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I've got Rookies Variety as a mod so they get all sorts of crazy random clownsuits, but it hasn't been updated since 2016. I assume "change the RNG for creating rookies" isn't going to break in the new expansion or anything, but is there an updated mod that does this and any reason to switch?
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Sep 3, 2017 23:34
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Did they remove the thing where your troops would get scars sometimes when badly wounded? It happened a lot in my old playthroughs but I haven't seen it happen once since WoTC.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:40
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:Did they remove the thing where your troops would get scars sometimes when badly wounded? It happened a lot in my old playthroughs but I haven't seen it happen once since WoTC. http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1124311133
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Sep 3, 2017 23:42
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Captain Oblivious posted:Calling it now, Terror from the Deep inspired XCOM 3 is going to be caused by Dr. Vahlen. Somehow. Someway. Koffmander, I genetically engineered zees lobsters and gave zem plasma rifles to fight advent, now zey have taken over most of ze Indian Ocean
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Sep 3, 2017 23:46
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Does anyone actually use standard rifles anymore? The only reason I have in the last two campaigns after promotions is so my specialist can shoot more than one lost at a time one mission.quote:The mod itself says "This mod is working fine in WotC!" right in the description, as the comments do, so I guess it's alright. Oh cool, thanks! quote:Koffmander, I genetically engineered zees lobsters and gave zem plasma rifles to fight advent, now zey have taken over most of ze Indian Ocean "Why" - Tygan, XCOM 3: Enemy Submerged RBA Starblade fucked around with this message at 23:50 on Sep 3, 2017 |
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Sep 3, 2017 23:48
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So I absolutely loved XCOM (and the original UFO Defense) but for some reason managed to never get the hang of XCOM2 and quit after wiping like eight campaigns on the same day, and never made it more than two terror missions into the game. Is there a good tutorial series of general gameplay tips for the base campaign? WotC looks bananas but I definitely need to know all the regular content first.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:48
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CharlestonJew posted:Koffmander, I genetically engineered zees lobsters and gave zem plasma rifles to fight advent, now zey have taken over most of ze Indian Ocean Science iz not about asking "why", it iz about asking "why not." Unt zen ignoring the answer.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:49
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CharlestonJew posted:Koffmander, I genetically engineered zees lobsters and gave zem plasma rifles to fight advent, now zey have taken over most of ze Indian Ocean Don't ask about zee dinosaurs. I vas in a drunken stupor.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:49
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Neat, thanks! Weird that they managed to break the feature though.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:50
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Bruceski posted:I've got Rookies Variety as a mod so they get all sorts of crazy random clownsuits, but it hasn't been updated since 2016. I assume "change the RNG for creating rookies" isn't going to break in the new expansion or anything, but is there an updated mod that does this and any reason to switch? I don't know. Does it add outfits? Some outfit mods cause crashes if they aren't updated: it looks like Spart's kitbashes is a goner because it can cause crashes but Spart doesn't have the ability to update it.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:51
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So I just used Interrupt on a reinforcement pod. They scattered, I tried to use Wrath and missed, and then they each got another full turn. It's my first time using Interrupt - is the whole abiltiy bugged, or is it something specific about reinforcement pods or something?
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Sep 3, 2017 23:53
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RazzleDazzleHour posted:So I absolutely loved XCOM (and the original UFO Defense) but for some reason managed to never get the hang of XCOM2 and quit after wiping like eight campaigns on the same day, and never made it more than two terror missions into the game. Is there a good tutorial series of general gameplay tips for the base campaign? WotC looks bananas but I definitely need to know all the regular content first. Play on a lower difficulty until you get the hang of it and move up. Easy or whatever is very, very simple even if you run in to poo poo on occasion, you'll always be able to recover. WotC is amazing but I have like 200hrs in vanilla XCOM2 + poo poo expansions. XCOM2 + WotC on higher difficulties is all about ruining your day with a dimming light of hope at the end of a long, poo poo infested tunnel. It's pretty amazing. I have like 24 hrs in it and I bought WotC Friday after work..... E: I didn't get a single engineer until after the first month and started on a continent with a Chosen (just happened to be Assassin, but I guess this is random) - is this the norm? mst4k fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Sep 4, 2017 |
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Sep 3, 2017 23:59
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:Neat, thanks! Weird that they managed to break the feature though. The weird thing isn't that they broke the feature, the weird thing is that they broke it around when Alien Hunters came out. They specifically modified the code for the expansion pack (reusing the old shaken code and instead using it as a "did this unit already get a scar? check), yet they didn't seem to actually test whether scarring actually worked with the changes. @hito I have used Interrupt in my recent debug mission and Mox interrupted enemies on the map just fine, though it wasn't a reinforcement pod.
