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OpenXcom => Playthroughs => Topic started by: ivandogovich on August 26, 2014, 06:37:33 pm
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Let's Play OpenXcom (Up Close and Personal) is challenging series based on the notion that long guns are bad.
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Only pistols, grenades, and melee are allowed! Built on OpenXcom Version 1.0, this LP has a few mods custom made as well as some from the community. Join the fun as we get into this classic remake!
Post a comment in this thread or on the video, if you'd like to have a soon to die... err... I mean, Brave, Brave Warrior named after you!
Cheers, Ivan :D
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgSfydyBKNBCTEmB8PDMDVihfMAT5cAmB
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(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BN6FNhhN4YY/mqdefault.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN6FNhhN4YY
Setting up the base, finding our first UFO and losing it! :o
Cheers, Ivan :D
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(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7eNlNsYm6hc/mqdefault.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eNlNsYm6hc
Finding our first foes and Eradicating them!
Promotions Coming!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ikEmJVuGG6c/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikEmJVuGG6c)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikEmJVuGG6c (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikEmJVuGG6c)
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #003: Night Mission!!
The dreaded first night mission begins!
Cheers, Ivan :D
Bonus Episode: YBU? (Changing your soldier's appearance) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hcOPXEydM&index=5&list=PLgSfydyBKNBCTEmB8PDMDVihfMAT5cAmB)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/53hcOPXEydM/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hcOPXEydM&index=5&list=PLgSfydyBKNBCTEmB8PDMDVihfMAT5cAmB)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hcOPXEydM
Send in your appearance requests for your soldiers in the series! (Also, the rosters are still open, if you would like to join!)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #004: Brutal! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaRuZ8_oT08)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JaRuZ8_oT08/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaRuZ8_oT08)
Time to feed in the Rookies and clear out this UFO! What could possibly go wrong??
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #001: Order of the Fallen! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUH6ZckfNk)
Honoring our fallen comrades and inducting new Subscribers!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6mUH6ZckfNk/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUH6ZckfNk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mUH6ZckfNk
Huge thanks to ShroomArts (https://shroomarts.blogspot.com/) for the Thumbnail Art!
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #006: Montreal Monsters! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtBcsnGYg4)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yrtBcsnGYg4/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrtBcsnGYg4)
The Dreaded first Night Terror Mission! Paper uniforms and pea-shooter pistols! What could possibly go wrong??
...uh... five in sight off the ramp? Oh dear!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #007: Longest Night (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8yLT8SuneQ)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p8yLT8SuneQ/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8yLT8SuneQ)
Night Terror Mission complete! Decent score, even saved some civilians at the loss of a couple valiant Defenders of Earth! Medals all around!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Nice,
Pvt. Xracer reporting to duty sir!!!!
"No cuts. No butts. No coconuts."
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Nice,
Pvt. Xracer reporting to duty sir!!!!
"No cuts. No butts. No coconuts."
You have earned yourself a spot at the ramp of the SkyRanger and an outstanding Cardboard Combat Uniform! Only the finest in protective gear for the valiant defenders of earth! ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #008: Order of Earth! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkPUXTx2h5Y)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BkPUXTx2h5Y/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkPUXTx2h5Y)
Commendations and Inductions after our first successful Night Terror Mission, then a Valentine's Day Surprise!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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oh man!!!! you are so mean!!! leaving it in a clifthanger!!!!!
Well hopefully next one will be enough open spots to add me :)
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#CommandProblems! Promote 30+ soldiers so you can get them all named! ;)
#BringMoreRookies
#Darwinism
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #009: Incendiary! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDw97hvixy4)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rDw97hvixy4/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDw97hvixy4)
Incendiary Grenades and the phenomena of unintended Consequences!
Its getting hot in here...!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep # 010: Conflagration!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxE7WoKhkAM)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nxE7WoKhkAM/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxE7WoKhkAM)
Skyranger Operations Manual: In case of fire, please exit the craft in an orderly manner. Move away from the vicinity of all flammable substances and call the authorities.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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You know, I kinda want to be the first Commander.
I sure hope CanMan doesn't mind.
If that is not possible, Just count me in anyway ;)
(I've tested, and the name fits. The statstrings might result in overflow, though.)
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You, sir, will have an honored place at the back of the line! ;)
(Added to the roster).
(And yeah, probably shorten your name when inducted).
Cheers, Ivan
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Well all in all it wasn't a bad mission, a little too cautious, but not bad at all I was expecting a few more casualties.
Also is there a chance you could post your rooster of upcoming recruits so we can see how far in the queue we are :) I am dying to see my little soldier in action :)
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Well all in all it wasn't a bad mission, a little too cautious, but not bad at all I was expecting a few more casualties.
Also is there a chance you could post your rooster of upcoming recruits so we can see how far in the queue we are :) I am dying to see my little soldier in action :)
I can say this, in the next couple episodes, we get to add 5 new soldiers, so maybe PVT XRacer joined the team. ;)
After that there are 17 others waiting too. :)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I'll join if you need some reserves. Just use my forum name. I've just been checking in on the LP at this point. I've been wanting to watch it all, but I've been busy the past 2 weeks.
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I'll join if you need some reserves. Just use my forum name. I've just been checking in on the LP at this point. I've been wanting to watch it all, but I've been busy the past 2 weeks.
Awesome! You will join the 17 others in the reserves! Glad you have been enjoying it, and it will still be there if you want a marathon sometime. :)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #011: Patrol!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHSI0Uek3w)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_SHSI0Uek3w/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SHSI0Uek3w)
In this episode we notice some unusual activity and send out a patrol! Who knows what we will find?
Cheers, Ivan :D
(Also, shoutout to Falko at end of Episode) ;)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #012: Mind Probe! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtieuWPYOQw)
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Time to try to bag some high value targets!
Also, looks like we'll have good group of promotions tomorrow in Episode 013!
Cheers, Ivan :D
Also: Shoutout to Roxis231 !! :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #13: Squaddies!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzufgaTnl80)
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The Promotions Roll in, and Viewers join the Force! I love it when that happens!
Shout out to FatRat!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #014: Calcutta Catch!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbXzD86Z4vA)
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Tagging and Bagging the High Value Targets!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #015: Navigator (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-WqOq-HvXM)
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Going after the Live Targets! Stun Rods, in the House!
Also, Nice promotions this time around!
Cheers, Ivan :D
Special Thanks out to SolariusSorch !! ;)
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Hi Ivan!
I've just started watching your LP (Just watched the Montreal terror. Thanks for saving some of my compatriots!). You have the most entertaining style I've found in a LP so far! Having a great time watching this.
If you need another name, feel free to add me!
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Thanks Arthanor!!
You have joined the roster of possible recruits!! Thanks for the feedback, and I'm glad you are enjoying it! I do enjoy playing and making the LPs even if we have some derpy moments at points! Like one of my friends told me: "failure can be entertaining too!" ;)
Cheers! Ivan :D
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A good balance of success and failures is what makes a LP interesting (although I don't know if there can be too much failures, that tends to make a short LP!). And a personal connection! I like how you talk to your soldiers and with the easy names, I can remember them.
I need to start doing that too, and stop save scumming.. SUCH a hard habit to break out of!
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I think that one of my biggest breakthroughs came when I stopped savescumming. Before that, I would often play with an "optimal" approach. "Hmmm.. that didn't work right, PVT Snuffy got killed. Let me see if I moved him this way..." and thus save scum. An alternate version for me was, only re-loading on misclicks.... still kind of the same thing.
The interesting thing is, that I didn't even make this breakthrough while gaming. Rather it came from watching other gamers play, like Marbozir, and how his attitude is, "Oh well, that will be ok. Stuff happens." It made me realize that mistakes can be a great part of the game.
This is especially true in games like X-Com, where the loss of a great soldier is very poignant, and even doubly so, if its someone like a viewer or subscriber who is watching and enjoying the game with you. It just makes you so much more invested in the game, and I really like that. I think named soldiers are a must have for games like this because it removes one level of anonymity from them. Makes them less pawns on a chess board.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #016: Scanner!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgemg53NLU0)
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Another Tactical Mission! Honing our skills at using the motion scanner and the Law of Unintended Consequences!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Hey Ivan! Catching up with your LP slowly, now watching 13.
Still great entertainment! And.. I have to mention Inciendiary and Conflagration :D Man, I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard. This was hilarious and you are responsible for making me cry, but it's all good :) I am definitely learning not to reload with you.. If you can get through those, I should make it through my games!
A quick mention regarding mind probes (since you've been experimenting with 'em in the LPs I'm watching): Although you need LoS, you don't need to see the alien. It works exactly like firing a gun. So you don't need to move that close to use it.
Also, why do you not use laser pistols? I've found them to be good short range weapons with their autoshots, so I used to give them to my breachers before I had a mod for shotguns. In the other hand, a taser or stun rod and you're ready to bag or fry some aliens.
