XCOM 2 thread of the game

[noiseredux]

http://noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com/xcom-2.html

[MrPopo]

Oh god, is your sniper stick with a gauss pistol and a standard sniper rifle when you got to Gatekeepers? No wonder you had to do the last mission with three wounded vets and three rookies.

[noiseredux]

Shen's Last Gift DLC is out.



I honestly haven't paid any attention to the DLC for this game yet - but skimming over it all, none of it sounds substantial enough to make me want to pay up. Am I missing anything awesome?

[MrPopo]

As I understand it the prior DLC has been pretty meh. Two are just visual customization and one adds a boss enemy that cheats to maps and then you get some slightly better gear.

This one might be decent since you get a new class.

[noiseredux]

a co-op mod is in the works...

http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-modders-r ... co-op-mod/

...I'm not sure how it'll handle stuff like base management. But the prospect of co-oping XCOM2 is seriously exciting.

[MrPopo]

You just want to be able to blame the other guy for when the mission goes belly up.

[fastbilly1]

Way to go noise.

[noiseredux]

LONG WAR 2 IS OUT NOW!!!!!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... =844674609

Features include:
1) A much longer campaign, running for 100 to 120 missions on average
2) Infiltration mechanics that require you to send out multiple squads at once
3) Manage resistance Havens and have resistance members scrounge for supplies, gather intelligence or recruit more people to your cause
4) Nine soldier classes: Sharpshooter, Shinobi, Ranger, Assault, Gunner, Grenadier, Specialist, Technical and Psionic (plus Sparks for DLC owners), each with unique secondary weapons
5) Two new weapon tiers, lasers and coilguns
6) Dozens of new enemies and smarter battlefield AI
7) ADVENT strategic AI that tries to counter your moves

[Jmustang1968]

I used long war classes and weapons on my last playthrough. I think the leaders one kept crashing my game though. Since I just finished last month, probably not doing another campaign for a bit.

[MrPopo]

I think what's got me most excited about this is some of the fundamental changes to the way things play out. Long War 1 felt more like they just extended things out and specialized your troops a bit more, but the actually game was the same. Here they're changing up the mission structure entirely.