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Sep 4, 2017 00:00
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Pharmaskittle posted:Lol I had a sectoid reanimate a warlock's psy zombie I had exploded the previous turn and it was just a ball of light, this stupid game owns. I had a sectoid reanimate a purifier that exploded and he was a massive pillar of fire with glowing eyes. Like three stories tall and wide as a bus. I have no idea what the gently caress I noped the gently caress out of there.
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Sep 4, 2017 00:06
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marshmallow creep posted:I don't know. Does it add outfits? Some outfit mods cause crashes if they aren't updated: it looks like Spart's kitbashes is a goner because it can cause crashes but Spart doesn't have the ability to update it. No new outfits, just changed the rolls for new rookies to include all the colors and greater chance of accessories and such.
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Sep 4, 2017 00:13
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Sep 4, 2017 00:22
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So Resistance Ring and GTS are the obvious first to things to build but what should come 3rd. Proving Ground?
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Sep 4, 2017 00:44
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Lost world is kind of a nothing dark event in general but a small zombie hoard wandering out of an advent burger shop is worth a giggle.
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Sep 4, 2017 00:47
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poster maker is so rad
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Sep 4, 2017 00:52
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I miss Dr. Vahlen and really hope we see her again in X-Com 3
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Sep 4, 2017 01:00
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Axetrain posted:I'm turning the DLC off honestly. Alien Hunters is too much work for too little reward and I never use sparks personally, although some people here have said they like them. Yeah I never bought any of the dlc myself when I bought vanilla xcom 2 months ago and war of the chosen seems crazy enough as it is. Like rulers And chosen? Egh. I'm definitely not starved for a challenge
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Sep 4, 2017 01:05
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PlasticAutomaton posted:I miss Dr. Vahlen and really hope we see her again in X-Com 3 I like that the devs have embraced Vahlen memes from XCOM 1 and just made her go full Hojo. "Why, why any of this" - Tygan indeed
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Sep 4, 2017 01:05
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Captain Oblivious posted:I like that the devs have embraced Vahlen memes from XCOM 1 and just made her go full Hojo. I like the one Resistance Radio call where the guy smugly bets the Elders regret firing him from ADVENT Burger.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:15
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Captain Oblivious posted:I like that the devs have embraced Vahlen memes from XCOM 1 and just made her go full Hojo. they made her pretty crazy in xcom 1 too, I love the cutscene when you get the psychic beacon and you are bringing it home and vahlen just has this crazy poo poo eating grin on her face while Shen gives her a horrified look
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Sep 4, 2017 01:17
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Is anyone else having an issue where sometimes when you get into a mission someone on your squad suddenly has no armor or items? It has happened to me 3 times now, which when playing Ironman is kind of annoying because I suddenly have someone I have to baby because a single crit is going to kill them.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:18
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https://clips.twitch.tv/TolerantTriumphantCobblerBCWarrior One of my soldiers had a crisis of conscience at the end of a mission.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:20
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babypolis posted:they made her pretty crazy in xcom 1 too, I love the cutscene when you get the psychic beacon and you are bringing it home and vahlen just has this crazy poo poo eating grin on her face while Shen gives her a horrified look She was never this nuts, and repeatedly demonstrated concern for the lives and well beings of XCOM operatives in the first game. I'm okay with the memes supplanting her original characterization but that IS what it is. It's super funny though and an alien occupation can change someone so hey whatever.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:27
