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Let's battle the terror in X-Com TFTD Superhuman Ironman
- Thread starter Heclapar
- Start date
Looks fun. I'd like to enlist when there's an opening.
Kashmir Slippers
Magister
I actually did passably well!
Keep cloning me when you need recruits.
Keep cloning me when you need recruits.
Guys, the new update has a lot of 
in it but there are some problems.First of all, because i wasnt writting that one while playing, i dont remember any details about how each one of you died. Secondly, would it piss you off if i restarted this LP 
, because its not winnable at this point.
in it but there are some problems.First of all, because i wasnt writting that one while playing, i dont remember any details about how each one of you died. Secondly, would it piss you off if i restarted this LP , because its not winnable at this point.
hoverdog
dog that is hovering, Wastelands Interactive
Guys, the new update has a lot of
Knock yourself out, if you think it's for the best. Just give us more gruesome casualties
Average Manatee
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How unwinnable is it? If there is the faintest hope you must go on!
baturinsky
Arcane
It was unwinnable from the beginning, and so will be the next.Guys, the new update has a lot of
Hellraiser you DIDN'T ask for an incarnation 
Also,guys i am VERY sorry about how lazy and sloppy this update is, my memory sucks ass. Hopefully this wont happen again.(Also about that unwinnable post i made, YOLO man i am not restarting)
UPDATE 7: The Island Attack
When we last left off, we were ready to touch down near the ship. But when i was ready to press the launch button on the Triton, an anonymous letter came which stated that i should deploy more aquanauts on missions.I thought about it, and indeed he was right.I then hired some more troops and waited for them to reach the base before we left.But then something horrifying happened.
Meanwhile,only one recruit managed to reach the base before the attack happened.
The scientists managed to research the pistols clip while i had already left the base,so i had to go back and get 2 salvaged pistols from the base
Meanwhile we down another sub.
A night mission and i forgot to bring flares. This will be another huge success
Lightbane, whom i had given a sonic pistol, dies from reaction fire. R.I.P Lightbane, we all hate reaction fire
Kavadh spots a deep one, and he retreats to cover.During the alien turn ALOT of civilians die.
Absalom spots a deep one on a rooftop.
I take out of the Triton everyone and let them take potshots at it.
Imperator kills it.
Absalom gets killed by reaction fire. R.I.P Absalom, reaction fire claims another victim
From this point forward, i stopped writting and focused on playing, and i dont remember all the deaths, sorry guys but it wont matter in the end.
Another one of my brave aquanauts dies R.I.P, i dont remember your name sorry
Eklektyk dies while he scouts behind the Triton,killed by REACTION FIRE. R.I.P Eklektyk, you didnt shoot any heretic/funny looking guy in the back this time.
Kavadh along with Overboard kill a deep one,which i forgot to take a pic of and move inside the building.
Overboard spots 2 more deep ones which are dispaced swiftly by him.
Kavadh spots a gill man,but is out of tus and hopes it doesnt kill him.
Suprisingly it doesnt,and he punishes it for its ignorance.
Also he picks up a grenade from it.
Which is then dumped into the Triton in case the mission doesnt succeed.
Overboard goes to scout,but is killed by the aliens. R.I.P Overboard,you were a good scout
Also Kavadh dies while scouting,and i cant find the picture so sorry. R.I.P Kavadh, scouting is a dangerous job indeed
Manatee,having no other option, takes off with the triton and leaves the site.
Well that wasnt nearly as bad as the massacre
Wh.. What? Rating OK?OK???Really?And Europe actually likes the way my operations are going? And only a -176k funding change?
There is still hope in this LP
Also,guys i am VERY sorry about how lazy and sloppy this update is, my memory sucks ass. Hopefully this wont happen again.(Also about that unwinnable post i made, YOLO man i am not restarting)
UPDATE 7: The Island Attack
When we last left off, we were ready to touch down near the ship. But when i was ready to press the launch button on the Triton, an anonymous letter came which stated that i should deploy more aquanauts on missions.I thought about it, and indeed he was right.I then hired some more troops and waited for them to reach the base before we left.But then something horrifying happened.
Meanwhile,only one recruit managed to reach the base before the attack happened.
The scientists managed to research the pistols clip while i had already left the base,so i had to go back and get 2 salvaged pistols from the base
Meanwhile we down another sub.
A night mission and i forgot to bring flares. This will be another huge success
Lightbane, whom i had given a sonic pistol, dies from reaction fire. R.I.P Lightbane, we all hate reaction fire
Kavadh spots a deep one, and he retreats to cover.During the alien turn ALOT of civilians die.
