/xcg/ - XCOM General

XCOM 1 and 2 are Good Games edition

Previous Mission: News:
1)
Julian Gollop is working on his new game Phoenix Point. It's a turn-based tactical game with strategy elements, destructible terrain, geoscape and character progression much akin to XCOM. Lobstermen are confirmed.
>twitter.com/Phoenix_Point
>phoenixpoint.info/
>pcgamer.com/julian-gollop-announces-new-game-phoenix-point/

2)
Long War Studios are working on more mods for XCOM2. The first in a planned series of five is live on Workshop + Nexus now, and is called Long War Toolbox.
>xcom.com/news/en-long-war-studios-creating-more-xcom-2-mods
>steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=674832831
Also cosmetic mod author Capnbubs - maker of the most endorsed mod on the workshop - has been signed onto the LWS team to model stuff.

3)
Alien Rulers has been released alongside a large patch
> xcom.com/news/en-dangerous-ruler-aliens-await-in-xcom-2s-alien-hunters-dlc

4) user dug up some Shen's Last Gift SDK assets last thread:
>imgur.com/a/Z5aWQ

The /xcg/ Mandatory Read:
>pastebin.com/k9pT8zx4


Assorted improvements (Skip intros, alleviate stuttering, multi monitor support, and resolutions past 1080p)
>steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=616682629

XCOM2 NEW AND IMPROVED MODLIST, updated regularly:
>pastebin.com/pTMatP5Z

NEW MEGA MOD LIBRARY - Contains all 180 mods from the new modlist:
>mega.nz/#F!HlgWjCqR!STJ0c0kW8Fs6jKynqKyerw

Music for killing ayys:
youtube.com/watch?v=a01QQZyl-_I
youtube.com/watch?v=vkOJ9uNj9EY
youtube.com/watch?v=FE6RuZuvjMs

/xcg/'s Long War Library (New LW players read this shit or you will be ignored):
>pastebin.com/YmaXBKpN

Image Library of /xcg/:
>imgur.com/a/S1qfx

Other urls found in this thread:

youtube.com/watch?v=_6gPvzbqdiI
youtube.com/watch?v=_kmn35oH5JI
youtube.com/watch?v=2Beda3kFNjo
youtube.com/watch?v=_zXKtfKnfT8
youtube.com/watch?v=fS1OryN8UHk
youtube.com/watch?v=bdaQHTWT_ZI
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618077830
twitter.com/SFWRedditGifs

pistols are useful in X1 and X2

Good OP.

Somebody explain the good game meme to me, please

It's a good game.

It will be my burden to bare for such transgressions. but it was worth it

Impressive picture.

Console announcement removed from the news section?

Some guy was shitposting about how shit Xcom2 was and how much better EU was compared to it.

So he got counter shitposted with people responding to him saying that Xcom2 was good game and that he didn't have arguments.

There is no meme.

Of course, no one cares. jk I'm idiot

POST "WE'VE BEEN SPOTTED" MUSIC

youtube.com/watch?v=_6gPvzbqdiI

hey /xcg/
I hope you do well on your memeball matches this weekend

Did you copy paste an OP from a previous thread?

Well if you consider bashing XCOM2 because you can min-max and abuse meta shit then yeah, he had some arguments.

Bedankt

>terror mission
>move 3 tiles to nearest cover
>contact
>not enough cover for entire squad

youtube.com/watch?v=_kmn35oH5JI

Gotta slay

Well, in my opinion, that you didn't ask for, overall Xcom2 is better than EU, sure the strategy layer is more dumbed down, but that's the only thing it does worse than EU. Everything else is better.

And either way, it's one thing to criticize the game(which has always been done in these threads) is an entirely different thing to shitpost for 8 hours about how it's unforgivably shit and everyone is wrong for having fun with it.

youtube.com/watch?v=2Beda3kFNjo

I wasn't shitposting though.

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Is that a facebook filename?

Well yeah, how else would I mess it up, just changed the previous campaign edition, previous campaign, and music selection.

I think I've make a mistake in every OP I've made.

Naw, he's actually telling the truth.

>explain how the strategy layer is dumbed down and simple in the last thread
>you're a shitposter
>actually I completely agree it was dumbed down and simple but you're still a shitposter for disagreeing with me
I wasn't the guy posting for 8 hours straight either for fucks sake, there were 91 unique IPs in that thread

If you aren't that guy then why are you replying as if i was referencing you?

Fuck if I know or remember got the sexy bastard from google

Because I was the guy at the end actually trying to have a discussion, I wasn't the guy calling everyone a cuck or shill.

Just don't pull this again and maybe you'll stand a chance next time. If there is a next time
Literally the single moment everything went downhill.

Woops meant to link this: People honestly did not know which arguments you were referring too.

>Rolling with two Colonel Gunslingers
youtube.com/watch?v=_zXKtfKnfT8

Nth for pure and innocent Codex

Ello ello ello,whats been going on 'ere?

>take cover next to a car
>no indication of the car being on fire or anything
>lol jk

how do I forget these simple things

>Ello ello ello,whats been going on 'ere?
autism.

EXALT
X
A
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Rule #1 of XCOM: car is not cover
Rule #2 of XCOM: half cover is also not cover

Every car is a useless exploding prop, anyway.

