Lets Play: X-com Enemy Unknown - Chapter 1 - Enemy Unknown

[GathersIngredients]

Whiskey moves a little bit away from the ladder, so others can climb up onto the truck, too, and blasts the floater.

(Sorry for not posting yesterday, I got unexpectedly busy.)

[Ziprath]

Hilda will move to the previously explained position

[Dusk9]

Dexter advances cautiously, trying to get into a good high-ground position to cover the rest of the squad.

[vidius]

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[CroverusRaven]

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A mutons, these guys are fun. I'm at the stage now that most of my troops can one shot them, but the berserkers and elites are much tougher. Though, my Sniper corporal using headshot from a high position can still one shot elites with her plasma sniper, usually doing about 17 critical damage with that bad boy (and then getting in the zone and going on to drop several weaker targets).

[Nerre]

I once had a heavy on overwatch with the ability "do a second reaction shot when the first was a hit" and he had a heavy plasma. He dropped an elite in the elite's turn.

[Dusk9]

Dexter takes careful aim and Headshots the closer, 84% Muton.

[GathersIngredients]

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Are those the guys that move closer when hit on the player's turn?

John waits for the outcome of Dexter's shot. If there is only one Muton left standing afterward, John moves to the hard cover of the pillar (?) - green circle. There, he either tries to shoot the lone Muton (50% hit chance or better), or overwatches.
If Dexter doesn't manage to kill the Muton he shoots at, John will move to cover behind the white car (red circle) and overwatch.

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I'm assuming that John would be able to move to those places without drawing fire from the Muton(s). If that isn't the case, please have him move safely to cover and overwatch there, instead.


@ Vid: I'm not trying to complain, re-loading was okay, too, but just as reference for the future: I would have preferred if John would have healed himself in the phase where no aliens where around. Admittedly 4 HP isn't THAT much, but OTOH, John is the one with the golden star, who should NOT be killed, else it would be very bad for the squad's morale, iirc.

[Nolandking]

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Are those the guys that move closer when hit on the player's turn?

No those are the berserkers

If Dexter and John don't kill both xrays Nikolai will throw in a grenade to try and kill them off.

[Ziprath]

Hilda dashes behind the strange alien device to her left

[madmartin26]

Hanuel shifts to the other side of the back of the truck and takes a shot if he has one available. Otherwise he overwatches.

[vidius]

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@Gathers, sorry for reloading over healing. I did think of healing, and its the action I would normally use. However I also know that medkits are a finite resources, and I didn't want to use one just for the sake of using it. Next time I'll err on the side of caution.

[Dusk9]

Without pausing to think, Dexter takes aim at the second Muton and opens fire.

[Nolandking]

If Dexter miss his shot (unlikely) Nikolai will close up to it and finish it off.

If Dexter does kill it Nikolai will move to the second pillar and buckerdown.

[Ziprath]

Hilda will move up to the next alien device

[madmartin26]

Assuming the muton is dead, Hanuel sprints up to the brown car near where the muton was. If the muton isn't dead, he will try to line up a shot with his rocket that could take it out without hitting anyone else. If there isn't one, he'll sprint up anyway.

[GathersIngredients]

No worries there, vid. I just wanted to mention it.

John cautiously approaches (the muton, if still alive, otherwise the sectoids). Meaning half- move, going for cover, and trying not to draw fire. He'll shoot if he gets better then 50% chance to hit, otherwise overwatch.

[vidius]

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[Dusk9]

Unable to get a clear shot on the new targets, Dexter instead adopts an Overwatch position to cover the rest of the squad.

[GathersIngredients]

John waits. If his team mates (especially Hilda) manage to drop the two sectoids without his help, he stays put and heals himself.
If there still are spotted aliens alive, he'll try to advance (behind the big blue thingy, where they shouldn't be able to see him) to cover and either shoot or overwatch, as usual.

[Nolandking]

Nikolai will to the left side of the truck and go on overwatch.

[madmartin26]

Hanuel will take out his rocket and check if he has a clear shot that takes out both of the sectoids and leaves Nikolai unharmed. If there is one, he takes the shot, otherwise, he goes into overwatch.

[Ziprath]

Hilda will shoot the Sectoid that initiated the merge.

[vidius]

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Sorry about the massive delay guys, I've been away for a little while, only just got back.

[Donnigan]

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