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The last thread and this one keep perpetually giving me silly xcom modding ideas. I know it'd be retarded just for one LP thread, but putting far too much effort into fucking stupid projects is my middle name
Let's Sperg Let's Play XCOM Terror From The Deep (Completed) - This is gonna hurt
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Honka Honka Burning Love
In Clown World, the only god is the one who Honks.
True & Honest Fan
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XCOM-style Avengers game from 2K is real (so is the rest of the leak)
Publisher 2K Games has developer Firaxis making an XCOM Avengers game that we could see as soon as this E3.
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Well, point is, I could actually do it. Sort of.
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Pocket Dragoon: Dear Leader we are surrounded sir.
Dear Leader: Good, that means we can shoot in any direction
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hey, I have the highest single stat of anyone in my group of recruits!
...Well, that stat is throwing accuracy and I don't know how good that is, and my mc stat is a pathetic 17, but still!
Also: Shout-out's to @Swiss46 for bravely taking all the anal probes for the rest of us on that last mission. Your service will be remembered.
...Well, that stat is throwing accuracy and I don't know how good that is, and my mc stat is a pathetic 17, but still!
Also: Shout-out's to @Swiss46 for bravely taking all the anal probes for the rest of us on that last mission. Your service will be remembered.
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This game looked interesting, but the fact that the aliens look so stereotypical and uninspired is kind of a turn-off to me.
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Yeah, but even then there have been lots of "sci-fi" franchises with more originality in alien design -that's my opinion anyway.
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Big disagree and there's plenty of cool looking aliens to come in Xcom and TFTD.
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I'll still put him in the name bank anyway.
On second thought he does have a mild point about the designs looking generic, but that applies more to the first game with its deliberate attempt to include aliens based on sightings in popular culture at the time, such as the Sectoids being the Greys, the Floaters being the Flatwoods Monster, etc.
They still show a reasonable amount of personality though. Additionally when game designers try to design an alien race that really is alien it usually ends up looking terrible.
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I mean, they’re good designs as any to build a foundation for an IP with. Really, having the aliens be based on supposed real life sightings makes the game potentially that much more immersive, as if something like that could happen in real life.
There’s always that slim chance that we’ll all get drafted into fighting actual alien invaders. A bunch of spergs and shitposters goofing around on an LP thread could actually be what decides our future.
And God help us if that happens.
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*screeching peta noises*
*from being anal probed by aliens after the world votes to have XCOM sacrifice them*
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10. Low Tide
I should probably remember to send an interceptor to scan this area for an Alien Colony.
I should also probably remember to check the wiki so I can remember what Terror From The Deep's supply ships look like.
Off to a great start. HiramTheGirft is hit by a stun bomb and knocked out. At least we got one of them.
Dear Leader and Pocket Dragoon are able to zero the one with the stun launcher, but the Squad Leaders waste no time getting to Swiss46 again.
Its confirmed, the game just straight up spawns one of these assholes holding a DPL weapon right on top of the Triton. There's not even any tactical benefit to this since the first shot would most likely kill the alien. Its just there to fuck you.
I have a reputation for being literal about everything, but I honestly didn't think I was being literal in this case.
There's still quite a few ways this battle could go horribly wrong.
Speak of the devil.
Just a precaution sir.
Much like Ethereals before them, Tasoths regularly take two grenades to kill even though they have nothing special for armor.
Brace!
@Swiss46 is killed in the blast, but at least I distanced the rest of my troops enough from each other to avoid anyone else being killed.
There's no edge of the map to save us this time. @Niggermancer is vaporized. The best I can do is just spread rookies out and hope the enemy runs out of ammo before I run out of rookies.
Great, as if we didn't already have enough to worry about.
Another shot takes down @JongleJingle. To make matters worse, HiramTheGrift is mortally wounded by the blast, though he lucked out by somehow being far enough away to not be instantly killed.
I have Pocket Dragoon take the risk of running outside to pick up Hiram even though NerdShamer is under alien control. NerdShamer is fortunately pointed the opposite direction and it goes off without a hitch.
