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	# The +10 Aim bonus to the Aliens - suddenly Sectoids can be a lot more lethal.		# The +10 Aim bonus to the Aliens - suddenly Sectoids can be a lot more lethal.
	# Soldiers have -1 HP less than on Normal - crucially this means Light Plasma Rifles can one-shot soldiers with basic armor.		# Soldiers have -1 HP less than on Normal - crucially this means Light Plasma Rifles can one-shot soldiers with basic armor.
	# Thin Men/Outsiders now have 4/5 health - Assault Rifles are not much ~~useful~~ against them anymore.		# Thin Men/Outsiders now have 4/5 health - Assault Rifles are not much use against them anymore.
	# No OTS at the beginning - stuck to 4 soldier squads for a while until you get a Sergeant promoted and the OTS built. (With the Slingshot DLC, you can get Zhang fairly early in the first month to satisfy this condition)		# No OTS at the beginning - stuck to 4 soldier squads for a while until you get a Sergeant promoted and the OTS built. (With the Slingshot DLC, you can get Zhang fairly early in the first month to satisfy this condition)
	# Panic now spreads throughout countries - all the world seems to be turning redder and redder.		# Panic now spreads throughout countries - all the world seems to be turning redder and redder.

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2016-08-12T10:44:00Z

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	Battle: this may be your focus on any save-state/RNG manipulations, and where you can turn nearly any situation into a victory; this is where where the number Seeds become most apparent. In essence, for at least a whole turn (both yours and the aliens), the RNG has already completed a number of dice rolls, and stores it in memory. In this case, the 'die' is 100-sided (while zero is an integer, a 100% shot is always guaranteed, and 0% always misses), and thus comes in the "Chance to hit" probabilities (with an additional roll for critical hits, when available). For whatever the unseen roll is, what your soldier needs to have is a higher aim score (aim stat and any modifiers, like S.C.O.P.E.s raise or being poisoned or suppressed drops). Psionics and stunning behave similarly, and seem to use the same 'list' of numbers. AoE attacks, as you aim them manually, obviously ignore the RNG completely (save for the 10% chance of Heavy rockets going off course).		Battle: this may be your focus on any save-state/RNG manipulations, and where you can turn nearly any situation into a victory; this is where where the number Seeds become most apparent. In essence, for at least a whole turn (both yours and the aliens), the RNG has already completed a number of dice rolls, and stores it in memory. In this case, the 'die' is 100-sided (while zero is an integer, a 100% shot is always guaranteed, and 0% always misses), and thus comes in the "Chance to hit" probabilities (with an additional roll for critical hits, when available). For whatever the unseen roll is, what your soldier needs to have is a higher aim score (aim stat and any modifiers, like S.C.O.P.E.s raise or being poisoned or suppressed drops). Psionics and stunning behave similarly, and seem to use the same 'list' of numbers. AoE attacks, as you aim them manually, obviously ignore the RNG completely (save for the 10% chance of Heavy rockets going off course).

	For example, the RNG seed may give something like 85, 50, 2, 99 (which you cannot see). You have 4 soldiers, with aim of 60, 90, 80, 80. Assuming all other aim modifiers even out, if the soldiers fire in that order, soldier A and D will miss their shots, but B and C will hit their targets. Reloading, you make B fire first, and he'll land the shot, A can take either the second or third shot, and also hit, and soldiers C and D can take the third shot equally and hit, but the fourth shot will always miss, unless something gives the fourth soldier to fire either a 99% or 100% hit chance. Or, to put it more simply: when savescumming, use the soldiers with high aim if that order in the shots was missed before, and with luck, when the soldier with the lower aim takes a shot in a different part of the order, the Seed number will allow them to land a hit. This is the basis of taking advantage of the seeded numbers when taking shots. In the alien's turn this in effect the same - and you can deny them landing any (at least any important/critical) hits with a number of actions, such as suppression, killing the offending alien, or using one of the various defensive techniques (hunker down, smoke grenade, etc).		For example, the RNG seed may give something like 85, 50, 2, 99 (which you cannot see). You have 4 soldiers, with aim of 60, 90, 80, 80. Assuming all other aim modifiers even out, if the soldiers fire in that order, soldier A and D will miss their shots, but B and C will hit their targets. Reloading, you make B fire first, and he'll land the shot, A can take either the second or third shot, and also hit, and soldiers C and D can take the third shot equally and hit, but the fourth shot will always miss, unless something gives the fourth soldier to fire either a 99% or 100% hit chance. Or, to put it more simply: when savescumming, use the soldiers with high aim if that order in the shots was missed before, and with luck, when the soldier with the lower aim takes a shot in a different part of the order, the Seed number will allow them to land a hit. This is the basis of taking advantage of the seeded numbers when taking shots. In the alien's turn this in effect the same-- and you can deny them landing any (at least any important/critical) hits with a number of actions, such as suppression, killing the offending alien, or using one of the various defensive techniques (hunker down, smoke grenade, etc).

