X-Com: OD - Getting you slaughtered every turn

[SupSuper]

Zeor talked me into this. I suspect he wants people to forget about PZaDX while he catches up. :p

If you don't know what X-Com (http://www.mobygames.com/game-group/x-com-series) is: it's a series of strategy games where the Earth is being invaded by aliens some way or another, and you have to deal with it, by buying soldiers and equipment, intercepting UFOs, building up bases, researching alien technology, sending out your troops to stop any alien activity, etc.

Anyways, I've done a lot of X-Com forum games, but I keep getting overwhelmed by the sheer rise of popularity and members so I never get them finished. So Zeor suggested I try it here, since OD is anything but a heap of activity and popularity. ;)

As for how a X-Com forum game works, well it's pretty simple. Every soldier in the game has their own name, look, statistics and what not, but they're all randomly picked. But I can rename them to forum members and then have fun letting you know how they all turn out. Sorta like MFAH's Dwarf Fortress game.

Enough blabbing about. If you want in just post the name and race you want. I can't control what gender you get though. :p

If there's anything else you need to know, just tell me. Currently I'm playing X-Com: Apocalypse (http://www.mobygames.com/game/x-com-apocalypse) on Veteran difficulty.
Although the game is usually excruciatingly hard in whichever difficulty. So the more fun to watch! :p

V - LOOK HERE - Soldier List - LOOK HERE - V
Bonz McKelp (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/bonz.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/bonz_.png))
Boris Vladimirovich
Bunsy (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/bunzy.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/bunzy_.png))
Foocher Jones (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/foocher.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/foocher_.png))
IrateCorpse
Luther (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/luther.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/luther_.png))
KBKarma
Matty Teh Menace
Phillby (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/phillby.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/phillby_.png))
Pigbuster 99 (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/pb.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/pb_.png))
Pikkul MysteryShafts (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/pikkul.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/pikkul_.png))
Slickerish Chunk The 3rd (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/slick.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/slick_.png))
Vader (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/vader.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/vader_.png))
Zero Destructopants (Stats (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/zero.png) | Kills (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/zero_.png))
^ - LOOK HERE - Soldier List - LOOK HERE - ^

(brighter bar area indicates "improvement since recruitment". Empty bar area indicates "less than maximum")

[Vader]

Sure, put me down for one (or two, if possible).

First choice: Vader
Second choice: IrateCorpse

[SomePerson]

Boris Vladimirovich

[FutureWorm]

Foocher Jones

[bonz]

Cpt. Bonz McKelp
or
Sgt. Kelpie McBonz

[worMatty]

Matty Teh Menace

[MrBunsy]

Interesting

I'm gonna be boring and go for 'Bunsy' if that's alright.

Mabye shove 'Bobby McBob' in as a second choice.

[philby4000]

Phillby will do me fine.

[Zero72]

Zero McBeefpile Destructopants.Zeor talked me into this. I suspect he wants people to forget about PZaDX while he catches up.Silence, you! :p

Hmm, since we need to pick a game and difficulty... I think Apocalypse sounds best, and Veteran difficulty, if nobody has any objections to that.

[KamikazeBananze]

I'll take KBKarma, or KB if that's too long (doubtful, but...)

I've no preference to game. But I'd prefer Beginner or Experienced to Veteran.

Let's kill some xenos!

(Warhammer 40k/Aliens reference)

[SupSuper]

Alright, I started up a game in X-Com Apocalypse with Veteran difficulty.

Since we're playing Apoc, you guys can pick to be human, alien or android. (although I can't find an editor that changes that so you'll have to wait for one to pop up)

Human: crappy psi powers (mind control / resistance), better other stats
Aliens: more like alien/human mixes. better psi powers, lower other stats
Android: start with great stats but can't improve/rank/train. Invulnerable to psi attacks and have none of their own. Genderless

Until you tell me otherwise, you'll be human, since that's what we started with anyways. :p
I'll post some screenies of the starting stuff soonish.

[Pickleworm]

Pikkul Mysteryshafts.

And make me whatever you want.

[Pigbuster]

Pigbuster 99.

An ANDROID.

[Paul.Power]

If we can be researchers, can I pick Professor Paul Dot Power?

[SupSuper]

If we can be researchers, can I pick Professor Paul Dot Power?Well there are, but I can't rename them... unless I hex-edit the game. Do you wanna be a quantum physicist, a biochemist or an engineer?

[Paul.Power]

Well there are, but I can't rename them... unless I hex-edit the game. Do you wanna be a quantum physicist, a biochemist or an engineer?Fair enough, I guess. Quantum physicist, please.

