XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Noob Tips, Base Management (Revamped Version)

[@death3927]

you dont lose on XCOM you get better each restart

[@ToneyMo]

That's a great way of looking at it dude! =D

[@3MolesInATrenchCoat]

seriously, so many people hate this game because they're afraid of losing. knowing what you said here changed the whole game for me in a major way. It still kicks my ass, but I enjoy it more.

[@HueyTheDoctor]

It really is a never ending journey to improve. This game and its sequel are the most rewarding and addictive strategy games I've ever played. You're never so good you can't get a little better.

[@mknight6902]

Just wondering if you know about the Heroe units? those can be alot of fun as you start out ESPECIALLY Sid Meier

[@HueyTheDoctor]

M Knight I actually had no idea about this until you wrote that comment. Thank you for letting me know, I can't believe six years went by without me realising this Easter egg/cheat. You've just given me another reason to keep playing. :)

[@cjboger6481]

Holy smokes, this was back in 2013! The mic quality, presentation, and pace feels like a 2020 video. Just bought this game as my entry into the series and was looking up tutorials. I'm only 4 minutes in, but blown away by the quality of a youtube video from 7 YEARS AGO! Subscribed!

[@anonymouse7394]

2013 wasnt that far behind in tech yk my guy 😅

[@silaschambers7413]

@@anonymouse7394 Oh really now?

[@silaschambers7413]

Yeah his mic is really good for 2013. We could play some Xcom EU together if you give me ur steam

[@okutann]

definitely feels like a 2013 video though

[@dougmasters4561]

@@anonymouse7394 You're right, and decent quality audio representation is also an old game, but "game tubing" was always a little behind. A lot of people good at games but not skilled in the basic craft of "presentation" Its really come a long way.

[@NotHarpoGroucho]

I think a really underrated part of this game is how even after 8 years this game still looks beautiful

[@midweekcentaur1050]

It's just something about the art style. Holds up well over time, maybe because it isnt trying too hard to begin with.

[@Mustang1984]

Yeah, the people who love Xcom really stick by it. Also, mods make them especially Xcom 2 FAR more replayable. Such a good franchise, I can't wait for Xcom 3!

[@gryaznygreeb]

For real, I only ever played xcom 2 on my ps4, but I just picked up the XCOM bundle on steam and I'm playing through Enemy Within now. It looks almost as good as XCOM 2 and doesn't feel outdated at all.

[@WilcoxNotreallythere]

Plus now everything has been perverted by corpos and makes this game shine even brighter.

[@Ghorum]

Alright, I'm going to finally beat this game.

[@Ian501st]

Did you make it?

[@allovergamer3484]

Well? Did You??

[@CursedMoistMan690]

@@allovergamer3484 guessing they did

[@beeperbugs6535]

Yeah,... Did ya??😎

[@liubei3058]

Did you win?

[@KhuFuSK]

"Enjoys playing the game and doesn't mind sharing over... Doesn't mind sharing that new campaign because they screwed up." As a big fan of roguelike RPGs, and a newbie to Xcomm, this was inspiring. I've already done two 10-mission games (terribly) and i love it.

[@ToneyMo]

+Stanley Staccato nothing like that constant trial and error that XCOM delivers. It's a satisfaction all its own!

[@thedoodl38ug]

I literally just got into Xcom enemy within this weekend. I picked it up on a steam deal for £5 after stupidly(with hindsight) not trying this game out years ago. I'm really enjoying it and already looking forward to Xcom 2 in a few days time. I best get playing. Thanks for the tips!

[@giottovongola2938]

my struggle with the game is when u once fail its hard to get back CUz missions usually get Harder everytime and when once ur good players die ur doomed

[@gorehound3414]

Saves

[@derrickbonsell]

In XCom, Vanilla especially, you don't really want to fail. Long War is generally harder and, of course, longer but more forgiving of failure.

[@juanspyro4658]

First game ever that I've had to restart 3 times and still haven't had more than 3 satellites up... There's so much to this game, thanks for the small guide. Damn Central kills 3 of my squad members, assures me that he's got all the little stuff and I can just go ahead and have fun, next thing you know China and the US wants nothing with me .-.

