Let's Play X-Com: Enemy Within!

[Gammagooey]

Streaming tonight at 9! Still need some promotion choices from people so I'm sending out PMs to everyone who didn't choose already.

They are:
Robb Stark (Assault): Promotion 1-Deep Pockets (All limited use items in your inventory get one additional use [Medikits & grenades mostly, arc throwers should count too once we get them]) OR Rapid Reaction (Gives a 2nd reaction shot if the 1st one hits)
Promotion 2- Low Profile (Makes partial cover count as full [This shit is amazing]) OR Close and Personal (Gets a reaction shot against anyone who gets within 4 tiles of her, doesn't require overwatch [This is also really really good for an assault])
SpyreX (GIANT ROBOT): Advanced Fire Control (Shots from overwatch no longer suffer any aim penalty) OR Automated Threat Assessment (+15 Defense while in overwatch)

And if you're reading along or watching and haven't already put in application and sign up! Although I continue to be damn far behind on screenshot updates after deleting half of the last one and being mad at myself, everyone who's signed up has been on a mission on-stream and I'm starting to run out of soldiers >_> If you've already signed up I'd love to have a new character from you as well, I would prefer actually new characters instead of resurrected old ones but if I run out then I'll use whatever I've got left.

[Sudo_Nym]

Well, Deep Pockets is excellent, and Rapid Reaction is mediocre, so the first one.
Also, I think Close and Personal is godly, especially against Crysallids and Berserkers.

Also, I don't remember Assaults getting access to Deep Pockets and Low profile, normally.

[Gammagooey]

training roulette randomizes the skill trees aside from a few abilities that stay only for that class (rocket launcher+ smoke grenade stuff for example)

[Sudo_Nym]

Must have forgotten that you had Second Wave stuff enabled. I'm not super fussed about the second promotion- I like Close and Personal, but Low Profile is really awesome, so really either is fine by me.

[KingdomAces]

I agree with Yos2.

Also, do you need more recruits right now? I think all of mine are currently dead.

[RedCoyote]

I might be around this evening, Gamma/KA, if I remember.

[Gammagooey]

@KA-First mission is definitely fine with what we have, but I think we only have 8-10 named soldiers right now out of 13 total. (and yeah Metis got blown up on the first EXALT mission, last mission of last stream) Plus one of those unnamed ones is a reward soldier from a mission that has a promotions already that'd be nice to use- I guess what I'll do is put up her class+what possible promotions she has so anyone who's interested can have a bit more detail before doing their own customization.
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Argentinian female lieutenant

Nickname- Desperado (changeable)
Assault (has run & gun)
Promotion 1: Deep Pockets or Sentinel
Promotion 2: Covering Fire or Close & Personal
Promotion 3: HEAT Ammo (+50% damage against mechanical units) or Rapid Fire (Fires 2 shots at the enemy with a -15 aim penalty for each)

[KingdomAces]

The description you have for Close and Personal is actually the ability Close Combat Specialist. The Close and Personal ability allows the first shot made to not cost an action against a nearby alien, and is quite frankly even better than Close Combat Specialist despite the fact that the latter is pretty good as well. An assault can just run up to an enemy, shotgun them, then still have the option of shotgunning them again if they're still alive, shooting someone else, going on overwatch, or getting a practically free reload. The only downside is Run and Gun disables it, which makes it only half obscene instead of completely.

I really don't feel like creating someone right now, so I'll just muse on the abilities in case someone who has less of a clue wants to take it.

1: Sentinel allows two reaction shots per overwatch instead of one, so it's basically a really similar decision to the other promotion 1 on this page. I'm not as big of a fan of Deep Pockets, since I never actually use grenades, but even then I still think it's better due to more medkits/arc throws.

2: Close & Personal is really good for assaults. Like really good. Covering Fire (Overwatch shots are triggered by enemy fire as well as movement) can be decent, but it rarely ever actually activates, and when it does it still has a chance of not mattering, so it shouldn't really be considered here. (Though the combination of Sentinel/Covering Fire could be interesting, Close & Personal is probably better than both of them combined)

3: If this was back when HEAT Ammo was +100% I'd say that would be better, because most of the enemies the extra damage is really needed against are mechanical anyway, but with the nerf it's not quite as clear. I think Rapid Fire takes it in this case, despite the necessary cooldown, aim penalty, and extra ammo usage, but it could be argued either way.

[Gammagooey]

^ yeah after going over it you're right on Close and Personal

stream's finished for the night, thanks for watching!

[quadz08]

If you are still taking applications I AM INTERESTED

bought the base game on sale this weekend and it's friggin' fantastical

[KingdomAces]

Even though Gamma hasn't exactly been updating the thread, he is still streaming missions, and because of that he still needs recruits.

