First of all, I literally have nothing negative to say about OXCE (haven’t tried regular Open X Com).
I played the Vanilla version and loved it but there were issues. Some bugs, lagging, etc.
The OXCE is actually unbelievably smooth in terms of battlefield game play and loading saving options.
This includes graphics.
The game to me is all about capturing live aliens. When I first started playing this game I didn’t put enough importance on this and just blew away commanders at will. Thus research was slow or even halted at times.
I’ve literally beat this game starting out with pea shooters (rifles) until I could upgrade to Heavy Plasma. Once you attain Heavy Plasma it’s all but over for alien enemies.
I’ve done this successfully with out even using Grenades , high explosives or rocket launchers. Just HP.
However the game isn’t half as much fun unless you utilize all other weapons at your disposal.
I set up 3 bases. My main starting base. Then 2 others when I have the dough. This gives me good range.