[@huntermad5668]

After a complete playthrough, you would rely Gray market heavily for credits as you knew which corpses and the amount you need to do things with, when you really need them and the availability in periods of game. Credit in early game is way more important than anything as you have so much to build/make. For example, sectoid are plentiful early but getting rarer in mid then even rarer in late game. Their main use is for Fighter boost but if you regularly upgrade weapon for your fighter( thank to money from GM), it wouldn't be necessary until mid-late game so you can sell sectoid corpses after autopsy and make 2-3 boosts from them. Sure, money from Council is nice but they are situational while Gray market is way more reliable. While variety sounds great, each class has a single build way better than anything else( except with snipers). You need need to vary one abilities for specific needs like CCS for Assault who you would send into Terror mission as they are Chryssalid's bane.

[@ToneyMo]

Thank you very much, glad to hear I could help your Xcom experience!

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

Three tips from my three playthroughs: • Expand the squad size early on. It gives you more options, and makes deaths less painful. • The stun gun (arc thrower) gives you the weapon the alien had. You still have to research it to use it, but it is still very handy. • Try out the SHIVs. They bring big guns and allow for some aggressive outflanking. Also, quite cute.

[@Dnbray]

I like how 2 missions in a row my squad got wiped out and I lost Mexico this is later In the game and when the council report came in they gave me an A grade lol

[@idrojd]

Here he is saying normal is easy for beginners, and I'm here having difficulties defeating easy mode...

[@shted224]

steam sale?

[@idrojd]

?

[@idrojd]

want to play together / against eachother sometimes? if so, steam name is: idrojdtoys :D

[@mordinsolus9414]

I agree the first month, maybe the second, will make or break you in this game. and the funny thing is as an inexperienced player you'll realize you're doomed way too late, and u'll be asking 'why can't I complete this mission no matter what strategy I use'.

[@Zrs-2]

idrojd toys if you don’t care about achievements then get some hero’s there are 4

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

just started and hes talking about the research. my tips for research is to go for engineers instead of scientists then buld some laboratorys. but before your able to do that you will have 3 options. xeno-biology, alien materials, and weapon fragments. you should go with alien materials first, then weapons, then xeno-biology because if you get carapace armor early on you will most likely not lose any soldiers unless you are really, really bad at the game. then go with weapon fragments, so you can do more damage. there were so many times when my assault rifle only did 2 damage to a sectoid and he shot one of my soldiers and they were put in the infirmary for a long time. if you can do more damage then that simply wont happen in the early game, allowing your soldiers to get promoted faster. in the late game that will start to happen some more so titan armor and plasma weapons will be a priority (for me atleast. most of my strats work for me but others say that they suck so idk if this is one of those.) lastly, xeno-biology. this just allows you to autopsy aliens which allow you to know what abilitys they have, get acces to more upgrades in the foundry, and you can also interrogate aliens. i do these last because you can figure out their abilitys on your own, the only exception i know of is with mind meld. all you can tell is that it gives them one more health. i couldn't figure out if it also increased the aim, or critical chance, or what until the autopsy, but that wasn't very important as it didn't acually increase aim, just critical chance by 25% so unless they had a very easy shot there wasn't much to worry about. and if unless you are very, very, VERY unlucky while following this you will be garunteed to have xenobiology by the time you even unlock the foundry, let alone get it built. i prioritize armor and weapons over this because i care about my soldiers, usually. of course i don't care about rookies very much. if a rookie dies i will be angry because i lost either 1/4, 1/5, or 1/6 of my squad depending on how far you are in the game, while if i lost colonel gordon "mad man" freeman, i will be heartbroken because he has been with me from the start and is the main character of one of my top 10 favorite video games ever. for me there is usually no such thing as too much detail but i just went into way too much detail there.

[@chasedecottignies8444]

Nice thanks man

[@marksantory4405]

Thank you so much for this. Finally just got into xcom for the first time with this. I'm crazy noobish to tactical games like this so I of course was getting wrecked bad but I'm gonna start over and do things right this time. Really helpful base info big help. Cheers!

