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Alrighty, mates, I havent seen a Xenonauts (what a shitty name) LP around here. This one, god willing, is gonna be vanilla, semi blind, insane, ironman. Ironman is not ticked cause if I lose (like my last attempt), Ill reload and play the game to the end but this LP will be over.



what an ugly main screen

sheeit, the only reason i picked insane is all the bling on the uniform
its selfiposed ironman but only for the dex lp

first base around the pyramids, WE WUZ KANGS AND SHEEEIT, stargate man

straight up, second base in houston

the thrilla in manila, but we get an own island choke full of slanties

beautiful wolrd

we got a nice fcuking draft here, great stats, pikc your soldiers

we buy 5 brainies

build a hospital and some living quaters cause we need em

and wait for rist contact
1400m/h is a light scout, prolly, 3-5? aliens inside

row row row your boat

100% autoresolve actually sometimes deals damage to our planes...

as i understand it, dealing with it with a condor goes like this
full speed ahead, no missiles, ratatatatata

after you get hit once, you roll and shoot 2 missile salvo
into the side of the vessel for max profit, dead 100%
if you know a better strat, let me know

middle east terrain
which is a healty mix of close quaters and long range

pick your soldiers, soldiers!

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[Azira]

Let me die an inglorious death as Keith Shaw, master sniper.

 

[Baron Dupek]

Ayyy lm...waitno, I want redemption under Paxton Fettel alias.

 

[Grimwulf]

You can rename them soldiers. Iosif Kirsenko or Yuri Zaytsev gotta be russians, rite? Gimme any of those, just rename to Grimwulf.

FOR MOTHERLAND! :russia:

 

[Grimwulf]

as i understand it, dealing with it with a condor goes like this
full speed ahead, no missiles, ratatatatata

after you get hit once, you roll and shoot 2 missile salvo
into the side of the vessel for max profit, dead 100%
if you know a better strat, let me know

Come on, you outrange this UFO class a good deal.

1. Full speed until enemy is within range.
2. Then slow down to minimum speed and launch first rocket.
3. Ufo will dodge the rocket. Don't wait for the dodge maneuver to end. 1 second after first rocket was launched, launch another one.
4. If you do everything right, you will always win these battles with zero damage taken.

 

[Wayward Son]

Sign me up for Pat Ward. Heavy weapons sounds cool.

 

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3. Ufo will dodge the rocket. Don't wait for the dodge maneuver to end. 1 second after first rocket was launched, launch another one.

I tried that, it seems my rokkit timing is off.

 

[Grimwulf]

3. Ufo will dodge the rocket. Don't wait for the dodge maneuver to end. 1 second after first rocket was launched, launch another one.

I tried that, it seems my rokkit timing is off.

It shouldn't be that hard. I manage to hit the target with my second rocket 95% of the time. Granted, one rocket doesn't kill a scout UFO by itself, but you have gatling gun to finish the deal. It's easier to pull off when you zoom in during air combat.

Spoiler

There is a mod that makes air combat difficult. Something to consider if you get bored with the game.

 

[tindrli]

Halid Beslic reporting for duty

 

[Endlösung]

Let me die an inglorious death as Keith Shaw, master sniper.

Sadly, Keith is no longer with us. :>
As is Kirsenko...

 

[Azira]

Well, that escalated quickly.
Whatever grunt has highest bravery and isn't taken by someone else, rename said mook to "Azira" and see him (or her) inexplicably panic all the time, despite the bravery score. Much fun will be had!

 

[Yeesh]

Put me in, coach! Whomever's oldest.

 

[Ulminati]

Give me a shotgun or heavy machinegun and point me at the aliens

 

[Endlösung]

I played a bunch of missions last weekend even before I renamed the soldiers so they have their given names now.

Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB_dYLTHsPA


this is our starting equip

greetings committee

first blood

we look around and this is the first imo shitty los behaviour
you need to rotate 45 degrees left/right to see stuff cause you have 90 degree vision with a big but

and straight up another los/line of fire issue
i see him but i cant shoot him, this is that but, oh and i am certain but maybe HE can shoot ME

and keith cant move anymore

so we smoke all of it

next turn the alien hides

we use the windows for some scouting

but windows are the third issue for me,
if i were to kneel in the corner there, i would be shootable diagonally through the window
you might say that this is obvious but the position from where you can see that corner are tiny and the alines ai sees them seemingly, while i cant figure em out, there will be another example later

there is our grey friend, btw, the design for greys is kinda below average...

we hide

and start moving out while trying to avoid possible los with aliens, what they cant see, they cant shoot and the ai doesnt think about things that it doesnt see... at least not outside of ufos... more on that later...

i leave patrick here to guard stuff with the mg

and now we camp

cause doors open and close even in the fog of war...

a turn or two later of door opnening and closing we spot our second friend and see how bad our accuracy is... thanks windows

one shot of the assault is still only ca 80% tohit so we dont risk it

we skip turn and circle around so we can make sure the aline dies in 1 turn

it moves around

tempting and if standing directly at the window the -50% acc drop doesnt happen

even some mg action is available

but we dont use it and skip a turn

after which we see our third friend

who is too far aaway

next turn and one attack by the assault is still too risky, plus the second alien is still alive too

we check our chances

the second one is lucky

this could work but the second aline could see us through the dreaded windows

we wait for backup

and grenade this one

cant see the body...

eat slugs, biatch

plasma rilfes, deadly as fuck

we scout a bit up top and see the los issue a bit clearer, see the second door and the 2 visible tiles inside of blackness? i have a feeling that hte aliens can use them specifically to shoot you, as if they know

we go up top for some overview

same down left where we were just holding positons, peeking aorund corners, seeing if there is somebody coming for a visit

this is another weirdness of the game, never ever sit around corners like that, aliens will be able to shoot you while you cant even see them

nothing...

scounting a bit reveals our first ufo, i really dont like how ufos look in this game, even the color is crap

at this point, i skip around 10 15 turns and try to wait out aggro aliens while peeking around corners and doors and going back/closing doors, nothing happens, so i everyone slowly towards the ufo

where we meet this guy

who survived a lot

schultz smokes the area to protect the dreaded window and the guy in it...

surprisingly the next guy appears next turn

too risky, someone is in the ufo and could walk out

grenades too close ranged

so we start shooing from all around

a tiny loss of attention and mg guy is in the window with no action points to move... need halp

last chance

and great success!

our first lucky roll, someone shot zaytsev in the back and missed! on insane

hello, could take the chance but

we've got snipers

and grenades

good, this is a semi blind run, i already played the game till the androids appeared with far worse results due to los, windows, corners, reaction fire, etc

we go for energy weapons, armor is for pussies

alien craft have trouble in the air, makes no sense
by the way, we are already -50.000 in funding per month after a perfect mission, great success!

we cancel the rifle and go for better interceptorps

our possible recruits, tehy are okay, early game feels like TU is the most important stat, it allows you to shoot (which is a percentage of total TU) and hide behind a corner to remove los

i find the legs of the grey cartoonish...

the thing we shot down
research on it happens automatically, i think

ufos can be recognized by their speed, which they dont vary, this is a light scout
and we are already -89.000...

3rd ufo

industrial terrain is one of the worst, lots of corners and close quarters comabt/cqc

no rest for the wicked

we start in the corner, which is nice

civilians are alos great as bait and indicator of alien presnese - if they die, aliens are present

scouting, horrible los situation here

end turn and pray

diagonally avoiding hte window

this is the 4th issue, i think the aliens have longer visual range even by day!
combined with los magic, i think if tehy sit on the other side of the wall, where hte mouse poiter points, somewhere in the dark, they could shoot me

turn later

something moves

snafu, cant run back far enough

smoke and pray
i gotta check what smoke does, how much acc reduction, maybe visual...