[SupSuper]

Ok, all set up. To give you a better idea of what X-Com Apocalypse is all about, I'll sum up the story for you. AW-I (Alien War I, first game, 1999-2002), aliens come from Mars to invade the Earth, we go there, blow up the big brain, danger over. AW-II (second game, 2041-2046), an aquatic alien race comes from the depths of Earth, we find their source and blow it up. Sadly, the explosion pretty much f***s up the atomsphere and what not so most of the Earth is completely busted and barely habitable. Some reward eh? :p
However, after much effort, Mega-Primus is created, the ultimate human habitat: this city pretty much works like a greenhouse, isolated from the mess outside to create a self-running safe city with its own ecosystem. The perfect city. And as we all know, nothing's perfect for long. In 2084, the aliens come attacking for a third time... this time from another dimension! Random dimension gates started popping around Mega-Primus with UFOs coming from them and causing havoc. This is where X-Com steps in... for the third time. :p

Now, down to the game. Most stuff is randomly generated to keep the game fresh time. The base you get is randomly picked with a random layout, and every battle map is randomly generated from blocks and such. Also, pretty much everything is destructable. EVERYTHING. As long as you've got the power for it. You could even blow a hole in the ground and get someone stuck there for the rest of the game. But, unlike most videogames, you get penalized for being too destructive. Your weapon suppliers won't be too pleased if you damage their buildings when stopping an alien invasion, and if you raze the government building to the ground, you can kiss your funding goodbye. :p

[SupSuper]

Bored you yet? Well ok, down to the game screenies. We got ourselfs a nice spacious base on the south-west corner of the map. Here's a view from outside:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/baseod_out.png
Our base is that buildings in the middle, conspiciously disguised as a warehouse. ;) See those holes next to it? That's where our craft come out from.
And this is an inside view:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/baseod_in.png
Nothing big here, lots of empty space which will be useful when we get new bigger facilities, since buying new bases isn't cheap.

To start us off, I sold all the land-based vehicles, since it utterly sucks to be limited by roads, and bought us another Interceptor, so we have two Valkyrie Interceptors and Phoenix Hovercars. We'll need as much firepower as we can get to take down those UFOs.

I've got our biochemists researching a Bio-Transport Module (allows us to transport alien life forms for research) and the quantum physicists are trying to figure out the Dimension Gates, lead by our top physicist, Paul Dot Power! (sorry "Professor" wouldn't fit in)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/research.png

[KamikazeBananze]

I look SWEET!

This is gonna be fun!

[Zero72]

I, once again... am awesome.

[SupSuper]

ALERT! ALERT! Alien activity has been detected in Sanctuary Clinic's Luxury Apartments, so out goes the Interceptor carrying all you folk.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_going.png
If you're wondering, all those blue tubes are PEOPLE TUBES, because in the future, people don't walk anymore!

Ok, I'm just gonna leave the default squad formations, and the game is played in real-time (because Apoc is simply NOT designed for turn-based), so excuse me if I can't report exactly who killed who, since the soldiers pretty much fire on their own.

If you can't recognize your portraits, these are the squads:

Squad 1: Vader, Zero, IrateCorpse, KBKarma
Squad 2: Boris, Foocher, Bonz
Squad 3: Bunsy, Matty, Philby

The squads start spread around the map. Squad 1 is sent to check out the nearby building.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_01.png

Squad 2 checks the upper floor.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_02.png

And Squad 3 heads outside. Soon enough, they spot a couple of brainsuckers running their way and quickly dispose of them, while Bunsy runs for cover.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_03.png

Matty kills a brainsucker heading for Philby's brain!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_04.png

[SupSuper]

Look at us, we're innocent bystanders and we're panicking like crazy!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_05.png

Well look what we found around the corner. Let's get those blue *******s!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_06.png

Lookout, they're firing more brainsucker pods. Fire at will!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_07.png

Matty comes up with an ingenious plan. He throws a grenade...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_08.png

...and KABLAMMO!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_09.png

[SupSuper]

Damn, now there's lots of debris and smoke in the air.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_10.png

AHHHHHHH! One of the brainsuckers hid in the smoke and got Bunsy! Now he's doomed to roam around as a brainless zombie firing at his teammates!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_11.png

Squad 3 ends up pinned down, Bunsy zaps Matty and Philby gets brainsucked.
Squad 1 to the RESCUE! The bunch take down the two front aliens, and Bunsy is spotted hiding behind a window.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_12.png

Zero's explosive weaponry causes quite some stuff to fall apart.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_13.png

Yay for more debris! Zero keeps trying to blow stuff up.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_15.png

[SupSuper]

Come on people, only one alien to go! (if you're wondering what that flashing icon on top of it means, it's "panicked", aka "I'm freaking out, I'M FREAKING OUT!!!")
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_16.png

And he's gone! Now we gotta look for our braindead mates and go kill them.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_17.png

