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by orion_winterfire
Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:28 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Strategies to get thru the day without long war 2
Replies: 7
Views: 12638

Re: Strategies to get thru the day without long war 2

Phaseless wrote:
Dwarfling wrote:I take a dose of Xwynn's LW2 videos during the lunch break and that usually takes away the itch until I get home.
Good idea! Hello, my Name is x-avier and today OMG I KILLED EVERYTHING :D
Or omg I quit because frame rate! Lol
by orion_winterfire
Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:27 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Strategies to get thru the day without long war 2
Replies: 7
Views: 12638

Re: Strategies to get thru the day without long war 2

Design a pen and paper rpg version . . . Savage XCOM!
by orion_winterfire
Tue Sep 12, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1007920

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

Nofear001 wrote:Firaxis can have my WOTC money when LW2 has a compatibility announcement.
No LW2. No point in getting WOTC.
^^

Not "because LONG WAAAR! but because I require the complexities, especially on the strategic level.
by orion_winterfire
Mon Sep 11, 2017 4:53 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1007920

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

Nofear001 wrote:Firaxis can have my WOTC money when LW2 has a compatibility announcement.
No LW2. No point in getting WOTC.
^^
by orion_winterfire
Sun Sep 03, 2017 10:57 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: LW2 v1.5 is Live
Replies: 36
Views: 54452

Re: LW2 v1.5 is Live

Aw crap. I was wondering what the deal was. I'm afraid I might have tI scrap a campaign because I'm so far behind now :-(
by orion_winterfire
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:57 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Do Supply Raids destroy a point of Strength?
Replies: 2
Views: 5548

Re: Do Supply Raids destroy a point of Strength?

As the topic says, do supply raids destroy a point of strength? For instance, if there is a region with 6 strength sending a legion over to a region with 1 strength and I successfully intercept and complete the supply raid, will a point of strength be destroyed from the strength 6 region? Basically...
by orion_winterfire
Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:50 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: LW2 v1.5 is Live
Replies: 36
Views: 54452

Re: LW2 v1.5 is Live

Greenie88 wrote:I'm curious if anybody has seen a SnG in 1.5 at all. I want to play but without SnG in my current campaign, I have no shot at getting enough elirium.
Mid-April of a new commander/classic level campaign and I've detected just one.
by orion_winterfire
Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:13 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1007920

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

dethraker wrote:It's marketed as a mod, but the team working on it aren't allowed to interact with the community on the same level as a group of modders.
That may be true, but as far as developers go, pavonis has been the coolest, most communicative, and most personable group I've run into . . . And I'm old lol
by orion_winterfire
Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:25 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: LongWar2 got me into serious troubles > _ <
Replies: 7
Views: 13140

Re: LongWar2 got me into serious troubles > _ <

War of the Chosen is out but I don't want to play it because I'd have to uninstall LongWar2 and I absolutely don't want to! Anyone experiencing my same embarass? How are you solving this big big problem? WotC: no shinobis, no technicals, no officers, no SMGs, no interest in strategy layer . . . No ...
by orion_winterfire
Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:47 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Your Favorite Custom Class?
Replies: 2
Views: 7651

Re: Your Favorite Custom Class?

Pre-long war I liked Richard's classes that used the lw perk pack. Haven't tried them in lw2 proper. The only custom classes I've used in lw are 3 psi-hybrid classes (psi rookies reloaded mod?) They made early game noticeably easier, but that effect faded somewhat throughout the campaign. And defini...
by orion_winterfire
Sun Aug 27, 2017 6:21 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: [suggestions] side arms, main arms and enemy ideas
Replies: 18
Views: 26304

Re: [suggestions] side arms, main arms and enemy ideas

More mission variants would be nice for sure. However, I'm definitelynot sold on needing more weapons. Seriously, other than range penalties, any possible stat difference is fairly well covered by the different weapon mod configurations and perk choices. Adding more base weapons would cause so much ...
by orion_winterfire
Wed Aug 23, 2017 10:44 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: (11/7/17 UPDATE: See announcement thread)
Replies: 260
Views: 1007920

