP1, they will tell me I need W7 SP5 or whatever. Or whatever Windows Authentication tool they want filthy code pirates to install. And I will still end up having to go back to my shit ass laptop.

>>149538303

I don't have the outfit manager and the ports work for me.

So, i dunno

>>149539280
cyclops mod when

>>149538027
At least three of them are me. Not 10% anon

>>149540057
Holy shit, are you targeting me now?

>>149538094
They do it on purpose to ensure job security. Today's techs are yesterday's alchemists.

>>149540248
It also gives jobs to others, specifically level 1 or level 2 tech support. People call or e-mail in frustrated with the terrible error messages. Thanks lazy programmers!

>>149539280
I have to take it back, I was absolutely wrong. Have started up and begun to compile with no problems yet.

Aside from many
>Unknown compiler version - please run the configure tests and report the results
warnings, which after a quick google don't look significant.

Knock on wood.

>>149540248
They should afflict other programmers with the same memory problems I have. If I don't take notes, leave comments on the spec, or leave sensible error messages for myself, I'd be defenseless against my boss or others coming to me and saying, wtf, why doesn't this work?

>1>MSVCRTD.lib(initializers.obj) : warning LNK4098: defaultlib 'msvcrt.lib' conflicts with use of other libs; use /NODEFAULTLIB:library
>1>SDLmain.lib(SDL_win32_main.obj) : warning LNK4217: locally defined symbol _fprintf imported in function _ShowError
>1>SDLmain.lib(SDL_win32_main.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp____iob_func referenced in function _ShowError
Haha, ok, that's enough for me for one day.

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>>149538027
>>I wonder how many of those were just people posting from different devices though.

Intriguing.

I do post for two different places.

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Smug snake coming through

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>16 enemies in one mission
>scientist extract mission
>sectopod
>don't even have all my plasma weapons yet

>>149543846
I started seeing that shit in Legend too. I didn't even have predator armor yet, mag weapons. It was brutal, and I hated it. The no pred armor was completely my fault though, I sold too many corpses since I forgot it was 12 of them to upgrade. Still, damn.

Has LWS fixed LW Toolbox's Hidden Potential yet?

>>149538135
the playable aliens mod still works?

>>149543990
Do you lose the region if you skip those missions?

>>149544802
I think you only lose regions if you skip terror missions.

>>149544875
I feel like I've lost a region just for failing counsel missions before.

>>149544802
>>149544875
Skipping Supply and Saucer raids will trigger the Resistance too.

>>149544536
shit m8, i can't even make the toolbox interface show up in my games

its such bullshit too

>>149545686
are you looking in the right place

edit options

>>149544536
You mean Shaken resetting your will? No.

>>149543846
so youve let the more advent dark event fire?
or it was just reinforcements

>>149545736
yes

i go into options while at the avenger and it's fucking not THERE. it won't show up, it used to at one point but then stopped whenever a mission came up, but now it just won't work at all and i dont fucking get it.

i've verified my cache and deleted my config file at least fifty goddamn times and it doesn't work desu

>>149546470
Neither. Just a normal mission.

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Mods are a nice things

Hey lads, I noticed some anon mention perk roulette for LW Perk Pack but didn't see any mention of it on its Workshop page.

Is it in roulette mode by default or do I need LW Toolbox for it?

>>149550350
>>149274160

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It's so pretty.

>48% chance to hit
>miss
>45% chance to hit
>miss
>53% chance to hit
>miss
>67% chance to hit
>hits and doesn't deal enough damage to kill
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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I love the airgame in the original.
>Tfw you scramble the entire airforce

>>149552309
>expecting anything below 65% to hit

>>149552309
>130% chance to crit
>regular hit
Don't expect anything from your troops.

>>149552309
how shit can you be?

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>>149552309
>ever taking less than 85% shots

>>149551353
Oh, how convenient. Thanks!

>>149555821
>Expecting to hit shots between 85 to 99% accuracy
What are you, a regular lottery winner too?

>>149556778
nah but I tend to get at least 1 successful shot when shooting above 85%

>>149555821
>not taking any shot that has dubs as percentage
Nigga you'd be suprised how many 11% and 22% shots land

>>149557186
yes
on you

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EXALT
X
A
L
T

>>149558792
I really like how it shows the hacking display on the wrist even before it zooms in.

>all this porn with sneks
>there isn't that much sfw R A R E sneks to post anymore
wew. Snekposting is coming to an end

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>>149560979
It is a shame, but we can find other things.

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Last rare i found

>>149561287
What other things ?

>>149558792
I hate how the Skulljack looks holographic

Give me a brutal fucking braindrill

>>149558792
Do they team up with the good guys in XCOM 2 or something?
Or are they "your enemy is my enemy so let's be friends" or something?

