Super worms!

[Martian base commander]

Good day.

 

Well,I have just conducted another mission against the BM,or rather a disastrous one.

I set up my team within a stony structure that afforded them decent cover and protection against flank attacks (or so I thought).The first BM came into view and I opened fire sending it back where ever it came from.Then all of a sudden a small green worm appeared and casually slithered towards my team.My guys opened fire and watched in horror as the little critter ducked and dived and began to chomp into my main gunners' armour! The team conducted evasive measures and made a sprint for the UFO,but it was too late,the worm tore a gaping hole into his armour and he choked to death from the martian air.The rest of the team were quickly surrounded by about 6 worms and they were basically eaten alive.

This in my opinion is no different to the first appearance of the Flatsters in :AS,who were a damn pain in the arse to be honest,but THESE are simply nigh on impossible! (admittedly I still only have standard projectile rifles).I mean come on,5 guys in heavy plating with bloody advanced rifles should have made soup out of these shitty things!

Only 2 out of 5 made it to the UFO.

I have decided to reload the mission and am considering aborting straight off (I HATE having to do that!!).

Let me know as soon as YOU encounter these wriggling nightmares,and what should be done to exterminate them.I have a feeling I am going to need to burn these things (if fire can be used in this game).

 

See you all tonight probably.

[Xzarr]

Well they came as a shock to me as well but the standard projectile rifles on burst mode did the trick for me.

[Martian base commander]

Xzarr.

 

I agree,on burst mode they splatter the worms in no time,but dont forget,they are VERY capable of ripping through even the toughest armour,and if they attack en-masse (which they did) they are able to decimate your squad in no time.An area effect weapon (which i dont have available YET) would have finished the job easily.

I anticipate fire weapons in this game (seriously hope so) and I shall definitely be making much use from them.

 

Welcome to the war by the way

[Sorbicol]

biggest problem I had here was spotting them in the first place. Rifles on burst mode do the job, as do pistols on snapshot too. Found out that a good scout with pistol and grenade is a very very effective weapon even against beastmen Captains.

 

not encountered the Matriarcs yet though, and still haven't summoned the courage to break the treat with the reticulans even though I desperately need some crystals.