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TheUnderking
Profile Joined October 2010
Canada202 Posts
October 18 2012 11:28 GMT
#841
Thanks for helping me speed up loading the game kochujang!
THE PACT IS SEALED!
-Archangel-
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia7457 Posts
October 18 2012 11:53 GMT
#842
On October 18 2012 19:11 kochujang wrote:
Show nested quote +
Edit: I REALLY got annoyed by the amount of little Cutscenes this game had and that some of them(like the Startup) was not escapable, but the "losing-cutscene" was the most awesome i've seen in a long time ;D

You can skip the startup by doing the following:

Open "Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config\XComEngine.ini"

Somewhere you will find all cutscenes along with the 4 StartupMovies (just search for "StartupMovies"). Just put a semikolon in front of each entry you don't want to see. I have done it to the StartupMovies entries, and now the game launches directly into the menu.

Can you do that for that little cutscene that plays each time you meet new aliens in missions?
emjaytron
Profile Joined June 2011
Australia544 Posts
October 18 2012 12:06 GMT
#843
so if I liked jagged alliance 2 should I buy this game? Cos JA2 was my favourite tactical game ever
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kochujang
Profile Joined July 2010
Germany1226 Posts
October 18 2012 13:06 GMT
#844
On October 18 2012 20:53 -Archangel- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 18 2012 19:11 kochujang wrote:
Edit: I REALLY got annoyed by the amount of little Cutscenes this game had and that some of them(like the Startup) was not escapable, but the "losing-cutscene" was the most awesome i've seen in a long time ;D

You can skip the startup by doing the following:

Open "Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config\XComEngine.ini"

Somewhere you will find all cutscenes along with the 4 StartupMovies (just search for "StartupMovies"). Just put a semikolon in front of each entry you don't want to see. I have done it to the StartupMovies entries, and now the game launches directly into the menu.

Can you do that for that little cutscene that plays each time you meet new aliens in missions?

Perhaps. I don't know what the entry would be called though.
Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
October 18 2012 13:56 GMT
#845
On October 18 2012 21:06 emjaytron wrote:
so if I liked jagged alliance 2 should I buy this game? Cos JA2 was my favourite tactical game ever

Yes, if only because it's the only game that has come somewhat close in the last decade. You'll miss the characters, dialog and humor, but it's still a good game. 8.0 to 8.5/10 I'd say. Of course you could wait a bit until the game is cheaper, patched and perhaps modded.
nanaoei
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
3358 Posts
October 18 2012 14:14 GMT
#846
On October 18 2012 17:05 sunnata wrote:
Anyone playing multiplayer ran into cheaters? Yesterday I played match against some norwegian dude with Ethereal + 2 Sectoid build. Even though I killed his first sectoid with rocket, all my soldiers had 1% hit chance (including flanking shotgunner). Also, his Ethereal's Rift did 97 damage :\

Not sure if game is buggy or my opponent used some hacks.



LOL? i've only played a few LAN games with a friend who went pure human infantry, and i used ethereal each time because i thought it was quite OP.
unless you're wearing absolutely no armor or something (in other words,impossible), i don't see how it could do 97 dmg, when the most i ever did was 14-16 with rift LOL.
what is the point of even bringing that to a multiplayer game.
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andrewlt
Profile Joined August 2009
United States7702 Posts
October 18 2012 14:41 GMT
#847
On October 18 2012 08:28 Veldril wrote:
I guess no one browse a gaming website here

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/10/17/xcom-mod-second-wave/

There's a couple of mods out already that change game balances and activate the "Second Wave" options. If you guys interested you should check them out.


Those don't seem interesting. The biggest reason I preferred the old TU system with stats is that I got an extra 10-30 hours per play through doing extra missions to raise my soldiers' stats. More randomness won't keep the game interesting. Having additional options to break the difficulty of the game in the endgame does.
sunnata
Profile Joined February 2008
Russian Federation228 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-18 15:27:12
October 18 2012 15:26 GMT
#848
On October 18 2012 23:14 nanaoei wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 18 2012 17:05 sunnata wrote:
Anyone playing multiplayer ran into cheaters? Yesterday I played match against some norwegian dude with Ethereal + 2 Sectoid build. Even though I killed his first sectoid with rocket, all my soldiers had 1% hit chance (including flanking shotgunner). Also, his Ethereal's Rift did 97 damage :\

Not sure if game is buggy or my opponent used some hacks.



LOL? i've only played a few LAN games with a friend who went pure human infantry, and i used ethereal each time because i thought it was quite OP.
unless you're wearing absolutely no armor or something (in other words,impossible), i don't see how it could do 97 dmg, when the most i ever did was 14-16 with rift LOL.
what is the point of even bringing that to a multiplayer game.

I think Rift is quite manageable, actually. But Reflect Attack is unbalanced for sure T_T they should make it trigger 2 times per turn maximum or not trigger at all if you're standing adjacently. Then refine unit cost slightly.

So many bugs in multiplayer but i still enjoy it! :D Hope they will put more attention to that portion of game.
Only way to know the future is to make it.
BlitzerSC
Profile Joined May 2011
Italy8800 Posts
October 18 2012 15:58 GMT
#849
So, after 3 restarts, I've realized that I just have to ignore all the civilian in a terror mission and try to protect my soldier as well as I can.

Also, what do you usually research at the beginning of the game ? I always go for armor and I try to get skeleton armor as fast as I can then research weapons, but I'm not sure if it's the best way. What do you guys think ?

Loving the game btw ^^.
-Archangel-
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia7457 Posts
October 18 2012 16:27 GMT
#850
On October 19 2012 00:58 BlitzerSC wrote:
So, after 3 restarts, I've realized that I just have to ignore all the civilian in a terror mission and try to protect my soldier as well as I can.

