Classic Ironman An Army Of Four (EU2012) - Revision history

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2022-08-28T21:20:52Z

Known Difficult Missions: stop

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	Base Defense - you need to know the order of the waves. Do not summarily dismiss an early Heavy squaddie with Aim score of 52, as they can be useful as a reinforcement here.		Base Defense - you need to know the order of the waves. Do not summarily dismiss an early Heavy squaddie with Aim score of 52, as they can be useful as a reinforcement here.

	Confounding Light - Sprinter, Squadsight, Mimetic Skin and Lightning Reflexes all make this mission dramatically simpler.		Confounding Light - Sprinter, Squadsight, Mimetic Skin and Lightning Reflexes all make this mission dramatically simpler. Or just stop trying to Ironman this. It's not worth it.

	[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]		[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]
	[[Category: Guides (EU2012)]]		[[Category: Guides (EU2012)]]

Oathed: /* Gearing & Bottlenecks */

2016-01-22T22:58:02Z

Gearing & Bottlenecks

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	3 Floater Corpse for one Defense Matrix (Dodge), which you will only likely need once.		3 Floater Corpse for one Defense Matrix (Dodge), which you will only likely need once.

	2 Cyberdisc Wreck for one UFO Tracking (Boost), which you will only likely need once.		2 Cyberdisc Wreck for one UFO Tracking (Boost), which you will only likely need once.

	3 Sectoid Corpse for one Uplink Targeting (Aim), which you will only likely need once.		3 Sectoid Corpse for one Uplink Targeting (Aim), which you will only likely need once.

	4 Thin Man Corpse for Improved Medikit.		4 Thin Man Corpse for Improved Medikit.

	4 Drone Wreck for Improved Arc Thrower.		4 Drone Wreck for Improved Arc Thrower.

	6 Muton Corpse for Ammo Conservation.		6 Muton Corpse for Ammo Conservation.

Oathed: /* Gearing & Bottlenecks */

2016-01-22T22:57:32Z

Gearing & Bottlenecks

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	Weapon Fragments tend to be bottlenecks in the late game for research. Sell these last unless you have a very specific reason.		Weapon Fragments tend to be bottlenecks in the late game for research. Sell these last unless you have a very specific reason.

			3 Floater Corpse for one Defense Matrix (Dodge), which you will only likely need once.
			2 Cyberdisc Wreck for one UFO Tracking (Boost), which you will only likely need once.
			3 Sectoid Corpse for one Uplink Targeting (Aim), which you will only likely need once.
			4 Thin Man Corpse for Improved Medikit.
			4 Drone Wreck for Improved Arc Thrower.
			6 Muton Corpse for Ammo Conservation.

	== Tactics ==		== Tactics ==

Oathed: /* Gearing */

2016-01-22T22:01:26Z

Gearing

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	Carapace Armour dramatically improves soldier survivability.		Carapace Armour dramatically improves soldier survivability.

	== Gearing ==		== Gearing & Bottlenecks ==

	Laser Rifles are generally cheap and quickly gotten, ideal for your Support and Assault classes.		Laser Rifles are generally cheap and quickly gotten, ideal for your Support and Assault classes.
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	The Mimic Beacon can often save one of your soldiers from an otherwise certain death. Other items are generally not needed for the extremely careful player, and will delay more satellites early on.		The Mimic Beacon can often save one of your soldiers from an otherwise certain death. Other items are generally not needed for the extremely careful player, and will delay more satellites early on.

			Weapon Fragments tend to be bottlenecks in the late game for research. Sell these last unless you have a very specific reason.

