Re: The X-Com Files - 3.5: Whispers In The Dark

[Jwinsler]

Some other questions. So I downloaded the XcomFiles, moved my UFO(not TFTD) stuff to the openxcomExtended folder, but then I read it also needed TFTD stuff? I moved that last night but im like already on year 1998, did this bug anything out?

Also where can I edit the spawn rate of missions? Love the mod but I feel like it throws way too many missions at me one after another, sometimes like 3-4 all on the map at once and this is just with 1 base.

[krautbernd]

Some other questions. So I downloaded the XcomFiles, moved my UFO(not TFTD) stuff to the openxcomExtended folder, but then I read it also needed TFTD stuff?

Where did you read that?

Also where can I edit the spawn rate of missions? Love the mod but I feel like it throws way too many missions at me one after another, sometimes like 3-4 all on the map at once and this is just with 1 base.

IIRC that would be in the missionscripts.rul, but don't ask me how exactely - i'd suggest you read up on the ruleset reference. Keep in mind that progression is slow in the beginning, and you probably won't be able to take on every mission that spawns.

BTW what difficulty are you're playing on?

[Jwinsler]

Where did you read that?
IIRC that would be in the missionscripts.rul, but don't ask me how exactely - i'd suggest you read up on the ruleset reference. Keep in mind that progression is slow in the beginning, and you probably won't be able to take on every mission that spawns.

BTW what difficulty are you're playing on?

Dunno, maybe I read wrong, also im on beginner when im used to veteran but was getting destroyed. Eventually I kept getting Cult Safehouses/Outposts instead of Aprehensions and 4 guy squads were having a real hard time with them, and some monster missions were outright unwinnable.

[krautbernd]

You might want to check your research and progression.

[Bobit]

Jwinsler, you were not getting "destroyed". Many, many missions are outright unwinnable. But the first half of the game is outright unloseable. Abort everything dangerous and you really can't go wrong until 50 hours in. Not how I would prefer the game to be, but that's how it is.

[Jwinsler]

You might want to check your research and progression.

Whats a good path?

Jwinsler, you were not getting "destroyed". Many, many missions are outright unwinnable. But the first half of the game is outright unloseable. Abort everything dangerous and you really can't go wrong until 50 hours in. Not how I would prefer the game to be, but that's how it is.

Okay that makes me happier.

[Bobit]

Pick logistics first, focus on promotions, blackops, research facilities and armor upgrades over fairly usless stuff like a crowbar.

[Jwinsler]

Pick logistics first, focus on promotions, blackops, research facilities and armor upgrades over fairly usless stuff like a crowbar.

What about weapons? Theres so many early on.

Also what does the XCOM Command center do? Its 3 mil.

[Bobit]

HQ is a small research center that doesn't require any tech and gives a radar bonus. Wouldn't recommend it. You can find this out by clicking the info button on its UFOpaedia page.

Early game weapon progression is generally (but not always) Colt->Deagle/Magnum->BlackOps Rifle->FAL

[X-Man]

What about weapons? Theres so many early on.

Pistols. Good pistol for the rookies - Beretta (average accu with lowest TU-cost for snat shooting). It's usable till you research BlackOps pistol. Default Magnum is not bad for the beginning (against big targets with low armor and high HP). BlackOps pistol is the best. On mid-range combat its more effective than most of rifles, except UAC rifle.
SMGs. As for me I don't use most of them. Well, if you'll be lucky you can obtain P90 - it is the best (ignores 20% of armor).
Rifles. All of them which use 5,57 caliber bullets - ignores 10% of armor.
Sniper rifles. Well, it's simple - use the most damageable, but remember about accuracy modificator (give them only to that soldiers who have accuracy 80 or higher)
Chainguns. Well, as for me I don't use them except Minigun - it's useful on high populated maps (cult outposts/bases/HQs, Apocalypse).

[Fiskun1]

What do you mean, "re-training"? The agents get removed from the training schedule and can't be re-entered as they'Ve reached their max. training stats.

Now I understand, thanks!

[Abyss]

Hey good man, 
Could you please consider inserting dates for each up next version?
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[Solarius Scorch]

Hey good man, 
Could you please consider inserting dates for each up next version?
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I guess I can, but what do you mean? The zip file?

[tkzv]

Some other questions. So I downloaded the XcomFiles, moved my UFO(not TFTD) stuff to the openxcomExtended folder, but then I read it also needed TFTD stuff? I moved that last night but im like already on year 1998, did this bug anything out?

No, it doesn't need the original TFTD files. It does use resources based off TFTD, but they are distributed with the mod.

[Jwinsler]

What benefit is there aside from little writing snippets for researching the same things multiple times? Generally things like Hunting License, and captured alive things?