Xcom Commander

[Guest Erik]

Just wondering is their anyone who ever made a soldier commander?

My max is 2 colonels but i never made it to commander. For that i needed all scientist,engeneers and soldiers i could buy. Guide says 2 colonels makes 1 commander.

[Robo Dojo 58]

you need 3 colonels. 2 for the prerequesite, and one to become commander. Sometimes, you can have one person promoted to colonel, so you can have someone become commander.

 

I don't think engies and scientists count towards your commanders. You need squaddies, which means everyone has to kill at least one alien.

[Smashie]

problem is that i cant buy them anymore after a certain point, same with engineers and scientists. Tried to advance on month but i didnt get recruites anymore. all rookies to at least sqaudie ofcourse..

[Cpl. Facehugger]

There can only be one commander. And that is only when you have twenty combat ready soldiers.

 

Edit: mistyped 20.

Edited March 31, 2004 by Cpl. Facehugger

[Smashie]

well last time i tried to become commander i had about 125 soldiers all max promoted as far as i know ....

 

with 20 ppl i dont even get a captain in my version.

 

but im gonna try again, this just needs to be taken care off

 

btw i read somewhere in the forum that i can get more engineers by allying with cyberweb. Is that max number or just recruitable number?

Edited March 31, 2004 by Smashie

[Mark0]

well last time i tried to become commander i had about 125 soldiers all max promoted as far as i know ....

 

with 20 ppl i dont even get a captain in my version.

 

but im gonna try again, this just needs to be taken care off

 

btw i read somewhere in the forum that i can get more engineers by allying with cyberweb. Is that max number or just recruitable number?

if i remember well.. its more recruitable number

more engis. to recruit

[[NKF]]

Nope. Allying only works with the androids and hybrids. Even then, it only means that they can become available, and doesn't affect quantity.

 

If you want more techs, just save before the end of the day, end it, check the hire pool. The game randomly generates recruits at the end of the day, see? So if you're not satisfied, reload and end the day again. Repeat until you get a favourable result.

 

Great way to build a full team of 90+ skilled techs in a matter of days.

 

- NKF

[Robo Dojo 58]

Great way to build a full team of 90+ skilled techs in a matter of days.

 

- NKF

You can only purchase up to 50 engineers. The game won't give you any more engineers past that point.

 

I reccomend that you don't max out your engineers. If you leave a little room, the game will keep giving you new and unique engineers to play with. Now, I have 45 guys, and by constantly upgrading, my worst engie has 87 skill. (93 average) A big improvement, I must say.

Edited November 20, 2004 by Robo Dojo 58

[j'ordos]

He probably means : 90+ skill

[alok]

Just wondering is their anyone who ever made a soldier commander?

My max is 2 colonels but i never made it to commander. For that i needed all scientist,engeneers and soldiers i could buy. Guide says 2 colonels makes 1 commander.

I never had a commander... I tried once, but you need so many soldiers...

The only thing I noticed is that keeping 5 rookies among your soldiers (don't use them at all), all the others will be at least squad leaders... Someday I will try again... when I got my copy to work... Please, help me, read: my problem!

Thanks, I already got my copy to work !!!

Edited May 5, 2005 by alok

[Guest Azrael]

What does this do in Technical Support?, dammit, no modwand here <_

[j'ordos]

you are the xcom commander!

 

This was a spam post. It will be deleted soon. For the moment, it is being left here to serve as a warning to others.

small reminder for cpl.

 

What does this do in Technical Support?, dammit, no modwand here <_>

 

Well, it's here because a guest made the topic, who can't access the other forums, but I suppose it's better to move it to xcom3 : general now.

[Naidoo]

HM ?! 125 Soldiers ? You need many soldiers to get one commander there was a rule in Germany is Gefreiter Truppführer Feldwebel Hauptmann and then Captain or so. But what about 125 Soldiers ? I have 100 an i can´t get any more soldiers !

So i can´t get an Commander, my Prob in this game since many years

[alok]

I finally got one commander!!! Playing fairly I mean, I needed 100 soldiers, 5 rookies, as I said before, and the others promoted as far as it was possible. In the last mission, one sergeant was promoted to captain, one captain to colonel, and one colonel to commander!

By the way, I've never been able to have more than 100 soldiers, is it possible in game? As far as I know, it's only possible to have 180 agents, among scientists and soldiers, and never more than 100 soldiers or 50 scientists of the same kind.

Be happy

[Rookie2]

I finally got one commander!!! Playing fairly I mean, I needed 100 soldiers, 5 rookies, as I said before, and the others promoted as far as it was possible. In the last mission, one sergeant was promoted to captain, one captain to colonel, and one colonel to commander!

 

Your method of keeping 5 rookies aside worked miracles! I got one colonel in no time, after a looong time with no promotions at all. I have 55 soldiers now, I'll hire more to have the commander also.

 

If someone knows: how many medals a soldier can earn? I have several with 4 medals, there are more?

 

Thanks

[[Blehm 98]]

I think there are 6 or 7, but i'm rather certain they really don't do anything at all

[Rookie2]

I think there are 6 or 7, but i'm rather certain they really don't do anything at all

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7? Thanks, back to more killings then... I'm really a perfectionist, I want ALL the game can offer

[Aiki-Knight]

There are only 5 medals. I have a few soldiers who've achieved all 5. I used two different editors just to check. More would be cool. so would more ranks. Just for coolness.

[[Blehm 98]]

now if only i knew what the medals meant

[komninosm]

I could swear I once saw a topic that explained how to get a commander with the minimum soldiers needed.

[NRN_R_Sumo1]

The medals are for ammount of kills as I last checked o.o

[Aiki-Knight]

The medals are for ammount of kills as I last checked o.o

 

Medals are awarded for overall points earned by an agent. Kills are the fastest way to earn medals, but agents also earn medal-points for the following:

 

- going on missions

- days in service

- health points lost when wounded

 

In addition to kills, these critieria actually make up a pretty fair representation for how the militaries of the world award medals, particularly the US army, which awards ribbons for a variety of service-related accomplishments, including time of service and particular campaigns. Different aliens garner different point values, so soldier who kill skeletoids and megaspawns earn more points than ones who kill brainsuckers.

 

Because I play long games and don't use editors, I do manage to come up with sometimes several agents with the fifth medal, which requires some 1500 points, if I remember correctly. I'm talking about agents with over 100 kills, scores of missions, even in the triple digits, and service since the start of the game. Of course, expanding almost any aspect of the game would be cool, but I have to say that the ranks and medals are a pretty decent system. Especially in XCOM3, it's also good that agents with the most kills and experience tend to get promoted, meaning that your best agents are actually the ones in charge. This doesn't always pan out in the real military, as often officers are management-level people who often make no battlefield kills at all. This can be good and bad, but it's a nice touch in X3 to be able to say, "My Commander is the toughest agent of them all - he/she knows her stuff and can lead troops into battle."

[NRN_R_Sumo1]

Yeah, and they all get paid the same too. YAY COMMUNISM!