And finally: Where did you get your sounds? They sure sound better than my retro ones...
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Hey Ivan! Catching up with your LP slowly, now watching 13.
Still great entertainment! And.. I have to mention Inciendiary and Conflagration :D Man, I don't remember the last time I laughed so hard. This was hilarious and you are responsible for making me cry, but it's all good :) I am definitely learning not to reload with you.. If you can get through those, I should make it through my games!
A quick mention regarding mind probes (since you've been experimenting with 'em in the LPs I'm watching): Although you need LoS, you don't need to see the alien. It works exactly like firing a gun. So you don't need to move that close to use it.
Also, why do you not use laser pistols? I've found them to be good short range weapons with their autoshots, so I used to give them to my breachers before I had a mod for shotguns. In the other hand, a taser or stun rod and you're ready to bag or fry some aliens.
And finally: Where did you get your sounds? They sure sound better than my retro ones...
The sounds are from this mod: https://www.openxcom.com/mod/high-quality-sounds but I've reset some back to original ( I think the sectoid death, etc).
And yeah, I just figured out PSI Line of Fire in ep 016! XD ... but great to know!! I was asking for trouble on some of those!
And the incendiary Grenade... such a classic moment!! I still laugh about it too!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Thanks for the info! I'll look into those sounds.
Trouble is what defines your LP for me: "What kind of trouble will he get into?" and "How will he get out of it?" are two questions that have me going back to your LP more than playing the game (but I'm caught up now!). It makes things really fun. And you have some luck in terrors.. I don't often see 4-5 aliens upon getting out. Holy Cats! I did get a Snakemen + Cyberdiscs night terror mission though (using the alien remix mod), that was "fun".
No comment on laser pistols? I'm still curious ;) And shotguns don't fit the "Up Close and Personal" philosophy, do they? They are pretty close ranged weapons, in fact more so than aimed shots with a pistol.
Finally, I made my own mod regarding psionics, because I thought the "Pisonic Line of Fire" mod was a bit much. I allowed the Mind Probe to disregard LoS. Otherwise it is pretty difficult to use and often it is simpler to stun everything in the navigation/engine room than check which alien to stun. I will be toying with other stuff, like checking if it is possible to add a maximum range to psi-amps (and the aliens' psi weapon), to give XCom short range psi, but aliens longer (with Ethereals having longer range than sectoids). Let me know if that sounds interesting to you.
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Right, the laser pistol. :)
Yep. Great hold out weapon. On auto shot, nice finishers up close. I've been more interested in the combat knife due to its low time requirements. And also, if I'm that close, the stun rod or zapper maybe just what the doctor ordered. ;)
Compared to the standard service pistol, though, I don't see it being more effective at range. The Laser Pistol takes longer to fire, and the service pistol's pretty admirable range and more shots make it a great tool for the early game, so far. In my test game, I played with laser pistols, but found my self going back to the 10 mm classic. (thats what I like to think of them as, anyway).
And yeah, Shotguns, are just a bit too much "long gun" and what I've seen of them, didn't really make me want to develop a sawn off shotgun. I may be missing out, but I haven't really given them much more thought.
I really want to get my flashbangs and dart pistols soon, but the Armor Path for survive ability is usually a first priority.
Your PSI scheme sounds pretty interesting, and I think Dioxine had some work like that too. :)
This is my first time playing on PSI Line of Fire, so I'm still figuring it out, but the idea of not getting immediately flayed by Ethereals, was a pretty motivating factor, tbh. Also the fact that it limits the end game "Mind-Control All The Things" OP mechanic, that is exploitative and boring is an equally huge benefit, imo.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep # 017: PSI Line of Fire! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJRXweO6n0Q)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iJRXweO6n0Q/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJRXweO6n0Q)
Base management, learning about PSI Line of Fire, and tackling another Large Scout!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #018: Knife Slice!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i__OhKhzt8)
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Instant feedback with the Combat Knife! (With more Cowbell ;) ) Intact Large Scout!! Elerium for Powersuits! Yay!
Promotions All Around!! Sweet!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #019: Power Armor!!! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlFI65DeVQ8)
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Field Testing XCom's finest protective Gear!
Can someone say "Man of Steel'? ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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A very good episode, as usual! A few things though:
First, Only 6 recruits left? What are you going to do if and when the list runs out? Lets hope those 6 get promoted soon (Including me, although I bet I'm going to be the absolute last person to be recruited, unless I somehow didn't make the list :o )
Second, The "UfoPedia" base should correctly represent the "UfoPaedia" website. Basically just add that a inbetween the P and e and you should be good ;D
And third, what are your thoughts about adding the magnum (You know, the one that's in the FMP?) into your lets play? It is a short gun with a powerful bullet but very small clips. I think it's a good addition but I'm not sure if you would accept it.
Please let me know soon!
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@RandomCommander ;)
I gotta tell you that "a" was giving me fits. .... yeah, in the commendations ufopedia ruleset for the images, I spent hours trying to get it to work. Guess how the ruleset section was spelled. Yup, with an "a" ::)
ufopaedia:
- id: STR_MEDAL_MERIT_STAR_NAME
type_id: 7
section: STR_WEAPONS_AND_EQUIPMENT
image_id: MERIT_STAR_MEDAL_IMAGE
text: STR_MEDAL_MERIT_STAR_UFOPEDIA
text_width: 158
listorder: 3000
As for the Magnum.... When I set my mod pack up, I looked at a lot of mods and pulled things from all over, combat knife, scout drone, fusion torch (not yet seen), incendiary grenades, etc. I looked at some of the other pistols out there, and didn't come away with any compelling reason to go beyond the standard service issue hardware. If anything, I've been so impressed with these pistols. With aimed shots they are far more accurate than I imagined, and have been working for scout and snipe tactics in the early game fairly well. Getting back to other modded pistols... I didn't want to add any more to the series, just for flavor sake if they didn't add a compelling distinctive. I also wanted to avoid any incredibly OP or out of balance items.
Beyond the service pistol, the next big thing is the plasma pistol, for more stopping power. I'm not sure how well it will compare, really. I am not incredibly thrilled with laser pistols at this point. Auto shot it their only attraction and that is only really good for up close in the UfoExtender accuracy model. And when I get up close, there are other appealing things, like zappers, rods, knives, etc.
That said, I'm not beyond being convinced that the magnum is awesome, and I gotta have it. ;) What is its actual stats? How does it compare with the others?
My fond anticipation is for my version of the Toxi-gun from Apocalypse. ;) My dart gun will have increasing levels of potency, that I really want to try against late game foes. :) Its going to be a ton of fun with those things, but I need a good manufacturing base to keep them fed. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #20: FlashBang!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CpQaGVAaJxQ/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpQaGVAaJxQ)
Now we are getting to the good part! Love this thing! The Flashbang Grenade Rocks!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #21: Purple Heart! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lY3C6G8nFY&lc=z12pfpixxxz2hxq0i23usl05komtdtbgl04)
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-lY3C6G8nFY/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lY3C6G8nFY&lc=z12pfpixxxz2hxq0i23usl05komtdtbgl04)
In this episode we finish off our Large Scout and promotions flood in! :D
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #22: Bogies!!
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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIgSt0xsEgo)
Two Ufo's Downed! More Tactical Missions! More Experience!
One Random promotion! ;) .... that the Commander had previously overlooked!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Heh, Revealing myself as a wounded guy with only a purple heart as an award? Now that is just WAC. :P
You had a nice save there with the proxy grenade, It scared us all. There is a way to deactivate, yes deactivate grenades by right-clicking the active grenade. I think that might become really valuable if you make a mistake and have a primed grenade on the floor :) EDIT: This has been proven to only work during base inventory and pre-battle inventory.
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That Proxie Grenade scare was great moment of tension ;)
I'm happy to have joined the crew! Hopefully will do something useful (at least I'm not too slow and got a good arm!). I'm looking forward to the rest of that mission.
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There is a way to deactivate, yes deactivate grenades by right-clicking the active grenade. I think that might become really valuable if you make a mistake and have a primed grenade on the floor :)
I WISH this was possible during battle.....so far I've only been able to deactivate grenades during prebattle or base equip stage.
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I WISH this was possible during battle.....so far I've only been able to deactivate grenades during prebattle or base equip stage.
Hold up, so it's not able to be de-activated in battle? I gotta test this, brb.
EDIT: Gah, he was right. Not even the latest nightly is able to de-activate primed grenades during actual battle. Forget what I said earlier. :P
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I gotta admit... that moment.... you can almost hear the gears whirring in Ivan's Noggin. ;)
(Funny as heck!)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #23: Clone!
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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u7bRg0ZTJs)
In this episode we complete another mission and clone in one of the Fallen!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #24: Longevity Medal!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-6sTRrzJBwA/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6sTRrzJBwA)
Threats on both sides!
