Protecting the Future

[silencer_pl]

We learn something about those pesky green stuff.

 

 

Day ends.

 

 

You are unhappy? How about no for this stupid assault.

 

 

Now we can get the most powerful ammunition in the game. After we research the next thing.

 

 

New week.

 

 

And finally. But before we make that armour let's manufacture this bio-transport. It will reduce the pressure on our transport hawk.

 

 

I've also checked my supplies. It doesn't look good. Our elerium stocks are almost dry and we are barely scrounging enough missiles to stop UFOs threat. Looks like I will have to use alien technology in Annihilators unless someone will popup with a mod that allows me to manufacture human stuff. I've asked BB quite a while ago, he probably forgot about it or didn't find any solution for it. Or maybe some mod that will increase availability of those resources by 500% or more.

 

Anyway Monday past quietly

 

 

We now know the obvious.

 

 

UFOs come and they mean business. They've attacked Nutrivend Mall and few other buildings.

 

 

Of course being the enemy of Nutrivend I had to fight them too, but they didn't have any real threat - just one valkyrie and hawk with default armament and some little scooters.

 

After the battle there was plenty of destruction in the area. Because of the cloacking field many of my shots went of course and some other buildings were damaged.

 

 

 

 

 

2 of the UFOs were shot down so we go there to grab some loot.

 

 

We quickly enter the UFO and started to kill some aliens.

 

 

Next floor.

 

 

Micronoids are vulnerable to explosives so they ate some. Not to mention we make a suicide bomber with that skeletoid.

 

 

Of course aliens are dump and they fired enthropy at him.

 

 

Last one also dies with a bang.

 

 

[silencer_pl]

Second UFO.

 

 

Same drill.

 

 

Same ol' NKF

 

 

Here let me give you a hand(grenade)

 

 

More UFO destruction.

 

 

Veki clears this problem alone.

 

 

And we clear the rest - of course Sgt. Strike had to hit that missile behind them...

 

 

Mission over.

 

 

Our bio transport is done - time for that neat blue armour.

 

 

And we can now just plow through aliens. I might build some of it just to show how aliens drop before this.

 

 

Day ends.

 

 

 

Why not - 81k to Neutral is ok.

 

 

 

They send again the big boy.

 

 

Someone didn't expect to have UFO crash on his house....

 

 

Also again this stinky cloack field. Sorry Nanotech - their Appliance factory went to the ground.

 

[Space Voyager]

Osiron, the bastards... I urge for a raid! We must tell them we didn't like their actions, so they must pay the iron... ehm, whatever price!

[NKF]

Pity you can't arm the Rumble Cannon on your ships. Best basic weapon ever.

 

I vote for achieving total air superiority as quickly as you can. To that end, use the medium disrupters. You're doing well enough on the ground.

 

Of course, if that's not desirable, then you don't have to shoot down all the UFOs if you really want to stick to with the basic aircraft weapons. Let a few get away and replenish your weapon supply.

 

- NKF

[silencer_pl]

Osiron, the bastards... I urge for a raid! We must tell them we didn't like their actions, so they must pay the iron... ehm, whatever price!

 

I wouldn't gain anything by doing so. I'll have much gain torturing you at training sessions Maggots!

 

Pity you can't arm the Rumble Cannon on your ships. Best basic weapon ever.

 

I vote for achieving total air superiority as quickly as you can. To that end, use the medium disrupters. You're doing well enough on the ground.

 

Of course, if that's not desirable, then you don't have to shoot down all the UFOs if you really want to stick to with the basic aircraft weapons. Let a few get away and replenish your weapon supply.

 

- NKF

 

As soon as I will have Heavy Disruptor and Heavy Shield I am going straight for Annihilators and I will arm them with Disruptor beams only. I guess that pretty much I've shown that the game can be beaten with using only human weapons. The only thing that could be that would be using only laser rifle or megapol pistol

 

Anyway. The battleship mission should be the last one where we need to walk long distances.

 

 

7 turns later (yeah we were just walking).

 

 

We gather near the elevator.

 

 

And start climbing.

 

 

HE used to get that poopers blow away.

 

 

And ofcourse NKF does his slashing.

 

 

So many targets - why not use HE, that also gets those who we don't see.

