Let's Play X-Com UFO Defense Again 40: Lesson Learned

[ValisX]

Alien Entertainment?!

[TheLiquidPepper]

Twas Helicopter Pig, may he rest in pieces. Funny how all the shots are instakills, even with the best armor.

[tonyAJ420]

8:55 I always thought of those as Predator heads in the jars. An inside joke, like the Alien trophy in Predator 2.

[thedmnedstndrdy]

Can we get some Blaster Launchers equipped now? The aliens are long overdue for some massive explosions!

[YDiKay]

"Intercept it... intercept it....intercept it...intercept it... intercept iiit... come ooon...YES!... *speechless for a very long moment*... ooops..." SO FU**ING GREAT!

[Thunderwalker87]

I understand it's not my place to make requests for troop names, but will Spelunky be making an appearance? Death is but an inconvenience for Spelunky.

[HouseInVisus]

I just saw the new E3 2011 Xcom trailer. I'm so disappointed.

[chiconspiracy]

@HouseInVisus

Yeah, they claim they have elerium and other elements that made this one great. I'm not even sad that's its a fps. I always thought a well done xcom fps would be a great perspective. Imagine the first missions at night as your team is killed by plasma blasts from hidden aliens. But black goo monsters? Bleh.

[Bloodlyshiva]

@chiconspiracy The Crysalids have evolved to make use of the fact that 95 percent of this planet and people are water.

[SpraxIAKS]

@chiconspiracy If it's well done then yes. This one isn't looking well done. Finger pointing and all that shit. They better show some gameplay and like stat.

[Amainville93]

@SpraxIAKS Well, it's been 6 months since you commented, but there IS a new XCOM coming out, and this one is turn-based, just like the original. Made by Firaxis, the same guys who make the Civilization series and all that. Comes out this Fall, potentially. You might want to look it up, it promises to be really good, based on what I've seen. I'd post a link, but YouTube hates them.

I'll send you the link via a YouTube message.

[PaulMuadDibUsul]

I see some lags from time to time. Is it because of recording the LP or is it the problem with that version (steam)?

[LouisdeFuines]

14:15 That loss was so useless ;)

[zoliathan]

Helicopter pig: Anything for... the commander of X-Com.... *head slowly turns to the left as he expires*

[protellect]

You also have like 14 alien navigations, you only need one for each craft you plan on building, and they are pretty easy to get more since they are less likely to be destroyed than ellerium.

Also no point in keeping corpses anymore, the last thing you have to research is the commander for cydonia, researching corpses don't really help at this point.

[sp0nge1337]

Build general stores? Or sell 40 out of the SIXTY Heavy Plasmas you have stockpiled.

[SparcMan]

Great set Kiko! Looking forward to the next. Playing some XCom in the meantime.

[Fuckyoubloodymoron]

Lesson Learned? Really?

[miyamotofan]

Kiko these videos are great! I love them I love them I love them!!!

rest in piece, Helicopter Pig. D:

[michetox]

How many kills does Angel have? By far your best soldier

[thunderstudent]

AND NOW THE MENORIAL WALL OF ALL THE XCOM OPPERATIVES YOU'VE LOST SO FAR

Rookie Paulson, Rookie Elmo, Rookie Winkle, Rookie Dawn

Rookie Loopy McGoopin, Rookie Awesome Possum, Rookie Man

Rookie Sub Zero, Rookie Gaston Dagallier, Rookie Foster, Squaddie Zanthia

Squaddie Karzak, Sergeant Bacatta, Squaddie Jutah, Rookie Laura

Squaddie Sparkle, Squaddie Drake, Sergeant Yvel, Sergeant Fingus

Rookie Sentri, Sergeant Kano, Sergeant Geron, Captain Batlin, Rookie Dombur

[thunderstudent]

Sergeant Scorpion, Squaddie Sonya, Sergeant Julius, Sergeant Dupre

Sergeant Shamino, Rookie Mellthas, Rookie Wereblount, Squaddie Spark Sergeant Luther, Squaddie Spunty, Rookie Betruger, Rookie Commander Zod Sergeant Khunag, Rookie Belial, Captain Helicopter Pig

[Gooberslot]

You're literally swimming in Heavy Plasmas, don't you think it's time you gave some to Squad 2?

[CDR892]

You know you're never going to use 90 heavy plasmas. You should probably sell some of them. Also to make storming the bridge on alien ship less dangerous, you can burn a hole in the wall with heavy plasma. Or just use blaster bombs. Ooooh next set of videos are going to have blaster bombs I can't wait.

