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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Threatened by an unknown enemy, the Earth's governments unite to form a secret paramilitary organization, known as XCOM, to combat this extraterrestrial attack. As the commander of XCOM, you control the global defense team and its resources in a battle against the terrifying alien invasion. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a reimagining of X-COM, the classic strategy game from 1993, and developed by the award-winning creators of Civilization. You will control the fate of the human race by creating and managing a fully operational base, researching alien technologies, planning combat missions, and...
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Threatened by an unknown enemy, the Earth's governments unite to form a secret paramilitary organization, known as XCOM, to combat this extraterrestrial attack. As the commander of XCOM, you control the global defense team and its resources in a battle against the terrifying alien invasion. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a reimagining of X-COM, the classic strategy game from 1993, and developed by the award-winning creators of Civilization. You will control the fate of the human race by creating and managing a fully operational base, researching alien technologies, planning combat missions, and...
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Category
Publisher
Firaxis Games, 2K Games
Developer
Firaxis Games
Genre
Strategy > Turn-Based > General
Release Date (US)
04/09/2013
Release Date (EU)
10/12/2012
ESRB Rating
Easy "Xavier" achievement or trophy
Etherals are psionic aliens that have a high will. Have a Psi Soldier and get his Psi abilities to tier 3 to get the "Mind Control" ability. Mind controlling success is determined by the attacker's will overcoming the defender's will. Use the following tactics to increase your chances.
- Use your Psi Soldier with highest Will wearing Psi Armor(+30 Will) and Mind Shield (+30 Will) items.
- Using the Psi Insipiration ability on your attacking soldier adds +30 Will.
- Using the Mind Fray ability adds several penalties to Ethereal, which lowers Accuracy, Mobility, and Will by -25.
- Using a supporter's smoke grenade with the Combat Drugs ability adds +20 Will.
Engineers
Try to have a ratio of 70% engineers to 30% scientists for best results, as well as . the Workshops to support them.
Evil Crysalid terrorists mission
When on a Terror mission that has evil Crysalid terrorists, you do not need to kill the Zombie Civilians to finish the mission. As long as all Alien forces have been defeated the mission will end successfully.
Hero Character: Sid Meier
During customization of a soldier, changing the first name to "Sid" and last name to "Meier." This will prevent acquisition of achievements, but will transform the soldier into a Psionic, Psi-armored, plasma rifle wielding, HIGH hp support hero unit.
Heroes
Go to the Barracks and select "View Soldiers". Select a soldier, then select "Customize". Note: This can also be done from the "Customize" menu at the "Deploy" screen. Change the name of the soldier to one of the following entries to unlock the corresponding character. Note: This will prevent achievements or trophies from being earned.
Hero
Name
Joe Kelly (Heavy)
Joe Kelly
Ken Levine (Sniper)
Ken Levine
Otto Zander (Assault)
Otto Zander
Sid Meier (Support)
Sid Meier
Chris Kluwe (Sniper)
Chris Kluwe
Panic levels
Keep Panic under control to avoid losing countries. Building satellites is one way to do this. However, choose your missions carefully and select those where the panic reduction is most needed.
Proximity bonuses
Plan ahead when building new rooms to keep the costs within reason. Having rooms of the same type next to the other usually gives you various proximity bonuses.
Raco
Have UFOs appear in a different country. If a UFO is spotted in a country that you do not have much for defenses or you want to lower panic somewhere else (by completing the mission to clear it), reload a previous saved game. It should still come up, but will usually be in a different location. You can continue to reload until it is in the country you desire.
Re-attempting missions
If you are having problems and fail a mission, reload the auto save from the Geoscape. Select the same mission and restart. You will begin the mission with a new random map and enemy placements. This can be useful when you are out-numbered and out-gunned.
Satellites
Build satellites as soon as you can and continue to do so. They give you money monthly, and reduce panic levels. If you can fill a continent, you will get extra bonuses. The easiest continent to start with is South America.
PlayStation 3
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