Balancing Squad Size with Difficulty
Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 3:14 pm
Hi guys,
I downloaded Toolbox last week and was excited to use the new increased squad size feature. Previously I'd beat the game on classic (after a grueling campaign), so I turned the difficulty up to Legendary and gave myself the max number of soldiers, thinking it would still be a challenge.
I was wrong. Endless grenade spam and 10 attacks per turn mean that I can finish most missions without the aliens having a chance to fire back.
What are some possible solutions that would allow me to keep the max squad size and still be challenged? I'd found Longwar's X-Com:EW difficulty to be perfect, though I never managed to beat it on classic. Even with the 50% squad size increase on day 0 of that campaign, it still felt very well-balanced.
Are there any plans to release something that would potentially scale the difficulty to squad size? Or perhaps there are there other mods someone might suggest that double the alien pod size or, like original LW, give them increased HP and abilities?
Thanks for your suggestions.
I downloaded Toolbox last week and was excited to use the new increased squad size feature. Previously I'd beat the game on classic (after a grueling campaign), so I turned the difficulty up to Legendary and gave myself the max number of soldiers, thinking it would still be a challenge.
I was wrong. Endless grenade spam and 10 attacks per turn mean that I can finish most missions without the aliens having a chance to fire back.
What are some possible solutions that would allow me to keep the max squad size and still be challenged? I'd found Longwar's X-Com:EW difficulty to be perfect, though I never managed to beat it on classic. Even with the 50% squad size increase on day 0 of that campaign, it still felt very well-balanced.
Are there any plans to release something that would potentially scale the difficulty to squad size? Or perhaps there are there other mods someone might suggest that double the alien pod size or, like original LW, give them increased HP and abilities?
Thanks for your suggestions.