 Hello again, I'm back with more XCOM 2. Today I'm going to be doing a guerrilla op, well, one of two I can choose from. And I think I'm going to choose the new Mexico one which is going to counter the dark event alien infiltrator, which is very nice indeed. It places hidden faceless aliens on each mission. I would rather take care of that because it would add an element of surprise I don't need instead of, you know, this other event which will increase the cost of recruits by 100% for a month. I can live with that. So I'm going to go to New Mexico and I'm going to do Operation Diamond Killer. I think I'm going to survive somehow. Then first of all, we need, do we need anyone, hmm, I can think of someone we might need actually. Let's take, yeah, seems like a solid enough team, right, let's see what it can do. Hmm, actually have some of my best and brightest right here. Right now, hopefully they won't fail me. Let's see, we have to retrieve some item, what an annoying freeze, yeah, only seems fair enough. I will of course neutralize all enemy targets with great prejudice and even greater efficiency. At least that's the plan. Hopefully none will oppose me. And if they do, well, it's supposed to be me. Oh, if we have self-destinating charges then everything is fine, really. I've only got 8 turns, which means I will play this a tad more risky than I would otherwise just in order to be sure that I don't regret it later on. Fela is not an option, because I've got two stabby-stabby people, which is really all you can ask for. At times like these, I'm going to keep Miss Cosmos right here, an overwatch. I can't actually keep her on long overwatch, but pistol overwatch should be good enough. And if Vassi, Plamen or Alexander show me aliens, I will be able to shoot them with a sniper in the face. Oh, it's only to be expected of course. I don't think they will notice me here. Well, I hope not. Uh oh, things are looking worse and worse all the time. I'm going to have to face not one, but two groups of enemies, which is nasty business. Very, very nasty. I'm going to keep them apart from one another because I have no idea whether my enemies have any giant blow-up-ish weapons. And if they can blow me up with weapons... Well, grenades and the sword, not pleasant. Come to think of it, I really could have used a grenadier in this mission. Unfortunate. These guys decided to hide from sight. Not perfect, should I put him down, and then 76% might have to be good enough. I'm just going to make sure that when the bloody lances come, I'll be prepared. Only now she is totally visible and I can't take that guy with only a single bullet. Slashing through that guy is always a possibility, but it's not one I'm willing to take, not right now anyway. So I'm going to overwatch for another turn and then I am going to hopefully kill everyone. If I don't, I might be in trouble. Uh-oh. Well, they still haven't seen me. Which is fantastic. Really? Right then. 100% left and right. Right. I know exactly what to do. I'm going to kill everyone. First shot of the game, let's go. See? Killing everyone is starting out nicely. Oh my, I'm so scared. If only I had someone who could stop people. Hmm. This one is going to be difficult to kill. Possibly. But maybe not. Right. I'm going to save Kelly for last. Actually, this one. 100% with a sniper rifle. Oh, that's going to hurt so, so badly. Not badly enough. Perhaps. Yes, quite, quite deflection-ish. Now do I just shoot you in the head with this? Yeah. No need to stab you. Well, 12 points of critical damage. Yeah, that's not beauty. I don't know what is. Let's see then. 72% compared to 52. I'm going to stand and overwatch because I expect this lance to come knocking. Yeah, that too. One point of damage. Not too great. Oh, suppression. Suppression could be quite helpful and quite useful. But, oh, that's bad. They got Angie Good, didn't they? Bastard. No. You know what? I'm not even going to waste bullets on you, you, despised human. Or rather, shall I say, enemy of humanity? I think I will. Hmm, a repeater. This weapon upgrade, when installed, has a small chance that any successful shot will instantly kill the target. Regardless of the targets remaining HP. Oh my god, that is awesome. Now, Angie. Oh, damn it, you are