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by Dwarfling
Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:02 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: Unable to open advent vehicle to rescue VIP
Replies: 9
Views: 24148

Re: Unable to open advent vehicle to rescue VIP

Anyone know of a fix to this other than TTC inside and outside? Maybe a form of forcing the hack interaction? (I have a specialist on the mission)
by Dwarfling
Tue Apr 24, 2018 2:13 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: What is streetsweeper like now?
Replies: 3
Views: 7308

Re: What is streetsweeper like now?

It's still good to have on at least one of your Assaults that didn't roll below average aim, specially if you send said Assault along with a rocket Technical or a SPARK with bombard (that packs a rainmaker'd Plasma Blaster). You're missing at potentially 6 points of damage on a double crit but somet...
by Dwarfling
Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:32 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: First Campaign in the Books...
Replies: 34
Views: 52620

Re: First Campaign in the Books...

Also keep in mind your experience might be different to the people's giving you advice, since their games might be modded differently. For example, Sonny doesn't have to deal with random promotions, has information revealed that is hidden by design and has additional items you might not have access ...
by Dwarfling
Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:11 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: First Campaign in the Books...
Replies: 34
Views: 52620

Re: First Campaign in the Books...

You mentioned that you don't need to liberate a region at all? How would you get supplies? One aspect I'm really not crazy about is the constant scrounging you have to do. It's like living out of a trashcan. Liberation allows you a lot more freedom to get stuff done. You (try to) concentrate your i...
by Dwarfling
Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:41 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: LW 1.5 Grenadier builds
Replies: 113
Views: 301603

Re: LW 1.5 Grenadier builds

The RD builds are better when the enemy numbers are higher and you need to disable a part of a pod while you kill a part of it during the first turn. They're not that great otherwise until you give them incendiaries or they reach Sting Grenades. They can still be useful tho, if the rest of the squad...
by Dwarfling
Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Is This Campaign Normal?
Replies: 28
Views: 32811

Re: Is This Campaign Normal?

Chameleon Suits reduces infiltration time on a soldier. You usethem when you want to fit a soldier you otherwise would not be able to deploy without an increase in enemies. Officer skills do make a difference and it's pretty much a free bonus. You just gotta remember to use them. Around midgame some...
by Dwarfling
Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:08 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: TIL Blacksite has an absolute RNF timer
Replies: 8
Views: 12805

Re: TIL Blacksite has an absolute RNF timer

Once you know how the mission works it's easier to formulate a plan. This game loves to abuse you with these kind of surprises tho.
by Dwarfling
Tue Apr 03, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Am I going in right direction?
Replies: 20
Views: 24150

Re: Am I going in right direction?

One other thing: be aware of how you get facility leads. Many a newbie lost a campaign because they didn't understand that the lead-giving missions are disguised to look like normal missions but with a much shorter timer. Addendum : If you see a Rescue VIP mission that gives a Scientist and also an...
by Dwarfling
Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:53 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: What's the chance of Find a Lead mission succeeding?
Replies: 10
Views: 15974

Re: What's the chance of Find a Lead mission succeeding?

What are you looking for exactly? - Lib 1 says Find a Lead with only intel and no intel package. - Facility Leads dead giveaway are rescue scientist with an intel package. Easier to detect on Facility regions (you know what they are when the pip ticks). I have however found them from common intel pa...
by Dwarfling
Sat Mar 03, 2018 10:10 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: SPARK builds?
Replies: 12
Views: 27612

Re: SPARK builds?

I'm just guessing you're never used a Rainmaker'd Plasma Blaster. Yeah, they're not going to single-handledly kill a 20hp target (without Overload), but neither can the Grenadiers, Technicals and Specialists. Sometimes not even the Gunners can pull it off because they have to full hit all their shot...
by Dwarfling
Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:10 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: SPARK builds?
Replies: 12
Views: 27612

Re: SPARK builds?

I build them tank (+rainmaker +bombard) and go up close for the proximity bonuses. If the SPARK activates another pod it's usually ok because of armor and ablative. I consider them close to OP during T1 because they can one shot almost anything while taking ridiculous amount of punishment before bei...
by Dwarfling
Wed Feb 28, 2018 1:32 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Snapshot Sniper Questions
Replies: 16
Views: 23012

Re: Snapshot Sniper Questions

A good build for any poor aim sharps you get. If you go DFA with DGG, the starting aim will eventually become irrelevant. The Sharpshooter will suck for the first levels and you'll need to use a scope but after that they'll contribute like any other DFA, they just won't be as amazing as the +72aim ...
by Dwarfling
Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:41 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Just finished my Veteran campaign, any advice before starting Commander?
Replies: 21
Views: 25970

Re: Just finished my Veteran campaign, any advice before starting Commander?

