/xcg/ - XCOM General

> tfw every time I fall for the half cover trap

Feels like I have to make more than 50% of the threads here or no one else will.
Are people just scared to make them for some reason?

dont tell me you destroyed the sarcophagus with those puny autopistols?

>those FUGLY healthbars
never post a screenshot or webm here again pls kthx bye

Probably. Can't imagine why, when the first 5 posts are mocking the OP :^)

>Probably. Can't imagine why, when the first 5 posts are mocking the OP :^)
Well that user has a valid excuse unlike the rest of the no good rookies around here.

I miss my Vahlen bitch...

Why are people bothered by that?
t. OP.

She wasn't that special. Only reason you like her is because you wanted to fuck her.

nah, from the token ranger beacuse i coulnt be arsed to wait for a 5th templar: bluescreen rapid fire, teamwork, combo fire and a lightning hand killed it.
I recorded the entire fight and it took 5:26 (with terrible lags on my pos computer)

eat poop mate, i've gotten used to it, and the alternatives (even vanilla) bothers me to no end. Give me a EU lifebar and i'll switch.

Numeric health display is cancer

That's one of the reasons, yes I'll not deny that.

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>Only reason you like her is because you wanted to fuck her.

Is this not the only reason to miss a woman?

Well, I know who is going out the ramp first.

>snakeman has panicked!

I really don't like how the templars run. The way they sprint and then stop every turn makes them seem so robotic.

Naruto Sanic running mod when?

Where do I get this shirt and those shorts

>this again
Welp, I'm excited to put the series on mute again at least

>Commander run going smoothly
>fatigue is an issue but we're pulling through
>just killed the Assassin
>Just finished first blacksite with a few days to spare
>Get another Avatar pip
>The timer didn't reset
>On Commander you can't cheese it
>Too late to race to another facility
>Assassin weapons unlock right before game over
>I've never gotten to use them and have to wait to use them again

>"Use the debug console command UIPrintStateStack to log the current state stack of information."
>try it
>prints this:
>[0188.49] Log: Unsuppressed event UICore
Very helpful.

Anyone know where to find the UI elements (specifically the notifications manager) from global scope? All i want to do is print a line of text on the screen dammit.

COMMANDER I TRIED TO WARN YOU
THE ALIENS CONTINUED TO MAKE PROGRESS
WHY WOULDN'T YOU LISTEN
WHY DIDN'T WE SLOW THEM DOWN

> tfw you set all your guys on overwatch still in consealment lul
> one pod 2 mutons and a sectoid
> no problem comrade
> set it all off with grenade from grenadier
> sniper fires first misses
> ranger fires misses
> specialist misses
U foken wot m9
This fucking game
Everyone

When a chosen is killed, does the lost supplies from them terrorizing them go away?

What part of permanent do you not understand? The chosen kills them.

I'M SORRY BRADFORD

I SHOULD'VE RUSHED RESISTANCE COMS

COMMANDER OUR INFLUENCE WITH THE RESISTANCE FACTIONS HAS MOTIVATED THEM TO SHARE SOME NEW INFORMATION ON THE CHO-ZEN

Unlike the Chosen, civs do not respawn, so no

>Bradford emphasizing that the factions hate each other
>skipping a resistance op has it say the faction is very unhappy with you
Faction reputation got cut for WotC and is being implemented in X3, right?

>Landed UFO
>Shadow Chamber says 26 enemies

Is this normal? Seems like an awful lot.

Is there a Lost sitrep?

>Faction reputation got cut for WotC and is being implemented in X3, right?
I don't think it was cut, I'm sure they though about it, but really, you can only add so much, and there is no evidence they seriously considered this.
Would not be surprised to see it in X3 though.

No, but I do have the Lost World dark event active. Is this just saying that I can expect one swarm?

The number is inflated by a bunch of Lost then.

>26 enemies is a lot

>On Commander you can't cheese it
You have no idea how lucky I got, I had a mission where I managed to hack a terminal that delayed the facility construction by 4 weeks.

Now I can overly cheese.
And I got something very strange, I can build ammo in an instant, but they cost 0, so now I have unlimited supplies.

I want the game to be harder than Commander but Legendary is retarded

What mods can fix this

Does anybody have any definite information on how the "Spotted FLANKED Enemy" mechanic is supposed to work? I've had it where sometimes the spotting alien will get a free shot on the flanked soldier, but I just had 2 pods take free actions against my entire team, including a grenade that blew up the car we were behind, a psionic bomb, and a muton melee. The grenade was thrown first, broke my overwatch, and spawned a lost swarm.

So is it just random which aliens get free attacks when this happens? Most of the time they just activate like normal.

>I just had 2 pods take free actions against my entire team,
What you are describing is a bug

ADVENT also broke my spoiler tags. This shit doesn't stop.

Less Balaten. More Pistols.

>rescue VIP from a party van
>andromedon goes through the fucking van and reveals VIP
>vipers kill it on the same turn
I'm so bad at this game omg, literally Dark Souls tier hard xD

enemies have a chance to attack on reveal if concealment is broken on their turn

it's an effort to counter a pre release tactic that would net you a free turn

>freeing the VIP with enemies active

I know, it's the counter to the "Beaglerush Maneuver." I just wasn't sure if that meant every active enemy has a chance to attack, or if it was just the one that initially spots you. Never had more than just the one alien take an attack, which is why I wasn't sure if it's a bug like says.

