was looking for a post in which he said !sign up.
he never actually did that
so he did step off the bus, but
it would seem that he did not get on it
Not to get in the way of some good narrative tension, but a lot of folks signed up in the Steam thread as part of Child's Play fundraising. I think I'm in the bodybag queue from that.
What a strange way to go. I'd like to think that I took that bullet for Talus and that managed to give him enough time to escape. Carry on brothers and sisters in arms!
This play through is so manly. I didnt even know it was possibe to resist the aliens without turning their technology against them. God bless you my sacrificial beefcakes. Leave no structures standin
What happens when we get to stuff that we can't explode?
If you ever encounter that situation, the problem isn't that the thing won't blow up. The problem is that you're not using enough explosives.
More Boom > Less Boom, that's just science.
In any event... Come on Bigity; don't you know that Pessimistic Naysayer Morale Officer Ex-PFC 'Commander' Zoom has the glum glummery covered? You're one of the kill leaders of X-COM, man! Show some esprit de corps(es)!
I've mapped out the current organizational structure of the X-COM Task Force. Recruited from special forces team across the globe, it's members represent the best of the best. Owing to this 'elite' composition, X-COM has eschewed more traditional rank structures by eliminating redundant non-commissioned ranks. In the eyes of X-COM everyone below the rank of sergeant is either a recruit or a member of the combat team. Corporals, Privates, Specialists... these distinctions don't exist once you step out of a Skyranger. This 'flat' structure acknowledges and encourages the team members to take initiative and seize any advantages they can against hostiles while in the field.
For the moment, the bases in Asia and North America are functionally placeholders until their construction is completed and personnel is transferred to man them.
My first stab at an org chart; learned how -not- to do it while making it. Looking forward to ripping it apart and doing it correctly when the deaths start piling up we get some new recruits.
I wasn't sure what to do about that, actually! Since the 'ranger is lost in action if every member of a combat team is killed, it's clearly flown by someone who is deployed on the mission (and not by a dedicated pilot).
On the other hand,"Look, kids! It's the Voortrekker Monument."
I'll make a notation of your Warrant Officer (Flight Crew) status on the next update, and we'll worry about unsnarling continuity errors if the SAC manages to have a full team wipe.
You're employing Section Nine, and the recruits are going out in overalls with popguns?
I hesitate to criticize, but... why aren't you using the combat cyborgs to kill aliens instead of having them sit around at the base drinking?
Use the combat cyborgs? XCOM has to lease its aircraft due to budget restrictions and you want to piss away the rest on the maintenance required to keep cyborgs in the field!?
Black lives matter.
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"Doomed. We're all doomed."
*absently picks up service pistol, racks the slide, makes a half-hearted effort at aiming at his temple before setting it back down on the desk and reaching for the bottle*
"Doomed. We're all doomed."
*absently picks up service pistol, racks the slide, makes a half-hearted effort at aiming at his temple before setting it back down on the desk and reaching for the bottle*
Sorry, but we can't afford to waste ammo like that, Commander Zoom.
Plus, the janitors tend to complain. Something about getting grey matter out of the carpeting.
If you want to take the easy exit, please submit for F4-R3W-311 to requisition up to 8 feet of rope and private use of the barracks' secondary closet for 1 half hour.
cowards. if you want to commit suicide you'd be doing better by strapping High-Ex to your chest and being the first into a UFO.
At least you'd have purpose.
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Man, that's hard to swallow. On the easiest mission we're ever likely to have, we suffer our first loss - and it's one of our precious few heavy weapon carriers.
I don't know what to say, you guys. Line of sight around corners is some treacherous shit.
One sliver of consolation is that Heatwave and Bigity are now up to 43 and 41 strength respectively. Also, Baske has a new toy to play with.
It justifies its price tag almost immediately. A Large Scout appears in our newly expanded detection radius, heading north.
It cruises at high altitude directly over the Spanish farmland that was the site of Operation Gut Check, then begins a gradual eastward descent into the heart of Western Europe.
For several minutes, the UFO meanders to and fro across the Tyrolean Alps. It's almost as though it's looking for something specific in the hills below.
With the Dakkajet closing in, it finally makes a break for the Adriatic Sea ...
... but it's far too late for that. EvmaAlsar's third confirmed kill crashes down in rural Croatia.
Back in the hangar at Haus Von Trapp, the strike team has assembled before Commander Zoom for the traditional pre-mission pep talk.
Oh man, I didn't get my stupid job yet? If the world is going to hell in a handbasket I would like a stupid X-COM job that will likely get me killed with everyone else at the same time.
cowards. if you want to commit suicide you'd be doing better by strapping High-Ex to your chest and being the first into a UFO.
At least you'd have purpose.
Hmmm, yeah, about that.
Some of the rookies have expressed "concerns" with the idea of sitting in the bus with... how did they put it? Oh yeah: "Depressingly suicidal nutbags with enough c4 shoved up their ass to almost dislodge the stick"... Not my words of course, but, the thought process here isn't entirely without merit.
Besides which, high explosives aren't really in the budget for this quarter unless they're in projectile form. And next quarter isn't looking too good either on the suicide vest front.
Fortunately, we've still got the rope on hand, a big stack of requisition forms, and we're putting in a reinforced coat hook that should be able to support up to 300 pounds.