	When savescumming in the midst of battle, you may find that sometimes alien squads (particularly unactivated ones) will 'teleport' from any locations where you know they were. Be cautious of this. As for any active aliens, their movement uses the AI package, and thus isn't under the rule of the RNG--- but still having predictable behavior: if you take the same actions, so will they. So in a way, enemy movement is 'seeded', or at least manipulable.		When savescumming in the midst of battle, you may find that sometimes alien squads (particularly unactivated ones) will 'teleport' from any locations where you know they were. Be cautious of this. As for any active aliens, their movement uses the AI package, and thus isn't under the rule of the RNG--- but still having predictable behavior: if you take the same actions, so will they. So in a way, enemy movement is 'seeded', or at least manipulable.

Miteusz: typo

2016-08-12T10:41:38Z

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	Battle: this may be your focus on any save-state/RNG manipulations, and where you can turn nearly any situation into a victory; this is where where the number Seeds become most apparent. In essence, for at least a whole turn (both yours and the aliens), the RNG has already completed a number of dice rolls, and stores it in memory. In this case, the 'die' is 100-sided (while zero is an integer, a 100% shot is always guaranteed, and 0% always misses), and thus comes in the "Chance to hit" probabilities (with an additional roll for critical hits, when available). For whatever the unseen roll is, what your soldier needs to have is a higher aim score (aim stat and any modifiers, like S.C.O.P.E.s raise or being poisoned or suppressed drops). Psionics and stunning behave similarly, and seem to use the same 'list' of numbers. AoE attacks, as you aim them manually, obviously ignore the RNG completely (save for the 10% chance of Heavy rockets going off course).		Battle: this may be your focus on any save-state/RNG manipulations, and where you can turn nearly any situation into a victory; this is where where the number Seeds become most apparent. In essence, for at least a whole turn (both yours and the aliens), the RNG has already completed a number of dice rolls, and stores it in memory. In this case, the 'die' is 100-sided (while zero is an integer, a 100% shot is always guaranteed, and 0% always misses), and thus comes in the "Chance to hit" probabilities (with an additional roll for critical hits, when available). For whatever the unseen roll is, what your soldier needs to have is a higher aim score (aim stat and any modifiers, like S.C.O.P.E.s raise or being poisoned or suppressed drops). Psionics and stunning behave similarly, and seem to use the same 'list' of numbers. AoE attacks, as you aim them manually, obviously ignore the RNG completely (save for the 10% chance of Heavy rockets going off course).

	For example, the RNG seed may give something like 85, 50, 2, 99 (which you cannot see). You have 4 soldiers, with aim of 60, 90, 80, 80. Assuming all other aim modifiers even out, if the soldiers fire in that order, soldier A and D will miss their shots, but B and C will hit their targets. Reloading, you make B fire first, and he'll land the shot, A can take either the second or third shot, and also hit, and soldiers C and D can take the third shot equally and hit, but the fourth shot will always miss, unless something gives the fourth soldier to fire either a 99% or 100% hit chance. Or, to put it more simply: when savescumming, use the soldiers with high aim if that order in the shots was missed before, and with luck, when the soldier with the lower aim takes a shot in a different part of the order, the Seed number will allow them to land a hit. This is the basis of taking advantage of the seeded numbers when taking shots. In the alien's turn this in effect the same-- and you can deny them landing any (at least any important/critical) hits with a number of actions, such as suppression, killing the offending alien, or using one of the various defensive techniques (hunker down, smoke grenade, etc).		For example, the RNG seed may give something like 85, 50, 2, 99 (which you cannot see). You have 4 soldiers, with aim of 60, 90, 80, 80. Assuming all other aim modifiers even out, if the soldiers fire in that order, soldier A and D will miss their shots, but B and C will hit their targets. Reloading, you make B fire first, and he'll land the shot, A can take either the second or third shot, and also hit, and soldiers C and D can take the third shot equally and hit, but the fourth shot will always miss, unless something gives the fourth soldier to fire either a 99% or 100% hit chance. Or, to put it more simply: when savescumming, use the soldiers with high aim if that order in the shots was missed before, and with luck, when the soldier with the lower aim takes a shot in a different part of the order, the Seed number will allow them to land a hit. This is the basis of taking advantage of the seeded numbers when taking shots. In the alien's turn this in effect the same - and you can deny them landing any (at least any important/critical) hits with a number of actions, such as suppression, killing the offending alien, or using one of the various defensive techniques (hunker down, smoke grenade, etc).

	When savescumming in the midst of battle, you may find that sometimes alien squads (particularly unactivated ones) will 'teleport' from any locations where you know they were. Be cautious of this. As for any active aliens, their movement uses the AI package, and thus isn't under the rule of the RNG--- but still having predictable behavior: if you take the same actions, so will they. So in a way, enemy movement is 'seeded', or at least manipulable.		When savescumming in the midst of battle, you may find that sometimes alien squads (particularly unactivated ones) will 'teleport' from any locations where you know they were. Be cautious of this. As for any active aliens, their movement uses the AI package, and thus isn't under the rule of the RNG--- but still having predictable behavior: if you take the same actions, so will they. So in a way, enemy movement is 'seeded', or at least manipulable.

