korenzel
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- May 18, 2010
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UPDATE 10 - Choices...
The team hasn't returned from its leave yet that a new sub is discovered.
Our Barracuda, now armed with a mix of Ajax and DUP torpedo, sinks it without problems.
No time to sleep for the aquanauts. As soon as the Triton is refueled, they embark again, ready for a new mission
Merk finds a shadow on the other side of the sub. No visual though so we don't know what we're up against.
Joka throws a pulser, and its explosion brings an aquatoid scream.
Unkillable Cat spots an alien.
KickAss snipes the aquatoid with an heavy explosive round.
Unkillable Cat finds another alien very close.
MacGond throws a grenade and the threat is gone.
An alien is seen getting ready for a, ambush.
Unkillable Cat bravely steps forward and finds the alien far too close.
KickAss shoots at the alien with perfect precision.
An aquatoid springs from ambush and shoot down Unkillable Cat.
RIP Unkillable Cat , hopefully you still have eight more lives to go.
eklektyk retaliates with a well aimed rocket.
The sub is found at the other end of the map, looking quite blown up.
Aliens move, and an explosion is heard.
Another one to fall before the power of the proximity mines.
Warcupine storms the sub with a primed pulser in his hand. If he dies, he won't go alone. Thankfully, the alien is unarmed and he can approach without danger.
A few steps, a few thermic stabs and the mission ends.
The sub is recovered. We earned some more Zrbite, our stocks are overflowing.
It looks like we stunned an aquatoid medic somehow. That's good, it can help fill up entries in the UFOpaedia.
Two new soldiers arrive to replace the latest losses, along with several ships full of scientists.
A very large sub is spotted by a Barracua on patrol.
While the sub is getting close, scientist figure out how to use Cannon ammo. Note the power of the beam, more than twice as effective as our current Gas Cannons.
The Barracuda gets close enough to get a visual on the very large alien sub. It's a dreadnought. We'll follow it, but at a safe distance.
The sub moves back and forth between areas in which we sunk subs. Scientists and technicians get ready to evacuate if it finally finds us.
Our interceptor runs out of fuel, and we lose track of the sub.
Its twin brother comes to visit at full speed. 4800, that's fast.
Twice as fast as our interceptor actually. There's no point trying to catch up to it.
Once again, it sets off in a search pattern around our base.
And moves away, after failing to find us. All X-Com personnel get back to normal duty.
Scientists learn the secrets of the Sonic Cannon. A very accurate, if very slow weapon. While kneeled, our good snipers can reach 100% accuracy with it.
A small sub touches down near the China base.
And another one.
These subs won't be here for long. China's barracuda is sent guarding one, while the Triton slowly crawls to the location.
Scientists are making good progress, and finally finish their analysis of the Sonic Pistol.
Since we're getting close to finishing the sonic line, I start research on the sonic rifle.
Both downed subs escape. The nearby barracuda manages to sink one. The Triton runs out of fuel halfway through and has to go back. That's the problem with using it for patrols.
Another potential target, once again very close to our China base.
A DUP head torpedo dispatches it and leaves nothing behind.
Yet more subs are found near our base.
This time, it manages to escape.
We can now use and manufacture Sonic Pistols.
Another very large ship. Aliens seem to have brought the big guns with them. Barracudas are sent to follow.
A small sub is found nearby.
And a large one.
This is highly suspicious. All three are moving north near the Carribeans.
Our interceptor deals with the only threat it can reasonably beat, the small sub.
And now, aquanauts have a difficult choice to make. A choice that the commander, back at the base, cannot make for them. They can :
A - Engage the downed small sub. Little risks, but small reward, and they can safely wait for daytime.
B - Engage one of large subs. Very risky, especially at night, as aliens carry powerful weaponry that can wipe our whole team in a single blast. The subs were discovered touched down so aquanauts have no idea how long they'll stay there.
C - Engage the dreadnought. Extremely dangerous. Packs of aliens carrying heavy weaponry and strong M.C. are to be expected. The ship just touched down so it's probably there for a few hours, enough to wait for daytime.
D - Go back to the base. It's obvious a colony is nearby, more opportunities at daytime will surely come along.