Also, what do you usually research at the beginning of the game ? I always go for armor and I try to get skeleton armor as fast as I can then research weapons, but I'm not sure if it's the best way. What do you guys think ?

Loving the game btw ^^.

Get carapace armor. It is cheaper and has +1 life. Also the hook on skeleton armor is so rarely needed that armor is not very useful.
Then get laser weapons. Somewhere in their fit in sectoid and floater autopsy so you can build those one use stuff for your Interceptors. They will need it to shoot down tougher enemies until you can get laser cannon.
Deleted User 101379
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
4849 Posts
October 18 2012 16:31 GMT
#851
On October 19 2012 00:58 BlitzerSC wrote:
So, after 3 restarts, I've realized that I just have to ignore all the civilian in a terror mission and try to protect my soldier as well as I can.

Also, what do you usually research at the beginning of the game ? I always go for armor and I try to get skeleton armor as fast as I can then research weapons, but I'm not sure if it's the best way. What do you guys think ?

Loving the game btw ^^.


I go for laser weapons into armor, though it's only slightly slower to even go for plasma before laser.

If you kill them first, they can't hurt you
Narw
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland884 Posts
October 18 2012 19:13 GMT
#852
On October 19 2012 01:27 -Archangel- wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 19 2012 00:58 BlitzerSC wrote:
So, after 3 restarts, I've realized that I just have to ignore all the civilian in a terror mission and try to protect my soldier as well as I can.

Also, what do you usually research at the beginning of the game ? I always go for armor and I try to get skeleton armor as fast as I can then research weapons, but I'm not sure if it's the best way. What do you guys think ?

Loving the game btw ^^.

Get carapace armor. It is cheaper and has +1 life. Also the hook on skeleton armor is so rarely needed that armor is not very useful.
Then get laser weapons. Somewhere in their fit in sectoid and floater autopsy so you can build those one use stuff for your Interceptors. They will need it to shoot down tougher enemies until you can get laser cannon.


I always skip building carapace armor when possible, couse for me +1 health is just not worth it over +3 move and +10 defense and hook. Cost is so similar and just few more days of research.
seRapH
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States9777 Posts
October 18 2012 19:51 GMT
#853
Can someone who knows how to mod this shit make starcraft: ghost?

:<
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Talin
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Montenegro10532 Posts
October 18 2012 19:58 GMT
#854
Is there any reason why I would choose any continent other than Africa (+30% cash) to begin with?
Narw
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland884 Posts
October 18 2012 20:32 GMT
#855
On October 19 2012 04:58 Talin wrote:
Is there any reason why I would choose any continent other than Africa (+30% cash) to begin with?


To get achievment for winning on 5 continents i guess. Asia starting bonus is also decent, but yeah, Africa is best.
Veldril
Profile Joined August 2010
Thailand1817 Posts
October 18 2012 20:53 GMT
#856
On October 19 2012 05:32 Narw wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 19 2012 04:58 Talin wrote:
Is there any reason why I would choose any continent other than Africa (+30% cash) to begin with?


To get achievment for winning on 5 continents i guess. Asia starting bonus is also decent, but yeah, Africa is best.


Not really true. Africa only has three nations so you only need three satellite to gain the bonus, while you would need four for Asia or Europe. The flip side is that starting in Africa and put a satellite on the US would get you more money initially.

So it depends on whether how fast you want to get the other bonus.

Without love, we can't see anything. Without love, the truth can't be seen. - Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
XaI)CyRiC
Profile Joined October 2002
United States4471 Posts
October 18 2012 20:55 GMT
#857
Anyone try any of the mods yet? Some of them look really interesting and could provide a more enjoyable experience. The ones that incorporate the option to shoot down abductor and terror UFOs interest me the most.
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Narw
Profile Joined February 2011
Poland884 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-18 21:52:56
October 18 2012 21:51 GMT
#858
On October 19 2012 05:53 Veldril wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 19 2012 05:32 Narw wrote:
On October 19 2012 04:58 Talin wrote:
Is there any reason why I would choose any continent other than Africa (+30% cash) to begin with?


To get achievment for winning on 5 continents i guess. Asia starting bonus is also decent, but yeah, Africa is best.


Not really true. Africa only has three nations so you only need three satellite to gain the bonus, while you would need four for Asia or Europe. The flip side is that starting in Africa and put a satellite on the US would get you more money initially.

So it depends on whether how fast you want to get the other bonus.



Europe and NA bonus is bad (NA bonus is cool if you play modded version where you can shoot UFO's that do terror/abduction missions), South America bonus as starter is just silly (and i think only 2 countries there anyway). Asia bonus is specific - on normal where you can start researching stuff very early at Officer Quarter its actually ok, but at classic it just won't happen.

More cash from Africe leads to faster everything and is just superier to other bonuses. And i can't exactly count on "oh well i will put 3 satelites in Africa asap, more often then not i need to use em to actually manage panic early game.
PandaCore
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany553 Posts
October 18 2012 22:16 GMT
#859
Gah, for my second playthrough I explicitly started on easy to get some achievements done. Mainly those that require some more time, which you usually don't have on classic or higher. But now I realized I'm missing a normal live Sectoid for the Edison achievement -.-

I hope I still get lucky and find one even though I'm already in late game
I has a flavor
Sub40APM
Profile Joined August 2010
6336 Posts
October 19 2012 01:52 GMT
#860
3 snipers and ghost armor is all you need once you get late game, pretty ridiculous that the final two boss fights arent fights at all.
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