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #25: Proxie Grenade!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EakSw7VIDus/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EakSw7VIDus)
Trap Kill FTW!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #26: May Mayhem!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4QrTa0vP0yg/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QrTa0vP0yg)
In this episode we begin tracking a battleship and get a huge surprise!
( I did not see that coming! )
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Oh.... Sheeeeeeiiiiiiiii......
That surprise is surprising without a doubt.
I didn't expect to be needed so soon, nor die that early. If I am going to die that is... with that surprise it is totally likely. At least some of us are given the decency of proxie grenades, right?
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You didn't see that coming!!!!, i saw it a mile away, well maybe it was a couple of Km, and now all those soldiers, what will happen to them!!!
Also maybe you have in air (mid air or whatever is called) transfer turned on?? maybe that will help just in case :)
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I don't have it turned on... and yeah... it wont help. All our good gear is out there on the SkyRanger, or enroute to UfoPaedia. XD
Gonna get brutal back at OpenXcom.org. Brutal.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Hum... Maybe now we know why the mod portal is down: It was hosted at OpenXCom.org!
I don't think I'm there, so good luck to all of you fighting for the main base!
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Hum... Maybe now we know why the mod portal is down: It was hosted at OpenXCom.org!
I don't think I'm there, so good luck to all of you fighting for the main base!
Nope, actually the mod portal is at OpenXcom.com. ;)
Looks like the mods are safe but the forums might be in jeopardy!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #27: Forlorn Hope!!
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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL4wS3ppdm0)
In this episode we begin, in earnest the hopeless task of defending our base!
15 unarmored troops... #Doomed!
Cheers, Ivan
:D
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R.I.P. First line of defence.
On the bright side it's 8+4/16+4 vs 13+1/15+1! (Remember that scout tank?)
Also, Explosives tend to do less damage on cyberdisks, but the combined power of a proxie plus a HE has put it at low health, so you almost got it!
.....I bet I'm gonna die next episode :P
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Yeah, we actually did better than I expected in this episode. Up to the point where we suicided two soldiers on the disc and failed to bring it down. I know it can be done, but its gonna be brutal. XD
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Although explosives do less damage on Cyberdiscs, they do hit all four tiles of it, meaning overall they do much more damage than to a 1 tile unit. It is possible to destroy a Cyberdisc with a direct hit from a Large Rocket, so it should be possible with a High Explosive (and if that fails, a few lower calibre explosives should do it).
You're doing pretty well :) Just have to throw those HE pack from a little bit further! Yet another bad thing with cyberdiscs is that it's really difficult to know where they are looking, so it's hard to avoid reaction fire :/
Have you thought of setting the entrance on fire with some incendiary grenades? If you manage to get stuff to catch fire as they cross it, that's a little bit less hp to take off before they die.. (and it won't destroy items like proxy grenades)
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Nice idea about the incendiaries! but... they were all on the Skyranger, so that's out. :(
I know that an HE Pack can take down a disc, as I've done it before. I'm not sure if other grenades can overcome their armor. But they have set off proxies so that may have a chance at damaging them.
Cheers!
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #28: CyberDisc!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1kyj1DGexi4/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kyj1DGexi4)
Flying Death and Suicide Bombers! What could be better?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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The scoreboard is now at 4+1/16+4 vs 10+0/15+1. Keep it up Ivan, you are almost done with this hell-hole of a mission!
We are going to have some serious medals and promotions soon ;D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #29: Base Defense!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-HnA95A9fAk/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HnA95A9fAk)
With the survival of OpenXcom.org on the line, we enter the final chapter of this underdog base defense mission!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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It has been done.
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Congratulations! We shall mourn those who gave their life and let their sacrifice fuel our determination to fight until victory! Death to the aliens!
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I love how you think I was distracting the cyberdisk by "looking hot," but in my mind I think the cyberdisc was going "STAIRS DETECTED! DOES NOT COMPUTE!"
Congrats on keeping this site safe from Sectoid hackers!
P.S. Just got to the end, holy cow my soldier must be one badass chick to get that many medals!
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #30: Fantastic Four!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TsMf_Zhwf70/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMf_Zhwf70)
In this episode we remember the fallen and the acts of heroism that saved OpenXcom.org.
Four Heroes Remain.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #31: Dallas Daylight!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ppCWGFUcflM/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppCWGFUcflM)
A Daylight Terror mission in Dallas gives us the opportunity to try to even the score up a bit against these grey alien scum. But yeah, still worried about CyberDiscs.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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That's a really impressive start! Well done! This mission feels like: "OpenXCom: Grenadiers" so many flash bangs! I don't really like grenades as they take too many TUs to prime, but when primed before mission start, they look really powerful.
Also, regarding your question on small scouts: I'm not sure if they land (it probably depends on the mission they are on, they might land for stuff like Alien Research, probably don't for Alien Retaliation) but they can safely be shot down with a craft cannon.
It's a bit annoying to keep a cannon on an interceptor for that, but small scouts pretty much always have a mind probe in them and that's 300k right there, and a pretty easy mission (only one alien to kill). I think it's worth it. In my late games, I usually have bases on both poles and station a cannon interceptor (or thunderstorm, rather) in each one, so they can cover the whole globe.
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I've read that about the small scouts and downing them with the cannons. They might be the perfect "IronMan" generator. XD
I don't have any craft mods in place, but have been considering using the under-used Lightning in this playthrough, as I don't have a need to transport 4x4 Hwps. Might be just right for my Eurasia Base. :)
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That could be the perfect craft to put a cannon on too! It's a transport, so you really don't want to risk it against stronger crafts any ways. That way, you also get an instant recovery of the small scout with the squad inside.
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #32: Leader!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4IWOPYqaKOs/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IWOPYqaKOs)
Bagging the High Value Targets! Awesome!
Cheers, Ivan
:D
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Re: The base Defence...
Many people were joking around with my soldier managing to distract the last cyberdisk by "looking hot," and my friend said "dude, you should really make a picture of this incident, and I have a few ideas to help you..."
I also forgot to mention he's a pervert. So I had to ignore his advice and draw the safest thing I could so I don't get banned in the forum but still pertain to the original idea. The result is this:
(https://i.imgur.com/Hnl1tHJ.png)
I'm not happy at all with how I did the lying-on-stomach bit with her. I'm not doing that again.
That's all.
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Thats a classic image. I love it. :D
Cheers, Ivan :D
https://twitter.com/IvanDogovich/status/526792801711702018
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #33: Order of the Fallen!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/g8Dgc5W-WfY/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8Dgc5W-WfY)
A large scout down Mexico Way, and posthumous rewards.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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More illustrations are in order. :)
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More illustrations are in order. :)
YES SIR.
While Marbozir was heading towards that large scout, the team back home decided to do a sensor sweep for the missing cyberdisks. What they found was unexpected:
(https://i.imgur.com/Tl3STtl.png)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #34: Psi Secrets!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3M_e4_oM0Jw/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M_e4_oM0Jw)
Vee have Vays to make you Talk!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I expected us to freakin' overpower those poor martians in their poor medium scout.... but I fear for when we start fighting snakemen... AND CHRYSALLIDS.
Also: Omninull's Secret Weapon:
(https://i.imgur.com/of8JEfv.png)
(T'was a bit rushed, but hey. We all threw grenades like maniacs, and that is a definite plus!)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #35: Night Landing!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A5rsoaR_u3w/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5rsoaR_u3w)
I love it when a plan comes together! Ufopedia earns its keep!
Night, desert, supply mission, what could be better?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Hey, just wondering why you skipped laser tech in a modpack like this!?
They would probably help for Sectopods...
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I have the laser pistol, but the premise is that Long Guns are Bad.
So no laser rifles or heavy lasers. ;)
Right now the service pistol is still awesome against sectoids and floaters, so I'm not moving to the laser pistol yet. :)
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Y'know, It would be good to keep a few laser pistols in the skyranger, just in case you need to have one of your soldiers quickly pick up a laser pistol to take care of that damn sectopod over there, right?
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Y'know you are right. I'm pretty sure those laser pistols will certainly come in handy for polishing the Sectopod's armor and removing unwanted blemishes.
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Still a little questionable, everything considered. But it's your choice. I'm just a viewer with an opinion on using the (better) laser pistol.
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Before you do something as foolish as shoot Sectopods with a Laser Pistol, let's do some math:
Laser Pistol base damage = 46
... with TFTD damage formula the range is 23 to 69
... Sectopod takes 150% from lasers, so it increases to 35-104
However, the armour of Sectopod looks like this:
- front armour: 145 (i.e. cannot take damage from laser pistol)
- side armour: 130 (cannot take damage)
- rear armour: 100 (can theoretically take damage, but maximum 4 per hit)... the chance to do any damage is 4/70=5.7% and with average damage being 2.5 and health of 96, you'll need to hit him approximately 674-times... good luck with that :D
- under armour: 90 ... using same math you would need to hit him only 192-times :D but I don't really see a Sectopod flying in the air so that you can hit him from below...