Absalom spots a deep one on a rooftop.
I take out of the Triton everyone and let them take potshots at it.
Imperator kills it.
Absalom gets killed by reaction fire. R.I.P Absalom, reaction fire claims another victim
From this point forward, i stopped writting and focused on playing, and i dont remember all the deaths, sorry guys but it wont matter in the end.
Another one of my brave aquanauts dies R.I.P, i dont remember your name sorry
Eklektyk dies while he scouts behind the Triton,killed by REACTION FIRE. R.I.P Eklektyk, you didnt shoot any heretic/funny looking guy in the back this time.
Kavadh along with Overboard kill a deep one,which i forgot to take a pic of and move inside the building.
Overboard spots 2 more deep ones which are dispaced swiftly by him.
Kavadh spots a gill man,but is out of tus and hopes it doesnt kill him.
Suprisingly it doesnt,and he punishes it for its ignorance.
Also he picks up a grenade from it.
Which is then dumped into the Triton in case the mission doesnt succeed.
Overboard goes to scout,but is killed by the aliens. R.I.P Overboard,you were a good scout
Also Kavadh dies while scouting,and i cant find the picture so sorry. R.I.P Kavadh, scouting is a dangerous job indeed
Manatee,having no other option, takes off with the triton and leaves the site.
Well that wasnt nearly as bad as the massacre
Wh.. What? Rating OK?OK???Really?And Europe actually likes the way my operations are going? And only a -176k funding change?
There is still hope in this LP
Average Manatee
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I'm sorry but if you undertake a night time terror mission and don't even bring flares you deserve every ounce of beating that the aliens can bestow upon you. Thankfully I saw reason and got out alive before it's too late. Clearly Manatee II is destined for death in the next mission greatness.
Stop using those silly nerf guns. I don't care if they autofire, they are autofiring nerf darts. Give everyone Gas Cannons and HE ammo, tear the place apart. Grenades too. Give everyone a grenade on their shoulders, they can move it to their hand + Prime + move a few steps and then throw all in one turn
Stop using those silly nerf guns. I don't care if they autofire, they are autofiring nerf darts. Give everyone Gas Cannons and HE ammo, tear the place apart. Grenades too. Give everyone a grenade on their shoulders, they can move it to their hand + Prime + move a few steps and then throw all in one turn
Average Manatee
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What version/mods are you using btw? I've never detected this many UFOs in the first month, not even on Superhuman. Usually it's at most one UFO + terror mission during January. Sometimes I even detect nothing at all and the terror mission happens in early February.
Gondolin
Arcane
Yeah, dude. Load up on damned weapons. Also, YOLO is definitely not the appropriate slogan. The true X-Com soldier lives again and again, for as long as Mother Earth needs him/her/ze/hir.
Average Manatee
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YOLO is the appropriate slogan for anyone with an accuracy stat under 60.
Hellraiser
Arcane
Then *buy* new weapons 
Average Manatee
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Frankly even at this point I'd choose Gas Cannon HE over Sonic Pistols. The Sonic pistols are just overkill if you hit. GC HE against early enemies is almost certainly a kill on hit, a kill on hitting the wall a foot away, a double kill, a kill after destroying a wall, etc. Though I would keep a few on hand safe in the transport. That way away teams can bring them out if they need to enter UFOs and minimize collateral damage.
Ordered weapons arrive in like 24 hours. If you lose troops you should get them in before theskyranger troop carrier is refueled to move out again.
Ordered weapons arrive in like 24 hours. If you lose troops you should get them in before the
UPDATE 8:
From the last terror mission, only average manatee II survived so i had to hire some more recruits. I have plenty of money to go about that, cause the funding nations gave me 2 million and 500k dollars
But before the recruits arrive, this happens:
The first one is downed.
The second one lands, and the new recruits arrive.
But we dont have enought weapons for everyone,so we cant touch down on any of them.
Here are the recruits.
Yet another anonymous letter states that X-COM isnt using heavy enought weaponry, so we updated our arsenal.
Sadly, only one alien crash site is still there when we get the weapons.
We will go in, GUNZ BLAZING.
Carpen spots an aquatoid and blows its shit up.
Canus spots another one but doesnt have enought TU's to fire.
And another one.
He dies the following turn. R.I.P Canus,if you had enought tus you would have survived with a kill
Carpen fires at another one of the aliens,but it doesnt die from a direct hit.Did it blow at the wrong elevation or something?
