Loving the series so far, I based my mod list off yours and I’m having a blast! Looking forward to the next episode!
@BenEphlaСағат бұрын
Ah thanks mate, glad to hear it! Good luck with your playthrough ;)
@georgeduffy49233 сағат бұрын
you could have rescued at least another 7 civilians , you ignored 7 rings and didn't send anyone to release them
@BenEphla2 сағат бұрын
yeah I did put text up on the screen when editing saying I didn't see them :P
@okayplayyer88804 сағат бұрын
I think Arien's call sign should be "Face Off"
@BenEphla2 сағат бұрын
I like it <3 I'll change it to that (will be episode 20 when the change is made as I've recorded up to ep 19 ) Thank you for the suggestion :D
@okayplayyer88804 сағат бұрын
"Zero in" becoming a firefighter and your reaction was gold!
@okayplayyer888019 сағат бұрын
One of the reasons why I like your series is that you take the time to explain what you are doing, even if sometimes it doesn't quite work out for you. That's ok though, I'm enjoying the thought process through your journey. Alot of series on X-COM seem to rush through the games not explaining why they are doing the things they are doing which is ok for people who play the game, but you take the time to explain what's happening and it doesn't feel rushed. Thanks for your content mate!
@BenEphla18 сағат бұрын
Thank you, XD your comment made me chuckle as I read! I was thinking to myself about how many times I end up messing up after I think I had an air tight plan lol. Glad you are enjoying the series :D
@okayplayyer888017 сағат бұрын
@BenEphla that's the fun of it! Seeing how you can navigate over those speed bumps and make it out the other side XD
@Shapemyst11 сағат бұрын
Exactly why i love watching Ben as well!
@ShapemystКүн бұрын
Thanks for the shoutout mate! you need to make more contact on the world map for the future. that is a lot of supplies you are not getting atm. other then that good show today :)
@BenEphlaКүн бұрын
Thanks mate, yeah I have started making the research needed to place those towers, will def get in contact with areas to help with my supply flow ;)
@ObliviousNagaКүн бұрын
Those missions went a lot better
@BenEphlaКүн бұрын
Thank you, yeah been taking in all the advice I've been given, taking my time, and getting the base facilities you suggested built, gonna be trying to take on a ADVENT facility soon too to reduce the AVATAR project ;)
@gcode1986Күн бұрын
It would not have ended series. It would deefinitely have been a blow to your inventory and squad and made it more difficult but you could still pull it out. Don't worry about any mistakes, that is the name of this game and makes it more fun trying to figure out ways to out maneuver the enemy
@ObliviousNaga2 күн бұрын
This wouldn't have been an end of the series if you failed. A crushing blow to morale and an annoying chosen to deal with until the end of the game but congratulations on defeating her
@BenEphla2 күн бұрын
Thank you, yeah she was a real pain in the butt, especially with that melee immunity!
@okayplayyer88802 күн бұрын
Dude dont worry about if you are going to screw up a series for us, we understand this is a difficult game and you are pooring your heart into this. If you do make a mistake, pick yourself up and start again, we will be happy to watch. Keep up the great work mate!
@BenEphla2 күн бұрын
Thank you mate, I am glad I spent the time getting the research done before facing her, that would of been an insane fight haha. I appreciate the support and kind words ;)
@gcode19862 күн бұрын
One thing that I notice that you do not do is use your grenades to destroy cover of the enemies. That would definitely help you when you are positioning your soldiers for shots that are not flanks.
@BenEphla2 күн бұрын
I'll try and do that more often, thank you for the helpful tip ;)
@sylviusjames35043 күн бұрын
I think you have a couple of engineers sat idle in your base that could be clearing out rooms
@BenEphla3 күн бұрын
Yes 100%, I'd love to say I realize this in the next episode, but sadly they sit idel in the next tone too, but got them to work now. Thank you for the reminder ;)
@ObliviousNaga3 күн бұрын
One thing I noticed that's adding to the struggle is what you're building. While rushing mag tech is always a good idea, that early training center is biting you in the backside as you need time to get those points. The R&D building was a very expensive supply sink for essentially just some shorter research times since you have only one building that requires engineers. Fortunately the settings you have and the CI mod give you a fair bit of leeway on what needs to be built first such as the GTS. The infirmary is a perfectly fine choice but buildings that are cheaper both in resources and power that will give you more of an immediate benefit are being skipped. You need to get the proving ground. At some point resistance comms will need to be built or you will lose. You need to get more troops so you can do more covert actions and that means you have to upgrade the living quarters. You rely too heavily on medkits which seems to put you in this thinking of I can take these crazy risks and heal it up later. I'm not saying you shouldn't bring medkits but every guy shouldn't need to bring one. Bringing at least one flash bang is never a waste but you're going to need to get bluescreen protocol, mimic beacons, acid grenades, etc because those phase 3s and tanks don't mess around. I'm not saying the run is dead and you're still in a very good spot but you should take a second and look at what you're building to see if it actually benefits you.
