[FINISHED] Let's play TFTD Ironman with a french guy

[Boltgun]

Another Gillman ship destroyed by rookies!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDti3Yobuwk

[Boltgun]

And here goes thinking that this month was the last of the campaign. We get a score, it's a number alright.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqzSvi1buYE

But I have a problem. I do not have a MC reader so my hopes of MCing the game to death vanished. Is there a better to wait for it to drop besides praying the RNG gods for a tiny ship?

[The Reaver of Darkness]

Nice series! It's great to find an active let's play for once. I'll be keeping up with this series!

Can I get a soldier named after me?

But I have a problem. I do not have a MC reader so my hopes of MCing the game to death vanished. Is there a better to wait for it to drop besides praying the RNG gods for a tiny ship?

I'm not sure how it is for TFTD, but I know in the first game it was the large scouts that had the best chance to drop mind probes, and the only chance in late game I think. The equipment sets vary by the map/UFO/USO so one map can set MC Readers to be equipped on everyone that holds a sonic pistol while other maps might not have MC Reader available at all ever. Try USO types you haven't assaulted in the past.

I'll look into it further and get back to you on that later today.

edit:
You can find MC Reader on rank 3 (at tech level 1) and rank 4 (at tech level 2) aliens on Battleship USO, any terror site, or alien base assault. In alien base assaults, at tech level 2, you can find MC Reader on both rank 3 and rank 4.
Aquatoid rank 3 is Technician and rank 4 is Squad Leader.
Gill Men Squad Leaders are rank 2 and 3, and soldiers are rank 4 and 5.
Lobsterman rank 3 is Squad Leader, while rank 2 and 4 are Technician.
Tasoth ranks 0, 1, 3, and 4 are Squad Leader.
In Mixed Crew 1, rank 3 is Aquatoid Soldier and rank 4 is Tasoth Squad Leader.
In Mixed Crew 2, rank 3 is Aquatoid Soldier and rank 4 is Lobsterman Squad Leader.

[Boltgun]

Nice series! It's great to find an active let's play for once. I'll be keeping up with this series!

Can I get a soldier named after me?

I'm not sure how it is for TFTD, but I know in the first game it was the large scouts that had the best chance to drop mind probes, and the only chance in late game I think. The equipment sets vary by the map/UFO/USO so one map can set MC Readers to be equipped on everyone that holds a sonic pistol while other maps might not have MC Reader available at all ever. Try USO types you haven't assaulted in the past.

I'll look into it further and get back to you on that later today.

edit:
You can find MC Reader on rank 3 (at tech level 1) and rank 4 (at tech level 2) aliens on Battleship USO, any terror site, or alien base assault. In alien base assaults, at tech level 2, you can find MC Reader on both rank 3 and rank 4.
Aquatoid rank 3 is Technician and rank 4 is Squad Leader.
Gill Men Squad Leaders are rank 2 and 3, and soldiers are rank 4 and 5.
Lobsterman rank 3 is Squad Leader, while rank 2 and 4 are Technician.
Tasoth ranks 0, 1, 3, and 4 are Squad Leader.
In Mixed Crew 1, rank 3 is Aquatoid Soldier and rank 4 is Tasoth Squad Leader.
In Mixed Crew 2, rank 3 is Aquatoid Soldier and rank 4 is Lobsterman Squad Leader.

Thanks, I did a hunt for small ships and it's good to know I can equip my interceptors with sonic cannons and blast away.

I added you for the next episode after this one.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkBQj5t8nzA

[Boltgun]

Oh no, base defense!

I hired a TON of rookies right before the attack. The aquatoids had no chance.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOOmUCfMfsk

[The Reaver of Darkness]

I can't believe you let that calcinite live! The whole time you were moving around it I was screaming in my head noo get the calcinite! Man, you almost had a perfect base defense.

[Boltgun]

Okay so two episodes, in one I get very salty and in the other I get very happy.

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFgY3J8fqCM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYY9h2UMbc

I get a crazy high score and a money bonus. I'm not even sure where this came from.

Now the MC labs are starting to see results. Once I get enough soldiers with psy strong (for DPL) and weak (for nothing but smoke grenades) stats, I tackle one of the three bases of the map. Getting a MC reader at this point should be easy.

I can't believe you let that calcinite live! The whole time you were moving around it I was screaming in my head noo get the calcinite! Man, you almost had a perfect base defense.

I couldn't believe I did not see it either. I was too focused on the last aquatoid up in the lift.

I play late at night too so my mental ability varies very wildly (as seen in those two videos).

[The Reaver of Darkness]

It seems like all you manage to find are tasoths and lobstermen. I think the game hates you. You got a pretty cool run against that gill man ship though.

[Boltgun]

It seems like all you manage to find are tasoths and lobstermen. I think the game hates you. You got a pretty cool run against that gill man ship though.

Yes, the game want me dead. But seemingly I am doing very well, despite the sea turning red from the blood of rookies.

[Yataka Shimaoka]

Then let's add more rookies blood to the ocean!
Signing up: Yataka Shimaoka. Role: decoy, ready to die

[Boltgun]

I should have posted the latest batch no?

There you go:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptwMgcqTso
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IreqFLyoFxw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JObL80X_K0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8f35oURCqg

Unlocking the MC disruptor is taking age but at least I lose nearly no soldiers to aquatoids and gillmen.

I may try fighting Tasoths or Lobstermen for !!FUN!! or give one of the bases a go now I got at least a few identified psy-weak soldiers to serve as decoys.

[NKF]

Which bring an interesting info. The x-com wiki tells that Deep Ones cannot reaction fire, I lost quite a few aquanauts to them reacting in their face. I guess that's a trade off to the actually working dye grenades.

I've only just started reading this thread so this is a belated response to the above:

I noticed this as well while watching another OpenXcom LP I've been following where a Celatid started to react to a soldier walking nearby. This is unique to OpenXcom and isn't in the original game. So the wiki is correct but the info only applies to the original game.

The thing that was wrong on the Deep One wiki article for a very-very long time was that we had the incorrect weapon assigned to it.

[The Reaver of Darkness]

You got in some really good victories! I'm seeing way more of that shiny armor!

I haven't seen me or Yataka be taken out on any missions yet. Are we going to get to shoot some aliens soon?

[Boltgun]

Yep you are going to see action soon, because I unlocked the MC disruptor!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSZ1oipXgC0

Now we need to get psy skill up and the campaign should be sailing towards victory.

[Boltgun]

And now, we MC the lobstermen to hell and back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3IsjsYrLVg