XCOM : Enemy Unknown - by Firaxis Games - Thread

Nooo. Why do I have a hopeless 3.5mbit connection. I want my cable back. :(

I'll set it download tomorrow. Play it to death and then decide if I need to charge up my rage cannon.

Hopefully not. ;)
 
Sadly i didnt even complete the demo. I dont really like it. The interface seems very clunky, i seemed to spend ages left clicking or right clicking only for the arrow to keep flashing.

Really didnt like it. The original is awesome tho and i still play it.

Ive cleared my dads loft for him today and come across my old Amiga 600 along with the old games including UFO. Cant wait to get it set up and play my old faves of the amiga ( UFO, Theme Park and Soccer Kid )
 
I remember UFO being quite painful on the Amiga 600. Lots of disc swapping and enemy turns that could last an hour :eek:

Ran so much better on my dad's PC at time :D (a 25 MHz 386!)
 
Enjoyed the demo. They've almost nailed the tension of the first game, and I do like the scale. Cutscenes were pretty good too.

Definitely glad I've pre-ordered this, now.
 
MeatLoaf said:
Sadly i didnt even complete the demo. I dont really like it. The interface seems very clunky, i seemed to spend ages left clicking or right clicking only for the arrow to keep flashing.
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It's a tutorial, it will only respond to the key you're being asked to press.
 
Demo was awesome :) I think I may cave in and pre purchase this, for the first time... ever?!

I think it bodes well that I did the first mission with no casualties on my first attempt :p Go me! Wonder what difficulty that was?
 
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Haha, replayed the demo, it certainly seems to be on Easy difficulty. Seems like you can't actually lose soldiers... I don't think I'm *that* good, in all honesty.

And I felt compelled to pre-purchase. Something I never thought I'd ever do :p

This game could be epic.

Also part V of the OXM playthrough is now up:

 
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badcompany said:
sys requirements?
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System Requirements
Minimum:

OS:Windows Vista
Processor:2 GHz Dual Core
Memory:2 GB RAM
Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT or greater
DirectX®:9.0
Hard Drive:20 GB HD space
Sound:DirectX Compatible
Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
Recommended:

OS:Windows 7
Processor:2 GHz Dual Core (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz)
Memory:4 GB RAM
Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce 9000 series / ATI Radeon HD 3000 series or greater
DirectX®:9.0
Hard Drive:20 GB HD space
Sound:DirectX Compatible
Other Requirements:Broadband Internet connection
Additional:Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable, DirectX and Microsoft .NET 4.
 
One last thing:

As suspected, the difficulty of the demo is set at the lowest level (Easy/ Normal/ Classic/ Impossible are the difficulties). You can change this in an ini file.

http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?139306-How-to-change-Difficulty-Settings-here

I tried Impossible for giggles, and actually did better than my two Easy attempts. Took no damage at all :p But you can see the difference. Our units had 4 health (down from 7 or was it 8), and the aliens had 7 or 8 health (up from 4). There were some minor AI changes but the demo level is too small to really see much impact there.
 
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