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Good points, Trihero. You are right on the balancing of balance issue (all the iterations of LW1 for instance). I know I'll be back playing some point in the future (probably tonight! hehe) because the challenge is satisfying; I just wish it was sometimes more than that. I am immensely grateful of P...

Agreed on the difficulty being a bit out of hand, at Vet/Ir level at least. No mission mods on, just got first Retaliation 1 in one of earliest liberated zones, Force Level 12, in region where everyone was on hiding, with two on recruit, for last week and half (after supply binge which I admit I for...

Not all of them, Jacke. I've had some on maps that haven't turned into Faceless, more than once I think. This one was next to the two agents put didn't turn until the last Advent died. That squishy noise they make sure got my attention!

Yeah, she was just passing through while usual advisor was officer training. There are lots of pretty good soldier advisors: weak aim flamer technicals with mobility work fine, OW gunners, etc. Still, I shudder when I see a lousy SMG in the loading screen.

Hmm, the Rendezvous missions are a good addition: experience, corpses, drops, variety, kinda fun, etc. They seem to scale surprisingly quickly in terms of Faceless, even at Vet/Ironman level. In very early game I had one pop within a week of contacting second zone (Str 2, Vig 2) and had 2 Faceless a...

Any luck on making this mod update work retroactively, RM? I liberated the region now but still no tower popped in region. Sucks as the continent bonus is kinda critical: +intel bonus. Alternatively, does anyone know the console command to give radio tower to New Mexico??? ** cue Wall of Voodoo's on...

I'm afraid that your update didn't fix it. Perhaps it's not retroactive? I've got a HQ assault infiltrating now, so will see if liberating region makes it pop.

Ah, interesting, I'll check after work. It's entirely possible it is still on there: in my eagerness to start a new 1.3 campaign I forgot to uncheck a bunch of mods I was checking out in the dog days of 1.2. Thanks for the suggestion and for all your excellent mod work!

Bueller? Bueller?

I'm in same boat. Five regions contacted, second one showing HQ assault mission but no radio tower gained. Is their a console command I can use to get the continent bonus and tower?

In first 1.3 run I just did a second tower mission on same continent as starting region (which is liberated) and noticed that the continent bonus for having a second tower didn't pop. Hasn't popped after several restarts, and the build radio tower button still shows for the region. Is this a known b...

[rather than start a new thread, this is related I think]: In first 1.3 run I just did a second tower mission in same continent as starting region (which is liberated) but the continent bonus for second tower didn't pop. I'll restart the game and see if it pops, tonight after work, but just wonderin...

Is there an ini adjustment I can make to reduce the overly long pause on spotting a pod? I looked around in the base game configs but didn't see anything obvious and didn't want to adjust anything willy-nilly. A thousand hours in and I'm getting weary of that break in momentum... It's a nuisance now...

I'm enjoying 1.3 quite a lot, just as I enjoyed the previous versions too in their own way. I'm not too far into new campaign, but it does seem that the enemy is "smarter" now at tactical level, the cumulative effect of the various changes. A bit more challenging at least on an individual ...

Thanks all. So more or less same division of labour, with some refinement to snapshot, but no dramatic change in ability synergy to be aware of - good good.

I haven't had a chance to get to 1.3 yet, but just wondering how snapshot snipers are working out. Any substantial change in utility or ability synergy?

I see on Steam there is a mod that allows you to set haven personnel (in liberated zones only) to "find facility" research. I've not tried it, but perhaps that would help you?

I had my first retaliation in a liberated zone last night - late Nov, vet level, squad of whoever wasn't out in infiltration - and there were three pods all activated in a few steps (one with three codex!), with reinforcements starting on third turn. Crazy hard fight. Fortunately I started on top of...

Oh man. Well this is helpful to know now :( . I assumed it was bugged since the button never highlighted when there were available targets both melee and gun. Bah! The question about how to use it outside of half range is a vital one - anyone know? It would seem a dubious talent choice if it can't b...

Ah, I take both those good points. Global strength makes sense. I haven't had chance to play again since liberation so haven't observed the numbers yet, but will watch for that. I suppose there is an intentional feedback loop then, in which there is now an incentive to me to liberate a neighbouring ...

Ah, ok, thanks! I figured it was something along those lines. I didn't see any results since I have no staff in my first one due to a failed resistance event. You'd need the supplies anyway to advance the story missions, I figured.

Anyone done a cost/benefit on liberating additional regions after the first one? Other than revealing the doom clock is the first one even necessary? Just curious.

Good advice. I had a map with lots of buildings down the middle and on opposite side. After first three pods downed from starting position using shinobi/sniper, there were a few tense moments when you don't quite know where baddies are when you climb onto a roof even with a concealed scout. Fun. Had...

After leaving it a little long trying to reduce Str 12 with missions in other regions, to no effect, I finished my first HQ attack and really enjoyed it. The pod compositions in LW2 seem to better supplement each other than in vanilla, making them a better challenge. Finished with no injuries fortun...

Completely agree on your UI change suggestions - implement them please! Just a quickie on rangers, though probably obvious to everyone: the PCS that gives +10 aim on second shot pairs nicely with ranger, particularly in early game with relatively low aim and limited scopes.