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@Meridian: Aha! That the tactic then! Just burrow under the Sectopod. Leave only one tile of the four tile unit exposed, and auto shot from below.!! ;)
@Xcomfan419
Actually, just had a similar question (about why I'm not using Laser Pistols) in the comments from a viewer, and a lot of it also boils down to the UfoXtender accuracy setting.
Here's my reply:
+XxChronOblivionxX great question. The simple answer is that in the current configuration the service pistol still works wonders. :)
I have UFOXtender Accuracy turned on which greatly nerfs the accuracy of auto shot. With this setting I'd never try across the map auto shots which become the standard way of doing business with vanilla XCOM. Up close this would work great, and I'll probably start using them more when enemies become less responsive to the service pistol. I don't mind having to hit an enemy twice to drop him, (I'm used to Lobster Men :) so the pistol is still working. A huge advantage that the pistol has over the Laser Pistol is time units. Its almost twice as fast to fire a pistol aimed shot, and the pistol's aimed shot is more accurate too! So even though the laser beam hits harder, the pistol applies more damage over multiple shots, because you can get more of them, and you hit more often. So early on, the pistol is working wonders and training my troops by making them more accurate as they increase in marksmanship. :) There will come a point though, where basic enemy armor will be strong enough that a pistol wont stand much of a chance to scratch it. Then we will need something better. Laser Pistols, Plasma Pistols, grenades, etc. I've never before played with pistols, like I am now, but I'm loving it. :)
Cheers, Ivan :D
;)
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Service Pistol more accurate than a Laser Pistol? :o
You would think that it's the opposite, that the Laser Pistol is more accurate than a service pistol, being a laser after all and only travelling straight unless if modified by say a mirror...but it's your modpack afterall. I won't question it.
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You would think that it's the opposite, that the Laser Pistol is more accurate than a service pistol, being a laser after all and only travelling straight unless if modified by say a mirror...but it's your modpack afterall. I won't question it.
Lasers have always been the least accurate weapon type in X-Com. So ask Julian. :P
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Lasers have always been the least accurate weapon type in X-Com. So ask Julian. :P
Really?!
I always thought it was Ballistics -> Lasers -> Plasma in terms of both Damage and Accuracy.
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Service Pistol more accurate than a Laser Pistol? :o
You would think that it's the opposite, that the Laser Pistol is more accurate than a service pistol, being a laser after all and only travelling straight unless if modified by say a mirror...but it's your modpack afterall. I won't question it.
This is vanilla stuff. Nothing modded here:
(https://i.imgur.com/aoXeAc2.png) (https://i.imgur.com/BelTffk.png)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #36: Big Haul!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r0l55g6KchA/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0l55g6KchA)
The Supply UFO proves to be a tough nut to crack!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I...I need time to think. The past 12+ years have been a lie... :P
Good episode! Keep it up!
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@XcomFan
Also worth noting is the values from these tables:
https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Firepower_Tables
These are the values for just the three pistols I have access too.
(https://i.imgur.com/LQhjaF7.png)
But remember. A big part of my consideration is how nerfed auto fire is. Xtender accuracy, pretty much negates auto fire for me in all but "Damn! I'm close. I have to finish this joker right now!!" situations. ;)
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Same here, that`s why I do not use it anymore. ::)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #37:Santiago Snakes!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pA-eLhmI4Ns/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA-eLhmI4Ns)
And so it begins! Reptillian Revenge!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #38: Chilean Chrysallids!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4P-2BT8vW3g/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-2BT8vW3g)
Sometimes wisdom is the better part of valor!
And sometimes, Thats XCOM, Baby!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Oh I am totally drawing something about this, just you wait!
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That was an eventful episode! Good decision about that terror mission, it looked like it was gonna be the wrong kind of slaughter ;)
I think it might be time to look into laser pistols (and I was very surprised you didn't pick plasma pistols research), since the base pistol's damage is not enough against snakemen (armor 20-25) and especially chryssalids (armor 34). I don't know which damage formula you use, but either way, with a base damage of 26, the basic pistol will have a hard time doing much.
Or just change the name to "Let's Play OpenXcom: Grenadiers" and toss high explosives, flashbangs and alien grenades everywhere ;)
Good luck on the base mission!
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Yeah, I'm using TftD Damage formula, because I always want unarmored troopers to die horribly from any and all plasma fire. This does reduce my chance to "crit" with the pistol, but it also ensures that at least SOME damage is applied.
But the time is coming to Definitely Upgrade to some better hardware. (just not for a few more episodes. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I use that too. Let the rookies die horribly and help the armoured veterans survive (wounded) better. It does make armour 100+ really strong though. And pistols really useless against chryssalids :P
I'm looking forward to the next episodes. Keep up the good work!
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Once mu chromecast gets in I'll be subbing and deadly watching this Ivan.
Thou that TFTD damage formula....I so love the BOOM HEADSHOT effect.
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Once my chromecast gets in I'll be subbing and deadly watching this Ivan.
Man, I feel like I've been living in a cave... how did I miss such a nice device completely?
Just ordered it... it should arrive on Monday... can't wait!
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Ah ah, I desperately need something to watch it on my TV since I have relocated one of the PCs
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #39: Dejavu!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nwg_PsHT5-A/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwg_PsHT5-A)
Base Defense Redux! Lets see how it goes with a real combat crew in here!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Those flashbangs are murder. 1 for a cyberdisc?! Hum...
Cyberdiscs take 60% damage from high explosives, preventing even large rockets from killing them most of the time. But they take 100% from stun weapons. That's 66% extra damage from equivalent listed damage!. I guess flashbangs (and any other AoE stuns) are really great for taking them on, good to know!
Well done on the defence. The solid block of sectoid corpses at the entrance was pretty funny to see. I was surprised you did not use smoke to hide your snipers so they could step out and fire/throw without fearing reaction fire.
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Those flashbangs are murder. 1 for a cyberdisc?! Hum...
Cyberdiscs take 60% damage from high explosives, preventing even large rockets from killing them most of the time. But they take 100% from stun weapons. That's 66% extra damage from equivalent listed damage!. I guess flashbangs (and any other AoE stuns) are really great for taking them on, good to know!
Well done on the defence. The solid block of sectoid corpses at the entrance was pretty funny to see. I was surprised you did not use smoke to hide your snipers so they could step out and fire/throw without fearing reaction fire.
Good point about the smoke. I never really considered it. The shooting gallery hallway was long enough that I knew those at the far end usually wouldn't spot or be spotted by enemies near the access lift. I'll employ smoke midchamber next time, me thinks. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #40: Montreal Mission!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AbalZVVBTZA/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbalZVVBTZA)
The enemy lands at Montreal, but we have other plans.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #41: Terrorship!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I5NKnXHBAQc/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5NKnXHBAQc)
Fight in the Forest! Scanners Up!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #42: Grenade!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pibZNvPn0YY/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://youtu.be/pibZNvPn0YY?a)
A Warm Welcome at the Breach!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Kiaburra has had enough of your Alien Grenade bullcrap.
(https://i.imgur.com/Xl3mUfq.png)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #43 Reaction Fire!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oxNDeiidR8A/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxNDeiidR8A)
Thumbs up for Urban Renewal....(Ok. Rural Renewal).
(And I love the art from RandomCommander! They all get retweeted!)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #44: Fire Fight!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qwUmNiDPwoQ/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwUmNiDPwoQ)
Burn All the Things! Playing with Fire!
(But no Infernos, sadly)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #45: Plasma Beams!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/e7ZLui7PtP8/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ZLui7PtP8)
Upgraded dual purpose interceptors!
Also: How many cannon rounds is too much? (Answer: Its impossible to have to much! Buy all the things!)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #46: Mutons!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YeQ0gnO1R9E/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQ0gnO1R9E)
Lets see how tough these beasties are... Our service pistol should be fine, right?... uh guys??
Cheers, Ivan :D
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A diagram of how to "Episode 43" successfully:
(https://i.imgur.com/7Speuhc.png)
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Nice one RandomCommander! :)
Ivan, we want better pistols! I might start a demonstration amongst soldiers :P Even just a laser pistol can do a lot more damage than a regular one to a muton! (20-28 armor vs 26*0.6 = 16 AP or 46 Laser damage).
Plus, we get to shout "Pew Pew" as we shoot! (Lasers are silent, right? It's the soldier making the noise..!)
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A diagram of how to "Episode 43" successfully:
<snip>
Instant Classic, Man. :) Instant Classic!
Cheers, Ivan :D
(Wolfie Loved it ;)
(https://i.imgur.com/EHQN3k8.png)
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<snip>
Plus, we get to shout "Pew Pew" as we shoot! (Lasers are silent, right? It's the soldier making the noise..!)
