Hi guys.
I just played a veteran game which is the second to lowest difficulty. And I lost to the Avatar project. I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong. I was wondering if i could get some general pointers or tips.
I find that i am low on supplies early game. So this time around I am going to focus heavily on the liberation chain in the 1st month. And focus research on weapon technology.
Over all I do very well in the combat since I play a ton of xcom. It seems to be the macro game that i lose.
Any help would be appreciated.
Need some pointers
Re: Need some pointers
We can point you to past threads and other sources of generic pointers. But it'd be better if you explained how exactly you approach the strategy layer.
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Re: Need some pointers
March:
Buy SCI from market.
Look for lib chain mission.
April:
Buy SCI from market.
Look for Lib chain mission.
Laser research.
May:
Magnetic research.
Ablative vest research.
Look for Lib chain mission
June/July:
Exo research.
Liberate first region.
Get vulture GTS
Build laboratory.
Optional - PSI
August:
Coil weapons
Skulking
September+
At this point you have the gear finish the game. All research now is focused on fighting avatar project -
- research intel datapads and expand toward blacksite
- research facility leads
- Chamber / whatnoot
- Liberate more regions to equip more squads / reduce avatar timer
The blacksite is 4 regions away. By september you should be half way (2/4). For the last 2 regions, you either use the extra intel or buy a tower.
In my last Commander Ironman campaign, I researched 14 or so datapads after I finished coils. This allows you to expand / be selective on what missions you take end game.
Buy SCI from market.
Look for lib chain mission.
April:
Buy SCI from market.
Look for Lib chain mission.
Laser research.
May:
Magnetic research.
Ablative vest research.
Look for Lib chain mission
June/July:
Exo research.
Liberate first region.
Get vulture GTS
Build laboratory.
Optional - PSI
August:
Coil weapons
Skulking
September+
At this point you have the gear finish the game. All research now is focused on fighting avatar project -
- research intel datapads and expand toward blacksite
- research facility leads
- Chamber / whatnoot
- Liberate more regions to equip more squads / reduce avatar timer
The blacksite is 4 regions away. By september you should be half way (2/4). For the last 2 regions, you either use the extra intel or buy a tower.
In my last Commander Ironman campaign, I researched 14 or so datapads after I finished coils. This allows you to expand / be selective on what missions you take end game.
Re: Need some pointers
WanWhiteWolf wrote:March:
Buy SCI from market.
Look for lib chain mission.
April:
Buy SCI from market.
Look for Lib chain mission.
Laser research.
May:
Magnetic research.
Ablative vest research.
Look for Lib chain mission
June/July:
Exo research.
Liberate first region.
Get vulture GTS
Build laboratory.
Optional - PSI
August:
Coil weapons
Skulking
September+
At this point you have the gear finish the game. All research now is focused on fighting avatar project -
- research intel datapads and expand toward blacksite
- research facility leads
- Chamber / whatnoot
- Liberate more regions to equip more squads / reduce avatar timer
The blacksite is 4 regions away. By september you should be half way (2/4). For the last 2 regions, you either use the extra intel or buy a tower.
In my last Commander Ironman campaign, I researched 14 or so datapads after I finished coils. This allows you to expand / be selective on what missions you take end game.
This is exactly what I needed to read ty!! I'll approach the game with this start in mind ty!!!
Re: Need some pointers
Just in case this isn't solved already: make contacting regions and getting soldiers a priority, and keep your squads busy. I usually hit 4 contacted regions and about 4 of each soldier in May (Commander difficulty, but reduced GTS training time). And I rarely have more than 5 soldiers sitting at home at the same time.
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Re: Need some pointers
Let me plug my AAR thread. I go into gruesome detail about manipulating the strategy layer.