[@marksantory4405]

My first squad I sent out looked like the crew from that show reno 911. Just fumbling about getting shot at and slipping over banana peels n shit. It's crazy though how fast you start to learn how to play this game through mistakes and just trying new shit out, I am addicted to it. It's like I'm playing a huge digital board game.

[@ToneyMo]

haha the stories you can write with your squad in this game. Glad after all these years these guides are still helping folks get started =). If you enjoy Enemy Unknown let me strongly recommend the more well honed and recently released XCOM: Chimera Squad. Cuts out a lot of the base management stuff and lets you really enjoy the turn based combat and character growth/RPG systems. Good luck team leader!

[@kennithmorella2693]

You are so passionate about gaming. Keep up your great reviews and out takes of the games. Your fan pops 🇺🇸

[@0292-q3l]

So after 8 years or so, I'm gonna actually complete this game. Then I'm gonna try and finally complete XCOM 2, i tend to rage quit and not play again for months on end. But I've got the XCOM bug again, so I'm gonna go for it. Wish me luck fellow XCOM squaddies.

[@Andrei5656]

Thank you for your work. Really good material. Also, you indeed are very enjoyable to listen to. Great commentator.

[@ToneyMo]

+Andrei Grigore THanks =D

[@throstle8815]

Best advice I got here, "Don't be afraid to start over"

[@fashig06]

thanks for this video, i had a hard time wrapping my head about how this game works

[@ToneyMo]

Glad to help, there is a LOT to learn.

[@benward6017]

Watching this cause I never beat the game. I always hit a wall later on, great tips! I'm hoping this helps me get past where I've gotten to so far.

[@graemechapman7078]

Hey thanks for these videos, i've tried xcom a couple times and didn't really know what to do. This will definitely help me get the most out of the game right from the start

[@moolate127]

You have so many videos, you have to be one of the hardest working KZbinrs

[@errollkauwhata2302]

He said new, thats me! i'm totally new to the xcom universe and i for one am thankful for this resource

[@hardcoregamer38]

Your original Noob Tips is how I found your channel. I just purchased the game, so now I have a reason to watch your revamped version. :D

[@Mondasian]

Just started playing and your videos have been a lifesaver - many thanks!

[@ToneyMo]

Glad to help Mondasian, enjoy the game!

[@DaPaNdAIsBaCk]

Good quality content you should have a much bigger fan base because of it! Loved the video as a new xcom player and will be looking forward to watching more!

[@LukeBrincat]

I just Re-installed and started playing this after 2 years! enjoying it!! ;) i'm preparing to get the expansion then maybe XCOM2

[@tath6090]

Thank you for this tutorial. I recently bought the old xcom, as it was cheaper, and I am consider omg buying the new one. This tutorial has definitely been extremely noob friendly and is generally useful! Thank you!!

[@tath6090]

BTW you have yet another sub!!

[@GameSolwer]

The Revamped version is much better than the original one.It's amazing to see such improvement in such a short period of time.And thank you for your help.It was an amazing guide.Liked+Subbed!!

[@ToneyMo]

Glad to help GameSolwer! and I appreciate the kind words

[@Anon-nh8tf]

Know this vid is kinda old, but useful, thank you!

[@broglang9102]

I just started your video but MAN IM SO GLAD YOU MADE THIS!!! This is my first XCOM and damn this seems hard......SIC story though.

[@peykashoe]

I'm 24 hours into the game and I already lost 5 countries. Hahahaha.

[@zannrebel1217]

lol

[@marcgebbylauron]

Same here! haha

[@skumwoy3641]

i lost 5 within 7 hours lol

[@RodrigoBassoM1986]

fucking system fucking shit FUCKKKK!!!

[@nathankc6711]

I’ve lost one but I’m 1 hour in

[@MrSERGEANT100]

You sir, have just saved a game from my graveyard. You get a subscriber.