[Gight77]

oh kiko, never use aggressive attack

it just kills your aircraft

[HCallahanSBC]

Way to waste 1,000,000 bucks on that interceptor! On a side note, to fix the lag, you have to alter the dosbox.conf file in c:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\x­com ufo dfense. Change cycles=auto limit 16000 to something like cycles=30000.

[IrenicusFTW]

Medkits ....starting to be the running joke ...lol :D

[XH1927]

I like to head off the psionic attacks from the bridge of the UFO after I have blaster bombs by spending a turn or two punching a hole in the side of the ship on the top level then thoroughly obliterating the bridge altogether. Handy when dealing with sectoids and Ethereals on supply ships, battleships, or abductors, though I can't recall having ever encountered an Ethereal abductor.

[Treble0096]

I must ask why when you sell things you keep one single of the item you are selling?

[XH1927]

@Treble0096  To eventually research it when there's nothing better to do with his scientists except fill out the UFOpaedia.

[PaladinFury]

@Treble0096 You need to have at least one of any item you wish to research ;)

[DefEdge2k]

I could only imagine what you said when that interceptor got shot down, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't rated G.

[METRO2033Artjom]

what do you think about the new XCOM that is in production ?

[sephmerritt]

How many in-game years do you have to finish X-Com completely? Is there any time limit?

[PandaSquared]

@sephmerritt Well if you aim to keep it all canon, you have 10 years. But I don't think there is a time limit

[railbaron1]

Man you need armor support. I mean, it provides 2 way to kill aliens. Shoot or squish.

[GrizzlerBorno]

Why did Jaana not get a promotion in the Supply ship mission she shot down like 3 Muton thinga-ma-bobs!

[JreengusOccured]

@GrizzlerBorno

Aside from the promotion from rookie to squaddie all other promotions are based on the number of men you have so unless you hire more people no-one will get promoted.

[GrizzlerBorno]

@JreengusOccured Man this game is so goddamn complicated. No wonder I'm watching Kiko play it instead of trying it myself......

[Slotty]

@GrizzlerBorno complicated? this? nooo. its easy :D

[ESFAndy011]

Another SHOP TOWN terror ship?

Silly Kiko... :P

[UnholyRath]

I saw Spunty's Skull in the "Sell" menu, and thought to myself:

"Why would you ever sell Spunty's Skull?"

[MegaRekyyli]

Kiko, do you have a constant flu?

[Kaeldorn]

Nice set of videos. Things were bound to get more messy. The last set might just have been a bit too lucky ;)

Still, I'd be interested in seeing you defend one of your bases from a direct attack.

R.I.P. Luther, Khunag, Helicopter Pig, Spunty, Commander Zod and various unfortunate newbies :(

[protomorphius]

you reallllly dont need 60 heavy plasmas, lol

[BeedeoJunkie]

Don't frown about the Interceptor either, Kiko. At least those sectoids didn't have a chance to do an ACTUAL TERROR MISSION, hide in buildings, kill civilians (affecting your score) and potentially create a hell of a mess for your team, considering that they can do mind control and have loads of cyber-discs (although that can also occur in the crash site).

[guennbrot]

Kiko please try NightmareAWL's FPS fix it works wonders :D

[Greatdictator]

On one side you lost a valuable commander , on the other this means someones gonna get a

*cue Robotnik clip and music*

PROMOTION!!!!!

[NightmareAWL]

Check out my video response guys on how to fix any FPS Issues if you run X-COM on Steam.

ON TOPIC. I love Kiko and his X-COM Videos :D

[guennbrot]

@NightmareAWL i wish i could give you 100000000000000000000000 thumbs up for this

[NightmareAWL]

@guennbrot

Only here to help people buddy :)

I had terrible lag issues wirth Steam, I found the way to fix it and made a video :D

[yeismeload]

You should name some rookies drutt, burk and boney from the trap door :P

I love watching this LP, I had the demo for terror from the deep as a kid back in the day and it was so hard I eventually gave up on it. I never knew the original xcom was so much more doable while still challenging.

[Thetruehypersonic]

These x-com videos are the highlight of my week.

[wishcraft4u2]

Dont frown too much over casualties... If it goes on like this you could probably start decorating the interior of the skyranger with baroque-ish elerium ornaments, you know, just for the bling of it. Maybe you could even hand out elerium rings and chains to rookies to boost their morale.

[Introbulus]

@wishcraft4u2 Isn't Elerium insanely radioactive?

[Dreadborn]

@wishcraft4u2 Yo dawg, I heard you like elerium...

[emilysong2000]

And now the wait for the next set commences...but once more, I will be patient, as should all of Kiko's loyal fans.

[TheMadwizz]

Jaana is awesome!