[Gammagooey]

Yessss quadz

Customization box thing is in the first or second post, ill quote it

when I get home from the bar

NOW.

X-COM APPLICATION
Name: This is your username, which will be your soldier's Last Name. If you want a specific First Name, put it down, but it matters less.
Gender: This is optional. I can't actually change the gender of soldiers and the split is usually around 50/50 for men and women soldiers, but if you have a specific preference for one or the other, put it down
Race: The game has 4 races, White, Black, Asian, and Arab/Hispanic (the game lumps these together, not me)
Hair: This is basically hair style, just give me a little description of what you want and I'll choose the closest one. Enemy Within adds even more hats and options including a baseball cap, old school headphones, and some hazmat/futuristic helmets, describe what you want and i'll do my best to match it.
Hair Color: Self-explanatory. Ridiculous colors are acceptable too.
Facial Hair: Again, just give me a gist. There are LOTS of varieties of different beards, mustaches, sideburns, or combinations of each.
Armor Tint: This is armor color. Ridiculous colors are acceptable too.
Why I Should Hire YOU: Optional, but if you care to roleplay a little give me a little blurb on why X-COM wants YOU.

Spoiler: EXAMPLE DUDE is still an example

Was out of town since thursday til late last night, still proobably streaming tomorrow (wednesday) but I really do need to start catching up on the screenshot updates so itll be delayed til I can get one up, hopefully no later than 10pm

And sorry for just generally being so behind, its just been pretty hard to prioritize this over all the stuff i need to be doing and all the stuff i really want to do when I do have some free time. UPDATE TOMORROW, FELLOW SOLDIERS.

[Gammagooey]

AW DAMN ITS AN UPDATE

Bradford: Commander, you're going to want to see this. Turn on the TV. It's on pretty much every channel.



Gamma: How long ago did this start?

Bradford: We sighted the first UFO around 30 minutes ago, they've come down en masse all over the world and we just don't have enough interceptors to deal with them all. The Council nations have been using their own tech to try to combat them but they can't dispose of the attackers very quickly.



Gamma: What can I do, sir?

Bradford: The council nations have representatives 'discussing' which of us needs the skyranger sent there the most. We're still getting new reports of attacks, if they don't make a decision in the next 20 minutes we're deciding for ourselves. The soldiers are already informed and getting prepped.



Bradford: Before you head out, the UN have authorized us to give out international medals to give out to any soldier deemed to deserve them. Now's probably a good time for some inspiration, these soldiers have never faced a threat like this before.

Gamma: Yes, sir.





Gamma: Silver, you're being awarded the Defender's medal for your bravery and success in your combat situations thus far, congratulations.

Drktrip: With my tactical genius and my ability to not die when shot, there's nothing that can stop me! Ready to take on anything commander!



Gamma: Seedy Bee, you're being awarded the International Service Cross for your ability and skill on the battlefield, as well as your willingness to put your life on the line for humanity.

Bee: Huh, cool. Can I get back to being shot at yet?

Gamma: We'll be leaving in 10 minutes Miss Bee, it won't be too long.



Gamma: Nexus, you're being awarded the International Service Cross for your effort in combating the alien threat in the previous mission and rushing into potential danger to save your comrades.

Nexus: Really? I mean, Thank you sir! I knew you'd see how much ass I'm capable of kicking eventually! Next up, THE NEXUSING: NEXUS HARDER.

Gamma: Congrats again everyone, head to the skyranger and say hello to your new squadmate, Spyrex.



Spyrex: Hey, so I heard you guys get to kill robot squids and aliens that use POWERFUL WIZARDRY to make themselves stronger, is that true?

Drktrip: Yep! But it's nothing we can't shoot up, we'll be fine.

SpyreX: ooohhh man this is gonna be fun.





Gamma: Orders are in from the council, You'll be touching down in Nigeria. Save as many civilians as you can but the priority is keeping yourselves alive- you can't save anyone if you're dead.

Phantom: Roger that, we're landing at the crash site now. Nothing in sight, moving up.



Phantom: Still nothing, everyone else get into position to approach the entrance to the tank yard.

Spyrex: Wait, the aliens literally landed in a military base and they can't get people into the tanks to fight them? Cause them looking up and thinking 'you know, INSTEAD of fighting with all this military equipment we should just run home and wait for someone to come save us' couldn't possibly make sense.

Phantom: Seems like more of a scrapyard, the tanks might not be functional here. Keep moving up.



Nexus: I see a floaters on the left hand side!



Phantom: Have a bead on one.



Phantom: X-ray down.

Nexus: I'm covering our position, Dir and Spy get down!

Drktrip: Roger that!



