The XCOM Files #17 - One Man and His Dog

[@IcepersonYT]

“In this mod the research just feels super slow.” While they only have 1 scientist each on multiple significant scale projects.

[@05Matz]

The squaring in some of those calculations makes weapons like throwing knives rely more heavily on high skill than one without a square-and-divide step. With weapons with a square (or higher exponent), low skill makes them more useless, and high skill makes them better than you would expect from a linear-scaling weapon. Basically, it changes the skill curve. Throwing knives are more skill-based than regular weapons. The opposite (weapons that don't benefit as much from skill or suffer as much from use by chumps) would typically have a square (or higher) root in them.

[@sol2544]

This is why I use the .308 sniper. It has a square calculation, but adds a linear part straight to it. I think its (50+firing accuracy squared*0.01) which is insane on my troops with firing accuracy near 120 (hey, I train my guys good). It was to the point where right now in my current playthrough, one soldier in particular is able to achieve 200% snapshots with it. And it has the same bonus against armor that the black ops sniper does, so I actually think it's just a better gun

[@BalthorYT]

Lewis saying "we're doing it right" as he sends a truck towards yet another cult base meat-grinder at the end.... Yes Lew-lew, you're doing it right alright... hahahahaha

[@Insertnamesz]

Lewis and Ben Save Your Relationship

[@ricksanchez5584]

Dude I need that like,now.

[@whybother929]

Is this anyone else's favorite series?

[@Coldflame68]

It's pretty great

[@marshalofbohemia6851]

Definitely mine!

[@Azavelika]

It's my favorite series. Oddly enough, I don't like xcom 2.

[@bvghill5337]

So when are we getting that "Lewis and Ben rank household chores" list? XD

[@a_wild_weeaboo5501]

Anyone else notice that the throwing knives sprite is ripped from diablo 2?

[@CallumILJ]

Some_Fuckin_Weeb I was just about to comment that

[@simonbough3132]

One man and his dog, just as I had hoped!

[@Wins0n]

This channel is a nice break from studying finals.

[@alejandroreyes9574]

Winson You're actually studying?

[@statiq1941]

Alejandro Reyes Some people want to do well, I guess.

[@Wins0n]

college is narcolepsy jail

[@novastellavoid]

"People go crazy in the sunshine."

[@patmcgroin4me]

The aliens are probably going to Madagascar because they want to know why the people there dance with dead bodies

[@Thomogon]

Love to see the old XCOM, was very surprised by Phoenix Point. Might actually pick that up as well when it's out. I felt like the upgrade system was very well executed in XCOM 2 but eventually you became so OP that it was almost impossible to lose and it became a very tactless tactical TBS. I felt with Phoenix Point, at least in the demo that there was a lot more complexity and strategy required to succesfully finish the mission. It really felt like "no Feraxis, THIS is how you modernize XCOM!" and I feel like both games are very good for their own reasons. If you're more of a guy that likes growing and growing and eventually just stomping everything in a more noobfriendly choose XCOM 2, if you're more into hardcore TBS and you want more of a tactical challenge rather than a numbers challenge then go for Phoenix Point

[@solwilkinson8551]

yes totally xcom 2 is so easy xcom 1 is way better wif difulltey but xcom 1984 is way better at difulltey and it is hard and that is good

[@theredpanda3729]

hmmm why don't they use .6x instead of .025x^2, they are essentially the same formula for the one value which i have decided to calculate, there couldn't possibly be a major difference between polynomials when n=1 versus when n=2, that would be absurd, the difference in coefficient is much more obvious and important. man going back to rewatch my favorite series i forget how salty i get, don't know why i keep watching sometimes it feels like stockholm syndrome. still love it though, just remember that the hate is real ❤️

[@d36class]

Note for self, I am on my 3rd attempt (maybe 4th) of this mod on superhuman, yet to beat

[@thepowers100]

godspeed

[@levidixon1176]

wheres the gog link?

[@tarnyowl6068]

ITS STARGATE

[@ryanmcmahon3555]

These idiots take a dog on a capture mission but don't use the dogs tracking to find the people. These guys suck.