In Progress Let''s Play: The X-COM Files 0.5.2b Alpha! BLIND! ITS BAAAACK!!

[Azira]

Psychotropic drugs, weee...
E

 

[Darth Roxor]

the hell is that night vision mode

also E

 

[lightbane]

E. If it unlocks psychic powers early or something like that, it is mandatory we do so.

 

[Jaedar]

E, because in apoc psiclone sells for a fuckton of money, and if we can figure out how to manufacture it...

 

[ᚱᚨᚷᛖᚠᚢᛈ]

B) Interrogate: Red Dawn Ganger

for the AKs

 

[MZeta]

E - psy drugs sounds interesting

 

[Modron]

I am going to vote B, despite E clearly winning, because I want to see if you can gain access to Red Dawn's soldier enhancements.

 

[boot]

Sergeant boot

Spoiler

these fucking bums can't kill me. send me on more missions boss, I want to be a hero.

 

[hello friend]

I'd like to volunteer a relative, Happy Joe, for enlistment.

The Brazilian Slaughter YOU FORGOT ME!!!

 

[Modron]

One of these days I'll get a decent recruit but then you'll probably kill him out of habit anyways.

 

[Darth Roxor]

 

[Jaedar]

Flare gun might be good against human targets. I learned from xpiratez that they often panic when hit with incendiary damage(molotovs ftw).

 

[cucrophi]

Is XcomFiles even finished? As in 'final mission, end game'? Or is this LP doomed to end prematurely?

 

[lightbane]

Hey Braz, here's a late gift for you: A new patch with updated stuff!
http://openxcom.org/forum/index.php/topic,4595.0.html

Some highlights:

- Added combat and alloy gears for X-Com dogs.
- Increased X-Com dogs' Health.
- Added some new Polar maps.
- Fixed PORTUFO05, PORTUFO17, PORTUFO20, PORTURBAN08 and POLARMOUNT05 routes.

 

[Darth Roxor]

 

[lightbane]

Is this how EXALT has elites on its pockets? Drugs for the rabble, cancer cure for the elites? I can totally see it, some old suit is near death, and shifty EXALT people come to his hospital bed offering they will be good soon, in exchange for... favours. Then they're in too deep. And I thought it was only the money.

Seeing that the aliens are smart enough to deploy a virus on Madagascar and you're attacked by 13 zombies, yeah, I can see it happening. Or the Enemy is a goddamn troll. Also, that fat-zombie from Blood reminds me you need explosives ASAP. How hard would it be to improvise some Molotovs, X-COM staff?

 

[Storyfag]

Ooooh! Imma Commissar! For the Emperor!

 

[Darth Roxor]

These guys can't shoot worth a damn.

~Famous last words~

 

[Dayyālu]

I'm dead! Again!

Got anuffer one for the grinder. Quintus, Eyetalian.

I should be in the artillery corps, why I am even here

EDIT: If you need more for the meatgrinder, clone Servant and Dayyalu as much as you like. They are literally born to serve. It's in the name you see

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Is this how EXALT has elites on its pockets? Drugs for the rabble, cancer cure for the elites? I can totally see it, some old suit is near death, and shifty EXALT people come to his hospital bed offering they will be good soon, in exchange for... favours. Then they're in too deep. And I thought it was only the money.

Seeing that the aliens are smart enough to deploy a virus on Madagascar and you're attacked by 13 zombies, yeah, I can see it happening. Or the Enemy is a goddamn troll. Also, that fat-zombie from Blood reminds me you need explosives ASAP. How hard would it be to improvise some Molotovs, X-COM staff?

Actually the zombies's origin might be more logical in the next update.

I would sell my yet-to-be-firstborn for a crate of Molotovs. Sorry son, but it is necessary for ensuring your younger brother lives in a world free of aliens and zombies.

I'm dead! Again!

Got anuffer one for the grinder. Quintus, Eyetalian.

