Let's Play (Open)Xcom for the first time! (Superhuman Ironman) ~ Rest In Pieces

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Eleven months and I finally got to it;

X-COM!
WELCOME.. TO DIE!

So yes, let's play some motherfucking xcom - and let's do a superhuman ironman just to make the beginner feel very welcome.

I'm not doing this blindly - I've watched plenty of XCOM - nor am I using a vanilla configuration (ufoextender accuracy, running/strafing + some neat stuff like crafts being available at any time and pre-primed grenades), but it's the first time I'm actually playing the damn game.

I have messed around (intentionally without any serious play) with the New Battle feature just to set up my recording stuff properly.
So if you were wondering how the hell I can operate the battlescape semi-decently on my first time run, that's the reason.

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It Begins

First mission, twelve XENO SCUM down for the Emprah in exchange for five rookies. Not bad.
Especially because the last three died due to them being the only ones equipped to be a breach team. :v

ph4t l00t though

way worth losing 5 shitters for

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[02: Tryhard's Requiem] (will this thing ever get processed??)

Next up was a very neat little night mission, where I accidentally did something very stupid while I was doing something very scummy.
oops :^)

[03: Friendly Floating Friends]

Then there was a Touch & Go (with three casualties lmao) sectoid terror mission, because I just happened to be very underequipped to handle such a thing just then.

Soon afterwards there then was a friendly floater mission, where I got some

veri nais things completely by accident

It's almost like the game is playing itself! Hyperwave decoders, yum yum.

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[04: Allah's Snackbar]

The next mission was another friendly floating friend mission, with 4 soldiers of questionable value perished, and only two to enemy fire. :^)

audio's fucked due to retarded remuxing issues

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[05: Friendly Floating Friends II]

Oh no, a terror mission!!!
And this time we're not completely out of things to throw at it!!
What could possibly go wrong???

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[06: Suspicious Activity]

Laser.... Cannons....
Pink Friendly Friends...
Hyperwave.. Decoders..

Alien.. Base..??

!!!

i swear this game is just playing itself at this point
jesus took the wheel or something

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[07: Spooky Scary ?Skeletons?]
So indeed there was an alien base, which is great news - because that means an easily accessible alien commander in a country I didn't even particularly care about. Wonderful!

Oh and sectoid terror, oh my. What could possibly go wrong?

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[08: SPOOKY SCARY SKELETONS]
A snakeman terror mission, wee!

oh and an extremely lazy april while i hoard up cash for free, mmh
don't worry, we'll shoot down some things eventually i promis

it'll be fun

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[09: Two Kinds of Playstyles]
Floaters doing Alien Research, caught in action twice.. At night, because life is nice.

The plan is unfolding ever so slowly, though my score is..

A bit questionable.

Not that I mind - THE PURGE is drawing dangerously near.
And then we'll see who's earning too little score, xeno scum.

On a more positive note - remember Mr. NoName #3, a low-roll shitter who wasn't worthy of a name, who earned a name?

yeah he's da M V P as of now
ayy lmao

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nah just kidding, one terror mission and one hilarious mission later we're back to positives

[10: The Pink Menace]
Some floaters decide to drop by and fuck Australia up again, so we patch that problem up and then soon afterwards we catch yet another floater research mission.

oh and did someone turn off the lights? it's awfully dark in here

not gonna tell you much about the second mission because that one's pretty lulzy

Video should be there in two hours or something.  Edit: It's up now.

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[11: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT (A FAT LOAD OF NUFFIN)]
Not much this episode besides a look at my master plan unfolding.

There's a floater supply ship landed at night though, so that's something for the next episode (which is uploading atm).

Have fun!


As for how that supply ship went, well - suffice to say that we went from <-200 score straight into >200.

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[12: Supply Ship Shenanigans]
A nice little supply ship gets raided at night. Someone (i.e. someone not worthless) dies. Rest in pieces.

And straight off the bat another supply ship comes to the base except at day.
spoiler: that one was more fun

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[13: Floats 4 Lyfe]
More floaters, more supply ship, more floaters.

They get purged.

The next mission was so short I might as well post it:

[14: Pink Purging Powers]
A bunch of floaters get purged through the use of a very unusual loadout. Ouch!

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No, I am not expecting you to watch it all in one go or follow me along on the ride.
I'm simply documenting my inevitable demise as I roll along. :-)

[15: Sectoid Genocide]
Another sectoid terror mission bites the dust, not much excitement though some Dank Pro Strats were employed.

oh and sniping cyberdiscs with plasma pistols is surprisingly effective, who coulda thunk it

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[16: Muton Muttons]
Four mutons get toasted after a bunch of consecutive non-landings. Ugh.

It was ok.

oh and by the way there's an ethereal terror mission going on in south africa
i'm sure nothing could possibly go wrong!