First Impressions

[ross]

Really enjoying this game having played Xcom in the 90s and the newer ones.  This feels like the original xcom but better.  I started on normal difficulty with self imposed ironman and ended up losing around turn 170.  I was losing at least 2 people per encounter and had lost 50 people by turn 170.  I didnt realise that you could click heavy armour which I think is critical to survival.  I also didnt really read about the areas below to spend operation points.  I was always spending it on teh red dot item but thats where you are not suppost to buy.  

On my second run through now and really enjoying it.  I know the operation point mechanic now so its alot easier.  My people were surviving easily for a long period and I am glad to say I was starting to think it was getting a bit easy and then it slapped me in teh face by destrying one of my bases and wiping out one of my squads on a mission.  Its amazing how that can change the balance.

I think I am about day 230 and phase4. Part of me hopes I dont make it so I have to start again.  

 

Great job with this game guys.  Only issue I have experienced is a app waiting to respond on windows which happens occasionally.  Thankfully if you leave it 60 seconds it sorts itself out.  I tried the previous build for a while which had no issues but it was missing some features I wanted (extended play)

[Oldsmobile]

I think you're talking about Xenonauts 2 even though you posted in Xeno 1 forum.
I, too, didn't realize there was a heavy armor option until well into playing X2!  One other tip:  Due to bad experience with rocket launchers in the original X-Coms, I was adverse to using grenade launchers.  I soon learned that grenade launchers is very useful for winning early timed missions (abduction, VIP).