Turns out filling everything with elerium is a bad idea.

There are objectively three things missing in X2 that were in X1:
1)Shivs
2)Flying (floating doesn't count)
3)Rocket Launchers (Exo rocket is not the same)

Sometimes its all the cover you have.

youtube.com/watch?v=fS1OryN8UHk

Standing out in the open is safer than next to a car.

If thats the case you wait and destroy the car.

Shut up, carl

youtube.com/watch?v=bdaQHTWT_ZI

Don't be silly

>Implying waiting in X2 timed Boogalo

You should be ensuring you have at least 2 or 3 turns spare on every timed mission. A car can only cover one guy anyway.

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>You should be ensuring you have at least 2 or 3 turns spare on every timed mission.
Well yes of course I should be playing the game in the optimal matter. However, this doesn't really speak to the subject.

>EW
>Take cover next to destroyed car
>It blows up again

How long do those "Blacksite data coordinate" missions last for? Can I suspend them for a, theoretically, infinite time?

>Not planing missions so that you dash into the extract zone in your last turn

I hate to say it but if you can't afford to wait one turn for cover to be safe you need to try and speed up.

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Some missions, like VIP rescue, are usually really tight on the clock though. You just don't know what kind of bullshit you're going to run into so the best bet is to go as fast as possible.

Blacksite or just ADVENT facilities? Either way the answer is always.

That has not been my experience. Often when I dash often as possible and blue move every turn while trying to clear pods I barely make it to evac in time.

I couldn't really imagine slowing down for a turn because unpredictable mishaps could lead to the entire squad being left behind.
You telling me to play faster by playing slower then i already play.

>EW
>Three (3) thinmints right next to car
>Throw two grenades to pop the car
>Car blows up
>Thinmen still at full hp

>timers

If you aren't using this mod

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618077830

Then you're literally playing the game wrong(as Jake intended).

>not using a mod that adjusts the timers so that you can only make it to the EVAC by dashing every soldier every turn

Depends on the rescue, ones where you start with the VIP are alright, ones where you don't are normally really tight.

For standard "kill all" Guerilla ops you should have at least a 3 turn buffer, pushing up next to something thats about to explode will simply slow you down. For straight to Evac missions you should also have the buffer, for pick up the VIP missions running tight is about right

True concealment is dumb, Advent know you're there.

Guys
>kill an enemy pod
>receive one extra turn on the timer
?????

Nice idea.

>steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618077830
Its a cool mod but makes balance tricky for a vanilla campaign.

>pushing up next to something thats about to explode
Who said anything about that? The original user declared they took cover behind a car, and I am responding to the statement "never take cover behind a car." Its certainly something to consider, but perfect missions are often not a thing. I'm glad your missions run so smoothly.

But why

I would prefer EU/EW/LW style nodes you can hit to get more time, maybe a portable radar truck for evac timers or a network box for data data download ones.

I presume thats what you meant by slowing down, sure some missions will go tits up but you should still never take cover behind an in tact car.

>True concealment is dumb, Advent know you're there.

I think it achieves the perfect balance between timers and not having timers, the other alternative i could think of is increasing the timers but that feels more like cheating to me.

>Wanting EW bomb missions back

Are you insane?

If you're struggling with timers its the best mod to use as its the least cheaty one but its still dumb imho.

depends, is this dark event still in play?

>imho
You're a ho?

I liked bomb defusal missions unless it was the meat warehouse/rainy street map in LW, fuck that so hard, but ideally they'd just be one or two nodes rather than EW style where you have to hit most of the nodes

Dunno, never seen it myself.

Is there a way to set up a LAN game with a pirated copy of EW? I'm in the midst of installing it on the second computer now.

>the time didn't read it and tought it was the one that increases the cost of rookies
>i ended with that one and vigilance (increased sight radius)
i barely made it with half my squad

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Or the London train map or the Mumbai train map or the graveyard map.

source?

Graveyard I could handle, the trainyard map was a pain

what is this?

>Try to replay ew
>Camera turns for ages

I miss SHIVs

My friend just drawn my OC Belinda with his OC Trash (yes, she's a zombie nurse).

Is belinda the human Stun Lancer?

That is the gayest shit I've ever heard.

Maybe

My friend drew me a advent vs a zombie nurse. Guess he added a chainsaw too.

>170k players use capnbubs

I didn't even know there were that many copies sold.

Keep up the good work user! We here at /xcg/ love your OC!

That's not the XCOM 2 version

My friend drew me a chainsword vs a chainsaw. Guess he added this gay xcom shit too.

So, EW over LAN? Eh? No help?

Thank you! Also she have a relationships with a snek.

Do you have more images of your excellent OC and art?

I have zero experience concerning this, LAN or pirate copy.

Yes of course

What excellent art, could you continue supplying me

Hm... well

Is there any balanced Marathon-style mod out there?
I tried a longer campaign one on the workshop but enemies progressed too slow, your main squad ended being gods without much effort on your part if you survived a few hours.

Preferably one that plays nice with A Better ADVENT and other enemy mods.

Blast from the past as thanks

You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.

These just get better, do you have the excellent character portrait and study and the one where your OC is lying on a bed with a viper?

How rude my good fellow.

Yes of course

Excellent as ever!

Is she lesbo or bi

The viper's name is a Lakshmi