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

[regexcellent]

I bet there have been more posts about XCOM on this forum lately than Civ.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

I think sat coverage and interceptors should be able to reduce potential abduction sites. That would make the interceptors more valuable, which would be nice (though I'd prefer the mini-game be a bit less mini in that case).

[Wiglaf]

I'm still not clear on what satellites do, other than the free -3 in panic to start. They definitley don't spot abductions. They help me spot UFOs, right? UFOs that otherwise would do what? Raise panic? Do terror missions?

[Koyaanisqatsi]

That's the problem, I don't think that shooting down UFOs actually stops anything. Could be wrong, though. I think it's mostly to give you an opportunity to do crash site missions that have better loot.

[regexcellent]

I almost never see UFOs outside of my home continent. I ended the game with a firestorm and two interceptors on every continent. Well, South America and Africa didn't have a firestorm.

The main purpose of satellites is to give you money and continent bonuses. Shooting down UFOs and killing the crews of the ones that land protects your satellites; if you ignore them, then they'll start gunning for your satellites.

[regexcellent]

I just found out you can unlock a "blaster launcher" which is a super powered rocket launcher but you have to shoot down a battleship and kill the crew for it. So I'm doing that now. God this thing is huge.

[regexcellent]

HOLY **** THE BLASTER LAUNCHER IS AWESOME

It's a rocket launcher except it has no line of sight requirements because it guides its way around obstacles.

That was a hard level. I had three guys badly wounded. ****ing ethereals.

[Guynemer]

There is also a mod that lets you shoot down terror mission UFOs before they land. Apparently it's just an .ini tweak. I was under the impression when playing that ignoring a big UFO could result in a terror mission, since it doesn't seem to increase panic all by itself.

I am surprised they don't offer all these tweaks in some advanced preferences menu, like in Civ.

I'm wondering if they just hadn't felt it was balanced enough. Perhaps it will be re-enabled in a patch.

[Guynemer]

Holy ****, three missions into Classic, and my team is wiped the **** out.

[Docfeelgood]

Wiglaf

Well, after reloading on a different computer the game seems to play well but keeps crashing about 30 - 40 minutes into playing.
I reload (the auto save to play the same game) play for another 30-40 minuets then it will crash again. I suspect it is the computer if nobody else is having the same problem.
BTW
How do you save in the game?

[Hauldren Collider]

Does anyone else get a bizarre framerate drop when the Berserkers charge?

[Koyaanisqatsi]

No, the only problem I've had is that it's hung a couple of times during the enemy activity phase on the big UFO maps.

[regexcellent]

Does anyone else get a bizarre framerate drop when the Berserkers charge?

Yeah, I get that problem.

[snoopy369]

Perhaps we should ask the mods/owners/etc. to make a X-Com forum, since this _is_ a Firaxis game, after all, even if not a traditional 4X...

[Kuciwalker]

HOLY **** THE BLASTER LAUNCHER IS AWESOME

It's a rocket launcher except it has no line of sight requirements because it guides its way around obstacles.

HOLY ****ING **** GOD DAMN I AM GETTING THAT OH MY GOD **** YES