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    Quote Originally Posted by Ferrus View Post
    I don't think I know my psi score either, come to think of it.
    60some.

    Not bad. You're still staying on Earth, though.

    Need some reliable troopers to deal with Ethereal attacks.
    Remember how I was wishing for the peace of oblivion a minute ago?

    Yeah. That hasn't exactly changed with more knowledge of the situation. -Security Chief Victor Jones, formerly of the UESC Marathon.

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    I vote Fri. He can't kill a medikit.
    But he'll try. And he'll thwack away for hours, then days, always hoping for some response indicating pain to soothe his growing fury, only to, finally, collapse, leaving X-Com Earth without a leader.

    So I volunteer to tell him. I can use the workout, really. All the time riding the bench here can't have been good for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Blade View Post
    But he'll try. And he'll thwack away for hours, then days, always hoping for some response indicating pain to soothe his growing fury, only to, finally, collapse, leaving X-Com Earth without a leader.

    So I volunteer to tell him. I can use the workout, really. All the time riding the bench here can't have been good for me.
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    Surely you're at least taking Copper into the fiery deathtrap of space with you, right?

    Off topic a bit, how can you even play this game? I tried installing the windows version in order to kill some alien scum, but the screen scrolls much faster than my mere human reaction time can match, even with the speed tuned all the way down.

    Is this a common problem? And if so, is there an easy fix that I'm missing?

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    Commander sir, I'm not being sent off to my death on Mars, am I?

    *makes note to reprogram the not Lopez tank to sing Daisy instead of whatever it sang*

    And hey, we're nearing the end of the thread. 7 pages left.

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    Hey Guys, Chiasaur made me make a power Armor template, so I figured I might as well use it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anteros View Post
    Surely you're at least taking Copper into the fiery deathtrap of space with you, right?

    Off topic a bit, how can you even play this game? I tried installing the windows version in order to kill some alien scum, but the screen scrolls much faster than my mere human reaction time can match, even with the speed tuned all the way down.

    Is this a common problem? And if so, is there an easy fix that I'm missing?
    No idea how to fix the Windows version. When playing the DOS version via DosBox, if it should end up being too fast (which it shouldn't), one could simply slow down the emulation.

    EDIT: Brilliant, BRC.
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    These comics are awesome!

    But something was bothering me for a while, and now I know what.
    Your mutons have green faces and purple bodysuits. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    These comics are awesome!

    But something was bothering me for a while, and now I know what.
    Your mutons have green faces and purple bodysuits. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
    ...It should?

    ...Um...LOOK, OVER THERE! A THREE HEADED MONKEY!
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    "A three headed what?"
    *eats laser fire*
    "But I don't want to be an autopsy!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    These comics are awesome!

    But something was bothering me for a while, and now I know what.
    Your mutons have green faces and purple bodysuits. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
    Hey look at Cubey being Crazy, saying my Mutons have Purple bodysuits and green faces. When anybody can look at the latest comic and see that it's the other way around.
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    Yeah, I must be going crazy because of my Science-related Memetic Disorder.

    Oh wait, they're still color-flipped in #7!
    Maybe they're Bizarro-Mutons?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    Yeah, I must be going crazy because of my Science-related Memetic Disorder.

    Oh wait, they're still color-flipped in #7!
    It's a secret Test. Anybody who see's them color-swapped is an Alien Symp! I put secret codes into the image.
    Now, do you still think they're color swapped?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Dark Fiddler View Post
    Commander sir, I'm not being sent off to my death on Mars, am I?

    *makes note to reprogram the not Lopez tank to sing Daisy instead of whatever it sang*

    And hey, we're nearing the end of the thread. 7 pages left.

    We rock.
    Nah.

    And if the Cydonia mission goes horribly wrong, you'd be the last original X-Commer left standing.

    Considering you've been marked for death from day one, that's not bad.
    Remember how I was wishing for the peace of oblivion a minute ago?

    Yeah. That hasn't exactly changed with more knowledge of the situation. -Security Chief Victor Jones, formerly of the UESC Marathon.

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    My theory is that they were not your standard Mutons at all!
    Perhaps some offspring of the legendary Muton Commander, who appears only in the intro, along with other implausible fairytales, like the Guy Who Can Jump Really High and the Guy Who Can Mow Mutons Down With An Autocannon?

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    Someone should collect all the x-comic into one place
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    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    There's a reason Knight is being left on Earth for this one.
    Well yeah, there's Chrysallids t'hunt in London. Can't trust any of these morons at Fort Fri to do it.

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    Oh yeah, and in case somebody doesn't know what I'm talking about with the Muton commander and all, here is the intro.