I have no idea how this dingus hasn't been killed yet.
My next plan is to send troops out in a long staggered line and into the two reefs we're pretty close to, using each one as a barricade between explosions to hopefully prevent the entire force from being wiped out in one hit. Catgirls leads the way. Figuring I can use all the help I can get, I have Pocket Dragoon and Willy start working on Hiram and Dear Leader.
Slow and steady wins the race in this game. Catgirls is joined by R00T, ChucklesTheJester, Considered HARMful and eventually Future Physical Violence.
Not shown: NerdShamer panicking just about every single turn.
In a pattern I'm beginning to worry about, Pocket Dragoon bungles another grenade throw. Though this time fortunately it lands only two spaces away from him and he's able to sweep it back up.
I begin to get confident enough to have troops advance through open ground since I haven't seen a single DPL shot after the first volley. Seems its just a matter of waiting out the enemy. The USO is spotted, and to nobody's surprise its the exact same as last time.
I have Dragoon dispose of that armed grenade by bombing around the entrance. Meanwhile the aliens continue their assault on NerdShamer.
Catgirls and Chuckles form the first breaching team with Future Physical Violence and Considered HARMful covering them.
I get a little ahead of myself and breach earlier than I probably should have.
One of the aliens gives chase and shoots @Catgirls are Love in the back of the head.
Only then does Considered HARMful get reaction fire. Though judging by where that first hit went Catgirls was screwed either way.
The aliens are terrible at defending this model of submarine for some reason. You'd think they'd be smart enough to wait above that stairwell and just throw grenades at anyone who tries to go up there, but they insist on coming down to meet us.
@SailingtheSaltySeas scores reaction fire on the last alien and kills it. Unfortunately for him the alien had already thrown a grenade at his feet.
I notice there haven't been any promotions for awhile. I figure its probably time for our next batch of soldiers.
In addition to our new recruits I get together enough supplies to outfit a defense team at Shark Trip incase the need arises.
HiramTheGrift can count himself lucky as he's the second soldier in the entire game to actually be wounded instead of instantly killed.
Here it is, this game's equivalent to the Blaster Launcher of the previous game. It only works underwater, which is fine by me as the land missions don't need to be any more miserable than they already are. Once we research the ammunition Artifact Sites should theoretically become a breeze.
The Transmission Resolver at Vulcania finishes construction. Meanwhile, I get a shot of Shark Trip's progress. I plan on this base being used to manufacture the ultimate craft much like last time.
Work on the DPL is complete. Dear Leader and Pocket Dragoon are immediately equipped with the weapon and as much ammunition as they can reliably carry.
The new recruits at both Vulcania and Shark Trip arrive not long afterwards.
Newcomers: @A Clockwork Soybean, @Rack Of CDs
Clones/Resurrections: @TerribleIdeas™, @Overcast, @Gimmick Account, @Penne Dreadful, @The Valeyard, @Radical Cadre, @MoffAlbert, @chaosrevolutions, @Dark Edea, @Polyboros2, @Chocolate Wombat, @Honka Honka Burning Love, @White Devil
Here's the readout for the Transmission Resolver. Looks like the aliens are looking to infiltrate Japan again. We'll see if we're early enough to put a stop to that.
Probably not going to have any reason to use the DPL launchers this mission. Though its not like there's any shortage of ammo for the damn things.
Lobstermen are sure to remain a pain in the ass until we finish work on the MC Disruptors.
Some good reaction fire from Willy here.
You'll notice the second one is dead in the first screenshot here. I didn't miss someone shooting it; it just expired from its wounds since I have Alien Bleeding turned on. Doesn't take long for the third to go down.
Now that we have over 35 recruits there's room for everyone to get promoted to maximum capacity. Willy takes his rightful place as third in command.
With the MC Disruptor research complete, all that's left is for the Technicians to manufacture a handful of them so we can get this party started. Research now goes into the ultimate craft, starting with Alien Sub Construction. Curiously, Terror From The Deep requires you to research the strongest power armor in the game first before you can progress anywhere along the ultimate submarine route. Which again means if you missed getting a live Deep One earlier, you're just fucked. Can you imagine how shitty this game was when it was full of bugs and there were no internet guides to tell you how to avoid them?