	== Tactics ==		== Tactics ==

Oathbreaker: /* Satellite Strategy 1st month */

2014-02-27T17:11:10Z

Satellite Strategy 1st month

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	*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);		*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);
	*Day 8 - If the first Abduction Site comes too late to get a Workshop-to-Uplink chain first month, then your options are to reroll or have the rest of the game play a step harder.		*Day 8 - If the first Abduction Site comes too late to get a Workshop-to-Uplink chain first month, then your options are to reroll or have the rest of the game play a step harder.
	*Days 7-13 - Small Scout UFO. If you let the first UFO go, you get a Medium Scout UFO. This likely but not always means you only have money from the first mission to purchase Satellites with the first month, but you'll have a lot more cash and kills at the end of the month.		*Days 7-13 - Small Scout UFO. If you let the first UFO go, you get a Medium Scout UFO. This likely but not always means you only have money from the first mission to purchase Satellites with the first month, but you'll have a lot more cash and kills at the end of the month. Unfortunately, the average time between Small initial and follow-up Medium is ~4-5 days, so if you're looking for that perfect first month with a Medium UFO in time to buy Satellites by Day 11, you will reroll ''a lot''.
	*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1). If there was no Council Mission or you didn't down a UFO by now, your options are to reroll or persevere. Approximate 10% probability.		*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1). If there was no Council Mission or you didn't down a UFO by now, your options are to reroll or persevere. Approximate 10% probability.
	*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);		*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);
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	*Day 31 - Launch satellites for maximum cash with an eye to getting the South American continent bonus as soon as possible. Council Report		*Day 31 - Launch satellites for maximum cash with an eye to getting the South American continent bonus as soon as possible. Council Report

			*Second Month: Remember, there is one less day in April than March, meaning the Workshop has to be up by Day 6 (unless you have enough Engineers for Uplink), all Satellites be bought by Day 10, Power by Day 11, Satellite Uplink by Day 16 etc. This month is ideal for letting Small UFOs go in peace.

	== Research Order ==		== Research Order ==

Oathbreaker: /* Satellite Strategy 1st month */

2014-02-15T17:01:18Z

Satellite Strategy 1st month

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	*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);		*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);
	*...		*...
	*Day 31 - Launch satellites for maximum cash with an eye to getting the South American continent bonus as soon as possible.		*Day 31 - Launch satellites for maximum cash with an eye to getting the South American continent bonus as soon as possible. Council Report
	*Council Report

	== Research Order ==		== Research Order ==

Oathbreaker: /* Satellite Rush Strategy 1st month */

2014-02-15T17:00:33Z

Satellite Rush Strategy 1st month

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	Africa is generally seen as the easiest starting continent, as it makes the first months slightly more forgiving.		Africa is generally seen as the easiest starting continent, as it makes the first months slightly more forgiving.

	== Satellite ~~Rush~~ Strategy 1st month ==		== Satellite Strategy 1st month ==

	For further discussion see [[Survival Guide (EU2012)\|Survival Guide]].		For further discussion see [[Survival Guide (EU2012)\|Survival Guide]].
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	*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);		*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);
	*Day 8 - If the first Abduction Site comes too late to get a Workshop-to-Uplink chain first month, then your options are to reroll or have the rest of the game play a step harder.		*Day 8 - If the first Abduction Site comes too late to get a Workshop-to-Uplink chain first month, then your options are to reroll or have the rest of the game play a step harder.
	*Days 7-10 - UFO ~~(small scout, 1 interceptor needed)~~. ~~Let~~ the first UFO go, ~~shortly after~~ you get a Medium Scout with more ~~loot~~ and ~~experience~~.		*Days 7-13 - Small Scout UFO. If you let the first UFO go, you get a Medium Scout UFO. This likely but not always means you only have money from the first mission to purchase Satellites with the first month, but you'll have a lot more cash and kills at the end of the month.
	*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1). If there was no Council Mission or ~~Medium Scout~~ by now, your options are to reroll or persevere. Approximate 10% probability.		*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1). If there was no Council Mission or you didn't down a UFO by now, your options are to reroll or persevere. Approximate 10% probability.
	*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);		*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);
	*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);		*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);

Oathbreaker: /* Sectopods */

2014-02-15T16:10:18Z

Sectopods

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	== Sectopods ==		== Sectopods ==

	~~Fear me~~.		Plan for this, or you will find yourself accidentally taking down the Overseer UFO early on, without sufficient firepower to overcome the new Reinforced Armour ability in one single turn, meaning your four soldiers will take heavy damage over multiple turns. It may be worth delaying this fight until you are absolutely certain you have a way to deal with the Sectopod. The alternative is a long game of hide-and-seek with dubious prospects in a very dangerous unknowable tactical situation.

