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Suggestions / Cybernetics - recovering from major injuries

« on: May 05, 2017, 06:43:56 pm »

Just a thought about a futuristic idea.  Since there are such powerful weapons that can blast holes in concrete wall, perhaps a future evolution is realistic wounds and the introduction of cybernetic replacements.  Perhaps its a feature that can be incorporated in a mod or some late idea.  If you take so much abuse to a limb, perhaps you should 'retire'/fire a soldier or consider partial or full robocop reconstruction.  Sort of fits in with that xcom 2012 mod about replacing healthy limbs with varying technological replacements. 

Perhaps when your technology level is really high, then it becomes desirable to simply replace with new stuff.  You can use the 'wounding' effects to project how a superior limb will perform in terms of one handed rifle handling, and superior movement bonuses.

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Offtopic / Just skimmed the xcom enforcer manual…

« on: November 28, 2016, 10:48:59 am »

Did anyone play this to any extent?  Brings tears to my eyes that they called this 'Xcom'….

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Suggestions / Choosing promotions?

« on: November 15, 2016, 06:11:31 am »

Seems crazy that you don't get to choose who to promote.  Would it be hard to introduce a system where you can select who to promote?

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Offtopic / Xcom on excel?

« on: December 02, 2015, 02:40:45 pm »

Just saw it on my facebook feed

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/12/02/exlcom-excel-xcom/

Someone Has Recreated A Playable XCOM In Excel


Let me know if its any good.

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Suggestions / Idea from rebelstar - protective terrain?

« on: August 16, 2015, 07:19:57 pm »

Just brainstorming and there was a feature which was implemented in Rebelstar which I haven't see in other, later versions.  The idea that moving into certain terrain features gave protection.  Maybe too cumbersome for xcom which doesn't have a similar feature.  Not sure if this was implemented in lasersquad, doubt it.  But just a thought.

What about some single man pillbox or ...  a telephone booth?  Maybe you can hide in a refridgerator and survive a blast or get ignored by a chryssalid?

Or maybe its a feature that the aliens can use?...

On that matter, how about coffee machines and lawnmowers?....

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Offtopic / Humour wiki on 1d4chan on Xcom

« on: August 08, 2015, 08:18:13 pm »

Great site if you love 40k, so much content and some of it is crude.  Do not recommend watching it if you have a girlfriend or kids around.  But damned funny with a lot of 40k content.


https://1d4chan.org/wiki/X-Com

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Suggestions / Differences in AI for alien species?

« on: May 12, 2015, 06:56:26 am »

Not sure what is already implemented.  I'd imagine the reaper has quite a different .. programming compared to gun wielding aliens.  Is it possible to implement something unique to every race?  Maybe the sectoids might move further away, which would work out well in night missions? 

I'm not into coding or anything complex like that, but would it be good to implement specific alien behavours?  Maybe that has already been implemented in the original?

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Suggestions / Incendiary grenades?

« on: April 27, 2015, 06:06:43 am »

Just a thought.  Shouldn't be hard to implement incendiary grenades that are slightly less powerful than the missile version right?

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Offtopic / xcom game on googleplay?

« on: April 20, 2015, 08:48:13 am »

I hope they did all the proper licensing.  I think micropose got bought by...   actually, I don't know.  Is it take 2 that owns the xcom franchise?


Aliens versus Humans

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.leisurerules.AvH

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Playthroughs / battlebunny lets play - looking for names/recruits

« on: June 24, 2014, 07:04:38 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p26RCZhdDDU


Well, if he plays the way I play, like an alien commander....  He'll need a lot of recruits....

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Suggestions / Human vs humans - massive alien infiltration missions?

« on: June 24, 2014, 04:40:39 pm »

Somehow I get the feeling, not in the short term.  But maybe in the long term there might be missions where a base is guarded by humans with armour and alien leaders and commanders.  Bearing in mind that once you lose a country, that country is wide open to alien influence.  Maybe they might even send interceptors to take out your transports and fighters.

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Suggestions / soldier salaries and morale....

« on: June 19, 2014, 02:30:42 am »

Ok, so I'm not that serious but surely we need to create a salary system.  I'm not surprised morale is down since everyone is paid the same.  Hey, maybe if you raise the soldier salary, maybe Bravery will go up slightly. 

Oh, and don't those guys ever resign?  Maybe the Aliens can pinch your soldiers for a higher salary?

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Suggestions / anybody knows how Mars orbit varies with Earth orbit?

« on: June 17, 2014, 07:14:22 pm »

Earth seems fairly consistent, 1 year to circle the sun.  Does anybody know how the Mars orbit look like?  Just wondering if it does anything weird like some of the other planets, the distances could be quite vast.

Wonder whether the Avenger will return?  Does it have enough fuel or was it meant to be a one way mission?

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Suggestions / Making tanks come out the transport last?

« on: June 07, 2014, 07:36:23 am »

Or some variation.  Can we somehow modify that ordering so that tanks have a presence?  Sometimes I figure its important to have a human chuck out a smoke grenade before you roll out the tank.  Can this be easily implemented?

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Suggestions / Metropolis - new terrain

« on: June 07, 2014, 04:03:05 am »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis

Maybe we should make use of city environments more?  It'll be like terror missions and its up to you whether you want to risk populations?  Bear in mind that ufos might crash, eh, vertically, maybe you can have em' crash land on a road or parking lot and have civilians?