 

 

SV spots a pooper and poops him out

 

 

Me, Thorondor and Sgt. Strike spot spitters on the top floor.

 

 

The closer they are, the more FUN NKF has.

 

 

Azrael also wants some fun. It's sometimes hard to not to use such powerful weapon.

 

 

Skeletoids hid in this corner.

 

 

Let's flush them out.

 

 

Slash them out is also an option.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[silencer_pl]

And here it is - this baby gives us so much freedom on with proper luck a victory in 1 turn.

 

 

This will be needed for heavy shield.

 

 

Some free time for training.

 

 

Hmm.. something not right... that is another subversion escapade.

 

 

All of the building are at 0% infiltration so I don't need to worry about it right ?

 

 

I've shot down all scouts and 1 Fast Attack Ship. I've checked friends list and I see that Nutrivend are suddenly our friends. Guess that either that attack made them realize who is their enemy or my accidental damage to their rivals.

[silencer_pl]

Before you see any fighting. Congratulations NKF for achieving first the fifth medal in X-Com Apocalypse and currently ranking first on the kill count - how do you feel ? I hope blood thirsty

 

 

We arrive at the UFO. Our blue armour of awesomeness is not yet completed but all are wearing a chest piece and pants.

 

 

Because we now have the godly teleportation item I decided I will not make pictures. Why ? Because you can watch.

 

 

So, someone mentioned flying suit chest piece ? Really? I've noticed that even wearing this light armour you still gain some TU penalty. So could be that strength doesn't nullify encumbrance but reduces the penalty of wearing items?

 

We can use this BFG on our ships, but we don't have that kind of ship that could carry this, not yet anyway.

 

 

And this will increase their protection.

 

 

 

Week ends and we yet again got a raise. After selling all the junk our treasury holds more than million of $ in cash.

 

 

We've got free Monday as usual.

 

 

And on Tuesday this.

 

 

2 of them were shot down by police ground cars...

 

We've got another 3 days of freedom.

 

 

On now we can race for Annihilator and be done with this party.

 

 

Another destruction party. They focused Megapol arms factory.

 

 

We've shot down two UFO's and both crews went for the fast mission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next day.

 

 

One small step towards Annihilator.

 

 

What, realy1? If it is Osiron again I'll promise to pay them a visit.

 

[Thorondor]

Such party poopers; now that we were enjoying some movies...

 

::

 

Whomever it is we'll have to teach them some manners.

[Wintermist]

Alert, alert! Base under attack, all men to battle stations, this is not a drill. I repeat, this is not a drill!

[Space Voyager]

Great vids, and a great presentation of how the teleports ruin the game. But they make for great one turn wins!

 

Another base attack?! Protect us, Silencer!

 

:hopes it is Osiron:

[silencer_pl]

 

Nope it is Diablo this time. This is strange because a second ago they were on friends list. Don't know what changed their view oh well. Let's kill them.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFlXUj2Yrjc&feature=youtu.be

 

I've noticed that somehow one scientists got here by surprise - sorry mate we don't want you find yourself another job.

 

 

This is the last battle update I'll be showing. I am almost reaching 2000 pictures and Picassa allows only 1000 pics per album so I have almost full 2 albums. Secondly the battles get pretty fast with teleporters and not much exciting as you can see. I'll will however show you battles in alien dimension. It should take 2-3 weeks to get there. Third I'll do more battles per day because of that and I want to hurry up because I have SotS Prime to finish too.

 

I've checked some diplomacy because of that Diablo attack. Strange, they weren't converted but still. Guess I'll have to wait for the Overspawn.

 

 

New day.

 

 

 

Aliens send just 2 fast attack ships and they target Megapol rescue station. We downed both UFOs.

 

 

You know it's kind of silly that they make so many designs of X-Com ships, but in reality you use just one (or two). In EU only Avenger counts (well some may use Firestorm for kicks but Avenger still is number 1 for most gamers, same in TFTD - only Leviathan in UFO:Extraterrestrial the gap between new ships were big and with Bmans mod or currently Greyfiends well producing many ships has a meaning).

 

 

They are unhappy - what about us - I could pay but that would still make them love aliens more so get lost. Oh yeah - they've sent 2 Pheonixes to demolish our base. Well I had to demolish them.

