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I am playing X-Com 2, a Space Marine/Tactical game piloting 24 of my closest friends and followers. Your progress, your achievements, your lives, your deaths, will be memorialized in this thread. Let& #39;s salute the brave volunteers.
There are no respawns.
I am playing X-Com 2, a Space Marine/Tactical game piloting 24 of my closest friends and followers. Your progress, your achievements, your lives, your deaths, will be memorialized in this thread. Let& #39;s salute the brave volunteers.
There are no respawns.
Mission #1: Operation Gatecrasher
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Objective: Sabotage alien monument, or something
MISSION ROSTER:
@DanteReborn
@Travis_THFC
@AlliCallow
@aguynamednam
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Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Objective: Sabotage alien monument, or something
MISSION ROSTER:
@DanteReborn
@Travis_THFC
@AlliCallow
@aguynamednam
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OPERATION GATECRASHER RESULTS: VICTORY
unfortunately @Travis_THFC took 4 damage and he is going to be out of commission for a bit
unfortunately @Travis_THFC took 4 damage and he is going to be out of commission for a bit
. @DanteReborn has been promoted to sharpshooter rank
@AlliCallow has been promoted to ranger (scout/close quarters)
@AGuyNamedNam has been promoted to grenadier
@Travis_THFC has been promoted to specialist (support/medic/hacker path)
@AlliCallow has been promoted to ranger (scout/close quarters)
@AGuyNamedNam has been promoted to grenadier
@Travis_THFC has been promoted to specialist (support/medic/hacker path)
MISSION #2: Operation Cosmic Savior
Location: South Africa
Objective: Protect Device
ROSTER:
Rookie - @sleepandanime
Rookie - @Dalmcm
Rookie - @VakFrost
Rookie - @rob11hwang
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Location: South Africa
Objective: Protect Device
ROSTER:
Rookie - @sleepandanime
Rookie - @Dalmcm
Rookie - @VakFrost
Rookie - @rob11hwang
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OPERATION COSMIC SAVIOR RESULTS: VICTORY
McMurry promoted to ranger path
Hwang promoted to grenadier/demo path
Sleepandanime promoted to specialist path
Novak promoted to sniper path (also saved @Dalmcm with some clutch cover fire)
McMurry promoted to ranger path
Hwang promoted to grenadier/demo path
Sleepandanime promoted to specialist path
Novak promoted to sniper path (also saved @Dalmcm with some clutch cover fire)
We& #39;re back!
Mission #3: Operation Demon Flame
Objective: VIP rescue mission
ROSTER:
"Squaddie" @aguynamednam
"Squaddie" @allicallow
rookie @TimothyWoods1
rookie @mpete91
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Mission #3: Operation Demon Flame
Objective: VIP rescue mission
ROSTER:
"Squaddie" @aguynamednam
"Squaddie" @allicallow
rookie @TimothyWoods1
rookie @mpete91
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(DISCLAIMER: this is around the time when i start losing teammates so someone is gonna die soon)
OPERATION COSMIC SAVIOR RESULTS: VICTORY
VIP secured with 2 turns left to go
@mpete91 who i have killed a hundred times in previous runs makes it out unscathed and is promoted to grenadier path; @TimothyWoods1 promoted to ranger path
VIP secured with 2 turns left to go
@mpete91 who i have killed a hundred times in previous runs makes it out unscathed and is promoted to grenadier path; @TimothyWoods1 promoted to ranger path
Last one for today
MISSION #4: OPERATION STAR SHADOW
Objective: defend base from alien attack
ROSTER:
@Dalmcm (ranger)
@VakFrost (sniper)
@mpete91 (grenadier)
@TimothyWoods1 (ranger)
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MISSION #4: OPERATION STAR SHADOW
Objective: defend base from alien attack
ROSTER:
@Dalmcm (ranger)
@VakFrost (sniper)
@mpete91 (grenadier)
@TimothyWoods1 (ranger)
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OPERATION STAR SHADOW RESULTS: VICTORY
@VakFrost and @mpete91 took some damage so they& #39;ll be out for a bit but everyone lived thank god
@dalmcm& #39;s strategy of "don& #39;t shoot anything and you won& #39;t die" still going well
@VakFrost and @mpete91 took some damage so they& #39;ll be out for a bit but everyone lived thank god
@dalmcm& #39;s strategy of "don& #39;t shoot anything and you won& #39;t die" still going well
Entry log: 5/26/2020
Team updates:
-I have decided to play @dalmcm& #39;s character as a pacifist and will try to make it to the end of the game without him killing a single alien
-If your name hasn& #39;t appeared yet it& #39;s because I have to purchase/recruit you still
Team updates:
-I have decided to play @dalmcm& #39;s character as a pacifist and will try to make it to the end of the game without him killing a single alien
-If your name hasn& #39;t appeared yet it& #39;s because I have to purchase/recruit you still
Mission #5: OPERATION STORM WHEEL
Objective: Hack this thing
ROSTER:
Corporal & Commanding Officer @TimothyWoods1
Rookie @tracetravers3
Rookie @MattHaaa
Rookie @Yipster26
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Objective: Hack this thing
ROSTER:
Corporal & Commanding Officer @TimothyWoods1
Rookie @tracetravers3
Rookie @MattHaaa
Rookie @Yipster26
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OPERATION STORM WHEEL RESULTS: VICTORY
Corporal @TimothyWoods1 killed three aliens (3 missions, 8 kills) AND dodged three shots at critical life to survive -> Promoted to SGT Tim "Chops" Woods
@MattHaaa took massive damage in his debut sorry lad
Corporal @TimothyWoods1 killed three aliens (3 missions, 8 kills) AND dodged three shots at critical life to survive -> Promoted to SGT Tim "Chops" Woods
@MattHaaa took massive damage in his debut sorry lad
I& #39;ve played this game for almost 100 hours in some incarnation or another and I& #39;ve never seen a soldier pull off what Tim just did he dodged certain death three times and crit on two others
Mission #6 (stopping for the morning after this one - this is a record for no deaths so far):
OPERATION Diamond Hawk
Objective: Raid Convoy
ROSTER:
Corporal & Commanding Officer @AlliCallow
Squaddie @rob11hwang
Squaddie @tracetravers3
Corporal @vakfrost
OPERATION Diamond Hawk
Objective: Raid Convoy
ROSTER:
Corporal & Commanding Officer @AlliCallow
Squaddie @rob11hwang
Squaddie @tracetravers3
Corporal @vakfrost
-Rob got knocked unconscious halfway through mission
-Ethan got 4 kills
-Alli took some damage
-Trace got mind-controlled by an alien temporarily
BUT
Operation Diamond Hawk: VICTORY
-Ethan got 4 kills
-Alli took some damage
-Trace got mind-controlled by an alien temporarily
BUT
Operation Diamond Hawk: VICTORY
Not what you want to see but at least everyone& #39;s alive
Say hello to promoted:
Sargeant Allison "Shogun" Callow @AlliCallow
Sargeant Ethan "Jackal" Novak @VakFrost
(I love the random nicknames they give once you get to sargeant)
Say hello to promoted:
Sargeant Allison "Shogun" Callow @AlliCallow
Sargeant Ethan "Jackal" Novak @VakFrost
(I love the random nicknames they give once you get to sargeant)
We have our first casualty
A waiting list of soldiers to be pulled up for my next run (if we all die in this one; if we win and i move to next difficulty level):
@takimoto23x
@DavidERod
@RexVolcano
@PseudoVikram
@llee
@_dperkins
@takimoto23x
@DavidERod
@RexVolcano
@PseudoVikram
@llee
@_dperkins