You have until tomorrow, 8 PM (GMT+1) to decide.
The team hasn't returned from its leave yet that a new sub is discovered.
Our Barracuda, now armed with a mix of Ajax and DUP torpedo, sinks it without problems.
No time to sleep for the aquanauts. As soon as the Triton is refueled, they embark again, ready for a new mission
Merk finds a shadow on the other side of the sub. No visual though so we don't know what we're up against.
Joka throws a pulser, and its explosion brings an aquatoid scream.
Unkillable Cat spots an alien.
KickAss snipes the aquatoid with an heavy explosive round.
Unkillable Cat finds another alien very close.
MacGond throws a grenade and the threat is gone.
An alien is seen getting ready for a, ambush.
Unkillable Cat bravely steps forward and finds the alien far too close.
KickAss shoots at the alien with perfect precision.
An aquatoid springs from ambush and shoot down Unkillable Cat.
RIP Unkillable Cat , hopefully you still have eight more lives to go.
eklektyk retaliates with a well aimed rocket.
The sub is found at the other end of the map, looking quite blown up.
Aliens move, and an explosion is heard.
Another one to fall before the power of the proximity mines.
Warcupine storms the sub with a primed pulser in his hand. If he dies, he won't go alone. Thankfully, the alien is unarmed and he can approach without danger.
A few steps, a few thermic stabs and the mission ends.
The sub is recovered. We earned some more Zrbite, our stocks are overflowing.
It looks like we stunned an aquatoid medic somehow. That's good, it can help fill up entries in the UFOpaedia.
Two new soldiers arrive to replace the latest losses, along with several ships full of scientists.
A very large sub is spotted by a Barracua on patrol.
While the sub is getting close, scientist figure out how to use Cannon ammo. Note the power of the beam, more than twice as effective as our current Gas Cannons.
The Barracuda gets close enough to get a visual on the very large alien sub. It's a dreadnought. We'll follow it, but at a safe distance.
The sub moves back and forth between areas in which we sunk subs. Scientists and technicians get ready to evacuate if it finally finds us.
Our interceptor runs out of fuel, and we lose track of the sub.
Its twin brother comes to visit at full speed. 4800, that's fast.
Twice as fast as our interceptor actually. There's no point trying to catch up to it.
Once again, it sets off in a search pattern around our base.
And moves away, after failing to find us. All X-Com personnel get back to normal duty.
Scientists learn the secrets of the Sonic Cannon. A very accurate, if very slow weapon. While kneeled, our good snipers can reach 100% accuracy with it.
A small sub touches down near the China base.
And another one.
These subs won't be here for long. China's barracuda is sent guarding one, while the Triton slowly crawls to the location.
Scientists are making good progress, and finally finish their analysis of the Sonic Pistol.
Since we're getting close to finishing the sonic line, I start research on the sonic rifle.
Both downed subs escape. The nearby barracuda manages to sink one. The Triton runs out of fuel halfway through and has to go back. That's the problem with using it for patrols.
Another potential target, once again very close to our China base.
A DUP head torpedo dispatches it and leaves nothing behind.
Yet more subs are found near our base.
This time, it manages to escape.
We can now use and manufacture Sonic Pistols.
Another very large ship. Aliens seem to have brought the big guns with them. Barracudas are sent to follow.
A small sub is found nearby.
And a large one.
This is highly suspicious. All three are moving north near the Carribeans.
Our interceptor deals with the only threat it can reasonably beat, the small sub.
And now, aquanauts have a difficult choice to make. A choice that the commander, back at the base, cannot make for them. They can :
A - Engage the downed small sub. Little risks, but small reward, and they can safely wait for daytime.
B - Engage one of large subs. Very risky, especially at night, as aliens carry powerful weaponry that can wipe our whole team in a single blast. The subs were discovered touched down so aquanauts have no idea how long they'll stay there.
C - Engage the dreadnought. Extremely dangerous. Packs of aliens carrying heavy weaponry and strong M.C. are to be expected. The ship just touched down so it's probably there for a few hours, enough to wait for daytime.
D - Go back to the base. It's obvious a colony is nearby, more opportunities at daytime will surely come along.
You have until tomorrow, 8 PM (GMT+1) to decide.