Squad 2 spot a few brainsuckers which, sadly, managed to get to a civilian. (they die instantly since they have no brains :p)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_18.png

Ah, that's our Philby, all alone and starting fires!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_19.png

[SupSuper]

Well, you guys might not be able to hit someone standing still, but you sure are good at wrecking the surroundings.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_20.png

Way to go Zero! Those two innocent civilians were clearly plotting world domination and had to be dealt with!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_21.png

And now he's blowing up his teammate. Oh that Zero, will he ever stop?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_23.png

Well, Bonz clearly didn't want to be outdone so he shot Boris on the back as well.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_24.png

And finally, the mean evil Philby is wasted, while Zeor keeps having fun filling IrateCorpse with explosive shells.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_25.png

[SupSuper]

And there's Bunsy on the run, with IrateCorpse going after him!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_26.png

Yes Zero, I'm sure that Sanctuary Clinic will looove how you keep blowing up all their residents.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_27.png

And Bunsy keeps hiding from our shots.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_28.png

We finally get Bunsy and the mission is over, with an unsurprisingly bad score. Yes, you can still have a lousy score even if you finish the mission. :p
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m1_29.png

Enjoy the promotions though. Vader, Zero and IrateCorpse got 3 kills each. Bonz got 1 kill.

[KamikazeBananze]

hahah. I love it.

I'm in the team with the most gung-ho guys.

I view this team-up as "favourable."

[Vader]

I am inclined to agree.

I feel Vader should have more psi-powers to make up for his lack in strength.

[SupSuper]

Glad you're liking it. :)

I am inclined to agree.

I feel Vader should have more psi-powers to make up for his lack in strength.Well we have a Training Facility (for overall stats) and Psi Gym (for psi stats), so I'll stick him in the Psi Gym if you want. Although strength mainly controls the loss of speed due to equipment weight, so no biggie.

Btw, if anyone wants me to change their equipment, feel free to tell me. Since I just remembered Apoc stores everyone's equipment layout. Currently we have: AP Grenade, Stun Grenade, Smoke Grenade, High Explosive, Lawpistol, Machine Gun, Laser Sniper Gun, Auto Cannon, Stun Grapple, Mind Bender, Medi-kit, Motion Scanner, Incendiary Grenade. (most of these are part of the default layout, as you can notice)

[worMatty]

Bah, phaser fodder.

[Pickleworm]

Ahahaha, this thread rules so much. Put me in whenever you get a chance.

[SupSuper]

Ahahaha, this thread rules so much. Put me in whenever you get a chance.Thanks. All we got is a female, hope you don't mind.

And now we get to watch a cab take Pikkul to the base!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/pikkul_arriving.png

And hover cars bring in cargo!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/cargo_arriving.png

Yes, the game is simply that detailed! EXCITING! :rolleyes:

Also, stats updated and put on the first post for ease. Some equipment was "moved around".

[philby4000]

I sure didn't take long to die.:p

At least I got to set fire to things though.:D

[Paul.Power]

Bunsy zaps Matty and Philby gets brainsucked.Yeah, I'm kinda glad I'm in research.

[FutureWorm]

Am I still alive? I can't quite tell.

[Pickleworm]

Am I still alive? I can't quite tell.

I think you died, it didn't show you in the promotions list at the end.

[KamikazeBananze]

Training Camp, please. I need better Accuracy and Reactions...

What equipment do we currently HAVE? They're shown, but not named...

This is great fun! Hopefully I can waste some xenos next time!

[Paul.Power]

I think you died, it didn't show you in the promotions list at the end.He's still on SupSuper's general personnel list at the top.

Presumably if you don't do anything notable, you don't get promoted.

Basically, as I see the last mission, Squad 3's three members got wiped out and one more person joined afterwards. 10 - 3 + 1 = 8

[Zero72]

ROFL. I kick ASS. That was awesome.

I've already earned the Destructopants name like 9 times over.

TERMINATE TERMINATE TERMINATE *chases an old lady down the street with a rocket launcher*

[SupSuper]

Am I still alive? I can't quite tell.

He's still on SupSuper's general personnel list at the top.

Presumably if you don't do anything notable, you don't get promoted.

Basically, as I see the last mission, Squad 3's three members got wiped out and one more person joined afterwards. 10 - 3 + 1 = 8What he said.

Ohhh, we got our first alien UFOs popping in for a visit! Let's bring out the welcome mat, shall we? ;)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/a1_00.png

[MrBunsy]

Haha! That's brilliant! :D Bunsy's pathetic at fighting!

He's still alive though, but for some bizzare reason didn't get a promotion. I dread what he will do next.

[SupSuper]

Haha! That's brilliant! :D Bunsy's pathetic at fighting!

