Cmdr. Luke Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 My personal favorite is the Heavy Plasma. It's fun to shoot, and with 115 damage per shot, you've got a leathal weapon on your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Just think of the damage you can do with the mind probe :: tough one though, at the start my favorites are AC and HC (once I still even took some of those to Mars :: ), later on it's the laser rifle, and in the end the heavy plasma, although I never abandon the laser rifle, I always keep some men with that weapon. Blaster launcher and Psi Amp are fun too, but I try to limit their use as it really makes everything too easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Blaster Launcher. you gotta love the sheer destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 I have a 3 way tie between heavy plasmas, blaster launchers, and heavy lasers. HPs because they are so powerful, and I like their looks (especially when in your men's hands. Bl because, as SS said, you gotta love the sheer destruction. And Heavy laser becuase of its nice accuracy, high damage, and lack of ammo restrictions. (It is really nice with xcomutil) Autocannons and laser rifles are runners up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 "Just think of the damage you can do with the mind probe :: " Hey, I didn't know what else to think of... what did you want the rocket launcher? That's obselete because of the blaster launcher, but they are all give the game variety. Seriously, would the game be fun without the choice of the mind probe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Id perfer the anal probe. I like the rocket launcher too, esp with large rockets, they kick alien butt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 :: MAN YOUR NAUGHTY!!! I'd like to get under the Ethereal cloak!!!! Maybe I could read his head... uh... mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 I voted Mind Probe it's such a fearsome weapon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Ok Stewart, you got me. I know I should of put, oh I don't know.... high explosives on there or the heavy laser rifle on there instead of the mind probe. But at least I now know what other people like, and I can see other views on the game, right? ...... right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacekdet Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 Psi amp is the best when you need those extract troops for scouts .. and it doesnt matter if they get their heads blown off :devilsmile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 I like using the Psi-Amp to line up the aliens so I can kill 3 in one auto shot (or a grenade). I normally use it so that my commander can rack up his # of kills. I never knew it could be so much fun to "lead" aliens to their death! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 [quote name='commander' date='Oct 8 2003, 11:50 PM']Ok Stewart, you got me. I know I should of put, oh I don't know.... high explosives on there or the heavy laser rifle on there instead of the mind probe. But at least I now know what other people like, and I can see other views on the game, right? ...... right! [/quote] High Explosive are the best "Human" Weapon vs Cyberdisks; works every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 Rocket Launcher is my favorite human (not researched) weapon. load it up with some Large Missiles (if that's their name, middle missile on the UFOpedia) and you can cause some real damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 Ohh yes, I like large rockets. They are nice, and only 2 aliens can consistiently take one (mutons and sectopods). Ic rockets are nice too, they light all those furry reapers on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 They're much better to have at night missions than flares too, especially in jungle missions: they destroy large amounts of otherwise impassable terrain at once, and light up an entire area too :happybanana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 How often do people use tanks anyways? I really never used them that much. I just used them for fun once in a while. I always thought that 4 soldiers could do more damage than one tank. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Well, the Rocket tank surely can dish out some damage, but what's more important: in the beginning it's the only thing that can TAKE some damage, so I use it to scout out the more dangerous places (like those barns in the farmland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 Why is it that sometimes you can miss, yes that's right MISS with your blaster launcher? Is it the more number of checkpoints the less accurate the shot is? Or what? It's not when I don't have a clear path, it just happens sometimes eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 [quote name='commander' date='Oct 17 2003, 10:29 AM']Why is it that sometimes you can miss, yes that's right MISS with your blaster launcher? Is it the more number of checkpoints the less accurate the shot is? Or what? It's not when I don't have a clear path, it just happens sometimes eh? <_<[/quote] well, taking in account the bomb only blows up on contact (collides with something) and u might've not set the direction right with the waypoints, that's one way. another way is with reaction shots i love the waypoint system, thus why i always leave in the craft a soldier with a Blaster Launcher for emergencies. example: on a terror site one of my soldiers spots a Cyberdisk that might hit him but doesn't have enough TUs to deal with it. i just put the soldier as away from the cyberdisk as he can and then, with some fancy waypoint setting, shoot a Blaster Bomb from the craft right into the target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted October 17, 2003 Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 [quote name='commander' date='Oct 16 2003, 04:41 PM']How often do people use tanks anyways? I really never used them that much. I just used them for fun once in a while. I always thought that 4 soldiers could do more damage than one tank. -_-[/quote] Tanks can't be mind controled that's a big one. And like J says theyre the only thing early on that might take a shot. When I use tanks (early on) I use them in pairs (one cannon one rocket) The rocket tank makes the kills while the cannon tank makes paths in the terrain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted October 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2003 The way you guys play (and if tanks could move up in the ranks) then a tank might be your commander! They are fun to use though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Crashalot Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 I`ve always prefered the Plasma rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 I personally love the laser rifle, for the simple fact it doesn't need ammo, and i like to go full auto (which means I can't use the heavy laser). The heavy plasma is cool, but it uses ammo which gets rare sometimes, I hate running out of ammo at those critical moments. So laser rifle all the way, especially at the start of the game. Another bonus is that laser rifles are very efficient against Cyberdiscs, if I recall correctly (or was that Sectopods?