It seems curious to me that our race will so readily throw themselves at a significantly superior force with little care of their own personal safety. One wonders, what drives someone to these extremes? I must make an appointment with @Commander Zoom to learn more
Nice, couple more scouts like that and I'll make Ace
Then I can get a nicer scarf and appreciate the kill markings on my nosecone before the inevitable dogfight against a battleship snuffs me out in a puff of black smoke in the sky.
If the position of CAG is open (Commander Air Group), I believe I can supply enough Top Gun and Ace Combat references to keep things entertaining.
That'll be filled once X-COM has more of an Air Wing and less of an Air Duo. I'm guessing it'll be based off of a combined average of confirmed kills, successful sorties, and demonstrated quipping-under-fire abilities.
If the position of CAG is open (Commander Air Group), I believe I can supply enough Top Gun and Ace Combat references to keep things entertaining.
That'll be filled once X-COM has more of an Air Wing and less of an Air Duo. I'm guessing it'll be based off of a combined average of confirmed kills, successful sorties, and demonstrated quipping-under-fire abilities.
The only way you need to establish pilot hierarchy is with beach volleyball.
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Why I fear the ocean.
he never actually did that
so he did step off the bus, but
it would seem that he did not get on it
Also, RIP @Sumanai.
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how am I the highest ranked soldier here
Somebody's gotta be the "leader" until their inevitable death and succession by another unfortunate bastard.
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More Boom > Less Boom, that's just science.
In any event... Come on Bigity; don't you know that Pessimistic Naysayer Morale Officer Ex-PFC 'Commander' Zoom has the glum glummery covered? You're one of the kill leaders of X-COM, man! Show some esprit de corps(es)!
For the moment, the bases in Asia and North America are functionally placeholders until their construction is completed and personnel is transferred to man them.
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On the other hand,"Look, kids! It's the Voortrekker Monument."
I'll make a notation of your Warrant Officer (Flight Crew) status on the next update, and we'll worry about unsnarling continuity errors if the SAC manages to have a full team wipe.
Just sitting in his office drinking all day and playing Townes Van Zandt records over the base intercom.
You're employing Section Nine, and the recruits are going out in overalls with popguns?
I hesitate to criticize, but... why aren't you using the combat cyborgs to kill aliens instead of having them sit around at the base drinking?
Why I fear the ocean.
Use the combat cyborgs? XCOM has to lease its aircraft due to budget restrictions and you want to piss away the rest on the maintenance required to keep cyborgs in the field!?
Law and Order ≠ Justice
ACNH Island Isla Cero: DA-3082-2045-4142
Still waiting on Dan "Man of his Word" Ryckert to eat a hat
*absently picks up service pistol, racks the slide, makes a half-hearted effort at aiming at his temple before setting it back down on the desk and reaching for the bottle*
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Sorry, but we can't afford to waste ammo like that, Commander Zoom.
Plus, the janitors tend to complain. Something about getting grey matter out of the carpeting.
If you want to take the easy exit, please submit for F4-R3W-311 to requisition up to 8 feet of rope and private use of the barracks' secondary closet for 1 half hour.
At least you'd have purpose.
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Man, that's hard to swallow. On the easiest mission we're ever likely to have, we suffer our first loss - and it's one of our precious few heavy weapon carriers.
I don't know what to say, you guys. Line of sight around corners is some treacherous shit.
One sliver of consolation is that Heatwave and Bigity are now up to 43 and 41 strength respectively. Also, Baske has a new toy to play with.
It justifies its price tag almost immediately. A Large Scout appears in our newly expanded detection radius, heading north.
It cruises at high altitude directly over the Spanish farmland that was the site of Operation Gut Check, then begins a gradual eastward descent into the heart of Western Europe.
For several minutes, the UFO meanders to and fro across the Tyrolean Alps. It's almost as though it's looking for something specific in the hills below.
With the Dakkajet closing in, it finally makes a break for the Adriatic Sea ...
... but it's far too late for that. EvmaAlsar's third confirmed kill crashes down in rural Croatia.
Back in the hangar at Haus Von Trapp, the strike team has assembled before Commander Zoom for the traditional pre-mission pep talk.
Hmmm, yeah, about that.
Some of the rookies have expressed "concerns" with the idea of sitting in the bus with... how did they put it? Oh yeah: "Depressingly suicidal nutbags with enough c4 shoved up their ass to almost dislodge the stick"... Not my words of course, but, the thought process here isn't entirely without merit.
Besides which, high explosives aren't really in the budget for this quarter unless they're in projectile form. And next quarter isn't looking too good either on the suicide vest front.
Fortunately, we've still got the rope on hand, a big stack of requisition forms, and we're putting in a reinforced coat hook that should be able to support up to 300 pounds.
Then I can get a nicer scarf and appreciate the kill markings on my nosecone before the inevitable dogfight against a battleship snuffs me out in a puff of black smoke in the sky.
...I need to stop hanging around Commander Zoom.
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That'll be filled once X-COM has more of an Air Wing and less of an Air Duo. I'm guessing it'll be based off of a combined average of confirmed kills, successful sorties, and demonstrated quipping-under-fire abilities.
The only way you need to establish pilot hierarchy is with beach volleyball.