XCOM: Enemy Unknown patch to make Easy easier

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  Abductor roof visibility problems resolved FUCKING THANK YOU OMFG : Rehevkor
  • Jesus christ, it's about fucking time : thetangent
  • What is this exactly? : Timberwolph
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  Ugh, no mention of camera/moving issues. It's my #1 concern with the game as it is right now. : zehh
  • Yup. Certain roofs the aliens will climb up and down freely, but for the life of me I can't get my guys ... : Wombat Woo
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    I hate it when I'm on the top floor of a ship and the roof keeps flashing in and out when I move the mous... : Gwyndion
    • Yeah, I had a couple of times where I got a dude killed because I thought I was sending them somewhere be... : zehh
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  Patching the hit chance would be great, still have no idea why I can miss a 80%+ chance despite several r... : InfernoAblaze
  • I'm pretty sure that's exactly what the game does, since it uses the same RNG sed. : Junktown
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    The random number generator works probably works like this: It's basically a string of random numbers tha... : Sexpansion Pack
    • well, that's not correct at all. You can use the current time to seed the RNG if you want variable random... : thecray
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      The RNG & seed is a bit weird. I've been playing impossible non-ironman and got stuck on one mission so I scummed my way through it after the 100th try or so.
      
      During the mission I wanted to use my rocket launcher, but no matter where I moved, shot from or at, it always missed the target. I was really intrigued with this so I saved/loaded about 30 times before I saved my shot and hunkered down instead. I made a new save and did the test again. This time the shot always hit.
      
      Makes me wonder if some things are pre-determined at the start of a turn.

      Nov 01, 2012 2:19pm PDT
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      The RNG & seed is a bit weird. I've been playing impossible non-ironman and got stuck on one mission so... : Wombat Woo
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        Kinda, I've been saving and reloading just when I first started the game to try work out how the game wor... : InfernoAblaze
        • Playing the game on anything but IRONMAN mode is kind of pointless. The thrill is in making the call, and... : rottdcorpse
  • The game determines the next roll or two in advance specifically to stop people savescumming like that. : MOOMANiBE
  • They store the state of the rng to prevent you from reloading and changing the results. Also, by defin... : walker270
  • Its not a bug. : squigiliwams
  • It's not a bug, it's not a problem, and you shouldn't be reloading just to try the same thing again. : zehh
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    You are honestly fucking save scumming down to individual shots? Uninstall the game and kill yourself. : Poor Yurik
    • iawtp : JINKY
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      While I agree that it's a silly way to play (which is why the developers removed it as a strategy), telli... : uglysad
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        Welcome to the internet, where people often say extreme things purely in jest. First time here? : Poor Yurik
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          Far from it, my friend. Just because everyone is doing something doesn't mean everyone else should. A lit... : uglysad
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            I look forward to your future efforts of singling out every single person here who makes a non-PC joke. : Poor Yurik
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              Excellent. What's your email? I'll send you links to every single one : uglysad
              • This is both sad and ugly. Please stop for the children. : dra.
          • shut up fag : badcaps
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      I don't understand why anyone cares how he is playing the game. If he has more fun reloading a save games... : Modulus
      • Yeah, this. He's not cheating anyone out of anything. If that's what makes it more enjoyable for him, and... : ramshot
      • That's why Xcom has cheat codes. http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/10/19/xcom-enemy-unknown-hero-characters-... : zehh
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      That's the first time I heard the term save scumming. I did this a lot when I was younger. I don't c... : umegastar
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        When did the term save scumming come about? I've never heard it till now but everyone is acting like its ... : Chod
        • I actually never heard it used until recently but I wouldn't doubt that it's been a term in the XCOM comm... : OverloadUT
        • I first heard about save scumming from Nethack, so I always think it came from there, and that's already ... : DHAvatar
    • http://chattypics.com/viewer.php?file=560781_10151129759077005_75970_xwi9sjtq2w.jpg : walker270
    • Haha, every one of my friends reloaded when one of their soldiers died. They now have all colonels and do... : kurumba
    • His save scumming is obviously touching you in a way you don't like. Can you point to this doll where his... : dookiebot
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    Why are you bitching about percents when you apparently want 100% for everything? : Moonbase Commander
    • He obviously doesn't like Nate Silver : geedeck
  • As others have said, that's an intentional by-design choice that they went out of their way to implement.... : OverloadUT
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    Ah ok that'd explain why that happens, I get why they wouldn't want people to keep reloading but how can ... : InfernoAblaze
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      They don't know what you're going to do next turn, but they've rolled the dice (chances) for whatever you... : umegastar
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        Best analogy: Think about a game of blackjack. You say "hit me" and the dealer hands you a card. You don'... : OverloadUT
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          Smart, so in effect there is a certain level of predetermination involved but even the predetermination i... : InfernoAblaze
          • No, not really. What are referred to as "random numbers" in computers are usually "pseudorandom number... : Arcanum
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          That's interesting, never really considered RNG systems going beyond a virtual dice roll on the spot. : Poor Yurik
          • dice, cards, etc are just analogies to help non-programmers understand what is going on. It actuality it'... : OverloadUT
          • (Sort of responding to you, sort of to the thread.) They more or less do, but everything a computer do... : Johnny Law
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          So if that turn I didn't use a heavy that had holo-targeting and I reload and shoot that same enemy with ... : Timberwolph
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            I don't understand you question. Can you rephrase? : OverloadUT
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              Say in my turn I shoot an enemy with a sniper and I miss, I then reload on that same turn and I shoot the... : Timberwolph
              • Incorrect, because changing your next action (firing with the heavy instead of the sniper) means the seed... : OverloadUT
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      Lesson 1: Never reveal a new area with your last unit. Always scout with your first 2 or 3, and have your... : OverloadUT
      • I tend to have 3 assault up front but spread out, then I have a sniper, support and heavy at back. : InfernoAblaze
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        I always hated that. The game always says, "flank the enemy." The only way to do that is bum rush them an... : Timberwolph
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          Flanking is a good idea and is not in conflict with my advice here! : OverloadUT
          • I'm not quite sure how you thought my previous post was in conflict with you advice. I was just stating t... : Timberwolph
  • you have to change the order you do stuff each time you load - if you do the exact same things the outcom... : bolneze