Nexus: He went back behind the tank, lost vision of-



Nexus: FUCKING hell, HEY CIVVIES, GET AWAY FROM THE ALIENS, IT'S KIND OF IMPORTANT YOU KNOW.

Dirtrip: They look as shocked as the aliens are when they see under my helmet, I don't think they're gonna do shit.

Bee: I'm moving up, I think I heard something that might be able to kill me.


Gamma: What in holy hell is that?

Dirtrip: Taking out the one near Bee!



Dirtrip: X-Ray down!

Phantom: I'm moving up, be ready for the other insect thing and the floater if they start coming towards us.



*Background scream*

SpyreX: This whole survival thing is going right over the civilians heads isn't it?

Nexus: Group up, that floater should still be around and I've got the thing for it.


Nexus: Man that shits pretty.


Seedy Bee: Ohhh no, guess it's gonna get me.

Spyrex: You're fuckin' moonbeams Bee.


Spyrex: My shots aren't enough, can someone help me out?


Phantom: He's hit but still not down, and he's still coming at us!

Spyrex: Hold on, let me give this another shot



Spyrex: Yeeeah!

Dirtrip: We need to keep moving, civilians are still being taken out!


Phantom: More floaters in sight, including the one from before!


Phantom: Have one damaged!



Drktrip: Just missed him!



Bee: Guys it's hopeless, you better leave without me. I'll hold them off while you escape.

Spyrex: I'll eat a hat if you die from these pushovers.



Drktrip: Wow, nice shot. You've probably hit as many shots today as Nexus ever has.

Nexus: Well I don't see HIM with a medal. Besides, these guys really are pushovers, watch.



Nexus:

man i'm really glad that worked

Phantom: Firing at another!



Phantom: Missed, Dirtrip give it a shot!



Dirtrip: Got em! One more to go!

Nexus: Takin' him OOOOOOOUT



Nexus: HELLLLLLS FUCKIN' YEAH.

Gamma: Amazing job soldiers, come on home.

[Nexus]

Bullshit

[quadz08]

Name: GIGANTIC QUADZ
Gender: don't care
Race: Hispanic
Hair: mohawk plz
Hair Color: purple plz
Facial Hair: I want chops. Big ol mutton chops.
Armor Tint: Orange or Purple
Why I Should Hire YOU: X-COM WANTS ME CAUSE I'M A MOTHERFUCKIN BADASS GOD DAMMIT

[Gammagooey]

Still pretty far behind so I'm just going to be working on the next screenshot update tonight, should have it up by tomorrow morning.

[RedCoyote]

Are you streaming tonight?

[Gammagooey]

Not tonight, probably streaming next week on Wednesday after this update and hopefully (but not guaranteed) another screenshot update sometime between this one and then.

[Kublai Khan]

X-COM APPLICATION
Name:Kublai Khan
Gender: Male
Race: Asian
Hair: Long and unkempt.
Hair Color: Black
Facial Hair: A great big bushy beard
Armor Tint: White/blue/red
Why I Should Hire YOU: Because you want dead aliens.

[Gammagooey]

so i am once again bad at time management

working on the update but the video file was corrupted, have enough screenshots I took while going through it to do the update but there'll be a few spots where there isn't a good one for what's going on

going to be streaming tonight at 9:15 EST, Spyrex still hasn't sent me a promotion from 2? weeks ago so i'll be picking that, other promotions are

Nexus: Sprinter (3 additional tiles of movement) OR Smoke & Mirrors (2 additional uses of smoke grenades)

Titus (Heavy): Lightning Reflexes (first reaction shot taken at them automatically misses) OR Bullet Swarm (standard firing as the first action doesn't end the turn)

GIGANTIC QUADZ (Assault): (obtained from a mission, starts with 3 promotions): Deep Pockets (each limited use inventory item gets one extra use) OR Sentinel (allows 2 reaction shots in overwatch instead of just one)
AND
Covering Fire (allows reaction shots to trigger on enemy fire instead of just movement, not sure if it works with Sentinel) OR Close & Personal (The first standard shot taken within 4 tiles of an enemy doesn't cost an action, but doesn't work with run & gun)
AND
HEAT Ammo (+50% damage against robotic enemies) OR Rapid Fire (takes two shots at a -15 aim penalty to both)

[Gammagooey]

hmm

actually quadz i can't really do mutton chops and can only sort of do a mohawk with the woman I was going to place you as but definitely can do chops as a male, do you wanna wait til I get a male soldier?

[KingdomAces]

Is this actually happening?

[Gammagooey]

Yeah streamed a mission and signed off already

[KingdomAces]

I was on your twitch homepage the entire time, and it never loaded...

[Gammagooey]

oh damnit, I think I hit Start Recording instead of Start Streaming when I played through that then

Sorry for being a moron >_>