I should be in the artillery corps, why I am even here

EDIT: If you need more for the meatgrinder, clone Servant and Dayyalu as much as you like. They are literally born to serve. It's in the name you see

Alright, more recruits and clones!

We might something closer to artillery next month...

Ooooh! Imma Commissar! For the Emperor!

Now I need to get you a bolt pistol... well, maybe a Nitro Express rifle will suffice?

These guys can't shoot worth a damn.

~Famous last words~

Considering their first bullet storm failed to do anything other than hurt a bit some members of my team, they clearly could't shoot for shit. Not my fault the RNG hates me.

Still, I should have just fought them from afar. I would have the advantage then.


Now on to the update!



Episode XXX. The Infestation Part II: Arctic Twilight of the Living Dead

Spoiler

There is only one God. We shall discover who is this "Goddess" and take her captive or into the grave, proving her religion false - if she exists, that is.

Total milkrun, easy points, easy captives and easy fuel trace.

A crisis is developing in the Arctic! Another zombie infestation!

Squad 3 is dispatched to the location under Captain Doghover.

Notice the wide helpings of buckshot. I'm not taking any chances!
Also, the latest Modron has attained 100% Whiteness.

Good news: We have not started out surrounded by ten zombies.

Bad news: There are still many zombies, close enough to attack.

Doghover gets the party started!

Some nameless newbie gets in on the action

He suceeds, then shoots a nearby zombie

The zombie didn't die, but its nullified for a while.

A more distant zombie.

Which we can't hit from here. What a waste.

Doghover decides to take a stab at it

More zombies up north!

How does one miss a big helping of buckshot at a shambling zombie less than ten meters distant?

Modron V takes aim!

Berettas are woefully underpowered for this.

Buckshot for the win!

The Hunting Rifle lacks the efficiency of buckshot for zombie killing, but its quite good anyway.

Better to back off, Doghover thinks...

Is there any cardinal point from which zombies are not issuing out forth?

Alright, two zombies quite clustered, double-kill opportunity right there!

Failed.

FUCK!

How can you people keep failing so badly

No, the zombie behind doesn't get hit either, because the Random Number God hates me

Casualty one! This is going to hell!

EVEN MORE ZOMBIES

Maybe I should just retreat?

Death of Zombie Fat Guy means a chance to escape the coming flaking of zombies by going south and then keeping ahead of zombies.

Or we can just kill the zombie above the corpse of a comrade

Nvm

EVERYONE RUN!!

To our surprise, nobody died in the next turn. But out of the water, the squad is not yet.

Alright, maybe we don't need to retreat... for now.

The zombies give us no respite, no rest, no retreat.

Doghover and his hunting rifle do a damn good job of placing decent, accurate shots, both snap and aimed. Its no shotgun, but it does the job.

In desperation, Doghover UNSHEATHES THE MACHETE!! WILL SOMEONE GET MACHETE RAPED?

Happy Joe runs out of ammo to fight the nonstop zombies

is Happy Joe doomed, without route of escape?

Modron tries but fail to take down the zombie!

The zombie bites, claws and tears at Modron! He is seriously hurt, but not taken out!

The zombie goes down from pointblank shotgun fire next turn, of course.

Our shots seem fruitless!

Not so fruitless as to be pointless, as a unfortunate zombie finds out.

FFS you're my best soldier on site, act like it!

After spending turns bleeding, Doghover finally finds some time to patch up Modron

FINALLY we manage to hit a zombie and put it down! This was getting silly!

This mission is going quickly FUBAR

I keep killing them yet they keep coming!

The Fat Zombie is barely bothered!

ZOMBIES ZOMBIES EVERYWHERE

Why we can't put down a zombie?

Alright, we put that thing down! Now just like six or seven zombies left!

Why can't we get a respite? I'm getting hugely inclined to haul ass

Even my best sniper can't hit shots anymore

Shit, that's too close. If I can't take those down its back to base, let this patch of ice fend for itself!

Ok, fuck this. I'm out. I feel this mission is going to hell and I can't afford team wipe-outs anymore.