>>149563128
No, they just don't exist.
Exalt scum isn't even canon lmao

>>149563271
XCOM 2 isn't even canon tbqhwyf

It's just Jake's fanon

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>tfw i enjoy Xcom 2 but getting mods to work on pirated game is pain in the ass
So what is the absolutely cheapest way to buy the game

>>149564390
$35 if you pay $1 for the 2k bundle from humble bundle, it gives you a 40% off coupon for xcom2

>>149564617
aight thanks

>>149550195
>>149551390
What is this babby's first photoshop filter shit? It hurts my eyes.

>>149564390

it's called getting a job you useless neet

>Find OpenXcom
>Have fun
>Try modern Xcom
>Toaster lags on menus
Guess I'll try more OpenXcom mods instead.

>>149564390
g2a

cdkeys dot com

bought it for 20 bucks from one or the other

I'm using Anon's Clusterfuck Roulette mod, what's up with all Colonel unlocks being Blast Padding, Lightning Reflexes and Conceal, and it automatically picks Lightning Reflexes?

>>149561287
JULIAN

>>149563563
True... but then what is EU?

>>149569273
The anime version of 94com.

>>149569384
But 94 com is anime. It was just early and not all the animation and budget was there so they had to make up for it in other ways.

D

E

D

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Post qt operators.

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>>149576257

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>>149576257

>>149576257
pretty cute senpai

>>149578396
These would 100% die in the very first fight.

>>149579121
Why do you say that? noting they are anime girls doesn't count

>>149579279
Not having proper trigger discipline
Not having enough body mass to comfortably hold a gun
Being underage
>women in the military
And like you said, they are anime girls.

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>>149576257
Every play-through Verhoeven manages to pull off some crazy shot or clutch crit. Every single playthrough.

>Hidden Potential!
>Deep Cover
>Grenadier
May as well not even get a freaking hidden potential.

>>149580334
>kills: 50/57
What does that mean exactly?

>>149580334
>Sharpshooter
Shit-tier waifu.

>>149581951
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=631392567

in short: its how close a soldier is to a promotion

>>149582787
Interesting. But does that mean you don't have an accurate straight up kill count now?

>Multiple 90% misses in row
>Enemies crit through heavy cover losing best and third best on the mission
>Oh, but here you go, we'll let you one hit crit the last two opponents
T-t-thanks Jake.

>>149583167
never considered that before but i think you are right since it merges assists with kills

if you want you can use this one instead:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=643507985

>>149586754
Mod?

>>149587046
I mean, if you mean the bucket on his head, I think there was a dress Tygan mod a while back. Can't remember what it was called.

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>>149535676

There was an anon who released a really cool rail gun mod in the last thread;

Any word on the spark laser cannon some anon requested?

>>149587523
>those colors
Cool, always wanted a dubstep gun in XCom

>>149586754
What did that poor Pectoid do to deserve such a fate?

Am I the only one that thinks Halo armors look best as a Tier 2 but doesn't like it for Tier 3 because it's not sleek enough?

We need more sleek badass future armor shit...

>>149589483
Hopefully Stenchfurry really expands his newest armor mod.

>>149589564

Completely agree, his shit's pretty good.

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>>149274160
h e l p

>>149590275
JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED
CHEATERS ARE PUNISHED

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>>149576257

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>>149590525

>mfw someone posts wargame memes

Too bad our general is fucking D-E-D. I loved posting there.

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post dumb or lewd sectoids

>>149590870
Yeah I feel you

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>>149593843

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>>149593843

Why are MEC's a viable option in EW even with LW but not 2? What makes SPARK units not worth it while MEC's are amazing?

I need a gametheory

>>149595936
>MECs
>Viable WITHOUT LW
HAH!

No nigga, MECs weren't viable in EW without LW, they were shit tier units that were inferior to even non-genemodded soldiers in practically every way except damage soak.

>>149595936
As we speak I have a team of four MECs each with a different original class ability without a squad size upgrade for the cheevo.
Let me tell you they're ridiculously viable.

>>149595936
Because Lily is useless.

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>>149593843

>>149596175
Really can't agree. At least on Classic they were a strong addition to my mid to late game squads. Grenades for damage and cover removal, punch for good single target damage, the guns hit hard, and EMP blast is a life-saver in bad situations, namely when fighting sectopods. They brought unique utility, consistent damage, and some tanking capabilities.

>>149598674

>The guns hit hard

If they ever fucking hit. Their aim is so fucking low in vanilla that you might as well never even use the damn things.

>>149598758
>get a sniper
>train him until colonel
>make him into a KEK
>???
>KEK with great aim!

>>149599367
Snipers are keks by default though.