[@ToneyMo]

Glad I could help you out, it really can be a fantastic experience.

[@MrSERGEANT100]

Tony Mo I will admit though, There's always one of those THAT moments. For instance, I saw a couple of Mutors, there's only enough cover in one place for all your people, nothing else there. So it's either die by plasma or plasma grenade. Not a lot of options is there. :-/ one thing at a time. Could be 50-75 before I survive the first play through.

[@Tuschi17]

I've been sitting on Enemy Within for years and finally wanted to get back into it. The money/time management is really intimidating considering your playthrough might go down the drain due to poor decisions.

[@gorehound3414]

It’s not that bad especially on easier difficulties!

[@thepsychopotato]

It's 2021 and this video is still relevant! Brilliant guide!!

[@ronaldross6950]

I have to say that I am very impress with this video. I have played the first original XCOM. Do you remember the XCOM UFO defense? That was my game back in the day. Now I like this new Enemy Unknown. I also like what you said on the timeline 12:52. Since I have gotten back into this game about two months ago. I have started my game play 6 times. Of course, I save much. There are certain troops that I can't lose. When it becomes in possible to save them, then I start over. But I like this game that much. Thank you for this video.

[@PandaPowerable]

I just bought this in the Steam sale and this vid is so helpful...thank you!

[@stevenmonte1496]

Super helpful guide man, appreciate the video and effort gone into this

[@SlowBroTheBro]

Love how you said it’s okay to restart your save! I was literally doing that when you said it 😂😂

[@sukiome]

very helpful, getting into xcom for the first time as its on sale today, cheers!

[@jamesthebusser]

I cant believe I did not know to build interceptors for every country! Thanks for this guide i was wondering why the hell all of the countries were always either orange or red

[@Destroyer83]

My personal preference...I like redundancy. If one guy dies, I will always have backups. Though, I honestly just thought of this, if one is going to have redundancy, then you cannot put two of the same path on the same mission, or else, the redundancy could backfire. Another thing, if you are going to equip your guys with Arc Launchers, only equip them to the Assault troops. (aka, Shotgunners) They are designed for close combat. and they are the ideal troops to fire the arc Launchers. And, likewise, I would say MAINLY equip the medpacs to support troops that are designed for the role. I have no problem with hunkering my snipers, also, because if they get suppressed, they are more likely than the other classes to eviscerate whomever is suppressing them. (Also, Note: Heavies seem to be REALLY hard to come by...just an observation from my first game.)

[@ToneyMo]

Awesome! =). Part 2, combat tactics will most likely be up tomorrow midday just seem to be running out of time today.

[@HarpaxA]

The Most Important in Officer Training School is ... increase size , then fast heal.. Even the Dev said so ... *doh*

[@mosesgonzalez2248]

Played this when I was in high school and loved the game. Just got it on steam and I must say I do like this one more then the second one. The art style and gameplay feel allot more pressing then the second games "avatar project"

[@DavidBrendan7799]

Never played these games before, got them all on sale. Played Unknown for a few days, was going super good, very fun. Then I heard Within was the same game, with more. So I started over in Within. Two days later I want to cry in frustration. I am returning to my saved game in Unknown. Same settings, so I'm not sure why the major difference. But one is challenging and the other is ass kicking and not in a good fun way!

[@pheeku6996]

The first thing I learnt was to not be ashamed of switching to easy. This game can be pretty hard for beginners of tactic games

[@ToneyMo]

Hopefully by tomorrow morning at the latest. It was put on the back burner but I'm recording it today before work. I'll throw you a comment response when its up!

[@entertoby6698]

Just got the game, this will be a big help, thank you!

[@TheDaidai05]

First time ever playing this game I decided to do Iron man mode and only lasted 9 hours before I completely lost. Now I'm starting a run where I'm actually trying to win and reloading

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

after 76 hours of the game on steam withing 2 weeks of buying the game i still suck more then most people who currently have 2 hours.

[@mknight6902]

that comes down to the tactics you use, if you manage to id where your mistakes are your halfway to a win

[@chaincyclist2736]

I recently had to restart my first game of XCOM because I wasn't managing my countries very well, and like 5 of them were on the brink of leaving the XCOM project.

