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Since we can't change either nexus or steam to our liking, we have to try to make one of them work. In my case, I've modded my XCOM, but made a copy of every changed file, so I know which ones I touched. But even if others didn't, there's probably some kind of comparer tool that would let you find y...

Bandwidth may be a concern for some, but I think for the majority of users it is not. For those that aren't concerned about 2 GBs, getting the mod from Nexus instead of Steam would be a solution. Well, we can't be dismissive just because "the majority" don't have an issue with it, I mean,...

Bandwidth may be a concern for some, but I think for the majority of users it is not. For those that aren't concerned about 2 GBs, getting the mod from Nexus instead of Steam would be a solution.

Thanks. I will be staying on Commander then.

I have recently started my first game on Commander difficulty and am currently on April 26th. The game is regularly dropping points with 3 Sectoids or 3 Sneks on me, something I don't remember seeing on any of my earlier runs on Veteran, at least not until much later. According to Ufopaedia, the onl...

If it's not finished, then all the more important to give feedback, isn't it? Holding the feedback until the work is done makes no sense, he's right with that.

Is there a way to make psi strength visible? It's a bit annoying to me that, by the time I have researched Psionics (which can't really be rushed from the start due to the lack of a second Sectoid corpse), I barely have any classless recruits left.

Alright, thanks.

Does anyone know how many intel personnel I would require to reliably spot Dark Events happening in the region (and super reinforcement UFOs, if that's feasable)? Because that seems like something worthwhile to be on the lookout for.

Huh, okay. Now I'm a little torn between trying to farm a Jailbreak/VIP first (assuming I have reason to believe the current vigilance is valid for that) or going straight to recruiting. The reason I'm still thinking about the first way is that, recruiting afterwards, Jailbreak/VIP can cooldown alon...

So I can't really plan out how much vigilance I have in a later region without losing it via not doing missions, or inferring it via which missions pop up?

Once I contact a haven, does it start with 0 vigilance, or with how many?

Thanks all. The argument that you lose out on a couple of missions, hence XP and loot, is a good one. I'm actually quite glad about not having to restrain myself to keep below Severe, it's much more fun to hit as hard as I can doing as many missions as I can.

Sounds good, thanks. Avoiding retaliations that way kinda depends on me routing out the Faceless beforehand, doesn't it? IIRC, a Faceless counts twice, bringing the 5 intel/supply guys up to 6 guys, qualifying for mini retals. So depending on how sure I am that there are no Faceless in the haven, I ...

I guess 4 guys would be okay as long as the Avenger is helping. But I digressed, sorry. This thread was supposed to be about how much sense it makes to put more havens on intel than you can do missions for, in order to cherry pick the most interesting missions.

Say, once I do have a strength 7+ region (Old Age in OP), what do I do with it? The Op says it doesn't matter much, but I do have 13+ rebels in there and would really like to know what to have them do. I need a little intel to find troop columns, but what else do I do with the rebels?

Huh. Maybe switch to recruit for a month on new regions after I got a jailbreak and free the VIP? Because those missions will be on cooldown. Jailbreak is a nice boost, but not getting it on a new intel region is kinda painful. I had a 4 rebel intel haven staying at 4 people for 2 months, and once I...

I'd say the AWC has some influence here. If I Shredder/Holo/Locked On with my shots, I would probably want to take Double Tap. If I have Lethal, then AMF doesn't make that much of a difference anymore either. On the other hand if I have Brind Em On, then that sniper would be a strong contender for a...

I have yet to finish a campaign, but so far I had a lot of success with my longe range hitter squad: 2 Sharpshooters with Death From Above - the guys who kill everything. 1 Shinobi stealth - the spotter. 1 Specialist - officer and hacker. The two sharpshooters shoot and possibly steady every round. ...

I tend to put just as many havens on intel that I can field almost every mission they throw at me, with preference to running intel on 4+ strength havens for noticing retaliations. The rest of the havens get recruit (if not fully staffed) or supplies (if fully staffed). Because i find the idea of us...

I'm not at high threat, sorry if I threw you off. I've been at Severe for a while and the strength growth made me nervous, hence the question.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. Regarding my situation: I'm playing on Veteran, am in June, and the Avatar project has one pip so far (shaved one off with Codex kill). I have a facility lead and access to the Blacksite, but I'm not doing it yet since there's so little progress on the Avatar projec...

Super reinforcements will make your tactical game harder. Avatar project will make you loose the game. Which one is the biggest concern? ;) A harder tactical game can kill me just as well as the Avatar project. So the question was "is it worth it to delay Avatar 10-20% more, when it means havi...

Putting all guys on intel in a region you want to liberate should usually be enough, provided you got the number of recruits in the double digits.. I would refrain from generally using a scientist unless you're absolutely not getting the required missions. I never had a problem with getting liberati...

@Jackal: I can't reply directly due to lack of experience, but he may require some additional information about your game like number of doom counters, threat level and number of legions (see his last post), how far you progressed in the story missions (like how far away are you from the Blacksite) ...

I am trying to decide whether it's better to - aim for a global threat level that is as high as possible (and thus minimize avatar project progress) or - stick to a threat level of slightly less than severe (and thus avoid super reinforcements, minimizing Advent Strength progress). So what, in your ...