>>149598758
They hit just fine with range bonues, and you can shoot twice if you aren't moving. Honestly my MECs usually spend more time blowing up cover and punching things then shooting. I also forgot to mention collateral damage.

Also there aim isn't that low if you MEC a high ranked sniper as this guy mentions >>149599367.

Its just that their aim progression is lower then snipers, assaults, and supports, but actually higher the Heavies.

>>149599367
You then get a MEC with inferior aim, skills, potential skills (can't be genemodded or psionic) and overall inferior usefulness.

Sure was totally worth it.

>>149599712
He keeps his aim though.

>>149599712
>You then get a MEC with inferior aim
They have the same aim. I think you just don't know how MECs work.

>>149599841
>>149599925
He also no longer has access to the items that increase his aim.

Inferior aim.

>>149600015
That's true. Still doesn't take away from the fact that he will have good aim. Also doesn't change the fact that EW MECs are viable.

>ice grenade avatar
>shoot the fuck out of him

EZ GAME

>>149600645
>Avatars don't have Ruler Reactions
Why, Jake?

>>149600579

Fine. They are viable if you put tons of unrealistic work into them that would pay off better being put into an unmecced soldier. And also because the game is piss easy on anything below Impossible.

Doesn't change the fact that LW had to boost MECs massively to make them actually useful.

>>149590525
tfw no polish gf

>>149600802
Just wait until the long dong ayy pack

There's going to be avatars which, when hit, teleport to the safest possible flank and then get a full move.

>>149600802
>some stupid snek puts up more of a fight than the avatars of god-level power

W E W
E
W

>>149600983
I could be your polish boyfriend if you weren't such a fagtron

>>149601334
I specifically inquired about a gf though

>>149600918
>They are viable if you put tons of unrealistic work into them
No, just MEC a heavy when you can. Bam, easy to acquire and useful. Of course Long War changes the game completely on MECs, but that doesn't change the fact that MECs in X1 are viable and a good addition to a squad while SPARKS aren't.

Sectopods with ruler reactions when?

>>149601196
it'll be more like every pod will have a 'commander' unit

commander units have scaled down life, but have ruler reactions

avatar gets ruler ability and overdrive ability

How much of a refund do you get if you cancel a construction in progress? Particularly one you just started. I'd hope a 100% refund if it was just started, but who knows.

>>149601619
>Sectopod ruler
>the model is just your regular Sectopod, but with a little plume, to indicate its royal majesty
I need this.

>>149601965
Honestly I can't ever remember canceling a building in X2.

Additional Dark Events sneaking in a Dark Event that gives every unit Ruler Reaction when?

>>149602480
I'd check myself if I weren't on Ironmeme. I should have upgraded my existing resistance comm, but I made a new one instead. It's not a significant issue since I'll need both eventually, but I'm just a little annoyed with myself for doing it.

Ruler Reaction AWC perk for xcom operatives when?

>>149602760
>Single unit causes everyone to shift to completely knew positions or take action
I think you completely break a board game like xcom eventually.

>>149602760
Available exclusively to specialists.

>>149602760
>Class with Ruler Reaction turns
>It has to do the missions alone

>>149603436
>spy class
>pistol only, triple amount of equipment and uses
>ruler reactions

>>149603835
So pretty much Covert Operative but turned into it's own class?
I'm in.

>be playing Xcom EW with long war mod
>someone is critically injured
>50 days
>add all slots into alien genes for that one soldier
>40 days
holy shit

>>149603835

I'd totally use that class.

>>149604168
Or you could just MEC them. But assuming you didn't want to, that could be pretty nifty. I should really go complete a Long War campaign. Maybe after I finally wrap up my PirateZ campaign.

>>149604557
The critically injured was a MEC, yes, shit went down really hard on a transport and killed 2 pods with 1 plasma grenade and a flamer.

>>149604557
Long war campaigns are tough to complete, not by difficulty but by mental strength. Once you get to late game things start getting tedious, end game is completely unbearable. Early game is easily the best, and mid game is really well done too. I've restarted more campaigns than I care to admit to experience the first 5-6 months.

>>149535676

Hey, I need some help.

I'm looking to do some modifications based on Realitymachina's Metal over flesh- Upgradeable SPARKS.

Basically, I want to add some additional items and projects to enhance SPARKs even further.

Namely, I want to add a SPARK module which gives the character in question Body shields, and a project which allows the BIT's hacking to scale with tech level in addition to successful hacks, and an additional utility item slot.

Does anyone know a good series of tutorials about modding with the SDK, and more over, Proving Ground projects in particular?

