03-15-2018, 12:23 PM
Well, that was a pickle...
The first thing I did was try to move my grenadier to get an angle on the Muton, who was standing right next to the sniper (fun fact: when you're adjacent to the target, the sniper rifle isn't super-effective... yaaaaaaaay). The only problem was that all the "good spots" were also within the poison gas cloud the Viper left. I find a space that I thought was suitable, but lo and behold, I can't even see the Muton. Idea! I still have a grenade left, so I "precision bomb" it... basically, make sure I get the Muton but not the sniper RIGHT NEXT TO HIM... bit of a broken game mechanic, but I'll take what I can get at this point.
So BOOM goes the Muton, except it's still early and my grenades are way under-powered... but not so much that I don't blow the floor out from under the alien! Falling damage! HA! Still not dead though... but close enough that I can use Lights Out's (thinking I'll rename him... "Lucky" comes to mind... DONE!) pistol to 100% finish the job. Next order of business is my Ranger being slowly squeezed to death by the Viper... luckily, my remaining Specialist has a great angle. She shoots, but no kill... who cares, though? The Ranger is freed from being bound and lets loose with his shotgun point blank. The field is clear! But now I have 5 rounds to rescue the VIP and evac the survivors...
I rush over to unlock the VIP's cell, and wouldn't you know it? Reinforcements are called in close to the bug out site. Luckily I had Big Money and my Ranger, Squaddie Nabil, deployed close-ish with overwatch (and I even had a chance to heal-up the squad)... an officer, a Lancer and a MEC land, with the officer buying the farm from reaction fire. My round again (3 to go before mission failure) and I peg the Lancer with a lucky shot... almost finish the MEC too, but his armour is too tough. He sends out a volley of grenade fire, wounding Nabil and Big Money, but no casualties.
I'm able to finish off the MEC, then it's a mad dash to the evac point. All surviving operatives make it, including the VIP.
If I still smoked, I'd be lighting up a victory dance right now.
The first thing I did was try to move my grenadier to get an angle on the Muton, who was standing right next to the sniper (fun fact: when you're adjacent to the target, the sniper rifle isn't super-effective... yaaaaaaaay). The only problem was that all the "good spots" were also within the poison gas cloud the Viper left. I find a space that I thought was suitable, but lo and behold, I can't even see the Muton. Idea! I still have a grenade left, so I "precision bomb" it... basically, make sure I get the Muton but not the sniper RIGHT NEXT TO HIM... bit of a broken game mechanic, but I'll take what I can get at this point.
So BOOM goes the Muton, except it's still early and my grenades are way under-powered... but not so much that I don't blow the floor out from under the alien! Falling damage! HA! Still not dead though... but close enough that I can use Lights Out's (thinking I'll rename him... "Lucky" comes to mind... DONE!) pistol to 100% finish the job. Next order of business is my Ranger being slowly squeezed to death by the Viper... luckily, my remaining Specialist has a great angle. She shoots, but no kill... who cares, though? The Ranger is freed from being bound and lets loose with his shotgun point blank. The field is clear! But now I have 5 rounds to rescue the VIP and evac the survivors...
I rush over to unlock the VIP's cell, and wouldn't you know it? Reinforcements are called in close to the bug out site. Luckily I had Big Money and my Ranger, Squaddie Nabil, deployed close-ish with overwatch (and I even had a chance to heal-up the squad)... an officer, a Lancer and a MEC land, with the officer buying the farm from reaction fire. My round again (3 to go before mission failure) and I peg the Lancer with a lucky shot... almost finish the MEC too, but his armour is too tough. He sends out a volley of grenade fire, wounding Nabil and Big Money, but no casualties.
I'm able to finish off the MEC, then it's a mad dash to the evac point. All surviving operatives make it, including the VIP.
If I still smoked, I'd be lighting up a victory dance right now.
They say Hitler loved dogs; that doesn't mean I want to travel back in time and discuss the merits of the Border Collie with the guy. He's still an a-hole.