X-Com: UFO Defense

[Pike]

This is a thread for discussing X-Com and how maddeningly difficult it is and how awesome it is because of it. It is also a thread for people like MILF and Skyblade and myself to cry and lament about the so-called "new version" that is actually nothing like the original.

Anyways! Report in if you've played it, and then we shall discuss. :cool:

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[Madonna]

I am more of a fan of Terror from the Deep since it was the first one I played. Plus, I get to pretend to be cooler because I fight Tentaculats instead of those pussy Chryssalids.

This new one is going to be a first-person shooter? UGH. It may turn out to be a cool game, but where is my isometric grid-base, turn-based, time unit-managed strategy game of brilliance?

[Old Manus]

I saw the thread title and hoped Marick had made his long overdue return to EoFF X-COM. I was wrong. Fuck you, Marick.

[Loony BoB]

I saw the thread title and hoped Marick had made his long overdue return to EoFF X-COM. I was wrong. smurf you, Marick.
Ditto. :( Obviously, the only solution to this is to make Pike start up an EoFF X-COM and hope that she's not as fail as, well, the King of Fail himself.

[Madame Adequate]

She's already lining up to do a SMAC LP but I'm sure after that she can be persuaded to do an X-Com one.

Also, X-Com, true classic amazing game yadda yadda. I hope you all use X-Com Util.

[Aerith's Knight]

Fornicate enemy blaster bombs.

[Pike]

Wait, what is EoFF X-Com, and why are we nominating me for it? :o

[Skyblade]

Wait, what is EoFF X-Com, and why are we nominating me for it? :o

Unsure, but I am interested.

I did do a forum X-Com once, before I reached EoFF. Basically, I named each squad member after a forum poster and let them follow their own progress and contribute as to what sort of weapons they would like to wield, and that sort of thing. It was fun, though people do sometimes get frustrated when they die due to my poor strategy (really, it's not my fault they can't aim sometimes).

Unfortunately, I've had some problems running X-Com on DOS-box lately. Controls are too sensitive, and I wind up overshooting all the time. Very hard to control combat that way.

Great game though, and I would love to see it redone correctly. But Spoony's (http://spoonyexperiment.com/2011/06/16/e3-2011-xcom/) thoughts pretty much sum up my opinion of the new game.

[Pike]

Wait, what is EoFF X-Com, and why are we nominating me for it? :o

Unsure, but I am interested.

I did do a forum X-Com once, before I reached EoFF. Basically, I named each squad member after a forum poster and let them follow their own progress and contribute as to what sort of weapons they would like to wield, and that sort of thing. It was fun, though people do sometimes get frustrated when they die due to my poor strategy (really, it's not my fault they can't aim sometimes).

Oh man, if I did that the entire forum would be dead in pretty short order. Mostly by way of friendly fire. Fitting, I guess?

[Loony BoB]

For an example of "EoFF [game]" running, check out previous ones for your inspiration...

http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/128158-eoff-dwarf-fortress-time.html
http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-archive/122587-eoff-sims-2-last-sim-standing-interactive-thread-o-woo-hoo.html
http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/127998-sims-3-eyeson-episode-5-post-450-a.html
http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/130009-x-com-ufo-defense-defense-midwest.html
http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/114699-eyeson-f-c.html

[Psychotic]

I loved Marick's LP, and I was going to do an EoFF X-Com a couple of months ago myself and even had all these cool little graphics to use. I was going to split everyone into teams when they got off the plane (which is my usual tactic) and then chronicle how each little team fared in battle.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Chocobo-team.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Cactuar-team.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Tonberry-team.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Moogle-team.png

Aren't they neat? Then when I recorded the first battle it turned out all blurry (so I couldn't take screenshots from it, and the ones I took with FRAPS during the battle itself were all shrunken and tiny) and the file was a bajillion GB so I just lost all interest and effort. :shobon:

Don't suppose anyone knows of any decent, free (or can provide a "borrowed" copy ;)) video cap software?
She's already lining up to do a SMAC LP but I'm sure after that she can be persuaded to do an X-Com one.