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 That was sectopods. Lasers are the best weapons to kill sectopods. Lasers are pretty good against everything. Hmm, maby we should make an enemy resistant to lasers in xenocide? V1 obviously, but it would spice up the game because you would need to bring other weapons in addition to lasers/plasma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 Yeah it would seem like a good idea to have some enemies more vulnerable to certain attacks than others. Like the reaper is vulnerable to incendiary attacks and the sectopod can be taken out easily with lasers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted October 31, 2003 Report Share Posted October 31, 2003 Well, reapers die easily to anything, no need to bring incendiary for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 Our Xencide reapers won't be such pushovers right? (Mostly due to better AI.) Reapers would be much more dangerous if they charged you instead of going back and forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 Yeah reapers should be big, mean, huge and ugly with lots of hitpoints (in my opinion anyway). They should be rather hard to take out, but they should have a weakness like every supercreature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevelyan Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 LASER BABY!!! *drools on laser rifle* Nothing like cooking your prey while killing them Heavy laser is supposed to suck if you look at the stats, but if you like it, by all means take it... Its like the last thing i research unless i'm making laser cannons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 2, 2003 Report Share Posted November 2, 2003 I'd use heavy laser if it had an auto fire option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted November 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2003 [quote name='Jenny' date='Nov 2 2003, 07:36 PM']I'd use heavy laser if it had an auto fire option.[/quote] I would too, but then it would cost 100tu's for one auto shot probobly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Yeah but it'd make up for that with sheer firepower and just being cool in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 I use heavy lasers even without autofire! When I am using a heavy laser, it is almost like my shot is guided to the alien's head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 (edited) For once Facehugger forgot to mention he was using xcomutil, which improves the accuracy in TFTD xcomutil gives the heavy gauss an auto-fire option, and I immediately had a new favourite weapon there (xcomutil also adds unlimited ammo ) Edited November 5, 2003 by j'ordos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 What? Ohh no! Seriously though, even without xcomutil, I love the heavy laser. And yes, the xcomutil heavy gauss is one of the best weapons in the game, usurping the sonic cannon. Without xcomutil though, the heavy gauss isn't even worth the effort to fire it. (looks pretty cool though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 I think I'll have to check this xcomutil out, I've heard a lot about it and it seems like it really adds some playability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelfka Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 I love The laser rifle. Its precis, sleek and sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 [quote name='kelfka' date='Nov 6 2003, 04:51 PM']I love The laser rifle. Its precis, sleek and sexy.[/quote] Couldn't agree more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insie Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Blaster Launcher cause i remembered when me and my friend had a few thousands of encouters behind us, we just equipped them and blew up the whole map and blew holes in the ships Never used Laser weapons :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 [quote name='insie' date='Nov 6 2003, 10:18 PM']Blaster Launcher cause i remembered when me and my friend had a few thousands of encouters behind us, we just equipped them and blew up the whole map and blew holes in the ships Never used Laser weapons :/[/quote] Laser weapons totally kick donkey at the start of the game. I switch to plasma when it becomes widely available, and because it works better against Mutons and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insie Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 I rather use my trusted rifle then a laser weapon! Killed my first sectoid with it 8 years ago...It's more then just a weapon now to me! Can never be replaced. Until i have discovered Heavy Plasma that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 [quote name='insie' date='Nov 6 2003, 10:30 PM']I rather use my trusted rifle then a laser weapon! Killed my first sectoid with it 8 years ago...It's more then just a weapon now to me! Can never be replaced. Until i have discovered Heavy Plasma that is.[/quote] Standard rifles are just glorified peashooters really. The accuracy is horrible, and they don't do much damage at all. Plus, they require ammo. Lasers are better in every way. Thomas says: stop quoting me! Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insie Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Don't be dissin' the rifles, They are effective its just that the Cyberdiscs are overpowered ! And yes a rifle clip cost 200 dollars? so that makes alot of difference!!!!!! And stop pasting the stuff im saying on MSN Jen xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 [quote name='insie' date='Nov 6 2003, 10:35 PM'] Don't be dissin' the rifles, They are effective its just that the Cyberdiscs are overpowered ! And yes a rifle clip cost 200 dollars? so that makes alot of difference!!!!!! And stop pasting the stuff im saying on MSN Jen xD[/quote] Yeah, ok. A laser rifle costs $20,000 to manufacture. A standard rifle costs $3,000, and a clip for it $200. However, if equipping my soldier with a laser rifle will increase his chances on the battlefield (and it most definitely will), then I am willing to pay that extra money. Especially considering a new (untrained) soldier will cost me $40,000 (that's 2 laser rifles). As for the cyberdiscs, you shouldn't be going up against them with peash.. rifles in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insie Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Yes but im dutch and we are known to be cheap so i rather attack with a rifle, even if it takes me 2 clips to take one disc down. And about that not going up against discs i agree... But i only got rifles with me onboard Only thing i buy in the beginning alongside grenades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 But you could always sell the surplus laser rifles to gain even more money! If that's not a good deal to you, well, I'll have to revise my opinion about the Dutch being good merchants again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 my favorite weapon would be a sectoid hot-dog. It makes whole alien fleet faint in shock of my kanibalism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insie Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 ... Your words make alot of sense j'ordos. Gues im wrong again Damnit (Hush Jen ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 9, 2003 Report Share Posted November 9, 2003 hahaha burned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Luke Posted November 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 [quote name='Jenny' date='Nov 6 2003, 03:39 PM'][quote name='insie' date='Nov 6 2003, 10:35 PM'] Don't be dissin' the rifles, They are effective its just that the Cyberdiscs are overpowered ! And yes a rifle clip cost 200 dollars? so that makes alot of difference!!!!!! And stop pasting the stuff im saying on MSN Jen xD[/quote] Yeah, ok. A laser rifle costs $20,000 to manufacture. A standard rifle costs $3,000, and a clip for it $200. However, if equipping my soldier with a laser rifle will increase his chances on the battlefield (and it most definitely will), then I am willing to pay that extra money. Especially considering a new (untrained) soldier will cost me $40,000 (that's 2 laser rifles). As for the cyberdiscs, you shouldn't be going up against them with peash.. rifles in the first place. [/quote] You are all greedy you know that? I make money the old fashion way, by killing and looting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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