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OpenXcom => Playthroughs => Topic started by: Cerazor on September 03, 2016, 09:47:16 am
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So I've decided to try my hand at creating a lp. It's probably going to be really bad since it's my first. But if you want soldiers to be named after you. Post your desired name in the comments.
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-OpenXCOM Vanilla play-through
-Updated Music and Sound
-Veteran Difficulty
-Will be updated when I can
-The frequency of this will be 1-2 episodes per week. Maybe more depending on the circumstances.
-No save scumming, only saving once per mission incase of crashes.
-No spamming of smoke unless It's a terror mission.
Intro;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gVhXXQmj6A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gVhXXQmj6A)
Episode 1: Audio Failure's and Good Times;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAYWfYPXPj8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAYWfYPXPj8)
Episode 2 [1/2]: Surprising Shock & Awe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUJQSevDuI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUJQSevDuI)
Episode 2 [2/2]: Terror:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVNqLOief8M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVNqLOief8M)
Episode 3: Recovery:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-cdH7CyJo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M-cdH7CyJo)
Episode 4: Having a goodtime:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIqi0PRNCQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIqi0PRNCQ)
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So I've decided to try my hand at creating a lp. It's probably going to be really bad since it's my first. But if you want soldiers to be named after you. Post your desired name in the comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gVhXXQmj6A (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gVhXXQmj6A)
Would you consider playing the current beta version of my mod?
It is located here (https://www.openxcom.com/mod/hardmode-expansion)
In any case sign me up, nickname "hellrazor", if possible gimme a soldier with some good accuracy, give me pistol and a Rocket Launcher (+some large Rockets)
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That's not a bad idea, I don't think there's a Hard-On Mode LP yet. :) And I'd certainly watch it.
If you do, please sign me in as Dena Allante. :)
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That's not a bad idea, I don't think there's a Hard-On Mode LP yet. :) And I'd certainly watch it.
If you do, please sign me in as Dena Allante. :)
The name is "Hardmode Expansion" ... and he would be basically obliged to play in Superhuman to get the full spawns and pains, a pleasures of the aliens.
EDIT: UFO Extender Accuracy can be used, it should work properly (my current testrun is with it turned on).
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Hmm. I actually haven't done a Superhuman run of the original in a very very long time. I'll keep it in my mind. Infact I'll download the mod and write it down. It sounds very interesting.
Also I've written your names down. My personnel life has been a bit busy lately, lots of noise around the house and I've been gone to see how my friends new hobby store has been going since I helped the shelves in it and put everything into place.
But I'll try and record an episode or two tonight. OBS is really finicky with working with OpenXCOM sometimes that and it's generally nice and quiet then.
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Feel free to do so, i am excited.
I uploaded a bugfixed Version of "Hardmode Expansion" to make the BETA Version compatible with the newest Nightly.
Can be found here (https://www.openxcom.com/mod/hardmode-expansion)
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If I do a Superhuman Run. I think I'd get rekted pretty hard plus this is a Hardmode mod. Is it really THAT Hard? Cause I really don't want to start my first lp and get stomped by immediately.
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If I do a Superhuman Run. I think I'd get rekted pretty hard plus this is a Hardmode mod. Is it really THAT Hard? Cause I really don't want to start my first lp and get stomped by immediately.
Well i balanced it for Superhuman Difficulty. But start with whatever difficulty you see fit, difficulty can be changed in the savegame files anyway. The main difference will be that aliens do have lower stats and lower armor and lower numbers.
For example a alien base has a maxspawn of 46 aliens on superhuman, 60x60x2 map and up to 15 of the enemies spawning can be terrorunits.
And you can have mixes of terrorunits and aliens.
If you do not wanna play on Superhumna thats also fine, you can increase difficulty later always, be changinng it in the savegame files.
You will see, you could give it a try :) (Iam waiting for when you encounter the first new Terror Units, like Muton Berserker and Armored Cyberdiscs).
EDIT: You can see how fights are, just open up a Terrormission in "New Battle" vs a Skyranger crew. Example Mutons, medium game time equipment vs X-Com Personal Armor + Lasers or so.
EDIT2: There is a big number of equipment available, Sniper Rilfes, Shotguns, Grende Launchers etc.. they are all balanced and the aliens also do have them.
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openxcom_git_master_2016_09_04_2223 Is the version that the mod works with yes?
If you do, please sign me in as Dena Allante. :)
If I do a Hardmode playthrough eh?
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openxcom_git_master_2016_09_04_2223 Is the version that the mod works with yes?
If I do a Hardmode playthrough eh?