He's still alive though, but for some bizzare reason didn't get a promotion. I dread what he will do next.Since when are you alive? You got brainsucked! :p

[Pickleworm]

I hope I'm not in Zero's squad :(

[Zero72]

Try to be a little bit clearer on who's dead and who's alive. :p Never mind, looks like you're keeping that initial personnel list up to date.I hope I'm not in Zero's squad :(You don't mean that. Here's an incendiary grenade; I'll see you in the alley between the orphanage and the 5-star restaurant.

[Slick]

This is awesome, and now that I've finally have gotten around to posting in this thread...mind adding me? Whenever is fine. :p
Name: Slickerish Chunk The Third

[KamikazeBananze]

I'll see you in the alley between the orphanage and the 5-star restaurant.

Zeor, I could have SWORN it was at the bins behind the gas station...

[SupSuper]

Ok, I tweaked the list in the first post so you people can clearly see who's available, who's not, and who's dead. So if you still miss the now CLEARLY POINTED OUT LIST, I feel sorry for you.

Slick, your name was abbreviated to "Slickerish Chunk The 3rd" since there's a 24-character limit.

Anyways, the UFOs were unmanned so there was no alien killing at the crash site, sorry to disappoint you all. Here's some battle shots if you like that sort of stuff:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/a1_01.png

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/a1_02.png

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/a1_03.png

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/a1_04.png

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/a1_05.png

[MrBunsy]

Since when are you alive? You got brainsucked! :p

*re-reads your posts*

Damn! you're right... how on earth did I miss that? That would explain why I thought he'd been acting so strangely.

[SupSuper]

Another mission! Time to send out our meatshields... er, I mean, well-trained soldiers.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_alert.png

Luckily, night-time doesn't seem to have a serious effect on your survival rate anymore. :p
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_going.png

[SupSuper]

Ok, these are the squads:

Squad 1: Vader, Pikkul, Zero, Boris
Squad 2: Irate, Foocher, Bonz, KB

Let's climb up these mountains!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_00.png

Aha, we found the entrance. Also, is that all civilians do?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_01.png

Pink and blue aliens at nine o' clock!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_02.png

Ewww, that's gross.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_03.png

I wonder what they're doing up a conference table. Karaoke?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_04.png

[SupSuper]

KBKarma kills one of the pinkies, while Bonz decides "screw this, let's just blow it up" and throws a grenade.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_05.png

KABLAMMO!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_06.png

KBKarma decides to quit fooling around and switches to incendiary ammo.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_07.png

Sadly, he still can't aim worth ****. Foocher snipes him off with his rifle.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_08.png

Well, we won't get anywhere just hanging around. Time to head on in. Squad 1 stays outside to keep an eye on things.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_09.png

[SupSuper]

AHAHAHAHAHA it set itself on fire!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_10.png

Squad 1 takes down one of the pinkies.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_11.png

Fire keeps spreading while Squad 1 keeps shooting the aliens from outside. Guess they aim better than Squad 2. :p
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_12.png

KB switches to explosive ammo to blows up the last pinkie in the room.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_13.png

[SupSuper]

Damn brainsuckers popping out of the remains.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_14.png

Ok, that room's clear. Squad 1 heads out in the building next door while Squad 2 keeps looking nearby.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_15.png

These guys sure have a thing for big conferences tables.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_16.png

To Vader, going around huge tables simply isn't an option. He just plows right through!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_17.png

Squad 2 makes for an explosive entry!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_18.png

[SupSuper]

Ewww, gross pink alien eggs firing at us.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_19.png

KB doesn't think twice and starts blowing it all to hell!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_20.png

Oh no, don't think you slimy snake thing can go and hide with the coward pinky.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_21.png

And... congrats! Some serious injuries, but you made it through. :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_stats.png
Finally, some positive score and promotions all around. Stats will be updated... eventually.

[KamikazeBananze]

Hoo-ah!

That's EXACTLY what I would do: miss, then switch to ammo that'll hit no matter WHERE I aim!

This is fun! Keep it up!

[Paul.Power]

Next time, try capturing some tech so my lads can get to work fiddling with it :p.

[Pickleworm]

Zero seemed unusually... passive. He's either on new medication or there weren't enough innocent people around to kill.

[Zero72]

No kidding. Squad 2 actually blew more stuff up than I did alone. Something here isn't right.

But... SQUAD LEADER YO BOOYAH

[KamikazeBananze]

Training Room again plzkthx!

I think it helped last time. More accuracy and 'splodeys ftw!

[SupSuper]

Next time, try capturing some tech so my lads can get to work fiddling with it :p.Tech is automatically captured after missions, don't you worry, but none of the initials researches has finished yet (after all, it's not even been a day in gametime - look at the game clock) and we can only have one research per lab.