we psot what moved

reaction fire! yaay!
only its pointless, wont kill even the weakest alien

this will though, how much armor does one need to save the guy here?
134 damage, man...
death 1: plasma shotgun to the back torn kirsenko to shreds

ward with great acc, 2 shots should hit

i dont remember if this is a brainfart by me or if shultz missed...

saving pvt shultz

the second sniper hits, this was close as fuck

second friend still alive and getting closer

we try to put it down, it doesn work

the raptor sprays through the smoke

and keith drops dead, while ralfi shits himself
notice how keith died behind ralfi, but the alien was infront of us and shot THROUGH ralf... fuck you, engine

we risk it since we cant hide ralf and let him die too
yuri delivers the unexpected!

we move out

los magic, i hate it that i dont know how i managed to lift fog of war on those tiles...

same fog of war/fow jungle

we start corssing to the other side

spot the craft there

and circle around

this is bad positioning but the door was not opening or closing for several turn, so i assumed that it wont suddenly....

dont assume anything...

WOW WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
reaction fire killed, its a miracle

what the fuck, game is not over?!

los fuckery

shits fucked, so the corner assualt cant see em, but if you stand opposite of him then you do?
maybe its because of standing/crouching?

we have 2 assualts so i feel confident that we can kill it in 1 turn and we do

+34.000 earned
-20.000 for keith and kirsenko repalcements
= 14.000
should have airstriked for 15.000... fml

grab a sniper and an assault

lose the third ufo and btw, we are down to -89.000 per month!

cant fidn the third! this is bad, every ufo flying globally incurs funding losses

every one of those events, like dead zone or freak storm is a minus for funding... -97k now

this is my fav art from the game, looks pretty great, shame that those alien looks crappy in tac screen
it says that those thing regenerate hp, which they seemingly do, i dont know how much though, but its a lot

ONE! escaped ufo... -140k

i try to find it but condor fuel is lmited

as a kid i had a plastic model of the mig 31 bomber, its good looking sturdy plane

back to plasma

we hire 5 engineers

4th ufo, -223k funding

i hate this minigame, i fell asleep, short brain blackout, clicked something wrong... we down it though

and try a shield layout with a shotgun backup, the piston is pointless gun
you cannot kill an alien with it

equip for mission 3, which is tundra, hence the snipers and the shield

that would have been night mission, so we return, crashed ufos remain for a day

the 2 bases finish, now they need a radar and 2 hangars at least
250k radar
100k condor
200k foxtrot
= 550k for a base, 1100k+ for both
ideally, id like 3 hangars
that should be doable next month, so next month + 10 days for building radar, would leave us 20 day to fix the funding of the second month...

3rd mission a day later, must have been anxious for the squaddies

corner landing, yay
civies, yay

now i am pretty certain that alines have longer vision by day! fuck!
shield gone, some hp dmg

zaytsev circles and finds 2 friends, shooting either of them would be suicide

so we hide to break los and the ai shows us that it has no memory, somtimes

fugn trees

sarah long goes long

smoke cause eagle eyes are still around

this friend doesnt move or shoot

we do though

ralfi ends it
2 down

i scout left to see how far the map goes

hope those things dont explode...

proper position, not visible

i peek around while ending turn after turn

moving over to the left boulder, i smoke cause i remember having seen movemnt on alient turn there

backup firing squad

assaults back to back

hello

oh look! issue nr x, hilarious los! i cant see the fucker because of the "90" degree vision angle and square tiles

sleeps tight

cant hide, ready prayer beads

we spot the 3rd friend while turning around, great!

he doesnt shoot

since there is no safe approach, we decide to go here, but around the lake

like so, several turns later

sup, redshirt

brainfart, turning around costs tu, cant shoot now, i dont wanna die so young!

trees, man...

some manevering helps

sarah long goes long again!

ah, 3 great missions
-366.000 in funding!

DEAD:
Kirsenko, triple plasma to the back, shredded, pround assault death
Keith, blindly sprayed through smoke, war is random

 

[tindrli]

seems like i didnt make it ...

