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Tactics / Acceptable losses
« on: September 20, 2009, 05:12:21 pm »
Hi, i've played the old X-coms and the newer UFO:Aftershock, Aftermath and Afterlight
And now i've just started the game (Great game btw) and am having a few issues:
I started it on normal and built my base at the south pole (Figured it would give me about equal response time to all continents).
Now, it auto-equipped me like this-
4grenade launchers
2snipers
1flamer
1rocket launcher
I changed the flamer for assault rifle but didn't have any more assault to gear them all.
Anyway, noticed a few issues that bother me:
1. I did not notice a UFO flying abit north of the equator until a mission showed - Do I need some radar or was I just too far since i'm in the south pole or do they not show up every time?
2. I noticed that snipers and Assault rifle, when set on reaction fire, shoot at the alien as soon as he comes into sight/range. The Grenade launcher (set on airburst) and the flamer did not do that - They only shot after they were hit. That sometimes resulted in my soldier taking a shot and dying instead of shooting back and once to a soldier being hit in melee, surviving and then dying when he shot a point blank grenade at the alien (On his defense, it killed the alien).
3. I found myself retrying alot of missions as I always strive for 0dead (Atleast in the begining when my numbers are small and my supplies limited) and quite often I find aliens pop from around the corner and kill my soldiers with a single melee strike or just a lucky shot. Do my men start with armor? Where can I check? If not, where can I equip them with armor?
Those are my main concern. Thanks.
And now i've just started the game (Great game btw) and am having a few issues:
I started it on normal and built my base at the south pole (Figured it would give me about equal response time to all continents).
Now, it auto-equipped me like this-
4grenade launchers
2snipers
1flamer
1rocket launcher
I changed the flamer for assault rifle but didn't have any more assault to gear them all.
Anyway, noticed a few issues that bother me:
1. I did not notice a UFO flying abit north of the equator until a mission showed - Do I need some radar or was I just too far since i'm in the south pole or do they not show up every time?
2. I noticed that snipers and Assault rifle, when set on reaction fire, shoot at the alien as soon as he comes into sight/range. The Grenade launcher (set on airburst) and the flamer did not do that - They only shot after they were hit. That sometimes resulted in my soldier taking a shot and dying instead of shooting back and once to a soldier being hit in melee, surviving and then dying when he shot a point blank grenade at the alien (On his defense, it killed the alien).
3. I found myself retrying alot of missions as I always strive for 0dead (Atleast in the begining when my numbers are small and my supplies limited) and quite often I find aliens pop from around the corner and kill my soldiers with a single melee strike or just a lucky shot. Do my men start with armor? Where can I check? If not, where can I equip them with armor?
Those are my main concern. Thanks.