dazed. That is actually really not that great. Suppression removed. That was good. Now, that was excellent, in fact, because it means I can go full-blown, stabby, stabby on you. And chances are, I'm going to succeed. And I did. I've got three turns until the container is detonated. Yes, yes, yes, I'm going. Let me do a quick save, just to be safe. Haha, I'm so funny. Vasi, my dear, time to run. Yes, excellent. And no aliens in sight, which is even better. It's a win-win, as people in my line of business would say. And my line of business is, you know, saving humanity from aliens, which is kind of a big deal. I'm a big deal. Yeah, a commander. A big scum. Really impressive. At least that's what I tell the ladies. I have no ladies, do I? Hmm, do I feel trouble coming on? Well, if there are trouble awaiting, I might not be in the best spot. Let's go and hug the chest. See, that's why support characters are awesome. Or was it specialist in this game? Let's see, recover a small cache. Ooh, lovely. Let's see if we can do it. Yeah, fair enough. I got too greedy. Avaris is bad for me. Sure, why not? It's not like I've got anything better to do. Porangito, she is really hurt. I could have used Kremlin Hill in her. No matter, I'll do it next time. Let's see. Oh, aliens, friendly aliens. Where are Tau, I guess? No, okay. I'll quit the Shakespearean English. I'm not any good at it anyway. Uh-oh, hello. I knew you were here somewhere. I see them. I'm going to stand here. How did you miss that? Come on, Vasya, you can do better. Much, much better. All right, I expect a lot more from her, honestly. Hey, that alien is in for a surprise. You know why? Because I'm mind-shooted. Ouch, that bloody well hurt. I'm stabbing you. I'm stabbing you with all my anger. And I missed. I should have taken the shot. Right, that might be a problem. You'd think it was a glorious failure it was. At least he's dead. That was complete shite. No, you misfatal. Sorry, Kostov, you'll heal your girlfriend next time. If there is a next time, which probably will not be the case. Oh, there is a next time. Guess what? Might as well do it. Damn, that heal is useful. 4 HP. That's a lot. Quite solid. Let's put you on overwatch. Or should we just take a shot? Sure, good enough. Surprisingly. Unlike Vassi, you completely borked it up. But hey, I forgive you, Dal. Uh oh, that was awful. Ouch, bloody hell. You are going to lose your head now. Told ya, I don't mind killing thousands. Soldiers wounded too. Nasty business. Let's see, successful shot percentage. 100%. Really? I think I missed a lot of hand-to-hand combat, but I suppose those are not shots so they wouldn't count. Average cover bonus, 21.33. Dal's most damage. Vassi, most in the fire. Vassi, moves furthest. Vassi. Made most attacks. Plumman. Good guy, Dal, Plumman. But hey. Vassi is stone cold. Oh no, wait, that sounds you. Ah yes, Vassi was fatal. Sometimes. I would say this went better than I... I actually went about as well as could have expected, but not as well as could have been. Can't be lucky all the time though. And sooner or later, one of those guys is going to bite it. And that, on stream, horrifies me. Oh look, I've got a sergeant now. This is the first time I've got a sergeant. Let's see, conceal. Immediately end the concealment whilst permission. And run and gun. Take an action after dashing. Oh that's... that's very useful. Going to take that. How about you, Corporal? Whatever are we going to do with you? Hmm. I think I'm going to go with concealment with Blamon, just to be... Just to differentiate between him and Vassi. And you, my friend, Overdrive, are awesome. Yep, going to take that. That was a fantastic mission. Let's see, we got an autoloader. The first reloading mission does not cost an action. That's cool. Very useful, I imagine. And we've got a brand new corpse. And I would have to guess a new research. Am I right? I am right. Oh actually, two new research. Unlocked. Pieces of research. Hello, guy from Honest Trailers. Your team did an admirable job, Commander. In recovering the viral diffusion. No, I can't. I could never do that voice. But I got... first. I got the snake recovered. And I've got a doctor who will research speed. Who will increase research speed. Which is... just as well.