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    Any reason to hold off on objectives?

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

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    I'm no expert, but researching it will open more items in the tech tree. If you fall behind in tech, you will have a hard time dealing with the more advanced aliens that start appearing in the second and third month.

    If you have other things to research, it is probably fine to pursue them, but if your scientists are idle, I would get on that interrogation

    Questions about Vehicles

    in Xenonauts General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by A_F

    I found them to be good for providing cover to my squad in certain places. For example when you need to get across an open field, but do not have enough TUs. You can pull the tank up to the midway point, then use that as cover and get across in two turns. I have heard they can do damage to your squad, if they blow up adjacent, but I have had this happen and did not notice injuries.

    They also carry a lot of ammo, which can be used to blast your way through walls. 

    They are not good for alien base invasions though. The corridors are too tight. If they die in a doorway, their wreck will block it and you will need several grenades to get through.

    It can be tempting to send them out alone, because they have a lot of TU's, but I don't recommend this. They are a large target and easy to hit. Keep you squad nearby for support.

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    [X:CE 0.34.2] Farm houses missing walls and Andron clipping through UFOs

    in X:CE Bug Reports

    Posted · Edited by A_F

    Hi I have this issue with the CE as well, but I see this thread is 7 months old.

    I downloaded the CE just last week. Has it been updated, or should I still get the fix pack?

     

    Edit - I just downloaded it. It says to delete the scripts folder in \internal\ however I do not have this directory. There is a scripts folder in the xce, but I am not sure I should delete that.


     

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    INSTALLATION:
    - Download and install the latest version of Xenonauts: Community Edition and activate the required mods.
    - Put XFP at the top of your mod list.
    - Clear your internal scripts folder. For example: [C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Goldhawk Interactive\Xenonauts\internal\scripts\] or [C:\Program\Steam\SteamApps\common\Xenonauts\assets\mods\internal\scripts\]. Simply delete the scripts folder there.
    - Play!

     

    Best ways to deal with enemy reaction fire?

    in X:CE General Discussion

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    Oh, and of course having super-amount of grenades helps too. 

    Do you have any tips for nades? My guys died to reactions after throwing them. It's hard to find a safe angle.

     

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    1) If I recall correctly, Androns can ignore smoke-screen similar to how Sebillians do.

    I raided another Andron base, since I posted, and tried smoke. It seemed to work. It would be nice to get confirmation in the game data somewhere.

     

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    2) If by "Drones" you mean your own personal "Heavy Weapons Platforms / tanks"

    I meant the enemy disc shaped flying drones that usually accompany Androns. I was wondering if they can act as spotters for Androns to fire from beyond visual range into smoke. But I think I have my answer.

     

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    3) "Alenum" and other fragmentation / explosion-grenades" can indeed damage Androns. But since Androns are quite heavily armored, the better choise to damage them is to use "Shock / EMP Grenades", since robotics get extra damage with electricity.

    Thanks for the tip. I am researching them now.

     

    I think having more than 2 shield troops might be a good choice for bases. Since there are so many high ranking aliens spraying reaction fire. I might leave the tank at the base and bring 4 more troops next time. It is not so great in close quarters.

    Best ways to deal with enemy reaction fire?

    in X:CE General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by A_F

    Basically the title, but especially against Androns, which can't be suppressed. 

    I recently had to raid an Andron base and lost two of my best troops to reaction fire. I was using two shield Troops, but their shields got shot up very early on(to reaction fire). I then used my tank to bait out reaction fire, but it eventually went down.

    I was able to kill the aliens at a steady clip, but there were just too many of them. And when I lost my shields and tank, I had to make the tough choice of finishing the mission, or aborting. I pressed on and won, but a couple high ranking Androns got two of my men with reaction fire after throwing nades at them.

    These were tight spaces so I couldn't use the tactic of shooting from beyond range with a spotter.

     

    A few more questions:

    1) Can Androns see through smoke like drones?

    2) If not, can Drones spot for Androns through smoke?

    3) Can Alenium grenades hurt Androns? I didn't see damage numbers. How about regular grenades?

     

    Thanks!

    Hidden movement freeze+ Ironman = Game Over?!

    in Xenonauts Bug Reports / Troubleshooting

    Posted · Edited by A_F

    So...basically the title. I just bought the game for the summer sale. I was a huge fan of the original Xcom, and liked the reboot, but felt it was missing the open endedness that made the original special.

    I have been playing an ironman game, without problems, for several hours. Now the game hangs on the next turn during hidden movement, every time. It just sits there indefinitely on 14% CPU usage(i7 4.4ghz) I can't even end the process; have to sign out of windows. 

     

    Is my save totally corrupted? I don't have backups to go back on, due to playing ironman.

     

    Is there a fix for this, or have I hit the strategy gamer's worst nightmare? I am worried that if I start a new game, the same thing will happen hours in. :(

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