Skip it and start Legendary? Because I feel like Commander isn't much of a step up from Veteran, and too many things don't carry towards Legendary. Sure you'll fail but at least you'll be learning how the game works at the highest difficulty.
by Dwarfling
Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:18 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Best time for HQ assault?
Replies: 11
Views: 31003

Re: Best time for HQ assault?

The best time for HQ assaults are just about when you reach a new weapon tech tier, but really, anytime is good as long as you're not at T3 Advent already. I've settled for 1 Liberation with a bunch of high strenght regions doing supply, just to give ADVENT more regions to put their legions in.
by Dwarfling
Mon Feb 26, 2018 12:08 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Does anyone else train a bunch of suicide Shinobies?
Replies: 13
Views: 16997

Re: Does anyone else train a bunch of suicide Shinobies?

Those missions don't seem to pop up enough by late game, at least for me. Maybe because I'm not doing lib chains anymore and Counter-DE seems to pop more as hacks and destroy relay. I do train some squaddie Shinobis late game along with Grenadiers because it's easy for them to be filler for some mis...
by Dwarfling
Fri Feb 23, 2018 3:04 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Suicidal snakes
Replies: 7
Views: 11720

Re: Suicidal snakes

I'd love to see other posts of similar AI behavior with how to manipulate it if anyone has other examples. Of the top of my head: - Drones : When presented a flanked or exposed target, the Drone will prefer to shoot over move+stun. - Officer : When flanked, will move. If it moves and isn't presente...
by Dwarfling
Thu Feb 22, 2018 5:02 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Need help on avenger defense
Replies: 8
Views: 13395

Re: Need help on avenger defense

I think there's a minimum amount of days that must pass between the DE event activating and then actually happening. I use 8d min and after those pass I keep around a team that can tackle the mission until it happens (or doesn't)
by Dwarfling
Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:58 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Unconscious soldiers can activate?!?
Replies: 13
Views: 17713

Re: Unconscious soldiers can activate?!?

This game can be very punishing about things you don't know. For example, a Codex can be stunned but it snaps out of it immediatly. Or remember the first time you tried to slash a Muton?
by Dwarfling
Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:08 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: 4+ Faceless??!!
Replies: 3
Views: 6985

Re: 4+ Faceless??!!

I think I've found 6 in a rendezvous? 3 traitors and 3 roaming or something like that. Too bad I had already completed that autopsy.
by Dwarfling
Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:20 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: 2nd Legendary 5 region challenge. + Mods (Balanced for Legendary / Download)
Replies: 24
Views: 30936

Re: 2nd Legendary 5 region challenge.

Oh I guess I got confused with the modded UI objectives. Yeah I've gotten a few 10d on the first round of missions. I just started a campaign, got 2x9d. Sent 2 squads of 7.
by Dwarfling
Mon Feb 19, 2018 10:43 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: 2nd Legendary 5 region challenge. + Mods (Balanced for Legendary / Download)
Replies: 24
Views: 30936

Re: 2nd Legendary 5 region challenge.

In +1000h on Legendary I've never seen Lib1 with so much infiltration time.
by Dwarfling
Sat Feb 17, 2018 12:34 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Controlling Vigilance and Strength
Replies: 7
Views: 14061

Re: Controlling Vigilance and Strength

Hiding won't benefit you in the long run, it's mostly a tactic to avoid retaliations in regions that are too strong or moments where you're vulnerable. What you want to do is contact as many regions as you can as early as possible, then focus the majority of the missions in a single region while you...
by Dwarfling
Tue Feb 13, 2018 8:37 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Installing LW2 on a WotC game
Replies: 7
Views: 13826

Re: Installing LW2 on a WotC game

WotC is incompatible but WotC comes with both Vanilla and WotC as independant games, so just install LW2 on the vanilla folder and play it like that. Too bad we don't get the graphic and loading improvements :S
by Dwarfling
Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:11 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: How early is too early to liberate?
Replies: 40
Views: 83848

Re: How early is too early to liberate?

You can flashbang and suppress the General and he will usually do silly stuff. It will at least buy you time. Generally if you do double Sharpshooter and keep your Shinobi concealed thru the whole mission you can dispatch most of the General's pod before they reach you. If you double suppress him fr...
by Dwarfling
Fri Feb 09, 2018 10:56 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Equipping soldiers during Campaign?
Replies: 3
Views: 6342

Re: Equipping soldiers during Campaign?

- You'll eventually reach a point in the campaign where you'll get tons of supplies. Typically around the last quarter of the first year when a lot of your regions will have strenght too high to do missions. I normally set any region with strenght over 6 to Supply job. You'll have to deal with Suppl...