Switch gear to FUCK THIS SHIT

Hey, I did my part!

We actually run out of small shotgun shells from fighting all these damn zombies

arab shotgun dude

 

[Darth Roxor]

There is only one God.

And Muhammad is his prophet!

ok maybe not

 

[The Brazilian Slaughter]

Double update to end October!


Episode XXXI. Crop Circles of the Crypt

Spoiler

Our agents leave the locations of their missions. No sense risking good agents for the empty Arctic, right?

More store management!

Our new shipment of Zom-B-Gone arrives! Why do you think I was making space?

Fuckers are talking near my turf. Makes one wish he had a Mudranger, but sending Mudrangers to Crop Circle missions is massive overkill.

A new squad two is born from the remnants of Squad 2 (last survivors: Freddie and Azira).

(didn't get the others' screens. weird. I was playing in the dark and I clicked the wrong button. Derp)


I wans't even going to chronicle this mission. It was mostly your usual farmer bagging mission, but THINGS happened

Servant got shot by a paranoid farmer hiding out in a building with a shotgun

Alright, let's open up and give'em...

HELL!!
ZOMBIES IN CROP CIRCLE MISSIONS! WHAT THE FUCK!
My zombiology degree is a bit rusty, but X-COM intel reports no zombies in Crop Circle farms.
i wans't ready for this!

Good thing CthulhuIsSpy has a handy shotgun....

Achievement Unlocked: Can Hit the Broadside of a Barn

MR. GOBARCHEV, TAKE DOWN THAT WALL

Tactical retreat time! Let's hope the zombie does not follow!

100% White Azira patches up Servant

Aeternalis shows up to help his comrade against the zombie menace

The zombie is annoyed by the beretta bullets, but otherwise ok.

Sometimes you just gotta go point-blank

We stunned a farmer (no screen, clicked wrong again).
Looks like we just resolved the case of the zombies.

Servant had so many wounds, Azira had to fish out a first aid pack to heal his wounds

Another zombie! There's still a Abducted Farmer somewhere with a shotgun.

A unarmed farmer appears!

We try stunning at first, then bullets

The farmer runs, the zombies approaches

Farmer is killed by stray shots! Zombie stands!

This ins't working, ins't it?

Nope.

"Let's beat it."

Azira tries to get a position to snipe the farmer on the building

Finds a zombie instead

Good thing zombies are slow!

Zombie takes two magnum shots yet stands!

Hint: Zombies can't attack through windows. Too bad... for them.

As our men deal with the last zombie, the others prepare to invade the farmhouse

We put it down... to sleep.
Man do our guns SUCK!

Servant gives Farmer a execution-style shot to the back of the head. The slug exits his head at supersonic speed, sending brown cerebral matter splattering into the wooden wall.
No Witnesses.
It is only mercy. Who knows how full of parasites he may be?

Quite the atypical mission!

New gun!

Uzi just got officially obsolete! I think so did Beretta.
Seems to be pretty much a mini-rifle, which is just what we need right now.

Time to discover the mystery of the zombies...

That's it for October, Month of the Zombie Apocalypse!
The Council of Funding Nations is very satisfied with our progress. They better be, considering how many things I shot up this month. Mainly zombies. I hate zombies!
We are really short on money this month, due to our second backup base. But that's ok - next month, we try and get +3000 points!
Sadly, progress on cult information is stalling. So far we got two shots at getting someone higher up in the cults, and both times they got a lot of shots on us. With some new hardware coming soon, I believe we will finally take the fight to the cults in this year's end.

Screw zombies!

 

[Azira]

Hey, that mission went surprisingly well. Surprise zombies, yet noone died?

I'm the official medic now, aren't I?

 

[cucrophi]

Get new Armor!

 

[Storyfag]

Ooooh! Imma Commissar! For the Emperor!

Now I need to get you a bolt pistol... well, maybe a Nitro Express rifle will suffice?

Sorry bro, nothing short of a Power Klaw and a bionic eye-laser