    A few comments:

    0:16 I am Muton Commander, hear me ROAR! (no such rank/race combo in the game)
    0:21 Why are the Mutons firing laser weapons? Isn't that human technology?
    0:27 Is it just me or does this guy look like a vampire?
    0:46 Oh my God! Where did the rest of my body go?!
    0:47 Let's grab our Rifles! It's a great choice against heavily armored endgame aliens!
    0:56 X-Com is GO!
    0:59 I can jump really high which does not change the fact that my weapon is totally ineffectual!
    1:01 Three Mutons killed with a starting weapon! Bet you didn't see that coming, huh?
    1:12 Crappy earlygame guns AND Personal Armour? Does not compute!
    1:16 Let's teleport back to the Terror Ship, like we totally can not do in the actual game!

    But there is one thing that's actually more realistic in the intro than in the actual game - the Mutons didn't bring their terror units along. Their comic relief antics would just ruin the race's reputation as a serious alien menace.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Copper8642 View Post
    Ya, but Pendell, you challenged Knight. That's all that matters. And rarely does the carnage of Knight's thwacking stop at the intended target. Speaking of which, when he's in charge, will he have a key to the storeroom, or am I safe in here?
    Yes, I have a key to the storeroom, and you're more or less safe. I got told to stop using you as a thwacking stick, after all....

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    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    Nah.

    And if the Cydonia mission goes horribly wrong, you'd be the last original X-Commer left standing.

    Considering you've been marked for death from day one, that's not bad.
    In character, I can't help but be shaken by that comment. I don't want to be the only one left!

    Out of character, I'm secretly hoping you all die and I suddenly become a Crouching Moron Coward Hidden Badass
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    0:56 X-Com is GO!
    0:59 I can jump really high which does not change the fact that my weapon is totally ineffectual!
    I always wondered why do people in this intro are able to make such huge anime-inspired leaps, even though in the actual game they can't even jump over a 3-feet tall stone wall.

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    First post updated again with the endgame craft assignments.

    We're nearing Cydonia and the final mission.

    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
    Remember how I was wishing for the peace of oblivion a minute ago?

    Yeah. That hasn't exactly changed with more knowledge of the situation. -Security Chief Victor Jones, formerly of the UESC Marathon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    First post updated again with the endgame craft assignments.

    We're nearing Cydonia and the final mission.

    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
    I feel like I should work on a final mission group shot or something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
    Well guys... its been... a unique experience working with all of you. When my mom told me to sign up, she planned on me just going through basic training and finding a nice girl. Of course, I received no training for this job, and I don't think there's a single female on this team, but whatever. You guys are some of the oddest people I've met, and to be honest... this has all been hell, and will take years of therapy to forget. But... do I want to forget it? I'm sure that after this is all over, I'll come out a different person... and I want to take this time to tell you all that you're the closest things I've had to friends in awhile, even between the beatings and mind rapes and accusations of being alien spies.

    And I don't envy you idiots going to Mars. Seriously.

    Quote Originally Posted by BRC View Post
    I feel like I should work on a final mission group shot or something.
    Yes. Do this. This would be a great way to remember those who will undoubtedly die commemorate our many... "adventures".
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    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
    I'm dead. So that's that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
    My only regret is that I suck so much that I wasn't even good enough to go on one mission. Of course, my general uselessness also saved me from Mars, so it's all good.


    Also, good luck.

    In case you haven't finished Cydonia already.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    Oh yeah, and in case somebody doesn't know what I'm talking about with the Muton commander and all, here is the intro.
    You know, I've always been amazed how poorly this intro fits the mood and style of the entire rest of the game.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    0:21 Why are the Mutons firing laser weapons? Isn't that human technology?
    Not to mention that in the earlier shots one can clearly see them carrying plasma rifles. Only once they start shooting it gets wonky.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cubey View Post
    0:47 Let's grab our Rifles! It's a great choice against heavily armored endgame aliens!
    Not to mention, who explicitly are resistant to this type of weapon and have more health than a tank!

    Quote Originally Posted by chiasaur11 View Post
    First post updated again with the endgame craft assignments.

    We're nearing Cydonia and the final mission.

    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Winterwind View Post
    You know, I've always been amazed how poorly this intro fits the mood and style of the entire rest of the game.
    There is a very simple explanation.

    The intro is an in-universe X-Com propaganda movie. That explains all the inconsistencies and the soldiers' apparent superhuman abilities.

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    WHY WAS I NOT AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS?

    Also, we don't need propaganda. Propaganda's for communists. See? I'm getting awesomer.
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    Any regrets, wishes, and last words better be spoken soon.
    Can I have Trazoi's alien TV when he dies?

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