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>nice fucking positioning, eggsa-

>>149605287

fucking hell

I don't know where to go at this point

>>149605287
best way to learn is to get your hands dirty

>>149606562
suck my metallic diiiiiick

>everyone injured after 1st terror mission
>buy a grenadier which is luckily available from the resistance HQ
>all of my supplies
>him+3 rookies
>flawless mission till the last sectoid rapes him

why, why didnt you just raise your dead or mindfuck or something
fuck you sectoid

>>149606909

Right, I know.

But my modding experience is fairly limited; I did do .ini edits and a few hex edits in LW, but it was cursory in nature, and only a few code substitutions, not the creation of new scripts entirely.

This is why I need some help.

Chiefly in creating a new foundry project and items.

>>149607705
why didn't you break los

WHERE IS VAHLEN JAKE?
WHERE IS SHE?

>>149609781
Making more alien rulers

Probably in a live volcano this time

>>149580334
>letting four-eyes on the team
That's a mistake.

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>>149609781
IN THE EXPANSION. HOW MANY TIMES MUST IT BE SAID.

>>149609781

Preparing ruler lobsters for Xcom3.

>>149609781
Having sex with Subject Delta.

>hey, so we found this big psi gate
>we know nothing about it
>except for the fact that when it was on, the toughest enemy we ever saw came out of it
>let's turn it back on in the middle of our base!

???

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>>149611319

It's fucking science BITCH i don't have to explain shit.

>>149611319
>hey, so we found this military genius
>we know nothing about him
>except that he was the only thing keeping us from rolling over the planet
>lets just keep him alive in a hazmat suit

???

>>149611319
>hey, this general seems to be capable of fending off an entire alien race
>we know nothing about the aliens
>let's give him only $100 if he wants more he will have to suck political dicks

???

>>149612973
>>149611319
>hey, so there's this one plot point
>and it kinda bothers me
>so let's type it out it in the least amount of context possible
>too make it sound more retarded then it is]

>>149612973
>lets put him in an induced coma and hook him to our network so he directs our troops enforcing our will
fxd

>>149611319
>hey so we found this race with the gift
>we know nothing about them
>except for the fact they are hostile to our invasion and kicking our asses
>let's invite them aboard our HQ and offer them our hand after we murdered half their race

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I am Czech and i am triggerred by the fact that there are no czech voice packs

I downloaded bunch of czech games and czech localisations for random vidya

Should i bother with digging through billions of audio files and try to cobble together few voices or would noone care because tbqh i dont think just doing this just for my own needs is worth the effort

>>149616501
> is worth the effort

voice packs are just time, not effort

>>149616501
If you make czech voice packs I'll use them.

>>149616608
Well yeah I guess that's correct.

>>149616651
Aight then. If I'll finish it I'll post the link here.

>>149616501
>>149616651
same here
the less i can understand what my soldiers are saying the better

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>>149610705

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>tfw you activate four pods on turn one because they were clustered around your spawn

>>149618234
That's alot of kills.

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XCOM Galil gun mod is out

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=731360623

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>>149618458
I guess she's the queen for a reason. She and my star sniper sit back and plink at people in their grav harnesses, I guess that's how they're racking them up. I really need to spread it around, but I've had such a small crew for such a long time it's hard to open it up (I only just got my first spa training facility online, etc.)

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>>149576257

>>149606562
Why did you black the name out? Is it something really weeby and you didn't want to be embarrassed?

>>149619493
My best soldiers all alternate between front line duty and backline, whatever their stats are best for. Often the Veterans are leading from the front. I posted that particular crew member because she holds the highest mission count (and is still alive), she actually doesn't have the most kills or highest stats.

I guess that rotates more people in and out for kills and missions due to wounds and sometimes deaths.

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>>149616501
If you do this, I promise to use it and name the soldiers after my favorite Czech hockey players.

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>>149618404
On the bright side, finished the mission fast because literally every enemy was there from the start.

Killed the avatar too.

>>149620952
>4 wounded
How bad it was

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>>149620952
>Average over 6 enemy kills per turn
Grenades, Reaper, and Serial are fun

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>Investigate the forge
>Spawn RIGHT NEXT to two pods, so they see me before I even get to move

I guess we're going in hot.

>>149623087
Good luck, soldier.

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>spawn outside
>drag to go around
fuck that

>>149623714

Fuck that spawn.

I usually just breach with a kinetic fist. on that area usually. Gotta be careful not to damage the flight computers though.

What is up with ufopaedia.org lately? They're not allowing sign ups and the site is slow as balls.

I see their head administrator resigned and no one has really stepped in to pick up the pieces. Like, someone is hosting it, but not involved, and never turned signups back on.

How reliable is flush to set off proxy mines? I've always been torn on how to detonate my own reliably over the course of a mission. I used to take engineers with nine alien grenades but that's not particularly appealing now that I look at it.