@BenEphla3 күн бұрын
Ah thank you for this , yeah I realize that the way I played on the easier difficulty isn't the way I should play this harder one, I did some prep in the next episode, I'll not spoil it, but I make some plays off cam before we I hit the chosen stronghold, as I too felt I really needed to have the research in better armor, and plasma weapons, so as to be in a safer spot! Thank you for this advice before I blow my run, I really appreciate the help @OblivousNaga <3
@ObliviousNaga3 күн бұрын
It's just experience you need but you've got this
@Lordwolfhound3 күн бұрын
I believe you can only revive with revival protocal
@chriscurtis58863 күн бұрын
Dude I am loving the series. Watched every one so far and am looking forward to seeing what season 2 has to offer. Great characters, great fun. Perfect content
@BenEphla3 күн бұрын
Aww thanks very much Chris, really chuffed to hear that <3
@Shapemyst3 күн бұрын
if you don't make mistakes (that are punished) you will not learn. this episode was VERRY educational ;)
@BenEphla3 күн бұрын
ha, yeah XD Let's hope I remember this lesson! Hopefully we will get a mission to rescue ZULU in the future too! Right some wrongs!
@minute43094 күн бұрын
Found the series from the workshop collection itself. Great taste and vids!
@BenEphla4 күн бұрын
Ah that's awesome to hear :D Thank you hope you enjoy the series ;)
@ObliviousNaga4 күн бұрын
You have the training center so it might be a good idea to look at your soldiers and see if you can spend some soldier points on extra abilities. The xcom points you can save if you want
@BenEphla4 күн бұрын
Yeah, I've been giving the main squad some extra abilities, I think the ones I've not used yet are for bonded soldiers, but you are right, I should spend some time seeing what I can do to beef up my xcom squad further with some snazzy new skills ;)
@deadlysoupyt4 күн бұрын
My recommendation for the sword chosen is have your squad medic run around picking any and all people downed by the chosen and have every one else shoot that way a gun is punishing them for being exposed and if there's one in the squad a rocket to get her out of hiding, she's one of the more or the most annoying to deal with as she's so active so any way of reducing her movement like stun 'nades are also great
@deadlysoupyt4 күн бұрын
Also if the medic can't stabilise them just medkit heal it should work
@gcode19864 күн бұрын
All this could have been avoided if you were not so aggressive with your first move. Use your concealment to scout the area, you had 26 turns to do the mission. Slow down and take your time. Lost soldier and capture should have never happened
@BenEphla4 күн бұрын
100% agree with you I made so many bad plays, I look at this mission as a teachable moment for myself. I am not sure why I feel like I need to rush in, but I'm working on that going forward ;)
@zoecornish4 күн бұрын
use your engineers to clear debris
@BenEphla4 күн бұрын
yeah I realized this also when editing, thank you for the reminder ;)
@zoecornish4 күн бұрын
@@BenEphla 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Andrew.W7125 күн бұрын
Don't forget about your engineers. They could be working away. Those were well played missions, who are you and what did you do with the guy who threw two people in no cover and called it bad luck?! Is he okay? Also remember Vanguard's take Full Cover when they are in Half. Looking forward to the next episode!
@BenEphla5 күн бұрын
Thank you for the reminders, I forgot about the half cover acting as full. Ah the next episode is my worse mission to-date, I actually made community post on it, a little more swearing than usual. Thank you for the support with watching and commenting too all very much appreciated ;)
@ninjameow43815 күн бұрын
Personally, i think this campaign need more explosion unit
@BenEphla5 күн бұрын
I was using another clas mod in my last playthrough, I'll maybe re install it, it was called the rockteer class. Will look into adding it again ;)
@ObliviousNaga5 күн бұрын
Yeah, fire disables a lot of abilities
@BenEphla5 күн бұрын
Yeah, I should of hunkered down when on fire :P Thank you for commenting and supporting the series mate ;)
@chefboyrdee15 күн бұрын
the character pool is so awesome looking
@BenEphla5 күн бұрын
thank you very much, I plan on uploading it, just trying to find the time to make a mod post, but 100% (at some point) will be up on the workshop ;_
@Shapemyst5 күн бұрын
you got very lucky with maul there :D loved it all the way!
@BenEphla5 күн бұрын
Yeah my Sith really are carrying me in this campaign, cause I use the "not created equal" mod, some of the folks from season 1 aren't as good in this season, which is making this campaign a fun different challenge, thank you for the support with the comments and watching the series ;)
@itstime19955 күн бұрын
did you upload your character pool as well?
@BenEphla5 күн бұрын
I plan on uploading it, just trying to find the time to make the mod post, but 100% (at some point) will be up on the workshop
@deadlysoupyt6 күн бұрын
keep up the good work man! have you seen the clone mandalorian armour mod? it looks real nice and could be a kaminoan owned merc group if you like the look of them and need a lore reason for them
@BenEphla6 күн бұрын
Oh I'll check it out thank you for the suggestion ;)
@Andrew.W7126 күн бұрын
You know, Veers might be worth being renamed "General" and leave "Chops" for the medic, because gallows humour. And the fear of the chosen isn't too bad for Maul anyways, seeing as the assassin is immune to him.