Also, X-Com, true classic amazing game yadda yadda. I hope you all use X-Com Util.SMAC? Alpha Centuri? smurf yeah. I request, nay, demand, to be furnished with a link to this when she starts.

Also... X-Com Utill...? Enlighten me, sir.

[Iceglow]

We need to do a new Dwarf Fortress....just saying.

[Psychotic]

We should have one where me and BoB alternate between years. I fix it one year, he takes over and breaks it the next, and then I take over and desperately try to restore order before he takes over to fuck it all up again. Potential for comedy gold? I think so!

[Loony BoB]

Ahahaha. Like there would be anything left after I run it for a year.

[demondude]

Jesus Christ on a pogo stick somebody make another EoFF LP, they're usually brilliant. I'd do one if nobody else was willing.

[Loony BoB]

Quick, someone do one before Demon Dude does one. ;)

[demondude]

:(

[Loony BoB]

*patpat* Kidding, my good man.

I wonder how many other Dwarf Fortress styled games there are. I feel like playing one now, but something with better graphics and maybe a bit more functionality. Not sure if such a thing exists though.

[Pike]

Psychotic, those badges are brilliant.

As for the Let's Plays I did a Civ IV one on Hux and I's blog already (although it wasn't too terribly exciting, I don't think), and I actually did start up a draft for a SMAC one but then I didn't like the way the game was going so I'll probably restart.

You know what I want to do now? EoFF Oregon Trail. Who wants to die of dysentery?

[Madame Adequate]

I was doing a LP but nobody cared because it was a WW2 grand strategy game with lots of numbers :cry:

http://xcomutil.scotttjones.com (http://xcomutil.scotttjones.com/)

Fixes so much.

[Dignified Pauper]

There was so much "diss on DP" in this thread. I'm never coming back!

btw, i'm going to start an x-com act 3


also, why am i not a recognized member for all my failed projects?!

[Skyblade]

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gamelife/2010/06/XCOM-E3-SCREENSHOT-III.jpg

Let's see how many ways we can point out that this game is not X-Com.

[Pike]

I want to see a new X-Com Let's Play

Doooo it

[Loony BoB]

There was so much "diss on DP" in this thread. I'm never coming back!

btw, i'm going to start an x-com act 3


also, why am i not a recognized member for all my failed projects?!
If you are able to consistently carry out an EoFF X-Com to the point of at least 12 missions being carried out and then keep playing on through to our inevitable deaths, I will vouch for you becoming an RM.

[Iceglow]

There was so much "diss on DP" in this thread. I'm never coming back!

btw, i'm going to start an x-com act 3


also, why am i not a recognized member for all my failed projects?!
If you are able to consistently carry out an EoFF X-Com to the point of at least 12 missions being carried out and then keep playing on through to our inevitable deaths, I will vouch for you becoming an RM.

Damnit I wanna see how we all die in the one you STARTED when was it? someone do a forums search because I think it died the death of deaths.

[Loony BoB]

Already posted the link in this thread, but here you go. :p

http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/130009-x-com-ufo-defense-defense-midwest.html

[demondude]

Don't forget about this one!

http://forums.eyesonff.com/general-gaming-discussion/120987-x-com-ufo-defense-enemy-unknown-interactive-warning-nsf56k.html

[Loony BoB]

There were two!? Shows how oblivious I was. But that makes sense, as when I was looking at the thread I had posted, I couldn't help thinking that it was way longer. Glad that was the case, I'll have to read over that thread as well when I'm home again. :D

Most kills. :aimsun:

[Psychotic]

There was so much "diss on DP" in this thread. I'm never coming back!

btw, i'm going to start an x-com act 3If you do this, I wouldn't mind being a co-collaborator in making it look pretty (as long as you're happy splitting your forces into small teams!) and also doing co-commentary on you playing it.

OH GOD HELLO MARICK



So like, what you could do is have this before each mission.