Pew Pew!~! ( And they sound so nice in the HQ Sound Pack)
I just wish they were more accurate, and thus, more useful. But yeah, against Mutons, we'd be better off throwing rocks! but Sectoids and Floaters?? .45 Caliber death is just so nice!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #47: HyperWave Decoder!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WaAP9zV0X2o/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaAP9zV0X2o)
Detection Systems online! Interceptor OverMatch!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #48: Cold Steel!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4NdnB-D_nA8/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NdnB-D_nA8)
Moving in on the Floaters! They will feel the edge of our blades!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #49:Infiltration!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aXvCQGNyN9c/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXvCQGNyN9c)
Aliens Target USA!
Things couldn't get weirder in Washington DC, could they?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Hi Ivan! Just caught up with the few last episodes, had been unable to watch for a while. Great job as usual. There was some suspense over the choosing of the potential IronMan. I was thinking "Come on! Scroll down a bit.. here's a Heavy with decent TUs and not much else..!! Pick me!".
If you ever give it another try, I would like to volunteer! My soldier has all you need (TUs & Strength enough for a lot of grenades), and nothing to be wasted (got bad reactions, bad firing accuracy, bad melee accuracy) so he seems to be a good candidate. If you get another small scout, you can shoot them down safely with a cannon, no need to hope that they will land too!
Regarding pistols:
The laser pistol is more like a shotgun. It's really crappy at range (worse aimed shot accuracy at 68% instead of 78%-85%), but you gain an auto-shots. 28% of soldier accuracy looks small, but with 3 shots it can be pretty good up close. That makes it a good breaching weapon since you know you will be at short range any ways. They're great for soldiers with low accuracy (the small FA means they lose less in absolute accuracy than a high FA soldier) and it lets them shoot away with infinite ammo until they manage to hit something.
Comparatively, the plasma pistol is really the "master weapon" better performance up close with the autoshot at 50%, about equal to a service pistol over long range (twice as many TUs to shoot, twice the damage, a bit more accurate).
So scout and snipe should still work: Rookies in the front with lasers, marksmen in the back with plasma. Rookies first when breaching, of course, that's common courtesy! (and makes a lot of sense, weapon/soldier value wise)
Cheers!
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@Arthanor: excellent summary... couldn't write it better myself ;-)
@Ivan: any chance of resurrecting me? XCOM heaven is getting a bit boring... I'd swap drinking ambrosia with killing Sectoids any day... are there even days in heaven?
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@Arthanor: Excellent breakdown on the pistols! Thanks! I've recorded quite a bit ahead, but the advice is still quite relevant! :D
@Meridian: You are definitely on the list for revive. I'm working through clones in the order of death. Same rules apply though. They get named when they make squaddie. ;)\
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #50: BattleShip!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gv8S9WTrJVE/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv8S9WTrJVE)
Taking on the Biggest! At Night!
What could Possibly Go Wrong?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Nice run, quite exciting and a welcome change from most LPs. What programs do you use to record and edit?
Although its probably a bit late in the series to change things up, did you ever consider the Equal Terms (https://www.openxcom.com/mod/equal-terms-v1-0) Mod? It adds an machine-pistol, SMG, and Magnum revolver to the mix for a bit more ballistic variety.
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Nice run, quite exciting and a welcome change from most LPs. What programs do you use to record and edit?
Although its probably a bit late in the series to change things up, did you ever consider the Equal Terms (https://www.openxcom.com/mod/equal-terms-v1-0) Mod? It adds an machine-pistol, SMG, and Magnum revolver to the mix for a bit more ballistic variety.
Hi ChainsawAardvark! Thanks, it is definitely a change and its been fun. :)
I use Camtasia studio to capture and pre-render. I render out the game sound in one track, my commentary in another, and both with the video. I then edit in Adobe Premiere. I add the intro, the "Last time" segment from the previous vid, insert the new footage and tracks, edit as necessary, laying a new background music track, adjust sound levels, etc. then render into the final video from Adobe Premiere.
I considered the magnum, but didn't feel like it improved all that much. The SMG is on the border line of too big in my mental filter for this series. I didn't really consider the machine pistol either. I haven't tested any of these, so none of these are informed decisions. I have only seen some in Jstank's LP and they didn't make that much of an impression. Because I'm playing with UFOXtender accuracy, auto weapons aren't that appealing. Though I can see the benefit of a machine pistol in the hands of someone breaching a craft. The close up multiple hits could help be an insurance policy. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #51: Blaster Bomb!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tn9-fYvMW0c/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn9-fYvMW0c)
Of course, the inevitable when Storming a Battleship!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #52: Iron Man!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z6nLYFfmz8E/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6nLYFfmz8E)
One soldier? Alone?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #53: Nike Cross!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z-Z3juuywS0/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Z3juuywS0)
Can CanMan98 get the ultimate Award??
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #54: New Farm!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OebHUdvBVnQ/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OebHUdvBVnQ)
Checking out the new Terrain and Demolishing it !
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #55: Big Haul!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AGozTQascAg/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGozTQascAg)
Cleaning out the BattleShip! Grenade tosses in Elevators are Tricky!
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #56: New Lab!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WAGnqWsjnq4/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAGnqWsjnq4)
Lets Crank up the Tech!
Alien Harvest? Nahh... I don't think so. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #57: Double Kill!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Q6CGyzBoeD0/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6CGyzBoeD0)
Convenient hole in the top of your craft, there. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #58: Blaster Pack!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JtBQs0S9_zA/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtBQs0S9_zA)
Fire in the Hole! Danger Close!
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #59: PSI Lab!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jpDudTiN_sY/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpDudTiN_sY)
Let the screening begin!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #60:Small Scout!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YyGe8W1dDZ4/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyGe8W1dDZ4)
Solo mission?
IronMan anyone?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #61: Harvester!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xQHXj0-xzb8/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQHXj0-xzb8)
Back blast area clear? (Nope)
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #62: Muton Menace!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/srzUuUolnq0/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srzUuUolnq0)
Brazil at Risk!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #63: Rio Rampage!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z2yCB9UzrqA/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2yCB9UzrqA)
Muton Terror Mission!
What could possibly go wrong??
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #64: Creature Feature!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/r5ZgWu46MM8/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ZgWu46MM8)
Dino & X-Mars, Now Playing!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #65: Reaction Training!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8GC6pj470aA/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GC6pj470aA)
Silacoid Firing Range FTW!
Crazy Urban Map in Rio ala TftD!!
~Cheers, Ivan
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Crazy Urban Map in Rio ala TftD!!
That's Commercial terrain for you ;)
Butcher shop is called 'talho' in portuguese from Portugal, and 'açougue' in brazilian portuguese.
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That's Commercial terrain for you ;)
Butcher shop is called 'talho' in portuguese from Portugal, and 'açougue' in brazilian portuguese.
Thanks, Hobbes! Not even close to what I suspected. Blame my Spanish as a crutch! :)
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Why would Mutons even hide in the stalls? The only reason I can think of is to examine them and question their existence.
But hey, I bet even aliens can understand potty humor!
(https://i.imgur.com/5RGrJcm.png)
EDIT: Woah, a bit big, but oh well
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LOL! Perfect! :)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #66: Desert Temple!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E9mukffSR1I/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9mukffSR1I)
Awesome Terrain!
Too much Fun!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #67:Can Opener!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wKtSV4dusKw/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKtSV4dusKw)
Its a pop-top! Really!
Cheers, Ivan
:D
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... Can opener you say?
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #68: Solo Snake!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4Hrhme2QFbA/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hrhme2QFbA)
Lets get a Reptile Specimen!!
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #69: Desert Double!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DEQ4ALybAaQ/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEQ4ALybAaQ)
New UFOs! Old Floater Opponents!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #70: Abductor!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x2-VQPeYF6I/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-VQPeYF6I)
Back after winter break! Nice to be Recording again!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
Edit: Fanart from Random Commander:
(https://i.imgur.com/KWl3KH9.png)
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #71: Pre-Dawn Raid.
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DqxTRoMFU8k/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqxTRoMFU8k)
Research gets cranking! Autopsies Galore!!
Ominous Mission in a Dark Forest!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #72: Forest Breach!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IGWogZ8eyfM/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWogZ8eyfM)
Clearing the Dark Forest and Gaining Dual Entry into the UFO!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #73: Man of Steel!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WV7EwMDiSQs/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV7EwMDiSQs)
Plasma Rifle!! Multiple Shots!! To the Face!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Awesome Fan RP!!! :D <so giddy>
JustAMuffinLover 8 minutes ago:
Incubus was slowly moving up the narrow hallway. Captain Green and Tetsu were covering the rear, watching for any Xeno scum that would try to sneak up on their breach team. They could hear muffled firing noises on the other floor; all three of them hoped that those were the other breach team firing.