I was thinking of making a Valkyrie with:
LEU > Flush > RR > LNL > Opportunist > CD > RF/AF

To completely replace my grenade engineers. Only MEC to get LNL, CD and Flush, between RR overwatch and potentially RF I have a unit with basically every ammo sink known to man rolled into one that also happens to have LNL, which is a perk I am just in love with. (I made some HEAT Valkyries before and found the unit basically unplayable without LNL.)

I would put one or two grenade launchers on it to detonate mines on clusters of flying units, which neither care for flush nor would reliably trigger the proxy mines through movement anyway.

Problem is that I haven't used flush all that much so far so I don't know how reliable it is. Also in the back of my head I'm wondering how many instant kills I'm missing from not adding grenade damage into the mix. I have an ITZ sniper around but it's a scary thought nonetheless.

I'm half considering making one batch of archers for proxy mines with tandem warheads and one batch of archers purely for grenades with grenadier and just take two archers every mission but that seems a bit overkill.

This would be so easy to solve if CD could set off mines.

How did your squads cope with detonating 12 mines?

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>>149623714
This is where shit always goes to hell, always.

Is there a mod that fixes how buildings and LoS interact? Getting suppressed through walls is bullshit.

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Snoips

Started working on this right after the cannon, and everything was going really smoothly and fast, and then i slowed down a lot for some raisin. To be honest i'm not too happy with how the barrel ended up looking, but that's ok, the repeater will look cool, and everyone loves repeaters.

Just attachments, UI and sound left though.

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>>149623087
>>149623476
By the end of the first turn 12 enemies lie dead, over half ended by Won Shik "Hellfire" Han's sword.

But the battle still rages.

so when the fuck are they gonna make long war 2?

>>149625795

There's no such thing as Long War 2.

>>149624463
I never did need that many mines, you really underestimate the explosive potential of archers. I only had one archer, who was lugging two proxy mine launchers as well as a grenade launcher. With all the explosive perks taken(and the finisher being tandem warheads), everything died more or less in one go. Bringing along two is as you speculated, completely overkill. But this is long dong, so completely overkill might just be what you need a few missions down.

I'm very hesitant in your build. It's an ammo sink build, and I'm not sure if it'll work based how you want it to work. The advantages of Archers and Engineers is that you can get explosives out without a hassle, and do a lot of damage in them. You want to play around with Flush in it, and while it is reliable enough, you have a problem with the build. If you overwatch, drain your ammo with a few shots, then decide you need to launch a mine? It's very well likely you won't have enough ammo, and even with LnL, you'll only have one more action left to throw out the mine. You won't be able to follow up with flush unless you have an officer around who can command him.

I'd honestly just recommend sticking with Archers for explosives. No one handles them better.

advent is by far the worst part of this game

>>149625615
Looks pretty damn wicked anon!

>>149626504
Go away XCOM, don't you have more civilian lives to ruin?

>>149627172
Well if you ADVENT scum wouldn't huddle around the civs on your patrols we wouldn't have to fucking grenade them to kill you, so if you think about it it's really you whos ruining their lives.

>>149627172
Why do you hate freedom?

>>149627172
Go land another dropship in an overwatch trap you gene-modded scum

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I've been kicking around an idea for a mod that's a little more roleplay-intensive than "Squad Cohesion". The basic concept is that if a soldier spends time in battle with another, a relationship may develop between them, rolled after battle like AWC. These would come in many forms, each with unique passive benefits as well as some detriments. My best fleshed-out examples right now:

Mentor/Protege:
>Can only develop between soldiers at least two ranks apart
>Protege receives +5 Aim
>Mentor receives +5 Defense.
>If Mentor is killed, Protege receives permanent +5 Aim and Crit (Revenge).
>If Protege dies, Mentor gets permanent -10 Will ("I failed him").

Lovers:
>+5 Will each if within X tiles
>-5 Aim each if outside of Y tiles (Distracted)
>If one panics, the other is guaranteed to panic
>If one is killed, the other receives -50 Will, halved each in-game month (Mourning)
>Maybe a bonus after will is restored to normal?

The primary goal would be to make relationships interesting from a storytelling perspective and let more stories emerge from every day gameplay. But it would be nice to have it somewhat balanced.

>>149625615
I was looking for mods to add to my new playthrough today and saw your work--love it! I really thought the aesthetics of the vanilla plasma were too perfect and alien-like. Takes all the fun out of being The Resistance.

>>149627773
That's a nice excuse to kill those you supposedly want to """save"""

>>149627782
Except we don't, that's just propaganda. Ask anyone in the city centers. When you aren't busy killing them that is

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>>149624741
Somehow I wasn't swarmed by 6 pods

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>>149535676
CUTE ADVENT WHAT IS---

Everything is fine. Advent is Great!

