NoxNoctum Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Thinking of going ahead and buying on steam, but I wanted to know the answer to this first please . In the alpha there were only a few IIRC. Also, I tried the alpha a while back when it was on kickstarter, and found the dogfight portions extremely repetitive, are they more varied now? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarks Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I don't think there has been any new maps added officially, but you can always download and install the community map pack. http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forums/showthread.php/5156-Community-Map-Pack The dogfights are OK. I can't remember what it was like in the alpha, but right now I find myself repeating the same tactics. That said, I haven't fought anything above a large scout yet. The real advancement from the alpha comes in the form of much improved tactical combat, which makes up most of the game anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Stinky Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) There's an autoresolve for air combat now, although I don't know how "realistic" it is. Having played some Total War games in the past, I can't bring myself to trust autoresolve, but that's not Xenonaut's fault. The straight-up number of maps is a bit decieving. By installing the Community Map Pack and and then Stinky Map Pack 2, you add around 100 maps to the game. However, maps are split among tileset (desert, farm, alien base etc.) and size (size of the UFO, size of the alien base). So even after installing the map packs you'll still see the same map more than once in a single playthrough, but it's not nearly as bad as alpha. If I close my eyes, I can still see that lightscout arctic map with the two buildings and the snowcat in the middle... Edited September 11, 2013 by Ol' Stinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GizmoGomez Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I don't even have to close them, I can just visualize it in my head. That, and the middle east (or is it desert?) with the fence with the hole in it to the north west. I've gotten that one probably half of all of my ground missions, total. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EchoFourDelta Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 ... I was starting to think I was the only one that could do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellarRat Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I've seen a ton of new maps in this last release. Very cool. I don't know the exact count though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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