X-Com Files Mod, Superman, Ironman-ish

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A new age opens it's door for X-COM

Book II: Toddler-COM
Chapter 3: The age of the Shotgun shotgun, Magnum and Desert Eagle


And now ... we interrupt X-Com Files for a very important advertisement.
[music and advertiser's voice, you know which one]

Do you suffer from erectile dysfunction? A little floppy down there? Lacking in the trouser department?
Did you try everything that internet scammers shoved into your mailbox? To no avail?

Smith & Wesson has a cure for you.
It will not actually cure you but will treat all the bad symptoms like people laughing at you *BLAM*, annoying racoons *BLAM*, your ex telling all the girls to avoid you *BLAM* or your own lack of self esteem *BLAM*.

Take the new Magnum pistol. With whooping 38 points of kinetic damage this pistol will kick all other pistols butts and shove their barrels where the sun doesn't shine. It also packs a nice, loud and family friendly *BANG* to warm your soul and chill everyone you just missed.

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On a more sober note, the Desert eagle has 1 less damage than the Magnum, but has better accuracy at range and 1 more bullet in the clip. I will use the Desert eagle this game, even though the Magnum is the traditional choice.

MAGNUM: Damage 38
Aimed 90, range 16, falloff 3, TU 35% - 2 per turn
Snap   70, range 13, falloff 3, TU 21% - 4 per turn

Desert Eagle: Damage 37
Aimed 92, range 20,   falloff 3, TU 35% - 2 per turn
Snap   65, range 15¹, falloff 3, TU 23% - 4 per turn

Who has the toy guns now, punkheads?

¹ 15 is the default snap range.

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Future research concentrates on getting the Networks for next month.

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And let's do another mission before getting the shotgun shotgun.

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And we face Megascorpions. Or more specificaly a Megascorpion. One.

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And a few reactions сhots later it is down. I didn't get to see if any of the civilians was carrying a Wad of Cash, what shame.

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Outcome: Satisfactory.

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And I finally research the other component of Book II. The shotgun aptly named SHOTGUN. The real one, not the toy version we were using so far.

Note: I will add Books as well as chapters to mark my imaginary progress.

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We begin the Crop circles mission in Brasil, or thereabout.

X-COM's motto "Speak softly and carry a big gun." has not been activated yet.

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We see one nearby.
One down, 2 more to go.

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Another one shows up as we throw flares and look around. I can't quite get in position though.

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Let's continue to rock and roll.

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Mission successful. The ganja is secured. That is why the Council gives us so much points for this mission.

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And on the return trip they see a Very Small UFO. Nothing special, just a speck on the binoculars.

These never land I think, and even if it did I have no nearby team to lock onto it.

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So basically just whenever you have money. Cool stuff.

The above was about when I will buy bases, but I forgot to answer.
No, not when I have money, when I feel that I actually need a new base.

In the early game you can send a van to camp a spot on the other side of the world with no problems. They *will* still train in the gym, so there is no reason not to do so.

So, either when I have the money to staff another lab or when I get the flying crafts with finite range, whichever happens first.