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Tvol-bot: Bot: Replacing category XCOM2 with XCOM 2

2017-01-29T09:56:11Z

Bot: Replacing category XCOM2 with XCOM 2

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	* More dangerous enemy types arrive later in the calendar year, e.g. Sectopods arrive in October versus August.		* More dangerous enemy types arrive later in the calendar year, e.g. Sectopods arrive in October versus August.

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Robertp: removing my signature since it's general information

2016-08-11T18:18:36Z

removing my signature since it's general information

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	* More dangerous enemy types arrive later in the calendar year, e.g. Sectopods arrive in October versus August.		* More dangerous enemy types arrive later in the calendar year, e.g. Sectopods arrive in October versus August.


	~~[[User:Robertp\|Robertp]] ([[User talk:Robertp\|talk]]) 02:32, 11 August 2016 (EDT)~~

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Robertp: Add category

2016-08-11T06:35:07Z

Add category

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	[[User:Robertp\|Robertp]] ([[User talk:Robertp\|talk]]) 02:32, 11 August 2016 (EDT)		[[User:Robertp\|Robertp]] ([[User talk:Robertp\|talk]]) 02:32, 11 August 2016 (EDT)

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Robertp: Add the difficulty descriptions directly from the game and some details on each garnered from the config files

2016-08-11T06:32:49Z

Add the difficulty descriptions directly from the game and some details on each garnered from the config files

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=XCOM 2 Difficulties=

{{Ref Open | title = Official Descriptions}}
;Rookie
: Appropriate for players new to tactical games or XCOM in general.
;Veteran
: A challenge appropriate for players familiar with XCOM
;Commander
: A significant challenge for experienced XCOM 2 players only.
;Legend
: A longer game with no margin for error. Only the strongest XCOM players will survive. The tutorial will not be enabled for Legend difficulty.

{{Ref Close | source = XCOM 2}}

== Strategic and Tactical Differences ==

These are mostly pulled from the config files for XCOM 2. There may be additional affects.

== Rookie ==
* Max 4 engaged enemies
* 30 intel cost to contact a region
* Significant hidden aim assist
* Rookie soldier has 6 health
* Basic trooper has 3 health and mutons have 8

== Veteran ==
* Max 6 engaged enemies
* 30 intel cost to contact a region
* Some hidden aim assist
* Rookie soldier has 5 health
* Basic Advent trooper has 3 health and mutons have 8

== Commander ==
* Max 6 engaged enemies
* 40 intel cost to contact a region
* Minor hidden aim assist
* Rookie soldier has 4 health
* Enemies have more health, e.g. the basic Advent trooper has 4 health and mutons have 9
* Takes a few extra missions to rank a soldier up to colonel

== Legend ==
* No limit to engaged enemies
* 80 intel cost to contact a region
* No aim assist
* Rookie soldier has 4 health
* Enemies have even more health, e.g. the basic Advent trooper has 4 health and mutons have 11
* Takes almost double the missions to rank a soldier up to colonel
* Building facilities cost more and research takes a lot longer (see XComStrategyTuning.ini)
* Mimic beacons need 3 faceless corpses instead of 2
* More dangerous enemy types arrive later in the calendar year, e.g. Sectopods arrive in October versus August.

[[User:Robertp|Robertp]] ([[User talk:Robertp|talk]]) 02:32, 11 August 2016 (EDT)