	~~Plan for this, or you will find yourself accidentally taking down~~ the ~~Overseer UFO early~~ on~~, without sufficient firepower~~ to ~~overcome the new Reinforced Armour ability in one single turn, meaning your four soldiers will~~ take ~~heavy damage over multiple turns~~. ~~It may be worth delaying this fight until~~ you ~~are absolutely certain~~ you ~~have a way~~ to ~~deal with~~ the ~~Sectopod~~. ~~The alternative is~~ a ~~long game of hide~~-and~~-seek with dubious prospects in a very dangerous unknowable tactical situation~~.		== Known Difficult Missions ==

			First Council Mission - the Sectoids on the far side become very simple to take out with a Squadsight sniper. If you lose personnel here, consider rerolling.

			Base Defense - you need to know the order of the waves. Do not summarily dismiss an early Heavy squaddie with Aim score of 52, as they can be useful as a reinforcement here.

			Confounding Light - Sprinter, Squadsight, Mimetic Skin and Lightning Reflexes all make this mission dramatically simpler.

	[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]		[[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]
	[[Category: Guides (EU2012)]]		[[Category: Guides (EU2012)]]

Oathbreaker: /* Satellite Rush Strategy 1st month */

2014-02-15T16:03:29Z

Satellite Rush Strategy 1st month

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	*Day 1 - Excavate ($10, 5d, space for Workshop);		*Day 1 - Excavate ($10, 5d, space for Workshop);
	*Days 4-7 - Abduction Site (+4 engineers, for Workshop), occasionally there is an early Council mission;		*Days 4-7 - Abduction Site (+4 engineers, for Workshop), occasionally there is an early Council mission;
	*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d~~, +5 engineers for Satellite Uplink~~), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);		*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);
	*Days 7-10 - UFO (small scout, 1 interceptor needed). Let the first UFO go, shortly after you get a Medium Scout~~. The downside is a slight delay, but more kills,~~ more experience ~~and more loot makes up for the lost time. Do not attempt this trick in later months as you risk a Battleship appearing~~.		*Day 8 - If the first Abduction Site comes too late to get a Workshop-to-Uplink chain first month, then your options are to reroll or have the rest of the game play a step harder.
	*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1),		*Days 7-10 - UFO (small scout, 1 interceptor needed). Let the first UFO go, shortly after you get a Medium Scout with more loot and experience.
			*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1). If there was no Council Mission or Medium Scout by now, your options are to reroll or persevere. Approximate 10% probability.
	*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);		*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);
	*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);		*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);

Oathbreaker: /* Satellite Rush Strategy 1st month */

2014-02-08T14:32:55Z

Satellite Rush Strategy 1st month

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	For further discussion see [[Survival Guide (EU2012)\|Survival Guide]].		For further discussion see [[Survival Guide (EU2012)\|Survival Guide]].

	*Day 1 - ~~excavate~~ ($10, 5d, space for Workshop);		*Day 1 - Excavate ($10, 5d, space for Workshop);
	*Days 4-7 - Abduction Site (+4 engineers, for Workshop);		*Days 4-7 - Abduction Site (+4 engineers, for Workshop), occasionally there is an early Council mission;
	*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d, +5 engineers for Satellite Uplink), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);		*Days 7 - Workshop ($130, 10d, +5 engineers for Satellite Uplink), excavate ($10, 5d, space for Power Generator);
	*Days 7-10 - UFO (small scout, 1 interceptor needed). Let the first UFO go, you get a Medium Scout ~~with more loot~~. The downside is a slight delay, but more kills, more experience and more loot makes up for the lost time.		*Days 7-10 - UFO (small scout, 1 interceptor needed). Let the first UFO go, shortly after you get a Medium Scout. The downside is a slight delay, but more kills, more experience and more loot makes up for the lost time. Do not attempt this trick in later months as you risk a Battleship appearing.
	*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1),		*Day 11 - 3x-4x satellites ($77 each with 9 engineers; 20d) not in pack (1 by 1),
	*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);		*Day 12 - Power Generator ($60, 5d, power for Satellite Uplink);
	*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($~~150~~, 14d);		*Day 17 - Satellite Uplink ($100, 14d);
	*...		*...
	*Day 31 - Launch satellites for maximum cash with an eye to getting the South American continent bonus as soon as possible.		*Day 31 - Launch satellites for maximum cash with an eye to getting the South American continent bonus as soon as possible.
	*Council Report		*Council Report

	~~2nd Abduction Site and Council Mission will be this month, but it usually goes after day 17.~~

	== Research Order ==		== Research Order ==