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Re: XCOM is back and it is turn based![message #296401]
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Sat, 07 January 2012 09:19
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usrbid |
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Oh man Hawkeye, have you ever played UFO: Extraterrestrials, there is a level where you need to get into a bunker built in a mountain, every alien has mind probes, they can "see" you through the rock, and they can mind f*ck you through the rock as well, and your guys don't have any psi abilities. Best way to make it through is drop all weapons, this way your team can't hurt each other, and just walk tile by tile, fall unconscious, wake up, one more tile, unconscious again, until you take out one alien after another. The entire sector takes several hours real time to complete.
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Re: XCOM is back and it is turn based![message #302935]
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Sat, 07 April 2012 14:30
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Registered:October 2010 Location: Canada |
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"tried the demo and .... underwhelmed , sadly ."
Yeah, same here. I didn't mind the plan and go or whatever it's called though it's still a far cry from turn based. But no fog of war just makes it a shooting gallery and to gut all the rpg and story elements takes any joy out of it. It doesn't seem like it would be a horrible game. Just one of those that you would play for a few days and then would disappear from your memory.
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Re: XCOM is back and it is turn based![message #303308]
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Thu, 12 April 2012 13:59
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Registered:April 2012 Location: New York |
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fleabittendogIf you want to look at something which will be a lot more faithful to the original XCOM then go to http://www.xenonauts.com. It's being made by Goldhawk Interactive (never heard of them before) who seem to be lead by an actual XCOM fan rather than a marketing exec trying to lure kids away from Modern Warfare. They are releasing their version around the same time as Firaxis (unfortunately for them) and you can try their latest pre-beta release if your willing to preorder. It's only around 20 dollars though. It is still quite buggy, of course, but the gameplay is great. Turn based, fog of war, 2d graphics, which I prefer for this type of game, and really has the feeling of the original but with upgrades that don't seem gimmicky or out of place. I'll probably end up trying the Firaxis game anyway just in case it will be as good as they say but I think xenonauts will be a far more satisfying game. I wish they would have taken hold of JA2 instead of Bitcomposer.
I love X-Com as much as JA2, and you had my hopes up so I went to the Xenonauts site becaue I wasn't familiar with this fanmade version, and saw this:
"Final mission launch code must be added.
Alien AI must be implmented, including racial abilities and psionic powers. At the moment it is very basic.
AI for friendly AI soldiers must be implemented"
and about 15 other critical unfinished items.
I couldn't find a free demo to download, the screenshots and video do look good however! You claim to have a pre-beta - are you involved in the project? The download page only gives access to a "development build" for $20 (asking $30!).
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Re: XCOM is back and it is turn based![message #303531]
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Tue, 17 April 2012 11:34
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"but you just come across as a shill for an unfinished product."
Wow. I didn't expect that. I am in no way connected with the developers and I am not trying to sell the game. I just thought of it as an alternative to the Firaxis version. As I said, I will probably try both. I just liked the idea of what they were doing. And I certainly didn't mean to imply that the modders on this forum, who work for no money, are trying to cash in on anything. Maybe I didn't express myself well enough. I just made a connection between the guy developing Xenonauts and the modders here because they love the games they are working on rather than being driven by a market. And yes, this guy is trying to make money, but to be honest, as a small independent, he will be lucky to break even. As for paying $20 for an unfinished product, you are pre-ordering the full game, the alpha download is just a teaser (and I think he's looking for bug hunters). I understand that for some people that's a lot of money but for me, it wasn't a big deal. Try it or not, just a suggestion. And you didn't offend me, I just think my communication skills are not as good as I thought. I've never used smiley faces and the like so maybe I should start to better express my meaning.
"Do you know 'Freelancer', Fleabittendog?"
No, I've never heard of it. I'll have to take a look. I have tried X3 Terran Conflict but I find it hard to get into as I think it's mainly a trade based game with space combat thrown in. But it does seem to have a huge following of somewhat fanatic followers. Do you use any of the mods for Freelancer. I just googled it and it seems like there is a pretty active modding community. Thanks for the tip.
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