>>149627773
>tfw you cover the city center in fire, acid, and poison gas
saddam-com, assad-com

>>149628165
>propaganda.

If you really love freedom then why are you so close minded?

>>149628390
How exactly?

>>149628161
Maybe the after mourning perk could be a passive psi-shield or a damaging feedback if attacked with psi abilities?
I mean you are giving the soldier a really harsh -50 will during a month

>>149628521
Our 'Propaganda' is the truth, thats why.
Advent lovers need to suck on a grenade desu.

>>149628643
If that's seriously how you guys formulate arguments then no wonder you fell into obscurity.

Desperate to keep a hold, you just go along random cities and murder half a block, civilians or no civilians, and get out. Who's support are you trying to get?

>>149628614
I like that. Tortured soul.

Can someone get me the 103° Celsius pic from that anon that posted his specs?

i know it was probably a bug

>>149630236
I wouldn't put it past that fucker to actually be running that hot.

I was running that hot while playing the Division until my computer spontaneously rebooted and then I realized there was a serious problem.

Now, why he's flaunting that temperature and doing his CPU permanent damage, I don't know...

The Noctua u14s or whatever it's called (aftermarket heatsink&fan, XBOX HUEG) has solved all my heat problems.

>>149628161
Interesting. Don't know about the feasibility, but I'd like it even more if there were small random chances for different effects instead of guaranteed huge mourning penalties ala a heart of vengeance type thing where, 'The girl I was in lesbians with is dead and now I'm going to FUCKING KILL ALL YOU AYY BASTARDS,' etc..

I also like the idea of maybe gaining a plus or minus against certain ayy types. Mentor was killed by a snek and now the protege receives a bonus to murdering sneks. Lover panics to pectoid attacks more easily, but gets a +5 to will against other stuff from hardening their heart. Things like that.

I think it has a lot of potential, anon.

>>149630236
Here it is you lazy asshole
>>149375432

>>149630941
not that one m8 i meant the one with reactions images.

Thanks, though. That one is also really hot.

>>149630737
>small random chances for different effects
would definitely be more balanced. ultimately a lot of it will be determined by what's possible. I'm a developer but have no modding experience whatsoever.

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>>149631384
Oh, sorry. You aren't thinking of this one, right? I know it doesn't mention heat, but it's the only one I could think of. Could you describe it more?

>>149631920
I'm thinking of the one that says "They pleaded him to stop"

Also he says "it runs fine but it has a slight burning smell at times."

pls

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>>149632052
>http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/889/156/e53.png
>computer overheating 4chan /v/

>>149629054
Shut up you fucking alien lover, your kind will hang on the day of the return of the commander!

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>>149632257
thanks for spoonfeeding me mate.

Have this in exchange. A crispy semioc reaction image you'll never use.

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>>149632334
Can't we all just live in peace?

>>149633272
*We* can live in peace
*You* can rest in peace

>>149633272
Last time we pledged peace you kidnapped our commander, branded us as terrorist and did human milkshakes for your muton dick lover elders.

>>149633442
harsh but fair

I never got Xcom2 when it was first released. I kind of want to get it when it and all its dlc is released just like I did with the first xcom. Has all the all the dlc been released? do they plan on releasing an expansion like enemy within? IDC if I have to wait but I just like having everything at one time.

>>149634080

All the DLC is out, an Expansion has not been announced but it's very likely that there's going to be one.

>>149634204
Thanks, what new mechanic/game play do you think they could add that would be expansion worthy?

>>149634080
All the DLC we know about has been released. That's not to say there won't be more, but additional content might well be in a future expansion since they haven't announced any more DLC yet.

Can't imagine they'll stop milking the cash cow yet.

>>149634381
Cyborg or gene soldiers, maybe. A side series of campaign missions a la EXALT, perhaps.Stuff that's beyond the time and resources of modders, hopefully.

>>149634381
terror from the deep extra campaign

>>149625931
Thats the problem

>>149625931
>>149635103
Guys, take a wild-ass guess what the unannounced final mod from the LW team will be.

>>149634381
playable ethereal

>>149635206
genemodded soldiers?

>>149635206
and how long away will that be?

>>149635206
new game+?
an option that removes timer?
fucking base building?

They have one thing on their mind.

>>149634381
A true strategy layer like Civilization or any other GSG.

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>>149635839
Forgot pic in true /xcg/ style

>it's a "psi op with fuse goes on a mission that has 10 mutons" episode

Thank you ABA for letting me experience this. Most fun I ever had in the game

I want a MEC that can use psi and mod the MEC suit with alien stuff, what do.

tell me its over I'll still love you the same

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Time to kick some ass

>>149635206

Won't be new ayys (already announced), won't be a new weapon. Could be something armor related with capnbubs on team but that seems underwhelming for a last final hurrah.