Incubus looked back towards her two fellow soldiers to check their status, when all of a sudden, a patter of feet on the metallic floor sounded from behind the corner up ahead. Incubus looked back just in time to see a Sectoid taking aim for Tetsu. Her reaction was instinctual. She made a mad dash (PEW) towards the (PEW) little bastard, not (PEW) really caring (PEW) about the plasma (PEW) singing her body (PEW). The pain was bearable enough; Enough for her to backhand the xeno across its huge head, unbalancing it enough to drop its rifle. She kicked it down on the floor and took her trusty service pistol out of her holster, aiming right between the huge, bulbous eyes.
(BANG)
(BANG)
The silence was deafening. Tetsu and Captain Green rushed to hold her up as the shock of the burns began to wear off. Kiaburra from the other breach team rushed through the door up ahead after they radioed the all clear in their section, medical equipment in hand. A few more shots and an explosion came from the other side of the UFO. A few seconds later the all-clear was sounded across the comms.
As she was beginning to lose consciousness... Incubus reflected on the... fear that she saw in the alien's eyes right before pulling the trigger.
Random Commander 26 minutes ago
Randy Commanderson leaned back in her seat on the transport vehicle, the burns from countless alien grenades once again stinging and burning. Keep this up and she'll never get a date. She turned to Incubus, who seems to have no real name other than his callsign and is clutching his chest which had been shot numerous times. He managed to survive thanks to the flight-capable power armor that works so well for the soldiers.
Randy looked out the window, she's leaving the base in America and being transferred to the one in Africa. She's going to miss hanging out with Milky and Ammon. She would've been able to meet Jay Stank again... if he hadn't died. For the 2nd time. A new batch of genetic recruits are being generated, maybe Jay will be reborn once more.
She shuddered at the thought of herself being cloned. Will she be able to live through that said clone when her regular self dies? Technology says so, but Randy thinks otherwise. It is weird dreaming through the eyes of another recruit, though, which has been a thing since the previous batch of clones. Is this foreshadowing? She doesn't know. She's kind of scared...
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #74: Psi Amp!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eTLyY07XST0/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTLyY07XST0)
Nice research breakthroughs!
Medium Mutons!
StrawPoll here: Should we assault the Sectoid Base in the Pacific?
https://strawpoll.me/3423040
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Not yet caught up, I tend to let you publish a few then glut watch them. However. I vote for an all out, explosion heavy invasion of the base. The kind where we explode everything that even glances at us. I vote mass produced blaster-packs.
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Not yet caught up, I tend to let you publish a few then glut watch them. However. I vote for an all out, explosion heavy invasion of the base. The kind where we explode everything that even glances at us. I vote mass produced blaster-packs.
*mass-produced casualties!! ;) That blasterpack radius!! :o
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #75: Improved HandObs!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hMJDqaTJhac/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMJDqaTJhac)
Mutons and Rookies!!
What could possibly go wrong???
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #76: Reptiles & Rookies!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/eqbIjX6cIaI/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqbIjX6cIaI)
5 Rookies! 5 Reptiles! 4 Survivors!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #77: Mexico Medium!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aNvfVtYNAe4/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNvfVtYNAe4)
Promotions and Shoutouts in Todays Episode!!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #78: Fleeting Faint!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0l2ekCJ9gF4/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l2ekCJ9gF4)
When you drop them, they need to Stay Down!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #79: Elevator Issues!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Elx-HLR7NSg/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elx-HLR7NSg)
Those blasted Shafts!
Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #80: Hawaii Bound!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SzdqPiOZegI/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzdqPiOZegI)
Time to Assault a Pacific Base!
What could possibly go wrong?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #81: Burning Disk!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FUp4XU-qLlQ/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUp4XU-qLlQ)
The Base Assault Continues! The tension Mounts!
Burn it with Fire!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Hey, currently at episode #40 so this could get answered down the road, but I have to ask anyway.
I am loosely playing similar scenario and got ethereal terror mission recently. Right of the Skyranger two sectopods were in sight so retreating wasnt an option, it was a must. Just for the sake of "how would it play" I tried it. Let me tell you : unloaded like 20 grenade mix with about 15 HE on single sectopod, had to cheat some mind probe, its research into save to realize that the single sectopod was down to half the hp and rear armor was damaged by 10.
I was glad that I didnt go on that mission, but that forced me into researching the heavy laser which I didnt realize it's long-range, but it was equiped anyway for close-combat the sectopods if we meet them again. Well, now I got landed terror ship with ethereals again, sectopods all over the place. When this was discovered, heavy laser was used (mary-go-round-the-skyranger-landing-gear with one sectopod) and it was disaster. After few rounds I gave up. I tried the blaster packs, but as I was using them first time and the soldiers are pretty low on strength, the result to veteran blaster pack user should be obvious. It did the job, but the guys felt like suicide bombers. And landed UFO just lost its value (well, the ground level was nonexistant after this little skirmish).
So, how do you deal with them ? Is stun damage way to go ?
small edit : i just realized i could have timed those packs better, it wasnt obvious to me at the time of usage :/
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Hey, currently at episode #40 so this could get answered down the road, but I have to ask anyway.
I am loosely playing similar scenario and got ethereal terror mission recently. Right of the Skyranger two sectopods were in sight so retreating wasnt an option, it was a must. Just for the sake of "how would it play" I tried it. Let me tell you : unloaded like 20 grenade mix with about 15 HE on single sectopod, had to cheat some mind probe, its research into save to realize that the single sectopod was down to half the hp and rear armor was damaged by 10.
I was glad that I didnt go on that mission, but that forced me into researching the heavy laser which I didnt realize it's long-range, but it was equiped anyway for close-combat the sectopods if we meet them again. Well, now I got landed terror ship with ethereals again, sectopods all over the place. When this was discovered, heavy laser was used (mary-go-round-the-skyranger-landing-gear with one sectopod) and it was disaster. After few rounds I gave up. I tried the blaster packs, but as I was using them first time and the soldiers are pretty low on strength, the result to veteran blaster pack user should be obvious. It did the job, but the guys felt like suicide bombers. And landed UFO just lost its value (well, the ground level was nonexistant after this little skirmish).
So, how do you deal with them ? Is stun damage way to go ?
small edit : i just realized i could have timed those packs better, it wasnt obvious to me at the time of usage :/
Thanks a ton for the battle account! <gulp>
I have yet to meet any ethereals in my play through. And Sectopods are my nightmare. (I've even invented a couple of commendations with them in mind specifically).
The only counter that I have programmed in the UpClose pack is the BlasterPack. and Yep, you are right. It brings a whole new meaning to "Danger Close." I imagine using them with flying units might give a bit more standoff capability (esp if explosions are only set to single level like vanilla). Otherwise suicide bombing it is. ( see also Janitor base defense against cyberdisks )
The 2x2 unit's vulnerability to damage from below should help with grenades, but most grenades will have difficulty powering through even that armor.
I'm curious as to the exact type of grenades you were using in your first encounter: standard HE? or HE Packs? did you try alien grenades, stun grenades (from stun bomb conversion) or flashbangs (the improved flashbangs are pretty strong and may be able to do it)?
And yeah, timing the packs is really tricky. Every tick is a half turn.
0=explode at the end of my turn or upon impact if playing with "grenades explode on contact"
1=explode at the end of the enemy turn
2=explode at the end of my next turn ( or if I throw it then)
etc.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #82: Stun 'em All!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W5HHmXslc_s/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5HHmXslc_s)
Gotta finish this base and get us a commander! O.o
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I'm curious as to the exact type of grenades you were using in your first encounter: standard HE? or HE Packs? did you try alien grenades, stun grenades (from stun bomb conversion) or flashbangs (the improved flashbangs are pretty strong and may be able to do it)?
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Normal buyable grenades and alien ones - pretty much 1:1 ratio, and HE only (no packs with blaster bombs). I have not yet researched any stun mechanics beyond zapper (and probably wont be using flashbangs or stun grenades as they are too easy to deliver, unlike the small launcher where you need to hit perfectly or have obstacle behind target close enough)
What was really dishearting was that laser try next time around, I had that one heavy laser and few laser pistols and it didnt go well too.
Also, funny sidenote : when trying to find the sectopods attributes, i bumped into article on UFOPaedia (https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Rulesets_%28OpenXcom%29) which ended with Now you can go back to having nightmares about Sectopods
and I was like : What ? WHAT ?! :o
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What was really dishearting was that laser try next time around, I had that one heavy laser and few laser pistols and it didnt go well too.
LOL! Yeah, I have not fought a lot of sectopods really (even in standard OpenXcom), but I have the feeling that Heavy Laser in the rear armor is the way to go.
One of the other things I thought about was a Laser Blast grenade designed with the Sectopod in mind. I discarded the idea with the feeling that it was a little gamey.
