Worst case scenario? A giant frigging muton berserker who ran right into our midst. Don’t commit before you have to: Many a time I’ve moved a soldier into a good position and dumped him into overwatch only to have my next soldier reveal a cache of aliens.But first, buy Squad Size I to get five units on your team and then buy Wet Work so your people improve faster.
Buy the squad upgrades: As your soldiers level up, you’ll unlock squad upgrades.A well-placed plasma shot has saved my team’s ass on many occasions. If you can, put them behind elevated cover for combat bonuses. Squadsight is far more useful than removing the overwatch restriction on a sniper rifle because a good sniper is still deadly at range with a pistol. Put them high up: It’s possible to win without snipers but they do make it a lot easier. Build a few nanovests from the alien materials research and use them to buff your guys who don’t need to carry medikits or the arc thrower. Research your defenses: If you don’t, the alien attacks will soon far outstrip your hitpoints and your soldiers will turn into one-hit meat pulp.Research the satellite nexus for a good boost to your capability. The satellite nexus South America only has 2 countries and gives you instant interrogations and autopsies, so it’s a good place to start. Cover an entire continent to get those bonuses as well. They take 20 days to build, so start early and get those extra resources from your favourite countries. Build satellites: I cannot emphasise this enough.Spread out: Not only will you cover more ground, but cyberdisks and mutons won’t hesitate to sling a grenade if they can hit two at once.Move slow, use overwatch and keep your guns reloaded. His support is probably too far behind to help. If you send a rookie dashing forwards and he disturbs some aliens at work, there’s nothing he can do to protect himself. You have an elite tactical squad – proceed through the map methodically from cover to cover, always watching each other’s flanks. Don’t rush: It’s so tempting to go haring around the map to figure out where the aliens are.I’ve learned the hard way how not to play XCOM, so here are some tips on how to make the most of your game: As you might have noticed, I’ve been playing a lot of XCOM lately.
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