tactics for druglord map

[vedrit]

ah. Havent encountered that map. Sorry!

[Coconut Jonlan]

ah. Havent encountered that map. Sorry!

you know that the order the terror missions appear in seems to pretty random?

If you want to play some new ones that you might not have come across before just save your game at a convenient point when you have no active missions showing, then speed time forward till a terror mission occurs - then just reload until you get one at a location you've not seen before - the druglord mission is "Somewhere in Amazonia"

[MITSGS John]

He must live in the future

That mission is quite annoying, I don't have any pre planned strategies for it, but I do try to snipe as best as I can.

Sorry. When I said "snipe" I was trying to say "engage targets of opportunity from in or near hard cover" while saving bandwidth.

[laclongquan]

I know what you mean. My forward MG always spray 3 times each turn at enemies far far away. hit ratio is about 1/6 to 1/5. That map is indeed a sniper/MG map.

I may have to replay it with 3 sniper, 1 MG, 2 close quarter specialists to see how it goes.

[blackswan]

I send 3 soldiers with missile launcher behind the rocks west of the landing zone, and the other 5 with sniper through the north bridge, always behind houses and rocks.

The sniper rifle I think it's the best weapon in the version 2.1 (range 120, damage 90). Missile launcher seems to suffer no penality for the distance when aiming at the enemy.

[Titan]

For the rome map, I send all my guys to the little house on my side of the river. I play with a team of 1x HPGL, 2x Laser rifle, 1x Sniper rifle (To preserve the armor piercing goodness). I have my 2 laser guys get with full reaction fire on the windows, then my sniper and grenadier get on either side of the door. every turn, my grenadier runs out, shoots a timed grenade to that group of aliens on the bridge closest to the big strip building, and runs back inside. That usually takes care of most of them. Cleanup isn't as easy, though.

For the druglord, I send all my guys to secure that one house. Get one of my laser guys inside the door way, spread my other two around, and get my sniper at the bottom of the stairs. Every turn he goes up, takes a shot, goes back down. The laser trooper in the doorway takes care of any that try and get inside.

[homunculus]

how long would that take...
in both rome and druglord you can play offensively, there is enough cover.

[Titan]

Offensive isn't my strong point. I'm not skilled enough to be a good aggressor.

[Megakiller]

I usually wait for them to come for me, I set my men in areas where I can cover as much of the map as I can and set them on multi shot RF. then I come in and kill the stragglers with 2 men as the others cover them.

[Gunner]

how long would that take...
in both rome and druglord you can play offensively, there is enough cover.

on the rome map i ford the river using the bridges for cover from the aliens that are sniping from the windows snipers move cover to cover across the bridge using smoke. to protect the steps out of the river. once out of the river i use 2 Close and 2 assault troops to clear the building to the left and 2 snipers, a GL backed up by a Auto to clear the plaza to the right.

assault troops have assault rifle, laser rifle or Particle. depending on what's available

Close have Flamers, plasma or bolters

auto is MG or heavy laser.

druglord map i haven't hit yet