Read harder.

Does it only happen on higher difficulties? It never happened in my veteran campaigns, but the first time a Sectoid flanked someone while patrolling on my new Commander campaign, the poor ranger was immediately crit'ed.

>rescue VIP from a party van
wow no way to misinterpret that

how about you stop tying like a dunce

I've been attacked by several enemies on flank reveal, yes.

I doubt it, but I've never played on anything lower than commander.

>Mission: rescue VIP from party van
There you go, since it was too hard for you to make the connection :(

Does anybody know what the fuck is causing this?

good job user, maybe if you learn to write complete sentences you'll learn to stop being such a conceited asshat

>Hack Workstation - ADVENT Facility
Are we both making the same mod or something?

Please stop this toxic behavior.

What the fuck even made you make that connection?
I'm not making a mod.
I'm trying to figure out why my saves are getting deleted and replaced by the blank red boxes.
Jesus.

>be a dick
>get hit back
>cry
Eat shit

It baffles my mind how noone has made a mod that puts a chinstrap on the vanilla helmets yet.

reminder that research breakthroughs kill a exquisite timing run

So mad

youtube.com/watch?v=JdVb4UnqO7A
Spooky floating shapes and Prey black goo aliens in XCOM when?

>missions with Losts, missions with Losts everywhere
>stupid advent cunts keep using grenade, mortars and blazing pinions
>MORE ZOMBIES

I'm seriously fucking annoyed by those things. Like really. It slows down the pace, and this isn't fun anymore

WHY IS EVERY OTHER MISSION ON A SEWER MAP AAAAAAAAH

Lol

I'm surprised. Past the first 2-3 months commander isn't much different than veteran. At least so far.

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>bring sharpshooter pair on a mission with a grenadier to clear cover
>sewers
>bring rangers and specialists
>deploy on top of a skyscraper

How much knowledge does a chosen interrogating a soldier even give them? They seem to move upwards just fine with no outside help

not much

>Flawlessing a late game Avenger Defense in 6 turns
>that clutch full health Gatekeeper kill from across the map by using my turrets to blow up the main gun's generator it was floating next to
>finishing with a Banish on Brittle Planewalker Warlock to kill him from full health

Is it just me or does XCOM crash 10000% more if you turn on Ironman?

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Looking into the script files more
>Hunter has Killzone
>Warlock has two unused abilities, Corrupt and Possess. Corrupt would turn a soldier into a zombie but apparently it was interruptible, Possess is less finished but only considers Advent as valid targets
>Assassin has Bladestorm and lines for using it

>still no vahlen
>still no meld

>>still no meld
Meld lives on through the boxes in the supply extraction missions.

Also, what is the Hunter's "Bloodletter" ability? Could be I'm not far enough in the game yet, but I haven't seen it.

And yeah, I was curious what the hell Corrupt was.

Killzone is a skill I never took with anyone, what is it used for?

I don't see Bloodletter listed anywhere, where did you see it?

It's an overwatch "cone" ability where anyone who moves into it gets shot at until the sniper runs out of ammo.

>[Play_X2_XP_HNTR_T_Bloodletter_J AkEvent]
>SpokenText="Now we play for blood."
I've only read most of the localization files, not the .inis yet... is there no code for it?

interesting but also risky to use, how do you know that enemies will move there and if you give them this chance that means you might be giving them time to shoot you.

I can't find anything. Maybe it's something from earlier in development and the Hunter's gun didn't always have a chance to cause bleeding by default.

It used to be the premier method of breaking concealment, along with proximity mines, before it was patched (now it won't trigger as long as your squad isn't revealed).

Still the best way to engage a pod on their turn once you are revealed.

Oh yes, did I mention it works with squadsight?

Are you sure that's true about not activating during a concealment ambush? I am almost certain I used it in my first WOTC to wipe a pod of Archons after hitting it from concealment with a grenade.

That's not what he meant - Killzone used to trigger from enemy movement when concealed - (IE; lay Killzone while concealed>Pod moves>Killzone triggers, breaks concealment)

Oh god damn, that's pretty broken.

Anyone else experiencing significant frame drops and slowdowns while in the post-mission photobooth?

>tfw get this fucking warlock retaliation mission near the end of first month
>T W O priests, sectoids, lots of other fucks and one faceless and of course, the main star himself, THE ELDERS GREATEST CHAMPION AND MOST LOYAL WAr-
>no fucking equipment except A M E D K I T
>honestmanned the fuck outta it, sucked the fun outta me and drowned me in fucking despair
>Brutal affecting the commander as well

I didn't have ANYTHING to counter that shitter

But now

Now I have

A Genius templar with bladestorm, shadowstep, fast hands and another 3 XCOM abilities
Two engeneers digging deep on the second avenger layer - 24 days remain
An exposed power coil on the third row
Covert ops breakthrough leading to instant next excavation
50% Timecut on Psilab thanks to Black Market

No, Baldy, I am not contacting resistance anytime soon.
I'm raising my own PSI army to tear the GREATEST CHAMPION a new fecal exhaust right in his head.

It's going to be long 24 days of preparations.

Grim Horizon memes. How bad is Stiletto Rounds? Does the bleeding never stop, or is it like any other dot?
If its not too bad I guess I'll go for Alloy Padding.