[@baronrodrigo5049]

Replaying these games. They are still great

[@wildcrow6250]

Thanks for the info...just got into excom enemy within for the phone... loving the game it's difficult but unique looking now at getting them for the PC or a console

[@madisonmoore6431]

After restarting this game thrice, this is basically my XCOM bible. Yes I'm late, idc, this game is incredible!

[@foreducation408]

Really great video, one of the best xcom tip's video

[@Konuvis]

Awesome vid. About to start the game for the first time so I'll keep these tips in mind.

[@clifflangerak1175]

thanks this was just what I was looking for a big help.

[@alexdamado]

Great Video. Good insights and nice pacing. Very instructive. Thanks

[@KainsCorner]

Loved the video! Thank you!

[@tourstarproductions2150]

What difficulty are you on? You have to specify, tactics change heavily based pn your set difficulty

[@kfizzledizzle8467]

I've seen people saying that satalite nexuses are key. i was writing a comment while he was talking, then replying to a reply on one of my comments on a different video so i dont know if he said this. i never really had building a satalite nexus work out for me. they were so expensive that if i were to save up for one instead of just spamming uplinks i would lose 1 or 2 countrys to the council and if i just payed no attention to them until i acually had enough stuff to acually build it i already had satalite coverage to every country that hadn't already withdrawn. keep in mind i literally checked after every single mission to see if i was able to build it.

[@myorangejuicebox]

Thank You, I finally understand how to play XCOM!

[@DarkRubicant]

this didn't actually tell me anything you just went over things that the game goes over...

[@theraven4410]

Losing ain't a game over,it's just a obstacle to get over

[@prnis7420]

Absolutely amazing. You deserve way more subscribers than you have, so I'll help out. *sub's*

[@smexypenguin9034]

Thanks for the tips, great video and advice.

[@thunderlord2200]

i knew most part of all of that the thing i have the most trouble is keeping funds around. im ALWAYS hurting for funds also same gose for weapons and keeping my hi lvl peeps in game so they lvl fast.. also how do i build my base in the best passable way/ speed?

[@andymaritanu7420]

I just bought this for ps3 and this helped alot!

[@CyberCy2]

What's the best way to tackle panic levels

[@johnh6008]

Dude, this game is a recent favorite, free on Xbox weeks ago, still playing it. Mind if I chat you up Tony Mo? Right now I'm shortly after my first ethereal mission, working toward finishing ethereal facility. Okay- missions between the build time: defeated a downed ufo with 12 units, sectopod, drone, mutton elite, etc..... Murdered them all........ Next mission: my current mission....... I SANK THEIR BATTLESHIP (lol jk it is a battleship though, sent a demon with an emp cannon at them... Anywho, 26 crew survived,,.... I'm on normal mode and it's called operation twisted mother..... It is one twisted mother. 26 crew: 2 sectopods, (I can't get past the first one) and he has tons of buddies, after he takes out our cover. After him hyper wave says there's an ethereal, and lots of other stuff. I'm on freaking normal mode. What the hell am I gonna do

[@thessereault]

Friday, 14:00, March 19 2021, time flies

[@empowermph]

Im used to non-base building Warhammer DOW II world, but I love turn based games. Is XCOM base management gonna to be too deep for my casual 1-3 hours a day gaming?

[@AlongCameASpider]

No, base building is not that complicated especially if you follow a specif order every time.

[@benloban634]

I don't think he told me anything

[@nickpatchez]

Hey, how were u able to change the color of your soldier's outfits? I noticed u don't hav the options to change their face, hair, voice, etc - that's what I have. Do you have X COMM on a different console or PC?

[@Gamebred-Nightmare]

Great commentary, question though, I'm like 4+ hours in the game and kinda screwed up the engineer count, lost 1 or 2 countries, and have built my base quite messy. Do you think I should restart or just go ahead and play through?