Another thought is a Laser Lance - a stun rod - like melee weapon that does like 150 Laser Damage. Still may be a suicide mission similar to the BlasterPack but may be doable. Smoke and a covert approach to the rear of the beast might work, but still hugely risky. Sounds like it might be fun trying it though. ;)
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Another thought is a Laser Lance - a stun rod - like melee weapon that does like 150 Laser Damage. Still may be a suicide mission similar to the BlasterPack but may be doable. Smoke and a covert approach to the rear of the beast might work, but still hugely risky. Sounds like it might be fun trying it though. ;)
Laser lance? From the sound of it, you should call it a lightsaber instead :P
ALSO, RP + Pic From Episode 81:
The gardens in the alien base were creepy to Randy, not being able to see much through the helmet was another factor to the creepiness. "Ammocan" confirmed that the alien blocking her progress was put to sleep, so she advanced on, keeping towards the fire since it illuminates the gardens so well.
BLAMM!
The hiss of plasma fire catches her off guard, She couldn't see where it came from, but she dodged it in the nick of time. There was a fire beside the fire... No, it wasn't really a fire...
And then she saw it. It was metallic and flaming and it was nothing like she has seen. It was the cyberdisc from hell.
(https://i.imgur.com/wSyoH98.png)
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holly shoot i am 35 episodes behind!!!!!!
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OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep # 83: Snakes on Ice!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h7Gq6J4yAcc/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7Gq6J4yAcc)
Aren't these things Cold-Blooded?
Also... one-shots, TftD damage, Flying Armor, and Lightnings. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #84:The Threat Below!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/VDACVcAqi-A/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDACVcAqi-A)
In this episode we begin burrowing into the battleship with maximum use of overforce and find that unexpected attacks can be... unexpected! O.o
Never under estimate an Up Skirt Threat!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #85: Slag Heap!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dOJ5CtfVe3A/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOJ5CtfVe3A)
Liberal Use of High Explosives FTW!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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LOL! Yeah, I have not fought a lot of sectopods really (even in standard OpenXcom), but I have the feeling that Heavy Laser in the rear armor is the way to go.
Actually you wanna shot not in the rear Armor but in the front, the sensors are weak to Laser.
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Actually you wanna shot not in the rear Armor but in the front, the sensors are weak to Laser.
Perfect! We shall polish their front armor with our puny little Pew Pew guns!
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Actually you wanna shot not in the rear Armor but in the front, the sensors are weak to Laser.
Dont you need headshot for this to work ? I do remember no problems with sectopods in my normal plays (aka laser rifle snap&aim spam) but this time around its like tickling the mountain. Still need to discover better strategy other than removing one quarter of the map per sectopod 8)
Also, just finished watching bunch up to #83. Best exit of XCOM craft so far :D
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Dont you need headshot for this to work ? I do remember no problems with sectopods in my normal plays (aka laser rifle snap&aim spam) but this time around its like tickling the mountain. Still need to discover better strategy other than removing one quarter of the map per sectopod 8)
Also, just finished watching bunch up to #83. Best exit of XCOM craft so far :D
I felt like BattlBunny on that exit! XD
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #86: Improved Flashbang!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bEX4LXGLdTc/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEX4LXGLdTc)
Muton Terror?
um.. Nope!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Ivan are you allowed to use Small Launchers? They are better then your tiny little Pew Pew guns against Sectopods or?
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Nope. Small launchers are considered "Big Guns."
I do have the Stun Grenade mod, that allows you to convert a stun bomb into a throwable grenade.
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Nope. Small launchers are considered "Big Guns."
I do have the Stun Grenade mod, that allows you to convert a stun bomb into a throwable grenade.
Maybe those could come in handy, or are Sectopods not stunable at all?
You could try to use High Explosive Packs, they should be able too punch throu the Sectopod Armor, and could give 4 Times Damage.
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;)
https://www.openxcom.com/mod/upclose-modpack
(https://www.openxcom.com/content/modimages/thumb_FOZFCKMW082420141031.png)
(https://www.openxcom.com/content/modimages/thumb_MECHLQCJ082420141031.png)
Two of my Sectopod counters in the Up Close modpack.. Just have to get a chance to test them out. ;)
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That blaster pack has t-t-t-TWO FIFTY DAMAGE!?
Holy cats! cow! carp?
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That blaster pack has t-t-t-TWO FIFTY DAMAGE!?
Holy cats! cow! carp?
"Danger Close" .... yup!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #87: Final Goals?
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FKbw4SWluqw/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKbw4SWluqw)
What should we accomplish before the end?
Also: Special feature at the end of the episode: In Game Preview of all the new UFOPedia Art for the Commendations.
https://youtu.be/FKbw4SWluqw?t=26m24s
(https://i.imgur.com/eFiwnFy.png) (https://youtu.be/FKbw4SWluqw?t=26m24s)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Nice, thanks.
I don't think we need to see every small scout mission there is, though some summary - perhaps a little 'best of' segment at the start of the episode, with things like hitting four sectoids at once with a single grenade. Since that's just awesome.
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Hi Ivan,
I'm slowly catching up with your LP and enjoying it as usual. It's kinda crazy that I decide to watch it instead of playing the game..! But that's a testament to your skills.
I saw your "New Year's Fireworks" experiment, and I thought I would point out that the XAE may have exactly what you want: the Skywarden and Skyguardian craft variants, both of which come with side doors near the front. I've attached one of the promo shots for the Armoury, with the craft and the team displaying their fancy new hardware.
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Lets Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #88: Dart Pistol!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U2df2dLH6Rk/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2df2dLH6Rk)
Quick, Inaccurate, and Short Range!
What could go possibly wrong?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Just doing my first ethereal base : apart from them using blaster bombs all over the place, its good run so far. Manufactured few improved flashbangs and sectopods are going down like candles in the sun. They should get some stun protection :X
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Just doing my first ethereal base : apart from them using blaster bombs all over the place, its good run so far. Manufactured few improved flashbangs and sectopods are going down like candles in the sun. They should get some stun protection :X
Thanks a ton for the battle report! I was kind of hoping that would be the case, but I wasn't sure if it would be. I wonder if Stun rounds from a small launcher would be as effective on Sectopods.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's PlayOpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #89: BackBlast!! '
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dREzWTHxyX0/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dREzWTHxyX0)
Danger Close. Its Real! :o
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #90: Avenger!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YOlIAJaQOac/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOlIAJaQOac)
Test Drive of our new Craft!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #91: Favela!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hcnODcqh8Jo/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcnODcqh8Jo)
Night Fight in the Brazillian Slums!
Great Map!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Nice update, good work on those ethereals.
I've found that turning psi line of sight on means that aliens basically never use psi. Though my own experience with it is kinda lacking too.
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #92: Ethereals!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Rsmsnd-HywY/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsmsnd-HywY)
Meeting and Greeting the Robed Nemesis!
@MrXian: Yep, I've noticed the same thing too. I may have been psi attacked once in this whole playthrough?
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #93: Discoveries and Downings!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F7Pu0eSlvYQ/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Pu0eSlvYQ)
Shoes has Short Legs! :o
Cheers, Ivan :D
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One day...I'll be caught up! Thoroughly enjoying it, Ivan. I'm past episode 40. LOVED the first base defense where you got caught with your proverbial pants down. Awesome job squeaking out a victory too.
I do have a question. You've been making modifications to the Commendations. Are those available for the 1.0 release of OpenXcom?
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Yeah, that base defense was a doozy!
https://www.openxcom.com/mod/commendations-ufopedia-mod
Here is the mod for Commendations.
This works with older version of the Commendations mod. Shoes has integrated all the UFOpedia entries into the mod, but I couldn't get the updated version of his legacy build to work for me. I'm not sure how successful others have been. I did get the Nightly working, but it wouldn't load a campaign in progress. So you could start a fresh campaign with his nightly build and the UFOpedia would be integrated.
We did some more work about a month ago, where I completely reworked the graphics for the medals. I've uploaded those for Shoes to integrate, but he has been too busy to get back to it. I think we also worked on adding another 10 - ish medals. When he gets some time, I think he will finish off the medals and then trouble shoot the new builds to get a good legacy (1.0) build out, along with another Nightly.
Sometime in the future (after TftD is done), there intentions to integrate it back into the main branch of OpenXcom, so it would be a standard advanced option for the game.
Cheers, Ivan :)
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That's good news that there's plans to make it a standard feature of the main game.
I may play around with the code too. Do you know if his git repo fork has everything in it?
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This is my working Branch:
https://github.com/IvanDogovich/OpenXcom/tree/AR-ID-Working
Its a branch of Shoes' branch, but it has all my graphics and UFOpedia updates. You could definitely download my items and add them to a working build. I have a pull request in to Shoes to have him pull this stuff in, but he hasn't had time. (here's my PR : https://github.com/Shoes01/OpenXcom/pull/10)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #94:Reptiles & Rookies!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5NtzTuInLio/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NtzTuInLio)
The last promotions of the Series! Bring on the Clones!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #94:Reptiles & Rookies!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5NtzTuInLio/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NtzTuInLio)
The last promotions of the Series! Bring on the Clones!