Use Version 0.99.2c (https://www.openxcom.com/content/files/702CxhXz/Hardmode_Expansion_v0.99.2c.zip) and you can use the newest available openxcom_git_master_2016_09_04_2223 (https://openxcom.org/git_builds/openxcom_git_master_2016_09_04_2223.zip) without problems. I will provide ruleset upgrades for the BETA version, if the devs change something in the future so rest assured.
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I tried it out on a Medium Floater UFO. Everything was going fine. Then Gazer's and Shotguns. Someone needs a medal and a trip to the loony bin.
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I tried it out on a Medium Floater UFO. Everything was going fine. Then Gazer's and Shotguns. Someone needs a medal and a trip to the loony bin.
I hope you didn't use the normal Shotgun with Alloy Ammo, i doubt that you can kill Gazers with them. Scatter Lasers and Heavy Lasers always worked fine.
A trip to the loony bin? Sorry didn't quite catch that.
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A trip to the loony bin? Sorry didn't quite catch that.
Loony bin = an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital for the mentally ill.
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Thanks Meridian. The Gazer is criminally insane. I was also using mostly ballistic weapons with the exception of weapons scavenged off the enemies on New Battle seeing what its like.
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Thanks Meridian. The Gazer is criminally insane. I was also using mostly ballistic weapons with the exception of weapons scavenged off the enemies on New Battle seeing what its like.
Oh ok, usually you would have Laser weapons until gazers come ingame. Try out Mutons, they have some nice additions now with them, pic the first Muton Race in the list, ballistic weapons i do not recommend vs them.
EDIT: Pic a mission with terrorunits.
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I should to stop listening to really fast paced music when playing X-COM on Superhuman its making me want to move all my soldiers really fast. Superhuman is so far pretty tame compared to what I remember. Then again these are just short individual battles. Haha.
Also I would rather not spoil the enemy units for myself more than what've i already done.
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I should to stop listening to really fast paced music when playing X-COM on Superhuman its making me want to move all my soldiers really fast. Superhuman is so far pretty tame compared to what I remember. Then again these are just short individual battles.
Also I would rather not spoil the enemy units for myself more than what've i already done.
Well jeah you are right about that. HF & GL
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Fyi I was going to start recording yesterday however that didnt pan out so I'll try doing the first episode or so tomorrow. Sorry for these delays.
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Soldier Arthanor reporting for duty sir! Let's send them alien hard-ons back into space!
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Squaddie Simon ready to kick some alien butt!
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Current list of soldiers:
Fresse
Alex Davis
PolarDash
Uncle Putte
SIMON
Hellrazor
Meridian
Arthanor
StarvingPoet
Alex Davis
Aiden Crawford
Grace Guelfi
Kikoskia
Yeti
Amuro Ray
Feel free to sign up or suggest names! :)
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Kikoskia is a legend! Don't let him die first :)
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Imma get him and Polar to go down the Skyranger ramp first. :P
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Alright. So I started recording the first episode and found out that OBS really didn't want to cooperate today. It took a while but I've managed to get it work again. Hopefully I can start recording the first batch soon. I'm going to release them I swear guys!
Really Sorry.
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Hi, so you are playing vanilla now or the hardmode?
In case you do hardmode i am happy to assist you with any issues you may run into while playingit.
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I'm playing it on Vanilla. I just tried recording it for real and OBS apparently decided it wasn't going to work today and gave me two 30 minute videos of blackness and audio. Tried again without fiddling with the settings and it worked.
I'll try again tomorrow. But I gotta admit SIMON did really good on that recording, he bagged a Sectoid or two.
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If you need more grunts, I'm offering Erin Nowakowski. Preferably not as chaff (she'll die anyway, but chaff tends to get fewer kills than shooters :P ), but... y'know, for Helping.
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Could always use more Meat to throw at those alien bastard's.
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The next two episode's should be up tomorrow!
EDIT: One's up right now!
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The next two episode's should be up tomorrow!
EDIT: One's up right now!
thanks for the content! Please may you specify in the first post if it's about the vanilla game, or a mod?
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Done. Thanks for reminding me. 8)
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Done. Thanks for reminding me. 8)
Don't mention it!! Don't wanna be annoying, but a small description in the thread would also be better, even to help search. sry... :'( :'(
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What do you mean? What kind of description?
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What do you mean? What kind of description?
Instead "i'm starting a new LP"--->"Cereazor's vanilla openxcom gameplay". Thanks for even reading!
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I was planning on doing that anyway. Infact I already did it.
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If you need more cannon fodder, Otto Hartenstein is ready to throw as many grenades as possible before death comes in the form of a plasma bolt.
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Your name's now on the list.
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Actually, likewise. Sign me up.
Lion66six
:-)
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Alright you too :).
