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Sniper = S.C.O.P.E.
Support = Medkit
Assault = Arc Thrower
Heavy = Grenades
So far I've had a 100% success rate getting each class as I need them by following the above formula. When the rookie gets promoted to squaddie, if that's what was on them and I used the item, that's the class they got. And yes 'using' the scope is just shooting at people while it's equipped.
Sniper = S.C.O.P.E.
Support = Medkit
Assault = Arc Thrower
Heavy = Grenades
So far I've had a 100% success rate getting each class as I need them by following the above formula. When the rookie gets promoted to squaddie, if that's what was on them and I used the item, that's the class they got. And yes 'using' the scope is just shooting at people while it's equipped.
Friend of mine just brought over the full game to show me how bad it was. He said I could have it if I want it, but after 2 hours I don't even want a free copy. This is worse than I actually thought it would be, and I thought it would suck. This isn't even a strategy game, and it certainly isn't a fucking XCOM game. Disgraceful.
Despite all the annoyances and flaws I'm enjoying it. They really should have taken a few more months to polish things. The auto zoom is going to drive me nuts. Controls and user interface just feel off overall.
Is there a mission map?
Happy to be playing xcom again but wish it was little closer to the original.
Indeed...
What do you mean mission map? You mean, complete map of the stage your on? I don't think so. I think all you get is the radar.
I haven't had much problem with the PC controls. The only thing that gets me is switching weapons. Sometimes switching between sniper rifle and pistol, if I accidentally double click on the sniper rifle it will RELOAD. You can't reload and shoot in the same round so there goes his shot.
In the original XCOM you could bring up a map of the current mission... It didn't just show you everything. It only showed you what you had revealed from the fog of war... Also gave you a top down grid view of all your units.
It was a nice feature, but I think unnecessary with the level of detail we get while in a mission now.
I'm not sure why people are saying the controls on pc are bad.
There's remapping and the camera has never bugged out on my.
F/C to change levels, w/s/a/d to move it, q/e to turn it, it feels very natural and suited to pc imo.
Plus the menu's you can actually use a mouse on.
Was about to play but steam started downloading a 1.8GB patch...wonder what it is.
*snip*
For me it is just little things. Like over watch not being the same number for everyone. Would make much more sense imo for the first keys to all be the same for the same abilities and then have them change. As an example 1 should always be your basic fire, 2 should always be overwatch then 3 could be gren or stun etc. Just kills my flow in battle and find myself backing up a lot.
Clicking on soldiers to change their loadouts, you can't click on the soldier you have to click under them, changing items you click on the item then need to click again to get info on the item.
I want to stay zoomed out, i dont mind the action sequences when they zoom in on an alien or trooper but once it is done it should remember where i had it zoomed to and go back to that. I like to see the battlefield not just the immediate area around one guy.
Has anyone screwed up a grenade toss yet? So far all of mine have been perfect. I miss not always being sure you won't mess up with a grenade or heavy weapon, added to the suspense.
Minor compliants but they add up. So while I am liking the game and can't wait to get home and play some more it could have been better.
Patch? Sweet. Anyone have the release notes?
So ummm with triple monitors the game plays UPSIDE DOWN. What the fuck?
The major one is that every single time you see an alien, they see you and scurry into cover. No matter what you do, you cannot surprise them! WTF!? This actually angers me!
So far this has been a great game, but I have few complaints, two minor and one major. A minor one is that autopsies are dissapointing, no actual pictures of what the alien looks like from the inside etc. Another minor is that a the landing spot is always secure. Remember those moments in X-Com where you failed to neutralise enemies around your Skyranger, resulting in Alien Grenade thrown into your ship resulting in half of your squad getting wiped out? Not going to happen in this game.
The major one is that every single time you see an alien, they see you and scurry into cover. No matter what you do, you cannot surprise them! WTF!? This actually angers me!
Otherwise the game has been great!
You can surprise them. You need to use the sniper scanner thing.
+1
I want to see a complete alien vivisection! And the no surprise thing is puzzling and annoying since they can not only run into cover but also farther into the fog of war too