The Council is overjoyed with our progress, though you can see that our expenses are still just barely behind our funding. I order another round of Gauss weapons to be manufactured to generate some extra spending money.
One step closer.
Ugh. At least we can give the new equipment a test run this time.
Next Time: Nukes and robots will hopefully let me speedrun these fucking Artifact Sites.
I should probably remember to send an interceptor to scan this area for an Alien Colony.
I should also probably remember to check the wiki so I can remember what Terror From The Deep's supply ships look like.
Off to a great start. HiramTheGirft is hit by a stun bomb and knocked out. At least we got one of them.
Dear Leader and Pocket Dragoon are able to zero the one with the stun launcher, but the Squad Leaders waste no time getting to Swiss46 again.
Its confirmed, the game just straight up spawns one of these assholes holding a DPL weapon right on top of the Triton. There's not even any tactical benefit to this since the first shot would most likely kill the alien. Its just there to fuck you.
I have a reputation for being literal about everything, but I honestly didn't think I was being literal in this case.
There's still quite a few ways this battle could go horribly wrong.
Speak of the devil.
Just a precaution sir.
Much like Ethereals before them, Tasoths regularly take two grenades to kill even though they have nothing special for armor.
Brace!
@Swiss46 is killed in the blast, but at least I distanced the rest of my troops enough from each other to avoid anyone else being killed.
There's no edge of the map to save us this time. @Niggermancer is vaporized. The best I can do is just spread rookies out and hope the enemy runs out of ammo before I run out of rookies.
Great, as if we didn't already have enough to worry about.
Another shot takes down @JongleJingle. To make matters worse, HiramTheGrift is mortally wounded by the blast, though he lucked out by somehow being far enough away to not be instantly killed.
I have Pocket Dragoon take the risk of running outside to pick up Hiram even though NerdShamer is under alien control. NerdShamer is fortunately pointed the opposite direction and it goes off without a hitch.
I have no idea how this dingus hasn't been killed yet.
My next plan is to send troops out in a long staggered line and into the two reefs we're pretty close to, using each one as a barricade between explosions to hopefully prevent the entire force from being wiped out in one hit. Catgirls leads the way. Figuring I can use all the help I can get, I have Pocket Dragoon and Willy start working on Hiram and Dear Leader.
Slow and steady wins the race in this game. Catgirls is joined by R00T, ChucklesTheJester, Considered HARMful and eventually Future Physical Violence.
Not shown: NerdShamer panicking just about every single turn.
In a pattern I'm beginning to worry about, Pocket Dragoon bungles another grenade throw. Though this time fortunately it lands only two spaces away from him and he's able to sweep it back up.
I begin to get confident enough to have troops advance through open ground since I haven't seen a single DPL shot after the first volley. Seems its just a matter of waiting out the enemy. The USO is spotted, and to nobody's surprise its the exact same as last time.
I have Dragoon dispose of that armed grenade by bombing around the entrance. Meanwhile the aliens continue their assault on NerdShamer.
Catgirls and Chuckles form the first breaching team with Future Physical Violence and Considered HARMful covering them.
I get a little ahead of myself and breach earlier than I probably should have.
One of the aliens gives chase and shoots @Catgirls are Love in the back of the head.
Only then does Considered HARMful get reaction fire. Though judging by where that first hit went Catgirls was screwed either way.
The aliens are terrible at defending this model of submarine for some reason. You'd think they'd be smart enough to wait above that stairwell and just throw grenades at anyone who tries to go up there, but they insist on coming down to meet us.
@SailingtheSaltySeas scores reaction fire on the last alien and kills it. Unfortunately for him the alien had already thrown a grenade at his feet.
I notice there haven't been any promotions for awhile. I figure its probably time for our next batch of soldiers.
In addition to our new recruits I get together enough supplies to outfit a defense team at Shark Trip incase the need arises.
