Because no one uses the Other Games Forum: X-COM

[Guynemer]

Yes. At that point in the game, if you fail a terror mission (which you could easily do without any officers), that country will almost certain go full panic immediately, and walk away at the end of the month.

Good luck, man.

[Wiglaf]

Yes. At that point in the game, if you fail a terror mission (which you could easily do without any officers), that country will almost certain go full panic immediately, and walk away at the end of the month.

Good luck, man.

Pretty sure losing a terror means instant withdrawal? Also, does anyone know if having more engineers speeds up any building or production?

[Al B. Sure!]

Yes. At that point in the game, if you fail a terror mission (which you could easily do without any officers), that country will almost certain go full panic immediately, and walk away at the end of the month.

Good luck, man.

You're telling me. The last terror mission came down to my last remaining man facing a damaged cyberdisk who just killed two others. My guy misses that point blank shot and I would have lost.

[regexcellent]

I picked up double tap instead of in the zone on this playthrough and I'm horribly regretting it

[MikeH]

Pretty sure losing a terror means instant withdrawal? Also, does anyone know if having more engineers speeds up any building or production?

Don't reduce speed, just make it cheaper.

The most useless thing in the game is the "We Have Ways" continent bonus.

[kentonio]

I picked up double tap instead of in the zone on this playthrough and I'm horribly regretting it

Are you still using squad sight on that character?

[Kuciwalker]

I have a double tap / squad sight character who works just fine.

[Guynemer]

The most useless thing in the game is the "We Have Ways" continent bonus.

That is an opinion. You are certainly entitled to it.

[MRT144]

Don't reduce speed, just make it cheaper.

The most useless thing in the game is the "We Have Ways" continent bonus.

Disagree. It significantly speeds up research (both by eliminating opportunity cost and interrogated aliens giving research bonus) and allows you to jump ahead of the curve on aliens. I finished the game I won in 200 something days, making sure that I avoided getting some of the real nasties.

[lightblue]

I disagree as well, it saves a good 30 days or so if you get it early enough, not counting ther esearch bonuses you get earlier as well.

I also prefer double tap to in the zone as it is a more reliable way to kill muton elites etc.

[snoopy369]

Anybody care to post complete 'good builds' for various characters?

[regexcellent]

What the hell is with these teleporting aliens?

When I was playing a battleship UFO crash site, a Sectopod teleported into the air--yes, the air, like thin air, like it was floating in open space--in the middle of my guys. It just suddenly appeared there. I didn't get the "detected aliens now they run for cover" thing either. I had detected a pair of drones the previous turn.

The whole manner in which they handle the random alien locations and the patrols is completely glitchy. The aliens should just move and roam around normally.

I played a tactical game very much like XCOM (the early ones, not the new one) called Rebelstar. It was for the Gameboy Advance. In that, you had a number of action points to use each turn with a character and each action he took some number of those points. Some actions were turn-ending, like overwatch, but things like shooting weren't. Also characters had to be facing a particular direction and could only see in that direction. I think it was a much better system.

[MRT144]

What the hell is with these teleporting aliens?

When I was playing a battleship UFO crash site, a Sectopod teleported into the air--yes, the air, like thin air, like it was floating in open space--in the middle of my guys. It just suddenly appeared there. I didn't get the "detected aliens now they run for cover" thing either. I had detected a pair of drones the previous turn.

The whole manner in which they handle the random alien locations and the patrols is completely glitchy. The aliens should just move and roam around normally.

I played a tactical game very much like XCOM (the early ones, not the new one) called Rebelstar. It was for the Gameboy Advance. In that, you had a number of action points to use each turn with a character and each action he took some number of those points. Some actions were turn-ending, like overwatch, but things like shooting weren't. Also characters had to be facing a particular direction and could only see in that direction. I think it was a much better system.

Facing is terrible micro.

[Hauldren Collider]

What the hell is with these teleporting aliens?

When I was playing a battleship UFO crash site, a Sectopod teleported into the air--yes, the air, like thin air, like it was floating in open space--in the middle of my guys. It just suddenly appeared there. I didn't get the "detected aliens now they run for cover" thing either. I had detected a pair of drones the previous turn.

The whole manner in which they handle the random alien locations and the patrols is completely glitchy. The aliens should just move and roam around normally.

I played a tactical game very much like XCOM (the early ones, not the new one) called Rebelstar. It was for the Gameboy Advance. In that, you had a number of action points to use each turn with a character and each action he took some number of those points. Some actions were turn-ending, like overwatch, but things like shooting weren't. Also characters had to be facing a particular direction and could only see in that direction. I think it was a much better system.

I played Rebelstar. Good game

[regexcellent]

Facing is terrible micro.

But it eliminates some major problems that prevent aliens from being active before you just stumble into them.