Re: XCOM 2 expansion + Long War 2: Nothing to announce

So one update: FXS confirmed over on Reddit there will not be a patch to the base game when WOTC launches. That means that Long War 2 campaigns can proceed whether you have installed WOTC or not -- if you do have it installed, you will have the option to play a non-WOTC game and continue with LW2 a...
by orion_winterfire
Wed Aug 23, 2017 3:03 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: AVATAR pip generation mechanics question
Replies: 5
Views: 10317

Re: AVATAR pip generation mechanics question

johnnylump wrote:Fixed bad link, try again
Oops. Thanks.
by orion_winterfire
Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:23 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Low mobility Shinobi?
Replies: 10
Views: 16255

Re: Low mobility Shinobi?

It's worth trying, but I'd recommend against picking all shinobis like that, particularly because there's so many missions where you'll want the whole squad to have decent speed. That said, in my current veteran campaign, I leveled my entire starting roster randomly. Between that, a couple of tactic...
by orion_winterfire
Tue Aug 22, 2017 6:14 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: User Interface Design
Replies: 26
Views: 43548

Re: User Interface Design

You can simply tab/lshift through all your soldiers while you have they AWC skill tree open. There's no need to ever click on the AWC building and it's super fast. Yes, there are things that can be improved in the UI, but people should use the tools that are available already. Holy hell. That fact ...
by orion_winterfire
Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:44 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: What is technical burn chance?
Replies: 7
Views: 13236

Re: What is technical burn chance?

lumber-chick wrote:So stun lancers and mutons can still melee when on fire? Wow. Thanks for that.
Basic melee attacks are allowed, but special attacks are not. As I recall (& I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm mistaken), the stun lancer's attack falls into the latter category and can't be used while burning.
by orion_winterfire
Wed Aug 16, 2017 8:39 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: will we get a chance to play 1.5 before the expansion?
Replies: 15
Views: 22737

Re: will we get a chance to play 1.5 before the expansion?

My bad No worries, it is a common misconception. To answer the initial question from @infidel901, the testers are still working with the latest version of 1.5, so it will be released when JL is satisfied that we've ensured that it is as "bug free" as humanly possible. As you can see from ...
by orion_winterfire
Mon Aug 07, 2017 8:39 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Technicals and Grenadiers with SMG's
Replies: 14
Views: 25071

Re: Technicals and Grenadiers with SMG's

Yep, low aim and/or low move will often (not always) get smg for infiltrate time and mobility
by orion_winterfire
Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:25 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: User Interface Design
Replies: 26
Views: 43548

Re: User Interface Design

DerAva wrote:Maybe a colored border for the different upgrade icons. Green, Blue, Purple for basic, advanced, superior (although not sure if blue and purple would be different enough)
Green, yellow, red?
by orion_winterfire
Wed Aug 02, 2017 10:18 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: User Interface Design
Replies: 26
Views: 43548

Re: User Interface Design

robojumper wrote:If you want to see features, it's best to just write a comment in the mod page. I just updated the mod with weapon upgrade icon tooltips, and gave officer abilities a different color. I have no idea how to visualize the upgrade tier within the icons though.
A true hero of the war!
by orion_winterfire
Wed Aug 02, 2017 10:11 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Least valuable class in 8-man squad?
Replies: 18
Views: 25431

Re: Least valuable class in 8-man squad?

Depends, greatly, on what stage of the game, and also on whether the squad is focused on certain kinds of missions or kept generalist. Technicals are indespensible early but mediocre in late game, for example. And it could matter if you have a plan for builds. Think about the builds you know you wan...
by orion_winterfire
Tue Aug 01, 2017 8:52 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Combatives fix
Replies: 37
Views: 61172

Re: Combatives fix

nmkaplan wrote:Seems like we should learn ask questions first before collectively freaking out about a change like this :roll:
That's good advice in general.