Sorry I would have finished that Terror Mission If I wasn't really sick. I might try and record it tonight.
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Alright you too :).
Sorry I would have finished that Terror Mission If I wasn't really sick. I might try and record it tonight.
I wouldn't worry, health always comes before video games etc. Just call it a cliff hanger and have done :p
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Keen for the next episode mate, you feeling any better? :-)
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I'm actually about to start recording an episode right now :3
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Great stuff. Look forward to watching it. Post here when its up :-)
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Encoding now. Should be up tomorrow morning. More terrible X-Com play from me then :3.
EDIT: Oh jeez. I didn't realize I sounded like a complete Zombie. Whatev's, anyway it's apparently going to Rain super hard tommorrow. Some kind of Super Storm the radio said.
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Two more episodes are up!
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Two more episodes are up!
Awesome, i'm on my lunch from work in the next 15 minutes so will be giving it a watch. Have you recruited me yet? :-)
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Very entertaining video to watch, a few pointers.
Kneeling a solider costs 4 Time Units, but makes their shot more accurate. If you can get into cover and then aimed shot at stuff, you may have more luck.
Consider carrying more gear on your team, look in the advanced options for "Show inventory stats" or something similar. It means you can see how heavy the gear is they are carrying and addon extra stuff until they are at capacity, aka spare clips, grenades or more rockets.
Give the rocket launcher to the few soliders with more than 60 Firing Accuracy and 30+ strength. More strength means they can carry more rockets. +45 strength means rocket launcher, and 4 large rockets. Many kills, much death on their side.
Sorry I had to LOL at the friendly fire situation. I like your banter and look forward to your next missions :-)
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Awesome, i'm on my lunch from work in the next 15 minutes so will be giving it a watch. Have you recruited me yet? :-)
Sorry I forgot.
Very entertaining video to watch, a few pointers.
Kneeling a solider costs 4 Time Units, but makes their shot more accurate. If you can get into cover and then aimed shot at stuff, you may have more luck.
Consider carrying more gear on your team, look in the advanced options for "Show inventory stats" or something similar. It means you can see how heavy the gear is they are carrying and addon extra stuff until they are at capacity, aka spare clips, grenades or more rockets.
Give the rocket launcher to the few soliders with more than 60 Firing Accuracy and 30+ strength. More strength means they can carry more rockets. +45 strength means rocket launcher, and 4 large rockets. Many kills, much death on their side.
Sorry I had to LOL at the friendly fire situation. I like your banter and look forward to your next missions :-)
I see.
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It's quite strange that my AMD GPU plays and records OpenX-COM worse than my integrated Intel card. It's quite strange that I have to disable my primary GPU to record this game smoother.
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How odd
What recording software are you using and what OS?
Have you tried installing the latest drivers for your video card?
Also in the video settings of OpenXcom what do you have for the displayfilter on the right hand side. I changed mine round a bit and found one that performed much better than the others.
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I've got OBS, Win 10, Latest Drivers, The Intel Card records it at 60fps so I don't really care.
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Fair enough, good stuff :-)
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I'm going to record and upload some more episodes this morning.
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Great stuff, look forward to seeing them.
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Ep4 is up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIqi0PRNCQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MIqi0PRNCQ)
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Great, i have lunch in a few hours. Will take a look then :-)
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Another interesting and entertaining video :-)
I'm gutted I didn't get a promotion to Sarge there, I took 2 shots for the team and everything! I did think when the second hit came in, that was Lion66six dead :(
Pro-tip. You can equip your men in the base before you leave, that way you can make sure they have all the equipment they will need. I would also order a lot of spare equipment, otherwise you may be awaiting a fresh delivery of grenades when another mission becomes available. Just get 2 more general stores and then get a good chunk of rounds and grenades.
Anyway good video, thanks for recording and sharing.
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Np.
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I probably won't have enough time to record until next week.
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Its all good mate, life always comes before video games. Its your lets play, update it as much or as little as you want. Enjoy your style of play when you get chance to record :-)
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Hehehe, well I suppose it's not too much trouble if I start an entire new LP right? right?
I've been feeling really guilty that I just left stuff where it was, plus I wasn't very happy with the quality of my commentary. The loss of savestates and stuff. But I've been thinking of starting a brand new one or a Megaman X1 play through. If you do or don't watch either I'm fine with it. :)
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I would do whatever makes you happy mate.
If continuing this series makes you happy, crack on. If not then Megaman X1 sounds quite interesting?
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Ah the only other suggestion I would give for a new series is to play the selected mod for a week or two. Get some idea on how it works, what is new, what is removed etc against the original game.
I can't imagine a worse feeling than starting a new series for a mod and then after a few hours thinking, this mod is crap .....