The only new tech we have for research is: Brainsucker Launcher (which is obviously useless against aliens :p), UFO Type 1, UFO Type 2; since we still need a Bio-Transport Module to get alien life forms.
I'll let you know when we get anything new / done.

Zero seemed unusually... passive. He's either on new medication or there weren't enough innocent people around to kill.

No kidding. Squad 2 actually blew more stuff up than I did alone. Something here isn't right.Well I gotta give everyone an equal share of action. ;)


Sorry for the lack of updates today, been spending all day reinstalling my computer.

[MrBunsy]

Sorry for the lack of updates today, been spending all day reinstalling my computer.

I bet that was fun. Was everything backed up?

[SupSuper]

I bet that was fun. Was everything backed up?No but XP has an option to just wipe the previous installation before reinstalling, so I don't have to format my disk. Everything should be back to normal now.

Anyways, a day passes!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/day1.png

And this means there's new people to hire! I restocked the research teams with the best personnel and hired the new recruits.

I updated the stats on the first post, added the numerical stats and also alphabetized them. Go me.
Updated stats + kills on first post!

Oh, and to make Paul.Power happy, the quantum physics team researched this:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/res_gates.png

They're now researching UFO Type 2.

[Vader]

SQUAD LEADER YO BOOYAH

Whoop! Irate is also a squad leader! :)

Kicking butt from beyond the grave. POW!

[Paul.Power]

Oh, and to make Paul.Power happy, the quantum physics team researched this:
Woo!

Err... how did we find out that our stuff couldn't go through without imploding?

[KamikazeBananze]

Don't ask. It's safer.

[SupSuper]

Iirc, a civilian vehicle blows up into one in the intro movie.

[Luther]

You know those panicing civilians? I made them :}

Its a small world the games industry.

[SupSuper]

You know those panicing civilians? I made them :}

Its a small world the games industry....I really should pay more attention to game credits.

http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/898/lutherxcomsp5.png

Watch it, I might go all fanboy on you now. :p

[Paul.Power]

Heck, there's a guy in that graphics team whose name is one letter off mine...

Anyway, gosh. Weird to think how you guys had lives before Team 17 :p.

[FutureWorm]

And... congrats! Some serious injuries, but you made it through. :)
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m2_stats.png
Finally, some positive score and promotions all around. Stats will be updated... eventually.

Aww yeah, I'm a squaddie http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/9428/emothellyeahnp4.gif

[Zero72]

You know those panicing civilians? I made them :}

Its a small world the games industry.

...Whoa. That's awesome.

STOP SAYING AWESOME, ZERO

[SupSuper]

Hey Luther, what was it like working for X-Com Apocalypse? :P

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/cult_sirius.png
These guys have got some nerve! FYI, the Cult of Sirius is a cult that thinks that the aliens wiping out the human race is a good thing, thus they always hate X-Com and are a permanent enemy.
On the other hand, having a permanent enemy means you have someone you can raid (cause as much damage as possible and kill/steal whatever you can) without having to worry about repercussions. ;)

The biochemist team finished coming up with the Bio-Transport Module. Now we can stuff 20 aliens in that little box!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/biotrans.png
Our engineers are now manufacturing one while the biochemists figure out the Brainsucker Launcher. (pretty pointless but there's nothing else for them to do)

And we've got another alien alert! Finally, time for our new rookies to get some action.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_alert.png

[SupSuper]

Squad 1: Pikkul, Boris, Slick, KB
Squad 2: Zero, Irate, Foocher
Squad 3: Vader, Bonz, PB

Squad 1 explores the surroundings, Squad 2 checks the road below and Squad 3 heads inside the nearby structure.

Wow, is it a party or what?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_00.png

KB spots our first hostile!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_02.png

You might wanna wait for backup there bucko.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_03.png

Haha check it out, it's a graveyard with the game staff in there.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_05.png

And he's got himself killed! Oh well, I warned him.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_07.png

[SupSuper]

Oh no Zero, don't try to blast through the mob again!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_08.png

We've got you surrounded!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_09.png

And Squad 3 kills up a notch.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_10.png

Another kill, from Pigbuster, I think.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_11.png

Brainsucker banzai!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_12.png

[SupSuper]

Wow, they don't stop coming, do they?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_13.png

And another alien down.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_14.png

Jesus christ, it's one hell of a gun fight from all sides, so I can't tell who's killing who.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_15.png

Dammit, I hate it when those big slugs split into smaller ones.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_17.png

And we win! We lost one valuable member but judging by the promotions, everyone got a piece of the action. For the new guys, Pikkul got 4 kills, Pigbuster got 2 and Slick got 4.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m3_stats.png

[SomePerson]

Squaddie! Woo!

I always played Apocalypse on turn base mode... I don't think I ever even tried it on real time...

Call me stubborn. I was used to the other games.