HiramTheGrift can count himself lucky as he's the second soldier in the entire game to actually be wounded instead of instantly killed.
Here it is, this game's equivalent to the Blaster Launcher of the previous game. It only works underwater, which is fine by me as the land missions don't need to be any more miserable than they already are. Once we research the ammunition Artifact Sites should theoretically become a breeze.
The Transmission Resolver at Vulcania finishes construction. Meanwhile, I get a shot of Shark Trip's progress. I plan on this base being used to manufacture the ultimate craft much like last time.
Work on the DPL is complete. Dear Leader and Pocket Dragoon are immediately equipped with the weapon and as much ammunition as they can reliably carry.
The new recruits at both Vulcania and Shark Trip arrive not long afterwards.
Newcomers: @A Clockwork Soybean, @Rack Of CDs
Clones/Resurrections: @TerribleIdeas™, @Overcast, @Gimmick Account, @Penne Dreadful, @The Valeyard, @Radical Cadre, @MoffAlbert, @chaosrevolutions, @Dark Edea, @Polyboros2, @Chocolate Wombat, @Honka Honka Burning Love, @White Devil
Here's the readout for the Transmission Resolver. Looks like the aliens are looking to infiltrate Japan again. We'll see if we're early enough to put a stop to that.
Probably not going to have any reason to use the DPL launchers this mission. Though its not like there's any shortage of ammo for the damn things.
Lobstermen are sure to remain a pain in the ass until we finish work on the MC Disruptors.
Some good reaction fire from Willy here.
You'll notice the second one is dead in the first screenshot here. I didn't miss someone shooting it; it just expired from its wounds since I have Alien Bleeding turned on. Doesn't take long for the third to go down.
Now that we have over 35 recruits there's room for everyone to get promoted to maximum capacity. Willy takes his rightful place as third in command.
With the MC Disruptor research complete, all that's left is for the Technicians to manufacture a handful of them so we can get this party started. Research now goes into the ultimate craft, starting with Alien Sub Construction. Curiously, Terror From The Deep requires you to research the strongest power armor in the game first before you can progress anywhere along the ultimate submarine route. Which again means if you missed getting a live Deep One earlier, you're just fucked. Can you imagine how shitty this game was when it was full of bugs and there were no internet guides to tell you how to avoid them?
The Council is overjoyed with our progress, though you can see that our expenses are still just barely behind our funding. I order another round of Gauss weapons to be manufactured to generate some extra spending money.
One step closer.
Ugh. At least we can give the new equipment a test run this time.
Next Time: Nukes and robots will hopefully let me speedrun these fucking Artifact Sites.
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Damn, terminated again. Whats worse, it seems we're getting our asses kicked more harder than usual!
QUICK, INSTITUTE THE CONSCRIPTION PROGRAM! IF A 10 YEAR OLD CAN SHOOT STRAIGHT, HE'S LEGAL TENDER!
Plus, it's legal since the world is now an Orwellian hellhole! Benefits for everybody except the fucking xeno scum!
QUICK, INSTITUTE THE CONSCRIPTION PROGRAM! IF A 10 YEAR OLD CAN SHOOT STRAIGHT, HE'S LEGAL TENDER!
Plus, it's legal since the world is now an Orwellian hellhole! Benefits for everybody except the fucking xeno scum!
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Nothing like a mentally fragile nigger with the throwing arm of a Heisman Trophy candidate. I can't wait to get Molecularly Controlled, throw a grenade clear across the map, and land it in Dear Leaders' pants pocket.
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Nice, I came back stronger.
Edit: except for my actual strength lol
Edit: except for my actual strength lol
Didn't that happen to me earlier? Then I quickscoped some nerd through a window and I think I was out for a while. Or is that a death roll, I forget how wounding works.
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All I'm aware of is you being killed off earlier. So far I haven't had to discount anyone from combat because they were wounded. Maybe i'll find it when I put the table of contents together or something.
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My mistake, I just remembered my hitpoints looking scary (especially after everyone? prior seemingly oneshotted) and not doing anything in the next one. You even had a screenshot of the medkitting.