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by Garr_Inc
Fri May 26, 2017 12:35 pm
Forum: Long War 2
Topic: No scientist missions appearing
Replies: 10
Views: 14873

Re: No scientist missions appearing

Bullett00th wrote:I don't use the black market, definitely not for scientists/engies who are ridiculously expensive.
Well, sometimes it is a good thing to do (for example, when you have no engineers in the early game, but have good amount of money (they're cheap at the time). I did it and am not regretting it.
by Garr_Inc
Wed Jan 06, 2016 10:28 pm
Forum: Terra Invicta Development
Topic: Brainstorm: Alien Motivation
Replies: 59
Views: 101523

Re: Brainstorm: Alien Motivation

Maybe the aliens are an ancient race that has never encountered any life bearing planet other than the alien origin planet. They could be around for so long that they even stopped looking for other life forms altogether. And since they have never found any opposition, they also don't waste time and...
by Garr_Inc
Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:26 pm
Forum: Terra Invicta Development
Topic: Brainstorm: Alien Motivation
Replies: 59
Views: 101523

Re: Brainstorm: Alien Motivation

First, I'd like to start off with a warning: Long post is long post. Opening: So I'm not building a motivation for a single alien force so much as I've built a number of 'personalities' and 'factions' that might invade along with the behavior I'd expect of them as a result. Not sure if I'm overstep...
by Garr_Inc
Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: XCOM: Long War General Discussion
Topic: Thank You
Replies: 15
Views: 24078

Re: Thank You

This has been a long time. I never thought I will play XCOM anymore. Until I heard about this mod. I remember how I managed to weirdly install it on pirated XCOM EW (it was so bad...). I remember how I accidently picked harder difficulty and had to assault a base in November (there I had a unit that...
by Garr_Inc
Wed Dec 30, 2015 5:28 pm
Forum: Terra Invicta Development
Topic: Brainstorm: Alien Motivation
Replies: 59
Views: 101523

Re: Brainstorm: Alien Motivation

In terms of a good alien motivation I think something like the Scramblers from the novel Blindsight by Peter Watts would be cool. Not only because they are 'alien' aliens with a totally different perspective on the universe, but also because their motivations for their actions are understandable, a...