[@ToneyMo]

You could always push forward until you fail or just restart now. You can learn a lot from playing the game in the situation you have found yourself in, would help you gain some knowledge for your second playthrough.I would stick it out and see what happens.

[@Gamebred-Nightmare]

Thanks man, you just got a sub!

[@twiisted7507]

How'd u change the colour of his armour I thought that was only for enemy within

[@zekethomas3108]

Big tip, snipers, take gunslinger and squad sight, thank me later, also 3 heavies with tons of rockets, grenades and in increased damage radius cheeses the game

[@Michaelkayslay]

I haven’t tested but if you heal someone injured to full health before mission is over . Are they wounded still ?

[@Tome4kkkk]

It says over one of my wounded in the mission "can be stabilized". I've got a team member with a med kit and I'm not able to do anything.

[@MrHarshverdhan]

Same

[@shojintam4206]

Only the support with the skill revive can stabilize others.

[@smilingjapanesearmy5695]

What can i sell in gray market in xcom enemy within?I'm worried I sold wrong item.

[@mystuff230210]

What halpens when a soldier dies,is that it all upgrades lost??

[@zenerous5586]

what do you do when you dont have access to a workshop in the very beginning

[@dragonkingofthestars]

how valid are these tips for X com enemy within? i assume it's all very applicable but i thought I'd double check.

[@ToneyMo]

For the most part you can use these tips when playing Enemy Within, however there is one key change in tactics when playing Enemy Within, The setup of the expansion requires players to be much more aggressive in their play style to ensure success and gain as much meld as possible.

[@NaturalNobilityDE]

How many times did you guys restart until you were able to finish the game?? Just played like 25 hours and the Aliens are too tough and I only got one light plasma rifle, out of funds, and not enough Fighters to defend the planet :-/

[@bittertruthnavin]

I just started playing this game (Enemy Unknown) and didn't realize the importance of satellites, lost 3 countries and now there is no way to get those countries back. I searched online and they confirmed that's the way the game is which I think royally sucks. There should have been a way to fight those aliens to regain control of those countries. Also, the missions are so vague in the game, at one point after having spent almost 30 hours I wasn't getting any clue why my game wasn't progressing, I totally forgot to capture the live alien and the game didn't warn me about what I was missing to do which again sucks royally. I had to play the same map and this time when I captured the alien alive by accident (was testing stun gun gear on one of the characters), new research missions showed up. I want to continue other games in the series but if it's the same way, I am not so willing to play it. Can anyone confirm how are missions constructed in other games in the series like in Xcom 2, etc.?

[@spectrecommand7]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@FoundSonofMary]

Great video!

[@DannySullivanMusic]

I LOVE THIS GAME

[@derrick1049]

very helpful, thanks!

[@greyalienplays8368]

awesome stuff

[@ToneyMo]

Part 2 is up now, there is a link in the description to take you there.

[@StopFear]

I know this is an old video, but does anybody know whether the pc version has gamepad support? What I am seeing in this video looks like it runs better than xbox 360, but if it isn't 360 then is it PC? I cant get controller to work on the pc.

[@jacobmitchell317]

is he playing xcom enemy within because in xcom enemy unknown you can not change the colour of your soliders armor but you can in xcom enemy within

[@Miles117-s1y]

codes don't work I'm playing it on xbox1 backwards

[@Wei2Vile]

I was on the battleship mission, lost 4 of my best, a captain sniper, a sarg assault and support, and a lt heavy. The 2 rookies were the survivors. To me, that was a failed mission, despite me finishing the mission

[@ToneyMo]

Wei Vile It's always harsh to lose your soldiers. It's so easy to establish emotional attachments to them. Especially if you name them after friends and loved ones.

[@Wei2Vile]

+Flynn Gumshoe Not when you play Iron Man Mode.

[@pageii960]

A lot of help! Thx!

[@LiquidOzelot]

So I start a campain in easy mode an reach to the final boss, then for some reason I left the game appart, forget about it, and finally unistall it. Now I'm ready to start a new campain and beat the game.

[@raymondgiuliano3998]

How does one acquire a “Hero” unit?