Cheers, Ivan :D
Ey ivan i was just wondering what kind of backgroundmusic you are using, because it sound amazing and i wanna have it!
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Ey ivan i was just wondering what kind of backgroundmusic you are using, because it sound amazing and i wanna have it!
I mix the background music for every vid and try to vary it for the different moods, ie, battle, base management, etc. I include information on every track I use in the descriptions. The majority I have gleaned from SoundCloud. :)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's PlayOpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #95: Research Rampage!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3spIGUbuX3c/mqdefault.jpg) (https://youtu.be/3spIGUbuX3c?a)
UFO's and Missions!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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if you have any promotions left, put me in -> jgatkinsn
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I mix the background music for every vid and try to vary it for the different moods, ie, battle, base management, etc. I include information on every track I use in the descriptions. The majority I have gleaned from SoundCloud. :)
Cheers, Ivan :D
Ah ok so its an overlay, which you do after you record right?
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Ah ok so its an overlay, which you do after you record right?
Yeah, I record with no game music, just sound effects. My recording software records two tracks: Game or system track with the sound effects, and my vocal track from my mic.
In post production, I cut in a "Last time" segment from the previous episode, footage from the new episode, and set up the music tracks to go with the episode. I'd guess I have around 50 tracks that I use so I try not to repeat them too much, and try to keep it fresh.
I actually recently organized my music tracks into some categories for easier management.
Ambient is for the base management and Geoscape.
Battle is for battlescape and tends to be faster and more dramatic.
Brooding is to help set up some more drama during battles... i.e. night battleship fights.
Bright is faster and more upbeat and can be used for battlescape or geoscape.
And Epic has some awesome scores that can be a pretty amazing intro to or closing to a battle or an episode.
I usually settle on one signature piece for the beginning and end of each video. "Pirates of Elmia" is the end piece that I have used for quite a while. (I actually used it as intro and outro on much of my TftD series). Its such an amazing piece, I never grow tired of it. :)
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Would you consider Let's playing my Mod after you finished your current series?
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Would you consider Let's playing my Mod after you finished your current series?
Probably not. :( I've only got a few more months to do LPs, and I don't think I'll have time to get any more XCOM series going. :(
I'll probably do a Colonization (Civ IV) series as it can be a pretty short game.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #96: Repel Boarders!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fy_mBSIIY1s/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy_mBSIIY1s)
An unexpected twist in a quiet corner of the globe leads to high adventure!
O.o Didn't see this one coming!
Soldiers of Earth in Peril!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Finally caught up! Man... what a ride so far! Again, fine job by the SoldiersOfEarth crew fending off the floater horde.
Now, I'm watching Meridian to keep my LP fix going ;)
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Finally caught up! Man... what a ride so far! Again, fine job by the SoldiersOfEarth crew fending off the floater horde.
Now, I'm watching Meridian to keep my LP fix going ;)
:D you can never go wrong with Meridian! He is a Jedi Master! His SuperHuman Hawaii challenge is textbook! I'm enjoying his FMP right now too! He makes TftD look easy! And if you happen to like Heroes of Might and Magic, he has HUNDREDS of episodes. ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #97: Battleship Bash!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3WUW0cbkG3Q/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WUW0cbkG3Q)
The Avenger Dishes out the BeatDowns!!
Post SpringBreak Bonus Episode!
Soldiers of Earth Memorial included!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Lets Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep # 98: Sectopod Slums!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BcfXd86XlTI/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcfXd86XlTI)
The Metal Menace is Real!
Two Episodes to Go!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I think if I had been drinking something, I might have done a spit take on that blaster pack explosion!
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That explosion... just awesome!
;D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #99: Cydonia Surface!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TCyMLKdUhKo/mqdefault.jpg)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyMLKdUhKo)
The Beginning of the End!
As the series wraps up, do you have any favorite "Ivan Moments"?
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Not sure if this is the right place Ivan but was wondering if u cud help me on this one. I wanted to add just the BlasterPack from ur mod into my current game but I've run into problems. First of all I had to copy in the resources the blasterpack.gif file and rename the copy HandOb_blasterpack.gif otherwise it wasn't loading. Then I had to tweak the rul file in the handob section. After that I tested it on an Ethereal Terror site and all seemed well til OPXC crashed with this error message "invalid vector<T> subscript". Attached below is my alterations, thanks in advance. Very good series of videos so far as I'm halfway thru episode 98 atm.
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Thanks Simon! I'll address this over on the Up Close Modpack thread. :)
https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,2789.msg41231.html#msg41231
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Youtube tells me the linked video doesn't exist. :(
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Youtube tells me the linked video doesn't exist. :(
Whoops! Messed the link up. Its fixed now! Thanks~~!! :D
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As the series wraps up, do you have any favorite "Ivan Moments"?
Cheers, Ivan :D
Yeah, I have a few.
A. Incidenary grenade going off in the skyranger
B. Base defense with a handful of rookies with proxies, HE packs, and pistols against cyberdiscs.
C. Numerous times watching you prime grenades and thinking you primed them while ignoring the "Not enough Time Units" messages, then the exclamation of surprise later that their grenade isn't primed:)
D. Blaster pack kickbacks and surprise explosions
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Yeah, I have a few.
A. Incidenary grenade going off in the skyranger
B. Base defense with a handful of rookies with proxies, HE packs, and pistols against cyberdiscs.
C. Numerous times watching you prime grenades and thinking you primed them while ignoring the "Not enough Time Units" messages, then the exclamation of surprise later that their grenade isn't primed:)
D. Blaster pack kickbacks and surprise explosions
LOL!
I just recorded Episode 100! Similar effects with a lot of the C &D ;)
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Let's Play OpenXcom: Up Close and Personal! Ep #100: Cydonia Down!!
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Arepd6gZzx0/mqdefault.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arepd6gZzx0)
Brutal Bodycount! :o
(Blaster Bombs!! Oh No!!)
Thanks so much for being part of this Fun Series! :D
End of an Era!
Cheers, Ivan :D
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Many thanks for making this. I didn't watch all of it, but I really liked what I watched.
I really liked to see you actually use some melee weapons instead of all those grenades.
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LOL.Yeah, the grenades were a pretty big crutch for this series! ;)
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yet another entertaining episode.
Maybe your next LP could be no grenades allowed ;D Maybe experiment with various melee mods.
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LOL! Heresy! No Grenades!
I have thought that putting together a "Heavy Metal" mod could be fun. :)
This would only allow robotic combat forces. All the original tanks would be in play and their modded variants (i.e. Laser Hover Tanks). All the other HWP mods would be in too, like the dual weapon tanks, 1 tile drones and UAV's, as well as CyberDisc, Sectopod, and Enforcer mods. Could be a fun run. :)
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No one has lp'd ufo redux yet...
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Heavy metal mod or ufo redux mod... both sound really fun to watch Ivan-style ;)
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Well someone could lets play my mod.... *dumdidum*
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The reality of my schedule probably precludes me doing a full LP of any mod.
I'll probably do some light stuff in the mean time. I've done a couple Lets Tries of "Out There: Omega Edition" this weekend. Its a pretty cool Sci-Fi rogue-like quite similar to Faster than Light (FTL). I've got a hankering to do some more of those.
I'll probably throw down a Civ IV Colonization LP too, for a quick Revolutionary difficulty win.
But I think that I'll probably start a Piratez run after that. I have a sense that Meridian might pick it up where I leave it off, and I'll wait for Dioxine to release .90 version. :)
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There is this one game that blew me away that I never really got into it and tried to do a LP of is Master of Orion II. It is a civ like space conquest game. It is pretty awesome and more people should know about it. It def falls into the category of 'rockin the oldies'
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I've heard that so many people love Master of Orion! I've never gotten into it either! I think I tried MOO2 once, but it didn't catch. I have Galactic Civs 2 as well, but didn't really fall in with that one either. Thats not to say I don't like 4x games. There are some that I think are amazing, and would really enjoy.
Cheers, Ivan :D
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I've heard that so many people love Master of Orion! I've never gotten into it either! I think I tried MOO2 once, but it didn't catch. I have Galactic Civs 2 as well, but didn't really fall in with that one either. Thats not to say I don't like 4x games. There are some that I think are amazing, and would really enjoy.
Cheers, Ivan :D
Well, there is no other game like Master of Orion ][. Period.
There were a number of attempts, like the Gal Civ series, but none could withstand the comparison. Well, maybe except for the Birth of the Empires, which is a very solid 4X game in space but generally simpler (well, it's a one man studio).
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Ivan, do Master of Orion! Use Klackons and spread over the Universe like a plague :D (And yes i mean the original not Part 2 !)