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... : 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
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          By: rottdcorpse x Show Full Post

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          Playing the game on anything but IRONMAN mode is kind of pointless. The thrill is in making the call, and taking the risk, calculated or totally wild. and having it play out.
          
          I can't tell you how much more satisfying it is to have my Sniper (Maj. Raquel 'Nightmare' Gonzales) pick out a 33% chance shot to save Maj. Emily 'Combo' Watts from certain death at the hands of a Muton Berserker who I had to let get close in order to stablize Cpt. William 'Nova' Owens (who in a later mission got totally brutalised after failing to hit a Sectopod with a Heavy Plasma Cannon TWICE!!!) and save him from certain death.
          
          This was a good example, in another mission I lost all of my troops save for a soldier I refer to as "The Colonel" (as she was my first Colonel) who had to retreat back to the Skyranger and abort the mission. As a result I lost the support of Africa :(
          
          These are the moments man...being able to reload and get that "perfect" game, kinda kills it. I mean why bother having a % chance to hit if you're just gonna reload until it happens? Stick with FPS games for that kind of deal.

          Nov 06, 2012 2:56pm PST
          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