[Zero72]

I'll blast through anything I want. Damn fleshbags. :mad:

[SupSuper]

Squaddie! Woo!

I always played Apocalypse on turn base mode... I don't think I ever even tried it on real time...

Call me stubborn. I was used to the other games.Yeah I played turn-based too at first (for the same reason), but Apoc maps aren't really designed for it, so it got dull. Plus you can pause or change speed when playing real-time, so it's not too different.

In any case, it makes it easier to write about in this thread.

[SomePerson]

Yeah I played turn-based too at first (for the same reason), but Apoc maps aren't really designed for it, so it got dull. Plus you can pause or change speed when playing real-time, so it's not too different.

In any case, it makes it easier to write about in this thread.

Ah, yeah, I played real-time for like 3 seconds and got killed and never gave it another chance...:p

I'm not criticizing, just making pointless comments.

And I agree entirely that realtime makes this thread more interesting. All sorts of fun exciting firefights to post pictures of. Rather than like one guy shooting at a time.


This thread is really making me want to install X-COM again...

[Vader]

This thread is really making me want to install X-COM again...

Somehow X-COM slipped right by me. I played UFO: Aftermath and thought it was pretty cool but a bit overwhelming in parts and for some reason I didn't get very far into it before stopping. I might give it another go if I can find it knocking about the place or failing that, get one of the X-COM games.

[KamikazeBananze]

:(

I mourn my loss of life, and regret that I have but one life to lay down for the good of Planet Earth.

...

Rez plz.

[SupSuper]

:-(

I mourn my loss of life, and regret that I have but one life to lay down for the good of Planet Earth.

...

Rez plz."Rezzing" will be done when there's the people for it, since we only get a few new recruits every day. Plus controlling 13 soldiers at once is kinda tiresome.


Wow, a few hours later and already we got another mission, this time in a Hospital! Ironically, our troops hardly had time to heal.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_alert.png

And here's the squads:

1: Vader, Pikkul, Foocher
2: Zero, Irate, Boris
3: Bonz, Slick, PB

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_squad.png

Squads 2 and 3 explore the corridors while Squad 1 checks out the... pharmacy?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_00.png

Lookout, it's a slug, and it's out for REVENGE!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_01.png

Squad 1 clearly couldn't hit a monkey in a barrel.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_02.png

[SupSuper]

And it's dead! I think someone sniped it. If you can call it sniping from nearly point blank range.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_03.png

More goo-firing pinky aliens!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_04.png

Why oh WHY do civlians keep getting in the middle of the gunfire and dying?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_05.png

Squad 2 joins in the fun and kills one.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_06.png

And squad 1 kills the other!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_07.png

[SupSuper]

Dance, puppets, dance!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_08.png

One of them spontaneously dies o___O Must've been a heart attack, lol.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_09.png

OH CRAP EXPLOSIVE ALIEN!
Boris doesn't survive the blast and Zero receives serious head trauma. The medikit might not be enough to save him.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_10.png

Hey let's all go to the bathroom at once!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_11.png

In the meantime, Squad 3 is... erm... lost?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_12.png

[SupSuper]

Fearless Irate heads up to check things out.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_13.png

"Look at me, I'm unstoppable!"
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_14.png

"...ow."
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_15.png

Squad 1 quickly avenges him.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_16.png

Squad 3 runs into some huge slug in the middle of nowhere.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_17.png

[SupSuper]

Stop running in the middle of the fire you dumb s***!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_18.png

Well, he makes a good meatshield.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_19.png

Oh come on now!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_20.png

...who didn't see that coming? Seriously.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_21.png

Pigbuster seems to get most of the damage.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_22.png

[SupSuper]

Zeor survives the wound (BARELY!) and still saves the day! AWESOME ALERT!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_23.png
I merge him with Squad 3 for safety reasons.

Ewww, what's with the blood trail?
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_24.png

And scouting...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_25.png

And more blood...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_26.png

And more scouting...
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_27.png

[SupSuper]

Bonz gets fed up and decides to dance on a table!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_28.png

Squad 1 runs into some alien eggs.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_29.png

Vader decides to heat things up.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_30.png

And Pikkul kills the other one.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_31.png

Awesome Zeor runs into a lone brainsucker.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_32.png

[SupSuper]

And quickly pops him.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_33.png

Oh well, it wasn't too bad.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/m4_stats.png

[Pigbuster]

Just a little suggestion, but could you put your comments below the pictures?
That's just how it's done, generally.

Also, am I right in believing that the yellow triangle means who you have selected?

[Pickleworm]

Squad 1 > any other squad

[Paul.Power]

Is it me, or did that building have a particularly "Theme Hospital" vibe?

[KamikazeBananze]

I dunno. I got a strange Tetris-vibe myself.

Must be my near-death experience today.

It involved me coughing. A lot.