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Captain Oblivious posted:She was never this nuts, and repeatedly demonstrated concern for the lives and well beings of XCOM operatives in the first game. XCOM 2 doesn't really go that wild with it, beyond it being a poor life choice to do in the first place. The difference apparently is Vahlen didn't see why not to select the "Advanced Archon Missiles" research to do instead of what the Commander usually went for, which was probably some bullshit about a grappling hook. It sounds like she did a good job handling the XCOM remnants with her until the Viper King broke loose in a small earthquake.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:29
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Are the chosen static or random my first DLC game has me fighting an assassin that is immune to overwatch that is just killing my people 1 at a time then disappearing one of my remaining 3 dudes tries to spot them and I might get 1-2 shots off maybe if I'm not getting swarmed by the other stuff in the mission then the next one is dead I really am not sure I have the resources to deal with this so early in the game.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:37
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RBA Starblade posted:XCOM 2 doesn't really go that wild with it, beyond it being a poor life choice to do in the first place. The difference apparently is Vahlen didn't see why not to select the "Advanced Archon Missiles" research to do instead of what the Commander usually went for, which was probably some bullshit about a grappling hook. It sounds like she did a good job handling the XCOM remnants with her until the Viper King broke loose in a small earthquake. I think you're downplaying what an astonishingly bad idea it was in the first place 
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Sep 4, 2017 01:39
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socialsecurity posted:Are the chosen static or random my first DLC game has me fighting an assassin that is immune to overwatch that is just killing my people 1 at a time then disappearing one of my remaining 3 dudes tries to spot them and I might get 1-2 shots off maybe if I'm not getting swarmed by the other stuff in the mission then the next one is dead I really am not sure I have the resources to deal with this so early in the game. I think the assassin is scripted to be immune to overwatch. I've never seen or heard of it not having that.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:51
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Do smoke grenades trigger the lost?
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Sep 4, 2017 01:53
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Axetrain posted:Do smoke grenades trigger the lost? Yes.
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Sep 4, 2017 01:53
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Captain Oblivious posted:I think you're downplaying what an astonishingly bad idea it was in the first place She is at least a 7 on some scale where Jurassic Park is a 1.
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Sep 4, 2017 02:05
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Khisanth Magus posted:Is anyone else having an issue where sometimes when you get into a mission someone on your squad suddenly has no armor or items? It has happened to me 3 times now, which when playing Ironman is kind of annoying because I suddenly have someone I have to baby because a single crit is going to kill them. Are you sure it's not a extra soldier that the resistance gave you for picking that perk? :P If so i also made that same mistake 3+ times.
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Sep 4, 2017 02:06
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RBA Starblade posted:I think the assassin is scripted to be immune to overwatch. I've never seen or heard of it not having that. Mine doesn't have Shadowstep. Having said that, I've definitely noticed her having it more than usual, and I have seen it on every Lost and Abandoned video. I wonder if it happens such that she always has Shadowstep if she's your first Chosen?
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Sep 4, 2017 02:11
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October., I'm finally doing the Alien Ruler mission. I would've killed the Viper King but it froze 4 of my guys 
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Sep 4, 2017 02:13
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Apparently if you have people on a covert op never hit the "remove utility items" button because they technically count as in the barracks and lose whatever you gave them, like medkits, vests, or scanners.
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Sep 4, 2017 02:14
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Axetrain posted:So Resistance Ring and GTS are the obvious first to things to build but what should come 3rd. Proving Ground? Infirmary was among my first few rooms
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Sep 4, 2017 02:16
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Axetrain posted:So Resistance Ring and GTS are the obvious first to things to build but what should come 3rd. Proving Ground? Yeah, especially if you want SPARKS. Infirmary is only really necessary if someone important rolls a bad trait tbh.
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