04-04-2018, 01:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-05-2018, 12:52 PM by Groo The Wanderer.)
I've been spending a lot of time on my "alt" game, and think I'll tackle another Ironman mission tonight before bed. As stated before, it's an Alien Facility mission, which won't be timed... Since building the Shadow Chamber, I can see I'll face 11 enemies, representing a good mix of all the aliens I've met so far. My roster is still terribly understaffed, so I'll be sending the majority of my veterans on this one - I just don't have the people for any other option, really, so that should be my next priority: get more staff!
Anyway, here's what I have to work with:
I'm anchoring with Lucky again, but since losing all my prime gear I'm having to re-stock my inventory from scratch. He's going in with my one Mimic Beacon, and I've modded his sniper rifle with a Superior Auto-loader (3 free reloads) and a Hair Trigger (5% bonus action chance). I've dubbed the weapon "Rumsfeld", after a Gulf War quote about going to war with the army you have, not the army you want.
Next up is my junior Grenadier, Claymore. He's fielding an EXO suit for the first time, adding a Rocket Launcher to his arsenal... again, because of a lack of options, he's going in with a pure grenade load-out. I have a couple more mods to add to weapons, but I'm going to see who else is coming along for this ride before committing to another weapon build (should've done that before forging Rumsfeld... stupid!)
Noisemaker will be my Ranger for this one. It's a choice between her and Paladin, who's also senior, but Noisemaker was built for stealth and I'm going to try and run a stealth attack on this one... I know, I know - it was this exact same scenario that lead to my current no gear / no soldiers state I'm in, but I think I've learned my lesson...
Aaaaaaand I've been vetoed for computer time, so this mission build will have to wait. Don't know when I'll get back to this as my week is shaping up to be a special hell, so maybe this weekend?
See you all then!
***
Back (for now)... still loading up the Skyranger for the mission... I'm adding Shifter, my senior medic to the mix. I have one other Specialist, but they're literally a Squaddie and couldn't do Gremlin heals anyway... I'll get them levelled up when I can, but now is not the time. That leaves two spaces to fill. The roster is looking pretty darn slim at the moment, so I'm adding Paladin to the mix and my only other sharpshooter (and unnamed Squaddie) and that's it. As chance would have it, when I loaded the junior sniper I saw they had a Spider suit... really great for quickly taking the high-ground and generally moving around the battlefield. I've moved the suit over to Lucky for this mission. For load-outs, I've given Battle Scanners to the junior sniper and Noisemaker. Shifter got the Medikit (obviously), and that leaves a Flashbang for Paladin... scratch that... Paladin gets the Talon rounds to max-out critical chances, and the Flashbang goes to Claymore (he can shoot it farther anyway). I've spread out the weapon upgrades as evenly as I could. It's time for the rubber to meet the road.
One final edit: if things go wrong, I have exactly three Specialist left back at base, with the highest rank being a Sergeant. So, y'know... no pressure.
Anyway, here's what I have to work with:
I'm anchoring with Lucky again, but since losing all my prime gear I'm having to re-stock my inventory from scratch. He's going in with my one Mimic Beacon, and I've modded his sniper rifle with a Superior Auto-loader (3 free reloads) and a Hair Trigger (5% bonus action chance). I've dubbed the weapon "Rumsfeld", after a Gulf War quote about going to war with the army you have, not the army you want.
Next up is my junior Grenadier, Claymore. He's fielding an EXO suit for the first time, adding a Rocket Launcher to his arsenal... again, because of a lack of options, he's going in with a pure grenade load-out. I have a couple more mods to add to weapons, but I'm going to see who else is coming along for this ride before committing to another weapon build (should've done that before forging Rumsfeld... stupid!)
Noisemaker will be my Ranger for this one. It's a choice between her and Paladin, who's also senior, but Noisemaker was built for stealth and I'm going to try and run a stealth attack on this one... I know, I know - it was this exact same scenario that lead to my current no gear / no soldiers state I'm in, but I think I've learned my lesson...
Aaaaaaand I've been vetoed for computer time, so this mission build will have to wait. Don't know when I'll get back to this as my week is shaping up to be a special hell, so maybe this weekend?
See you all then!
***
Back (for now)... still loading up the Skyranger for the mission... I'm adding Shifter, my senior medic to the mix. I have one other Specialist, but they're literally a Squaddie and couldn't do Gremlin heals anyway... I'll get them levelled up when I can, but now is not the time. That leaves two spaces to fill. The roster is looking pretty darn slim at the moment, so I'm adding Paladin to the mix and my only other sharpshooter (and unnamed Squaddie) and that's it. As chance would have it, when I loaded the junior sniper I saw they had a Spider suit... really great for quickly taking the high-ground and generally moving around the battlefield. I've moved the suit over to Lucky for this mission. For load-outs, I've given Battle Scanners to the junior sniper and Noisemaker. Shifter got the Medikit (obviously), and that leaves a Flashbang for Paladin... scratch that... Paladin gets the Talon rounds to max-out critical chances, and the Flashbang goes to Claymore (he can shoot it farther anyway). I've spread out the weapon upgrades as evenly as I could. It's time for the rubber to meet the road.
One final edit: if things go wrong, I have exactly three Specialist left back at base, with the highest rank being a Sergeant. So, y'know... no pressure.
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.