OK, so I'm exaggerating. I hate having a cold. It sucks.

[Zero72]

God I'm awesome. Even with severe head trauma. Let's see one of you meat boys do that.

Ha ha... Flesh.

I'm probably doomed by that injury anyway, though. Hopefully I'll at least die awesomely.

[MrBunsy]

No-one seems to have much self preservation instinct, which makes it all the more interesting to watch.

[SupSuper]

Just a little suggestion, but could you put your comments below the pictures?
That's just how it's done, generally.

Also, am I right in believing that the yellow triangle means who you have selected?I just figured the picture would make more sense if you know what it's about before-hand. I don't care either way, I'm the writer, not the reader. So if I make a mistake, POINT IT OUT!

Anyone with a numbered arrow (squad #) over them is, indeed, selected. They match the selection boxes on the bottom-right.
I control whole squads at once, since leaving anyone alone is a death sentece. Whoever gets the yellow arrow is whoever is "individually" selected, meaning they'll be the ones to carry out any individual commands in the bottom-middle (throwing grandes, using medikits, etc.)
Is it me, or did that building have a particularly "Theme Hospital" vibe?Well it is a hospital. :p

I dunno. I got a strange Tetris-vibe myself.

Must be my near-death experience today.

It involved me coughing. A lot.

OK, so I'm exaggerating. I hate having a cold. It sucks.Blargh, I know how that feels.
God I'm awesome. Even with severe head trauma. Let's see one of you meat boys do that.

Ha ha... Flesh.

I'm probably doomed by that injury anyway, though. Hopefully I'll at least die awesomely.Well you do heal (auto-repair?). Although that takes forever, leaving plenty of time for something to easily kill you. But don't mind me. :p
No-one seems to have much self preservation instinct, which makes it all the more interesting to watch.Yes, X-Com's "self preservation instinct" consists of "stand still and shoot at whatever enemy you spot, no matter what the odds". I try to improve over that though. :p

[Pigbuster]

I just figured the picture would make more sense if you know what it's about before-hand. I don't care either way, I'm the writer, not the reader. So if I make a mistake, POINT IT OUT!

For some reason, I'm getting an angry vibe from that.
Maybe it's the capital letters.

And the reason the caption should be below the pictures is because if you say something funny about the picture, it's better to see the picture first.

Otherwise it's like hearing the punchline before the setup.

Though maybe it works better the other way in this case.
[EDIT]Actually, I think it works better the way you're doing it now, since you do need to point out what to look at. I was thinking more on the lines of the captions going above the photoshop phriday pictures at SA.
So nevermind.

[Zero72]

Well you do heal (auto-repair?). Although that takes forever, leaving plenty of time for something to easily kill you. But don't mind me. :pThat's what I figured. Boris got shot a few times, and he was basically mostly-dead for the rest of his career. :p

[Luther]

Is it possible to add another squad member, or do I have to wait for a new game to start?

[SupSuper]

For some reason, I'm getting an angry vibe from that.
Maybe it's the capital letters.

And the reason the caption should be below the pictures is because if you say something funny about the picture, it's better to see the picture first.

Otherwise it's like hearing the punchline before the setup.

Though maybe it works better the other way in this case.
[EDIT]Actually, I think it works better the way you're doing it now, since you do need to point out what to look at. I was thinking more on the lines of the captions going above the photoshop phriday pictures at SA.
So nevermind.If I sounded angry, it's because I've made mistakes before like pictures missing or swapped around and nobody even noticed, which worries me. :P

That's what I figured. Boris got shot a few times, and he was basically mostly-dead for the rest of his career. :pWell you can't expect to heal from severe alien spit in one day. :p
Health loss doesn't hinder you, you only become more "vulnerable". That's why Boris couldn't take the explosion.

If you're so worried, I can keep you in the base in the meantime. It's not like you people don't have a say in how your alter-egos act.

Back to the game...

The Interceptor decides to blow up one of Sirius' Bikes on his way out. That oughta show'em.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/sirius_boom.png

And the quantum physicists finish researching the UFO Type 2!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/res_ufo2.png
Meh, small fry. Now they're looking onto UFO Type 1.

And another day passes.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/day2.png
Wow, what an improvement!

[SupSuper]

Is it possible to add another squad member, or do I have to wait for a new game to start?Nope, new recruits become available on an ingame-daily-basis. :)

Just let me know what you want for your alter-ego. (or egos, if you want anyone else walking around) Name, gender, race, or whatever else you want to specify.


Also, stats updated for the survivors. You can check them out on the first post as always.

[Paul.Power]

And the quantum physicists finish researching the UFO Type 2!Yay, go us :).

[Vader]

How did we have -120 alien incidents in the city? Is it relative to the previous week? Am I looking at it wrong? Do incidents incur minus points which deduct from the total score?

