[X-Com UFO Defense]

Great game...or a great time waster (however you like to view it).

 

I really liked it when you get the bigger craft that allows the max number of puny humans to go on a mission...it was like taking an army. The primary reason I did this was to make sure I got the most XP for the most humans as possible. Although the sonic attacks were very irritating. If it were moddable, I would have added a tin foil hat as wearable item for all my crew to block sonic attacks. hehehe.

 

Apocalypse was fun having a realtime option to it. Seems to be much more leisurely during missions (not having to count footsteps was great)

 

I think I spent more time in the pre-mission item-selection screen than the actual missions though.

 

LHammonds

 

Yeah, once you got an Avenger craft, the game was pretty much easy-mode. Though I was kinda weird in all the games I played. Would always load up the max number of tanks I could take along. Whether it was rocket tanks in the beginning, or plasma/launcher tanks towards the end, I'd always use those more than actual people. Those things were damn-near indestructible, at least with my experience. Had a plasma tank take 9 shots with a heavy plasma at point blank range, and just shrug that poo off.

 

And psi attacks... god damn they were a pain until you could start building psi-labs and build up resistance to psi attacks. I remember with one playthrough, I had just finished heavy plasma research, and was forced to do a night-terror mission with Ethereals, while I still only had personal armor and laser rifles. And of course, they decide to mind control that one guy I have in the back of the ship with a rocket launcher...

[New Guy]

Long-time lurker, first (or actually 3rd) time posting here on the nexus forums!

 

Actually started using mods for the first time by downloading from here. And that was for good ol' Oblivion!

 

While I'm not a modder myself, I've always been interested in learning, so if anyone has any tips or good references for a newbie to look at, lemme know.

 

Thanks!

[X-Com UFO Defense]

Can't believe there isn't a thread about this under Classic Games!

 

Or, at least using the search terms under topic titles: XCom, UFO Defense, or X-Com

 

So, let's go! Anyone else here played this classic, and completely awesome game from the early 90's?

 

For those who haven't played it, the game was a squad-management / turn-based game, where you had to defend the world against hostile alien invaders by building and managing bases world-wide, while intercepting UFO's, capturing alien technology, and eventually making a raid against the aliens homeworld.

 

While there were a good number of sequels, the original is definitely considered the best in the series with Terror from the Deep coming in a close second. Though that game is near impossible to complete on the highest difficulty. Never before have I played a game with such a steep learning curve and high difficulty.

 

So, let's talk X-Com!