@BenEphla6 күн бұрын
I will add that for Veers ;) Thank you. Already made the changes to the medics nickname (episode 13 will reflect veers new callsign)
@ColeFrank-c4q6 күн бұрын
How did you get this to work, I keep running into issues loading the mods
@BenEphla6 күн бұрын
I don't know what to tell you, sorry. I just made the list and shared. Maybe try adding 10 or so mods, and see if the game works, and keep adding 10 and testing to see what mod is causing trouble? Best solution I have!
@Shapemyst6 күн бұрын
loving the episode and the banter!😁
@ianjaskela58776 күн бұрын
How do u play a nodded game? Does it gotta be pc?
@ianjaskela58776 күн бұрын
So how do I play xcom like this
@BenEphla6 күн бұрын
I run the mods through steam, yes I play via pc :)
@ianjaskela58776 күн бұрын
@BenEphla gotya. I fuckn have loved xcom since the DOS windows 95 day's. But now all I got is an Xbox... White one. But I never played it. I was hoping I could play this modded game on that
@llljustcallhimdave6 күн бұрын
I was thinking you were going to leave "Neo" behind 😨
@BenEphla6 күн бұрын
I'm not not gonna lie, I almost did! Thankfully we got him before the evac
@Wulfaskr7 күн бұрын
Hey so, there is a mod called "Hush Little Chosen" which acts like Narrative Control mod, but for all the yapping chosen do in missions. The assassin is annoying enough but the ELDERS GREATEST CHAMPION makes me wanna stab my eardrums
@BenEphla7 күн бұрын
I'll look into adding it, thank you for the mod suggestion :D
@Wulfaskr7 күн бұрын
why wait for the armour research? do one of the mods make you lose progress when switching projects? or are you locked into the project until completion now?
@BenEphla7 күн бұрын
hmm, I actually am not sure I just always try and finish the research I'm doing before starting a new one!
@LumberjackStudio7 күн бұрын
Anyone else playing this modpack and having a really long load time when your'e trying to customize your people?
@BenEphla7 күн бұрын
hmm that is a strange one, for me maybe it takes a few seconds to load all the items (loading in the star wars clothing/armor) when I want to swap what they are wearing, but nothing much longer than 5-10 seconds.
@FoxTroupe7 күн бұрын
I noticed you don't seem to be picking up any more abilities on the rank up screen. When you add abilities apart from the free one at rank up, you can pay for additional ones with communal points and individual ones. The "gifted" soldiers get more points, but everyone gets some amount at rank up.
@FoxTroupe7 күн бұрын
Well, I guess I should have watched the last two minutes before commenting. 😅
@BenEphla7 күн бұрын
@@FoxTroupe I sometime wait before spending my points to decide who should get extra abilities, :)
@ObliviousNaga8 күн бұрын
You should take a look at the Cost based abilities mod. It color codes the ability buttons based on how many actions it costs. Might help with decisions when you're panicking
@BenEphla8 күн бұрын
Thanks I'll take a look at that, although maybe won't be too helpful for me, as I'm fully colorblind :o But will defo take a look ;)
@ObliviousNaga8 күн бұрын
@BenEphla oh that sucks. Yeah that might be an issue
@Wulfaskr8 күн бұрын
Dayum, xcom mods have come a long way. Looks like a fun campaign
@CorrutipnC8 күн бұрын
Having a blast making my way through this season only found your channel yesterday surprised to see how many subscribers you have definitely expected more with how natural you are while recording. You’ve got my sub keep up the great work really enjoying the videos!
@BenEphla8 күн бұрын
ahh thank you mate, I really appreciate that <3
@ObliviousNaga9 күн бұрын
You should use force speed more often. Its ridiculously strong
@BenEphla9 күн бұрын
Thanks, :D, I recorded an episode last night that I'm editing just now, can 100% confirm that XD Didn't realize until now
@michaelhughes41799 күн бұрын
those are xcom skills a random pool of abilities all xcom members get
@BenEphla9 күн бұрын
ahh thank you, I didn't notice getting them in my other playthrough :P Thanks for letting me know!
@booboomcfoogaming95519 күн бұрын
4-lom could be Snip snip-a medical droid that had violent tendencies....Tusken raider can be called Sandman do to their race being sand-people
@CorvisLP9 күн бұрын
My man, you're such a beast for pumping out so much episodes! I envy you, keep up the good work! Loving the new thumbnail format btw, magnificent job!
@ottoe51710 күн бұрын
How about Scalpel for 4Lom? He is a field medic.
@BenEphla10 күн бұрын
Thank you for the suggestion, I will add it to the list ;)
@Shapemyst10 күн бұрын
Nickname for 4-Lom could be Translator (he was a rogue protocol droid). and mistakes are what makes watching extra juicy (even though the loses suck)
@BenEphla10 күн бұрын
Awesome suggestion thank you, will add that to my notes for 4-LOM's callsign, (will be episode 10 when I change the name as I had to record a few episodes in bulk due to the storm that hit Scotland) ;)