Joka fires too,but the same thing happens.
Alien fire misses pooch by mere inches. (didn't manage to capture the shooting moment)
Every one of my men shoot at the alien who shot at pooch,but they all miss it.
Capen dies from reaction fire during the next turn.
Manatee spots 3 more aliens and Azira fails to kill them.
During the next turn,they murder manatee MK II. R.I.P Manatee, hopefully your next clone will have a sonic cannon
Floating pooch shoots at the presumed position of the aliens and kills at least one of them.
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The aliens shoot Joka MK II in the back. R.I.P What a rotten way to die
Hellraiser shoots and kills it.
Pooch sees another one,and because his weapon is not loaded has to run to cover.
The alien throws a grenade at him. R.I.P FloatingPooch, your ancestor also died by a grenade
Azira and Hellraiser are shot in the back too.R.I.P, this is gonna be really hard to recover from
Heh,this wasnt a brilliant idea after all. Oh well, i have to buy another Triton now and Aquamarines and guns.
From the last terror mission, only average manatee II survived so i had to hire some more recruits. I have plenty of money to go about that, cause the funding nations gave me 2 million and 500k dollars
But before the recruits arrive, this happens:
The first one is downed.
The second one lands, and the new recruits arrive.
But we dont have enought weapons for everyone,so we cant touch down on any of them.
Here are the recruits.
Yet another anonymous letter states that X-COM isnt using heavy enought weaponry, so we updated our arsenal.
Sadly, only one alien crash site is still there when we get the weapons.
We will go in, GUNZ BLAZING.
Carpen spots an aquatoid and blows its shit up.
Canus spots another one but doesnt have enought TU's to fire.
And another one.
He dies the following turn. R.I.P Canus,if you had enought tus you would have survived with a kill
Carpen fires at another one of the aliens,but it doesnt die from a direct hit.Did it blow at the wrong elevation or something?
Joka fires too,but the same thing happens.
Alien fire misses pooch by mere inches. (didn't manage to capture the shooting moment)
Every one of my men shoot at the alien who shot at pooch,but they all miss it.
Capen dies from reaction fire during the next turn.
Manatee spots 3 more aliens and Azira fails to kill them.
During the next turn,they murder manatee MK II. R.I.P Manatee, hopefully your next clone will have a sonic cannon
Floating pooch shoots at the presumed position of the aliens and kills at least one of them.
The aliens shoot Joka MK II in the back. R.I.P What a rotten way to die
Hellraiser shoots and kills it.
Pooch sees another one,and because his weapon is not loaded has to run to cover.
The alien throws a grenade at him. R.I.P FloatingPooch, your ancestor also died by a grenade
Azira and Hellraiser are shot in the back too.R.I.P, this is gonna be really hard to recover from
Heh,this wasnt a brilliant idea after all
. Oh well, i have to buy another Triton now and Aquamarines and guns.
hoverdog
dog that is hovering, Wastelands Interactive
corporal Antigravitycanine good to go. And then his brotha CoastingCorgi. And then his cousin ThreeDawg.
Be sure to have me aboard for the next run
Guys would you mind if i changed my tactics a bit?When i usually play (not recording) i use 2 guys who work together and clean the area.I am not using that in this Lets Play because i understand that everyone wants their character to not sit in the triton, but as you see it doesnt have good effects.At least until i get a steady source of alien weapons.
Sure, play the way you want to 
Average Manatee
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Using rocket launchers on front line troops? I'd say you are trying to get us killed. 
. FWIW, launchers should be in the 2nd rank well away from the enemy. They should be pre-positioned for the best line of fire they can get, since launchers can't really move and shoot. A crouched aimed shot with a rocket launcher will give you about a final accuracy of about 85% if your soldier scores in the high 60s.
And yes, those hills are a PITA. AoE effects don't travel up or down elevation. I often have batter luck with grenades in hilly areas.
Play as you like. I don't usually use more than 6 or so troops at a time either, rest are replacement fodder.
. FWIW, launchers should be in the 2nd rank well away from the enemy. They should be pre-positioned for the best line of fire they can get, since launchers can't really move and shoot. A crouched aimed shot with a rocket launcher will give you about a final accuracy of about 85% if your soldier scores in the high 60s.And yes, those hills are a PITA. AoE effects don't travel up or down elevation. I often have batter luck with grenades in hilly areas.
Play as you like. I don't usually use more than 6 or so troops at a time either, rest are replacement fodder.
eklektyk
Erudite
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