One of following:

-True blue MEC build from your soldiers and 7 Mec classes based off the 7 Xcom2 LW perks:
Ranger = Valk
Sniper = Jaeger
Shinobi = pathfinder
Assault =Marauder
Gunner = Goliath
Grenadier = Archer
Specialist = Shogun

-Landed UFOs brought back and in full variety
-Pissing off the guys already working on a Xcom1 in Xcom2 engine, the final mod being LW Xcom1 in Xcom2.

My money is on Semi large scale LW Gameplay overhaul. Not a total conversion per se but the general LW changes to the Xcom1 campaign. Specifically:
-1 guerilla op occurs at a time, you can refuse to do it without direct punishment but they are much harder.
-Choose starting location and Resistance HQ bonus a'la LW1
-Complete change of continent bonuses (and possibly mini country bonuses that are weaker than the HQ bonus).
-Have to build each weapon/each armor but it's not as expensive for 1 gun or 1 armor as the Xcom2 "buy it once and you're good to go but it costs an arm and a leg on legendary"
-LW balanced/approach to larger enemy pods and harder enemies overall
-Changes to the doomclock. Maybe it happens much much MUCH slower (like maybe 75% slower to legendary's fill rate) but there is almost no way to take a box away once it occurs. Maybe 1 highly expensive and difficult method - think less alien facility 'done in 10 turns' and more LW1 style alien base "get ready for a slugfest"

>>149640232
B U L K Y

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>>149641168

And while I like the idea of the bottom if it's dreaming I'd kill for CapnBubs and LW to have a "Xcom mini-Sectopod" kind of power armor mech. Not a Elysium style rugged exo-suit or the refined kind of power armor suit of T3 but something you pilot, not just drive.

>>149641168

>True blue MEC build from your soldiers and 7 Mec classes based off the 7 Xcom2 LW perks:

Why bother? Seriously, just expand upon SPARKs, give them multiple classes they can level into and it will functionally be the same thing without having to use a soldier to make it.

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what team is best and why is it noble team?

>>149645263

>There are people out there that use Halo weapons for all tiers instead of just 1
>They also use SPARTAN armor for anything other than Tier 2

Absolutely disgusting.

>>149645263
Because thats Not Delta Squad

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What pick /xcg/

>>149649539
What is grapeshot?

>>149650095
>>149649539
Nevermind I'm retarded

Not really sure, untouchable is pretty good, but damage is kind. Grapeshot I guess?

>>149645263
Best team would be a team of 6 Vipers.

>>149650160
untouchable is amazing why are you forsaking it

also this is out now
>http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=731540200

>>149650713
>Vipers
I've played Playable Aliens and, while Vipers are alright, Codexes are fucking amazing. Teleport is gamebreakingly good with a shotgun.

>>149651189
>playing with blatantly C H E A T ayys instead of cute sneks

why, anon

>>149651353
>Implying 80% inherent dodge isn't blatantly C H E A T too

>>149651189
I'd rather a mod that lets me play as Vipers, but with normal XCOM classes.

>>149651879
its only C H E A T if you give them dodge PCS. Besides, they can't wear armor like normal xcom so its relatively fair

I just realized Xcom could be refitted as a Ghostbusters game.

>>149652920
I think I like the idea of a team of ghost hunting professionals more than pirates.

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F I S T

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>>149656720
>tfw Sparks don't send ayys flying away
It's like Jake hates fun or something.

>>149651189
It's Codices, you waste of life.

>>149656720
>4 MECs
madman

>>149656919
shit i'd be promoted too for punching an ethereal into the geoscape

If you disable the SPARK mission you can just build them in the proving grounds right?

Like how if you disable the viper king mission you get the weapons from the proving grounds and rulers just show up.

>>149658087
yes

>>149652750
I don't know what version of the mod you were using, because yes they could.

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>tfw you miss a 97% shot

>>149659045
>taking anything less than a 100% shot

>>149658087
Sure, it only takes 80 years and billions of resources to make one, no problem. Thanks Jake!

>>149658087

I had to resort to doing that. For some reason the DLC missions would just not fire on the map.

I did fix my issue with EU Ports though.

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>>149560979
Personally I'm waiting for improved playable snek mod when?

Playabale advent is not enough. Too glitchy

Haven't played since the XCOM2 vanilla launch. Could someone succinctly share what the various DLC add? Thanks, boys.

>>149660158
Playable Aliens mod in the workshop.

Anyone know why my camera is fucked up?
I reset my inis and the camera would not rotate anymore.

I was using Grimy Hotkeys which had a camera edit, I uninstalled that and tried to go back to FreeCameraRotation but now the camera is back to vanilla and FCR just straight up isn't working.