ATTENDING THE MISSION:



http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Chocobo-team.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/colonel2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png Psychotic Auto-Cannon
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/captain2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.pngDignified Pauper Rocketeer
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/NewZealand.png Loony BoB Rifleman
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png ShlupQuack Rifleman
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.pngOld Manus Grenadier


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Moogle-team.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/sergeant2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Sweden.png[/center] Rantzien Rifleman
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png[/center]Del Murder Scout
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png[/center] DK Rocketeer
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Canada.png[/center] Vivi22 Medic
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Norway.png[/center]Levian Rifleman

I threw flags in as it seemed a bit empty and I didn't know what else to put on there :shobon: I thought about kills, but that's a bit confusing as people may mistake it for kills made during the mission? Either way, I think these look pretty tasty. Maybe we can fire up some inter-team rivalry.

The other two teams I designed are here, in case you want to split into 3 or 4 teams in battle. Or if we make another base or if two teams merge etc etc:



http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Cactuar-team.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/colonel2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png Psychotic Auto-Cannon
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/captain2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.pngDignified Pauper Rocketeer
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/NewZealand.png Loony BoB Rifleman
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png ShlupQuack Rifleman
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.pngOld Manus Grenadier


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/Tonberry-team.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/sergeant2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Sweden.png[/center] Rantzien Rifleman
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png[/center]Del Murder Scout
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png[/center] DK Rocketeer
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Canada.png[/center] Vivi22 Medic
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Norway.png[/center]Levian Rifleman

I'm not too sure about the Tonberry colour scheme. I mean, it works, it's a smurfin' tonberry, but if I know EoFFers they may piss and moan about it because that's what they do. What do you think? Would you make a "OMG SO UGLY/CAN'T READ" post? If not, we'll keep it, and smurf the lot of them.

In the first post we can have these:




http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/activeroster.png
Rank - nationality - name - missions completed - kills.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/colonel2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png Psychotic 10 5
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/captain2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.pngDignified Pauper 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/NewZealand.png Loony BoB 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png ShlupQuack 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.pngOld Manus 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/sergeant2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Sweden.png[/center] Rantzien 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png[/center]Del Murder 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png[/center] DK 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Canada.png[/center] Vivi22 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Norway.png[/center]Levian 7 7[/center]




http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/memorial1-1.png
Rank - nationality - name - missions completed - kills.

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/colonel2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png Psychotic 10 5
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/captain2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.pngDignified Pauper 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/NewZealand.png Loony BoB 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png ShlupQuack 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.pngOld Manus 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/sergeant2.png
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Sweden.png[/center] Rantzien 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedStatesofAmerica.png[/center]Del Murder 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/squaddie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/UnitedKingdom.png[/center] DK 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Canada.png[/center] Vivi22 7 7
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/emblems%20insignia/rookie2.png[/center]
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/photobucketamazingness/xcom/Flags/Norway.png[/center]Levian 7 7[/center]

Yeah I was entirely too lazy to add new sets of data. The border gets a bit janky near the middle for some reason, I probably missed something when merging the two mini tables together and I cba to figure out what it is and fix it. The real thing won't have that. Probably.

I thought about adding more stats, like stuns, friendly fires etc. like you had in the other X-COM threads, but then I thought I really cba to keep track of those. It's up to you if you want them in though.

[Dignified Pauper]

OMG! I don't even know how we would do that, but that sounds way more exciting than playing alone with no one else to shout "DAMNIT DP! YOU MARICK!"

[Psychotic]

Stream it?

[Dignified Pauper]

Well, I have Fraps working with DosBox, I'm not certain how we would stream it though

Edit: I have figured out how to stream, but with commentary, I need some further assistance with some people to help test.

[Old Manus]

I almost don't want you to complete anything. It makes you lose your je ne sais quoi. Restart Eizon.

[Dignified Pauper]

Oh don't worry, I probably won't finish anything ever in my entire life.

[Iceglow]

Motion to ban DP if he doesn't finish Eyes on X-Com? lol

[Dignified Pauper]

Motion to ban me if I do is more like it. Can't break that cycle of fail, now can we?