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by Dwarfling
Sun Jan 28, 2018 2:04 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: LW 1.5 Grenadier builds
Replies: 113
Views: 301043

Re: LW 1.5 Grenadier builds

Shredder as cover destruction? Are you by any chance still playing 1.3? They can't even blow up cars reliably. :|
by Dwarfling
Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:12 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: LW 1.5 Grenadier builds
Replies: 113
Views: 301043

Re: LW 1.5 Grenadier builds

Geez I dunno you guys, but I swear by my Sapper Grenadiers. They're basically my key combo piece to make my Rangers (even the OW ones), Gunners and even Sharpshooters be effective on timed missions. It does help that thru trial and error I've basically learned how every piece of terrain behaves agai...
by Dwarfling
Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:49 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Advent Strength Force Vigiliance
Replies: 3
Views: 6391

Re: Advent Strength Force Vigiliance

What Max Strength level should a region be at for me to reliably run missions. Should I just stick with S1, or should I invest Intel personnel in S2 and S3 regions? Depends on the number and quality of the troops you can bring. And your skill. S2 regions will still give you Ex.Light missions and sh...
by Dwarfling
Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:56 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Spark and Resistance MEC can't jump onto roof
Replies: 3
Views: 6193

Re: Spark and Resistance MEC can't jump onto roof

Use the teleport to cursor command.

Have the unit selected, the cursor where you want the unit to teleport to and in the console use: ttc
by Dwarfling
Wed Jan 24, 2018 3:45 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Is quick draw working with fan fire and face off as first action?
Replies: 4
Views: 15730

Re: Is quick draw working with fan fire and face off as first action?

Wait what? You can use Fan Fire as first action and not have it end the turn without Quickdraw? Must be an oversight.
by Dwarfling
Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:46 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: max laser sight crit bonus?
Replies: 3
Views: 6344

Re: max laser sight crit bonus?

Nice to know.
by Dwarfling
Sun Jan 21, 2018 2:11 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Troop Column in pre-Liberated Region
Replies: 2
Views: 4900

Re: Troop Column in pre-Liberated Region

1. Correct. 2. Strenght will be 1 for missions done on a recently liberated region, I don't remember if Troop Columns have a strenght modifier, so it might end up between Ex.Light and V.Light. You can either complete the HQ first and get an easy Troop Column to train a bunch of soldiers, or just hav...
by Dwarfling
Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:02 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: That advent assault on liberated region
Replies: 11
Views: 23886

Re: That advent assault on liberated region

Well the thing with banking on OW on Invasions is that there seems to be a tendency of RNF dropping behind you out of sight as you move towards the beacon. I'm not 100% sure of it, but it has happened to me in my last two invasions. So it really seems like the best option is to bumrush the beacon an...
by Dwarfling
Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:26 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: ...about Xwynn's near disastrous mission last night...
Replies: 13
Views: 21816

Re: ...about Xwynn's near disastrous mission last night...

Nah the reason some missions are a struggle is because a large part of his barracks is underleveled (his Memorial has more than a page and he takes a lot of wounds getting impatient) and he doesn't have a good amount of good scopes, so whenever he has to take shots they're terrible because of T3 def...
by Dwarfling
Thu Jan 18, 2018 2:46 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Commander mag and psi rush campaigns
Replies: 31
Views: 39747

Re: Commander mag and psi rush campaigns

I think the critical thing to analyse is: had I done the same strategy to speed up my research, wouldn't getting the Laser tech before Mag tech put me in the same/worse/better situation? Because without good weapons, a substantial part of your barracks that depend on weapon tech to be effective gets...
by Dwarfling
Mon Jan 15, 2018 11:39 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Commander mag and psi rush campaigns
Replies: 31
Views: 39747

Re: Commander mag and psi rush campaigns

Well, if anything you can try it for science, going Bronzeman or even outright savescumming just to get thru the rough patches. However I don't think you're gonna have the resources to get there in a straight line, and even less to buy a bunch of guns. But hey, if you got the time, cuz I can't imagi...
by Dwarfling
Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:36 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Commander mag and psi rush campaigns
Replies: 31
Views: 39747

Re: Commander mag and psi rush campaigns

Don't you need like Mag Weapons or Adv. Mag Weapons plus Elerium to even research Coilguns anyways? So what do you mean by "Rushing Coilguns?" Are you skipping Laser also? Also are you sure that by late May you're gonna have access to the 50E for Elerium tech and also 15E for Coilgun tech ...
by Dwarfling
Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:33 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Why Expand to New Regions Early?
Replies: 6
Views: 10073

Re: Why Expand to New Regions Early?