>>149660820
Anarchy's children is retarded cosmetics
Alien Hunters adds some unique weapons and armor, also 3 bosses
Shen's last gift adds mechs, that are nowhere near as good as EW ones, and those were pretty mediocre already

>>149661461
Cheers.

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irl Vahlen is a qt

>>149661971
It's no mystery why every LoL comp player or so tried to bone her
One did succeed i think

>>149661139
Its not enough.

I want to customize my snek arma. See her rappel down a rope. Evac up a rope. Knock out a dark VIP.

Even perform that salute before the final mission.

I want a REAL viper defector

>>149663209
Never ever, dreamboy. If Vahlen couldn't raise a snek defector, no one can.

>>149663514
FUCK YOU

A MAN CAN DREAM

AND IF THEY CAN MAKE A VIPER BE SASSY, WE CAN OUR REAL SNEK CHAMPION

>>149661971
what an ugly skeleton

>>149659045
1. Take a coin.
2. Toss it 10 times
3. Count how many times it will be tail - miss and face - hit
4.????
5. Learn more about probability theory

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That feel when 2 out of 3 rulers get executed first time you see them.

I guess that's karma for all the 85% shots I missed on gate crasher.

>>149668814

>Not using the Rulers Can't be Executed cheat

>>149659045
>not taking a 37% shot and scoring a critical
Its like you don't fuck around with the probability system

>>149668971
>not using lube to cope with the rulers magnificent design

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Snek.

>>149673020
KILL IT

>>149673020
FUG IT

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>>149674037
>>149674220
Make your mind X-scum

>>149674357
FUG IT WITH BULLETS
TO DEATH

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>>149674475
You wish fag

>>149674692
I will fug you, repeteadly.

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>>149675250

Heads up to anyone playing ABA

If you Dominate a Tech Commando(shieldbearer with a gremlin who can use aid protocol and a gremlin version of fuse), you won't be able to use his gremlin. Those two abilities won't be listed in the hotbar, only one you'll have is the raise shields ability. Dominate a trauma launcher instead, you won't regret it

Do dark events affect story missions? Like am I gonna get extra enemies at the advent forge if I have that dark event?

>>149645645
ur a faget

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>>149668971
>cheating the game out of it's magnificent design
Jake put those repeaters into the game for a reason. Rules not being immune to it means that it is an intentional weakness, probably to make the normally underused repeaters more viable.

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4 SHOTS A TURN

THE RIDE IS STARTING

>>149610019
WHERE IS THE EXPANSION THEN JAKE?

Pure virtual function being called while application was running (GIsRunning == 1).

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Fun fact: there's more archons behind that truck

>>149679326
How is that a fun fact ?

>>149679326
What the hell is wrong with the pods?
I mean you had to be very unlucky to activate 2 at the same time but cmmon.

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goddamn proxy mines that are completely ignored by enemies
meanwhile, i should take precision shot more often on mayhem snipers

>>149680403
Here's another: this is about half of the alien force of the base. There's still a sectopod stomping somewhere close by

>>149680564
The prime sectoid pod dashed into my squad that turn, and one of the archons in return went far enough to reveal my concealed guy at the front. Which triggered everyone else. The five archons and the gatekeeper also decided to stay back at the truck while the other two pods moved forward.

>>149680753
>shoot a mine under a muton on a terror mission
>he walks over it like it's nothing
>shoots a civvy
>lowers my score from excellent to good
mines were a mistake

>>149679326
Are you using any class cheats? I doubt the vanilla classes could handle shit like that, even with Hunter gear.

>>149661971
Thanks for the edit anon.

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>>149677025
AT LEAST 6 MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD. JUST HAVE FUN WITH THE DLC TILL THEN, DON'T YOU LIKE RULERS!?!

>>149677002
You better change that nickname to "Bullet Wizard" you bastard

>>149684140
Yea, LW perk pack

Grenadier saved my ass, even with grenades being nerfed with me using grenade fall off damage. The ones in LW get an ability to have a flashbang on them, and another ability that makes them into Sting Grenades(standard flashbangs but with a chance to stun). Their radius is fucking humongous with the grenade launchers, so you can launch it at groups of shit and not only disorient, but potentially knock out a large chunk of them.

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>watching Beneath Hill 60

XCOM WW1 stuff when

>it's a "ADVENT moves 1 tile into your LOS and hits your overwatching trooper in high cover"

Cheating fucking shits, it's bullshit that they know where your troops are no matter if they've actually seen them.

>>149684998
A wolf themed one fits better due to the actual character, though I'll note your suggestion.

>>149685141
>That helmet with attached front plating
pretty tactical

>6 lancers on the 6th mission

die
fucking die, whoever came up with this