 

 

New week.

 

 

New UFO known.

 

 

 

Retaliator is OK ship but still nothing too special.

 

 

Oh ho - big guys.

 

 

At first I thought - Overspawn drop ? But no - just your another infiltration drop. Oh and by the way - we are friends with grav ball and I see plenty of soldiers on the list both human and hybrid.

 

 

We managed to down only the mothership - Battleship is more armoured and got away fast. Because I've promised NKF some explosions.

 

 

 

Next we went to that Mall and Rescue station.

 

 

Infiltration spread to the Cult of Sirius and Technocrats. Because I don't give a damn about Cultists I went only to the Technocrats.

 

 

After that day scan shows that Sanctuary clinic is also infiltrated. And you now what? Screw it. Since I have another mission I might just go to those cultists and kill them all.

 

[zaimoni]

So, someone mentioned flying suit chest piece ? Really? I've noticed that even wearing this light armour you still gain some TU penalty. So could be that strength doesn't nullify encumbrance but reduces the penalty of wearing items?

Correct. I don't have this fully reverse-engineered, however.

[Thorondor]

I might just go (...) and kill them all.

 

Well, that sounds like a right fine idea to me.

 

::

 

Can't much reason with fools who take to worshippin' alien scum now can we? https://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Smoking/smoking-mexican-001.gif

[NKF]

P'koom! Their head a'splode!

 

On that note, hooray for the Explorer! Six or seven of those are enough to wipe the alien dimension clean - but I guess it's less headache-inducing to do it with 3 Annihilators.

 

Just to deviate, the Hammerhead is actually pretty good in TFTD, better than the Manta and more economical on fuel than the Leviathan. But since zrbite is easy to get in that game, it's a bit moot. In Apocalypse though, there did seem to be too many to pick from. The basic aircraft you could buy seemed fairly balanced and served their purpose nicely, but with the advanced ships, you get a light probe, transport then a light, medium and heavy fighter. It does offer choices, of course.

 

- NKF

[silencer_pl]

We go to the Procreation Park and Sirius temple - nothing can stop us.

 

 

I know I could skip the bomber and Escort but meh..

 

 

Next day.

 

 

Bring us this Battleship that got away last time.

 

 

Almost too perfect lineup.

 

 

Fortunately - they don't

 

 

Yeah baby give it to me.

 

 

Free days.

 

 

This is one bad ass flying machine and good looking too. Almost twice the HP of Retaliator and Hawk Air Warrior (450/460) very high armour and not to mention 1 very big weapon slot with 2 big ones and largest equipment space. Let's start making them. Though 3 are enough why not make 6 and let everyone piss their pants.

 

 

Nothing to do, we are just training.

 

 

Actually Mothership is slightly weaker than Battleship but has more weapons.

 

 

Last week of preparation I think.

 

 

Send the probes - let the Police have some glory too.

 

 

 

Now you know why so long without any research.

 

 

Well we have so many money that we could live without any government help.

 

 

 

 

 

[silencer_pl]

Another battleship send to town. We have 2 Annihilators so yeah - good luck.

 

 

 

I thought it gives more evasion but it is useless to us.

 

 

 

Last alien effort to do I don't know what. Though the city was brutally damaged by my ships... made lot's of enemies - some I paid back up to ally status

 

 

3 FAS shot down, 3 missions won (no surprise there).

 

 

Almost ready.

 

 

We now have 3 Annihilators. We are sending them to Alien Dimension to gather some intel and destroy UFOs. But meanwhile.

 

 

It's Sunday and we serve a sermon.

 

 

 

Pretty disappointed - thought there will be more UFOs.

 

It's a nice system. Put 2 on the Annihilator or any other ship and you have 75% to accuracy (on missiles only I think). Pretty much should nullify the effect of cloacking field.

 

 

We gather some information about Alien Dimension. Our biologists can now tell us how to win the game.

 

 

In this week we invade. We are sending Annihilators again.

 

 

 

 

I thought they will make more UFOs... I guess they know they can't win.

 

We can send our troops there and we are sending all of them. And because I am in a state of sure win and I proved that human weapons are strong enough to win you a game I will load the strongest armament I can have - meaning Dimensional Launchers and Toxiguns with Type C clip. Now you will be able to see how powerful this is.