 

[Mustawd]

Pfc Mustawd Earp reporting for duty.

Specialty is close combat with arms or hand to hand. I'd like to get into the shit sir.

 

[Endlösung]

This update was 65 MB heavy. Ill bump the page to 2 after we reach 100+.

 

[Endlösung]

seems like i didnt make it ...

you arent even born yet ^^
soon
you'll die a heroes death!

 

[Endlösung]

Ill also try to cut down on tac screens, if the movement or shooting is nothing special. It was detailed just for the mechanics I wanted to show, like the unreadable LOS or visual range or snipers squads.

 

[Endlösung]

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


so, we were flying home for 'christmas'

some time later both bases finish
i am very uncertain if this chess opening with 3 bases from the get go was a good idea... one base is 500k, i could have had 2 with working radar, now i have 3 but only one has radar and i have no money

but at least we have foxtrots now
say, what is the point of fixing the light aa missile instead of a torp?

evil plasma guns, i wish we could pick up that shit in the missions and shoot with them...

we go for more plasma, i believe it gives us better explosives, and i liek explosives

its a beautiful world

our first fighter?

and the game spawns in waves

minigame is a must on insane, autoresolve gives 0 chance but its actually 100 in manual with the delayed torp tactic

shoot once when you are about a planelength out of range

when he rolls and is just about to leave your range, shoot

arctic is fine

grimwulf gets a shield and a shootygun, he is a big guy, for you

wayward son is a heavy

mother is a sniper, great acc, great tu

azira is a girl

tindrli is born, he is a heavy

this is an interesting feature, WE get intercepted, but the execution is shit
0 fuel means 0 win... but if we engage and insta retreat, we dont lose shit

like so, idunno what the dev thought this was supposed to be

we land on a corner, getting lucky wiht position, it seems, or maybe we alwyas land in a corner?

smoke for safety

some turns later grimwulf turns cause he wanted to run to the right around the trees and gets lucky

snipers

fail! this is weird, i shot at him, got no return fire, moved an inch and whaam!
sarah long goes on a long journey

smoake and pray, the usual

azira ends him

we skip turns and wait for the aggressive wandering aliens to come to our plane, i think its an ai behaviour

wayward son

sucks

i luv snibers though

shieldguy checks the mapsize

and grimwulf hides in all-red cover, which i think means visual obstrucion

we spot the craft

and start camping and peeking around every turn

we bring the execution squad along too

but its up to grimwulf to finish the job

weird, only 3 aliens and none hid in the ufo
shame about sarah, didnt have to die, my fault

we buy a replacement

this is also interesting, the autoresolve seemingly takes the fuel number into account

we send a different interceptor

plasma pistol research

i wish alien plasma technology would give us alien plasma weapons...
how hard is it to stick some plastic on it to make it ergonomical... but everything must be sawyer

fighter ufo reserach, i dont like these things, they are very bothersome to fight in the minigame

the horror, but ive got 2 planes!

go foxtrot go

and i forget to deactivate the torps.... the light scout rolls the simultan. fire and now, the horror, it will fuck our funding even more
i hate this minigame

techno mumbo jumbo

it gives us laz0rs! finally

next victim

industrial again...

and our first scout

96 percent victory force you to minigame...

which is the top 2 in the worst of them, you just shoot both torps and wait.... nothing else... you cant lose this... 96 percent

corner drop and welcome committee

pew pew pew from wayward son is gud

defensive positions

nope!

shield takes 79 damage, and saves us, thank you based shield

we answer the call

wayward son is on a roll!

smoke and pray, s.a.p.