Well there's only so many missions you can deploy at the same time, depends on your barracks, but having several contacted regions gives you choice, which is important since there're priority missions depending on the stage of the game. Besides that, contacting regions let you "develop" th...
by Dwarfling
Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:21 am
Forum: Long War 2: Bug Reports
Topic: blackscreen with loop of alien activity on mission startup
Replies: 3
Views: 7695

Re: blackscreen with loop of alien activity on mission startup

Has something to do with the mission not loading properly. Usually happens to me with missions boosted by a Liberation that are launched immediatly without going to the avenger screen. You can end the mission with console commands but the mission comes out as a loss.
by Dwarfling
Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:52 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Discussion of current Legendary campaign
Replies: 25
Views: 43544

Re: Discussion of current Legendary campaign

Yeah that's pretty much what my early game looks like. The only soldiers who don't carry SMGs during early game are Gunners and Sharpshooters cuz they can't carry anything else, Assaults because they can R&G with their shotguns, OW Specs, and Rangers if they're around or over 75aim. I carry 2 fl...
by Dwarfling
Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:32 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Discussion of current Legendary campaign
Replies: 25
Views: 43544

Re: Discussion of current Legendary campaign

Yeah you might be taking too long on things of little importance. My Gatecrashers go like this: - Fan out with everyone, find the first pod, usually the officer's. - Dash everyone towards it. - Chase it while setting up a Beagle maneuver until they bite. Usually try to set it so that soldier getting...
by Dwarfling
Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:40 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: Discussion of current Legendary campaign
Replies: 25
Views: 43544

Re: Discussion of current Legendary campaign

Granted I haven't been reading all the briefings in full detail, so some of this might come out as wild guesses. 1. Why did you start your Legendary campaign with 3 wounded soldiers (2 severely)? I mean, if you're gonna bronzeman and savescum mistakes why take anything other than a perfect start wit...
by Dwarfling
Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:36 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: UFO - Number of enemies?
Replies: 4
Views: 6969

Re: UFO - Number of enemies?

Yeah, that must have been it. Anyway, I reloaded and it went back to Light... So my guess I got the bugged MEC pod in it, which is nice I guess. Gotta keep that in mind next time I suit up a deceptively easy UFO.

Thanks. Gonna see If I get a lone MEC pod.
by Dwarfling
Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:07 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: UFO - Number of enemies?
Replies: 4
Views: 6969

UFO - Number of enemies?

Anyone knows what decides the number of enemies in the Landed UFO mission? I intercepted a UFO coming to a Strenght 3 region, it came up with something like 6d 12h (don't they usually pop with +8h?). Mission info told me it was going to be Very Light , so I deployed a team suited for small encounter...
by Dwarfling
Fri Dec 22, 2017 3:18 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Shooty shinobi?
Replies: 33
Views: 51355

Re: Shooty shinobi?

Don't even bother. Here's the thing: loot will never be more important than getting your team out unwounded. Having that grenadier enabling kill shots for Rangers, Gunners and Sharpshooters by removing cover, or having superior action economy when disabling or deploying smoke will always be miles be...
by Dwarfling
Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:53 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Shooty shinobi?
Replies: 33
Views: 51355

Re: Shooty shinobi?

I've found that it doesn't really matter the build, all Shinobis make good officers. Ghostwalker is tough to choose tho, when you have to constantly battle against 15-20 defense enemies in the late game. Covert tho, is an easier pick.
by Dwarfling
Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:39 am
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: What does liberated intel haven do?
Replies: 3
Views: 8921

Re: What does liberated intel haven do?

Plan? This is the final version.
by Dwarfling
Wed Dec 20, 2017 1:58 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: What does liberated intel haven do?
Replies: 3
Views: 8921

Re: What does liberated intel haven do?

No that's it. And even then you might not even detect the invasion precursor, or detect it with awful times, or the AI might decide not to even trigger it despite having 8 strenght adjacent, so don't bother with intel and if the invasion happens, keep a team that can handle it available.
by Dwarfling
Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:31 pm
Forum: Long War 2: Strategy
Topic: Impossible Sabotage Alian Facility
Replies: 3
Views: 7916

Re: Impossible Sabotage Alian Facility

Bring a min of 8 people and fight it out like a GP Mission or HQ Raid. You don't even need to fret about the RNF timer, it's very long. If you don't want to waste too much time with 8+ soldiers tied up then boost it.
by Dwarfling
Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:42 am
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: 1st 1.5 Legendary campaign
Replies: 18
Views: 27336

Re: 3rd 1.5 Commander campaign

Ain't about time you step it up to Legendary?