I feel woozy.

[SupSuper]

The latter: Anything good incurs positive score, anything bad incurs negative score, and the total is the whole thing put together. Simple. :p

[Paul.Power]

The latter: Anything good incurs positive score, anything bad incurs negative score, and the total is the whole thing put together. Simple. :pSeems a bit harsh to make something negative when you can't control it, but I guess that's the name of the game.

[SomePerson]

I died...:p

Seems a bit harsh to make something negative when you can't control it, but I guess that's the name of the game.

Well, it's based on how long the UFO is there and how much damage it does. If you let it go free it'll dock you a lot of points, and if you destroy it quickly you lose fewer point.

I believe. It's been a while.

[Zero72]

I'm not real worried, but if the worst does happen and I do head to that big ol' scrapyard in the sky, I'd like to call dibs on the next android after my death, simply to be named Zero Destructopants Mk. 2. :p

[KamikazeBananze]

I think I'd like to be reincarnated as KB XXVII.

'Cause I like random Roman numerals after a name...

[Luther]

Just let me know what you want for your alter-ego. (or egos, if you want anyone else walking around) Name, gender, race, or whatever else you want to specify.

Luther, male, human. Join me up!:D

[SupSuper]

Well, it's based on how long the UFO is there and how much damage it does. If you let it go free it'll dock you a lot of points, and if you destroy it quickly you lose fewer point.

I believe. It's been a while.It's something like that. Plus the events are designed to counter each other. For example, if a UFO pops up and messes around, you get negative score. But if you take it down (and take care of the crash site, and research it, etc), that gives you more than enough positive score to counter the negative.


Anyways, Luther has been added and Bunsy and Phillby have been ressurected... as girls! Sorry, but the after-life has a price. :p
I'll put up stats soon.

[MrBunsy]

Anyways, Luther has been added and Bunsy and Phillby have been ressurected... as girls! Sorry, but the after-life has a price. :pOh yey :-/. Could be worse I suppose, somehow.

[bonz]

Oh yey :-/. Could be worse I suppose, somehow.
Yeah, being resurrected as Fwd. Adm. and T_Magdi respectively. :D

[philby4000]

I better be damn sexy.;)

[SupSuper]

New stats are up, so go check those out in the first post. Luther seems to have gotten lucky and be the only man in X-Com who gets to wear sunglasses! :cool:

Other than that... well, I'm sorry to report... that there's nothing to report! It's the sad truth, but the fact that all these days have been reportless is because absolutely nothing has happened besides having our men sit on their asses doing nothing! Well I suspect they do some training too, but I doubt they do it 24/7.

Even the research team is at a complete standstil.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/research_bored.png
This is because, for us to research more advanced stuff, the aliens have to become more advanced. (and thus, harder to beat. Ironic, eh?) And until we get more missions, that ain't happening. There's nothing more to research and we're left with nothing really useful so far. Then again, it's only been 2 days...

Here's what we got:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/res_brainlaunch.png
This is possibly the most useless thing ever to research, since:
- Aliens have no brains, so this has no effect on them.
- Even on human targets, there's still a chance of things going wrong and the brainsuckers going after you.
- We don't have any brainsucker pods to load them anyways.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/res_ufo1.png
This belongs to the quantum physicist department, so I'm sure Paul.Power is very proud. Still, it's no biggie, just another step towards eventually figuring out what makes them UFOs tick.

Still, doing nothing doesn't stop you people from blowing through the budget like mad! We've only done 4 missions and already I've had to spent most of our weekly funding buying ammo which you guys keep wasting like mad because you couldn't hit a monkey in a barrel. I'll drop you all down to wimpy pistols if I have to!

On the other hand, I could conduct some raiding to solve both problems. If I haven't discussed this yet, it's possibly one of the most crazily fun parts of the game. It involves:
- sending a squad to barge into some organization's building uninvited
- cause as much damage as you can to the place
- kill everyone on sight
- snag everything that you can (which you can sell off for profit)
Awesome eh? The down side is the target won't find you raiding them very fun. That's why we got our permanent enemies, the Cult of Sirius! Win freakin' win.

[Zero72]

Yeah, I bet the Cult of Sirius has something we could use. Maybe they have one of those nice glass chess boards like in the first X-Men movie or something.

Actually, I have one of those in real life. I kinda stink at chess, though.

[Luther]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/luther.png

Amazing! That's almost exactly the outfit I wear to work every day!

[bonz]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/luther.png

Amazing! That's almost exactly the outfit I wear to work every day!
With a keg of beer instead of the big gun I suppose. ;)

[Vader]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y237/supsuper/XcomOD/Stats/luther.png

Amazing! That's almost exactly the outfit I wear to work every day!

No, it's just that everything from Primark looks the same. ;)