find the craft close by

i skip a lot of very slow scouting and trying to defend the left flank but some time later we land here
in a firing squad position

movement here spooks me, civies? idk

grimmy is the brave one, opening doors, holding shields

empty craft, game still not over, something is on the left flank

BUT we dont care, some of the tooltips told me that i can win a mission if i take the craft and hold it for 5 turns!
lel

and we do, killed 3 out of 4, avoided risk, 29k profit instead of 15k

but we have the second ufo hanging around

the month ends, GREAT SUCCESS! only -700.000 in funding!
my first attempt at the game was also insane ironman but the ai did not hit usa and soviets so bad, the ufo activity seems randomized, base placements not 100 percent predictable

we try to save ourselves, 1mio buys us radars and hangars and later planes

and i forgot to build a hangar in the homebase, fml

oh well, next mission

it even starts the same, and i think that aliens have full tu at start of mission and are very prone to reaction fire ...

this dancing around obstacles is very tedious

dead, thx azira, i wonder how the soldiers stats upgrades work, due to kills or just being on a mssion

next turn

i am also no quit clear of the elevation mechanics, seems like a great position to have a bullzeye on your chest

camping

and the second friend, grimwulf is actually in a shit position, not enough tu to hide anywhere safe

and we cant reach the mofo

decent but cant close the door

i pick this, hoping that hte raptor wont see me even if he opens the big door south

wow, MG reaction fire, nice, i wonder if it supresses

there is too much open space up south so i decide to scout right/east

and we find the alien scout vessel

we circle with the rest of our crew, civies are sometimes armed which is great

LOF shit, cant hit the raptor from the second floor because car... yeahno

the raptor """AI""" does nothing but go in and out of hte craft, turn after turn

rest of the squad clears building to get a safe sniping postion

something like that

i wonder if being on that building would be kewl but deadly

shieldguys live dangerously

and this is how corner LOF works, here it is blocked

a few degree farther, it isnt

one sniper is not enough to kill a raptor, he must regenerates like 30 hp per turn, its insane

LOS issue, something shoots shieldguy, and cant even see em... this is retarded

and this is me being retarded, i simply forgot to close the door! its due to the turn skipping and camping, it gets boring

by magic, grimwulf survives, shiled takes 80 dmg, grim 40

mother ends the alien scum

grim is a big guy, carries medpacks too

working this ufo is dangerous because of all the black fow on the left, someone mgiht just step out of there...

defensive positions

pls no

weird, they run around and go away, i think its bacause of the white van, you can see through it! but you cant shoot through it

this is the scout ufo weirdness, those empty tiles where he cant run, he just cant run, occupied... cant shoot through them either! hehe

crossfire cover

some turns later

hello

and ciao

we repeat this maneuver, shieldguy runs to door, opens it, snipers shoot, shieldguy closes it and runs back

the thing about raptors though, is that they are hard to kill and heal fast as fuck, you need to kill em in one turn with this tactic

at some point i get a bit impatient

but at some point, the last alien ai chooses a bad spot to kneel, no cover

now, this was nice, 60k profit!

laser weapons finish
i find them a bit ugly but kinda intersting due to the dumb unified tube design

heavy lasors are for planes

and after such a great mission, we buy a laser shotgun, which is manufactured as long as a foxtrot airplane...

rip: sarah long, uncalled for reaction fire

 

[Endlösung]

Question: how ironman do we want this? I just got a fun TPK... A single alien killed 6 nauts. A single alien. I mean, this LP is blind and all and I could have aborted but I was frustrated and just wanted to know what the fuck it takes to kill it and it didnt work out... He ate 3 shots of laser shotgun reaction fire from 2 tiles away, and following that 2 sniper shots to the face and didnt die... This feels unfair... I would prefer to reload the mission and just nuke the place as if it didnt happen. And wait for more laser weapons.

 

[Mustawd]

Question: how ironman do we want this?

Don't do anything else until you beat this game like a man. An iron man.

 

[Endlösung]

I mean, I am all hardcore all the time but it was a trap. At first it was like that

but then suddenly death incarnate.

Also, I lost the transporter and didnt play further, it could happen that a terror mission appears and I cant go (thats how I lost my first game, lost terror mission is a funding suicide). We'll see next week.

 

[Yeesh]

Push on. Disaster makes for more entertaining reading.

 

[hello friend]

Sounds like some spots just opened up on the team. My body is ready.