 

 

 

At midnight scientists have finished this. Our research is almost complete.

 

 

Allright mates, this is what you have been training for this 3 months. Let's show those aliens what X-Com means.

 

[Veki]

This is it, boys! Lock and load!

 

We're going in!

[NKF]

Noticed you're ordering your ships to attack one at a time in your videos. Time saving tip: Ctrl click all your annihilator icons and you can order the attack on a single target once.

 

Also yeah it's strange there weren't many ships in that raid, at this late stage of the game you'll normally see the two large UFOs and a bomber and an escort respawn every week.

 

One request: Please don't get my avatar to attack any of the mission objectives with a sword. Most of them (with the exception of a few like the cheese/tofu/marshmallow blocks) tend to be of the explodey variety.

 

- NKF

[silencer_pl]

Noticed you're ordering your ships to attack one at a time in your videos. Time saving tip: Ctrl click all your annihilator icons and you can order the attack on a single target once.

 

Force of habit.

 

 

One request: Please don't get my avatar to attack any of the mission objectives with a sword. Most of them (with the exception of a few like the cheese/tofu/marshmallow blocks) tend to be of the explodey variety.

 

- NKF

 

 

Don't worry I know they are exploding that is why I have those launchers

[Space Voyager]

Hell yeah, let's show them what it means to attack Earth with X-COM around!

 

I'd also expect far more resistance in alien dimension.

 

I thought you said no toxiguns...

[silencer_pl]

And I didn't use them. This will be just for show and to fasten my victory.

[silencer_pl]

Ok. Let's get this show on the move.

 

This is our team that will participate in all the missions.

 

 

All except of the one mission is hit and run type of mission, but with current technology and firepower is just kill, kill, kill mission.

 

 

 

As you can see Toxigun is so much overkill. Of course Type C clip is late game but Type B is only 1/4 less effective.

 

 

Next building

 

 

So yeah, sectoids are now delicacy. Do we feel sorry for them?

 

 

 

 

I missed a couple of time with the Dimension Launcher. I feel like total pro Noob there. Also I did the control Sectoid on purpose just to answer your hidden question how they look "inside"... As you could see, Mythos fluffed up and didn't do any proper sectoid skin / portrait.

 

 

Last of the aliens weaponry.

 

 

Building number 3.

 

 

It's sunday so after the mission I will send Annihilators to take care of the pitiful remnants of aliens air force.

 

 

The description is something like this: "Yhhh we don't know what it is but better destroy it".

 

 

 

 

And this is the last research for Quantum Physicians. The places that are free I will populate with those.

 

 

New week. I am actually amazed that they are keep funding us. On the off-screen there are plenty of battles against other organizations - mainly Megapol and Governemt vs alien lovers. Way back then at this point the goverment in my games was broke and had to reduce payment or temporarily don't pay us (the bastards).

 

 

This is what aliens were able to "Grow". 6 Annihilators took it in less than 5 seconds.

 

 

Building number 4.

 

 

 

Alright, someone who created such "sacred" place must have drank the same stuff Thorondor must drink.

 

 

 

 

 

Next..

 

 

Almost half-way there.

 

[Thorondor]

Well, I'll surely drink to an expedite victory and full disposal of the alien muck!

 

::

 

Na zdrowie!

[Pete]

It's got to be said that teleporters seem to be making a mockery of this. I think I've only tried TB once or twice in Apoc and didn't get very far, but RT seemed to be less ridiculous with Teleporters because the aliens didn't just stand around and take it - there was a lot of danger involved.

 

The AAR is still fun though, as it looks really satisfying ploughing through the enemy army like this.

[silencer_pl]

It's got to be said that teleporters seem to be making a mockery of this. I think I've only tried TB once or twice in Apoc and didn't get very far, but RT seemed to be less ridiculous with Teleporters because the aliens didn't just stand around and take it - there was a lot of danger involved.

 

The AAR is still fun though, as it looks really satisfying ploughing through the enemy army like this.

 

Pause -> Teleport -> Spray Toxin -> Repeat the process. I was playing mostly RT way back then - not much of a change with teleporters comparing to TB though occasionally alien can get away.