Xuncu: /* The RNG, Save Scumming, and You */

2015-02-27T10:36:19Z

The RNG, Save Scumming, and You

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	*Leveling soldiers: particularly if [[Second_Wave_(EU2012)#Second_Wave_Options\|Hidden Potential]] is on (and can be supplemented by '''Not Created Equal''', and the [[OTS_(EU2012)\|OTS]]'s "New Guy" and "Iron Will" perks), your soldiers have a range of points each new rank can add to their stats. With Hidden Potential and Iron Will, your soldiers can get up to 13 points to their Will score each time they level. The increase to their Aim score is dependent on their class: 3 to 9 for Snipers, 2 to 6 for Supports, 1 to 5 for Assaults and EW's MEC Troopers, and 0 to 2 for Heavies. With Save Scumming, what you can do is save a state before the last action of a mission (usually shooting something in the face), and see the leveling scores in the Mission Results. To make it easier, you may want to make a logbook of sorts (eg: a .txt file, or handwritten notes), perhaps organized by class, so you can keep track of a soldier's Aim/Will scores as they level, reading from Base screens (since in-battle, the "Offense" score is their aim score ''plus'' any modifiers).		*Leveling soldiers: particularly if [[Second_Wave_(EU2012)#Second_Wave_Options\|Hidden Potential]] is on (and can be supplemented by '''Not Created Equal''', and the [[OTS_(EU2012)\|OTS]]'s "New Guy" and "Iron Will" perks), your soldiers have a range of points each new rank can add to their stats. With Hidden Potential and Iron Will, your soldiers can get up to 13 points to their Will score each time they level. The increase to their Aim score is dependent on their class: 3 to 9 for Snipers, 2 to 6 for Supports, 1 to 5 for Assaults and EW's MEC Troopers, and 0 to 2 for Heavies. With Save Scumming, what you can do is save a state before the last action of a mission (usually shooting something in the face), and see the leveling scores in the Mission Results. To make it easier, you may want to make a logbook of sorts (eg: a .txt file, or handwritten notes), perhaps organized by class, so you can keep track of a soldier's Aim/Will scores as they level, reading from Base screens (since in-battle, the "Offense" score is their aim score ''plus'' any modifiers).
	**While you could go all out and scum for Health and Movement bonuses as well: that is far too much hassle, in light of how, say, the odds of getting the max Aim/Will bonus for a Sniper is 1 in 64. For health bonuses: it's not quite as important, as long as any damage they do receive doesn't get through their armor. And Movement bonuses are the largest hassle to keep track of, as it is unlisted (save for the rare few Mods that modify the Barracks screen).		**While you could go all out and scum for Health and Movement bonuses as well: that is far too much hassle, in light of how, say, the odds of getting the max Aim/Will bonus for a Sniper is 1 in 64. For health bonuses: it's not quite as important, as long as any damage they do receive doesn't get through their armor. And Movement bonuses are the largest hassle to keep track of, as it is unlisted (save for the rare few Mods that modify the Barracks screen).
			*Rookies who level will be assigned a class; re-rolling the class will require reloading from an in-mission save.
			**If [[Training_Roulette_(EU2012)\|Training Roulette]] is on, leveling rookies will also have the random abilities rolled for at this point.
			***Council reward soldiers' (and soldiers bought after '''New Guy''' is purchased from the OTS) random abilities will be rolled when the soldier is acquired.

	Good times to save:		Good times to save:

Xuncu: /* Miscellaneous Tips */

2014-12-13T11:52:35Z

Miscellaneous Tips

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	Without delving deep into computer programming and algorithims: the '''R'''andom '''N'''umber '''G'''enerator is the digital 'die' who's rolls decide the fate of the internal mechanics, odds, and outcomes of XCOM. Different actions and events are manipulated at different times by the RNG, and learning when and how means you can manipulate the game through what is known as "Save Scumming." In Scumming, what is done is that, through save-state management, you can remember what did occur in one attempt at a round of engagement in the battlefield, or certain events in the Base, and take advantage of RNG results.		Without delving deep into computer programming and algorithims: the '''R'''andom '''N'''umber '''G'''enerator is the digital 'die' who's rolls decide the fate of the internal mechanics, odds, and outcomes of XCOM. Different actions and events are manipulated at different times by the RNG, and learning when and how means you can manipulate the game through what is known as "Save Scumming." In Scumming, what is done is that, through save-state management, you can remember what did occur in one attempt at a round of engagement in the battlefield, or certain events in the Base, and take advantage of RNG results.

	As it sounds, Save Scumming is usually considered as a '''cheat'''. If cheating is not for you or if you have Enemy Within's Second Wave option of the same name toggled (although it affects shots on the battlefield only), you may still find this information to be informative.		As it sounds, Save Scumming is usually considered as a '''cheat'''. High risks and high losses are inherent to the spirit of XCOM as well, so you may be doing yourself a disservice (and spend a lot of excess time) in gameplay if you attempt to bring back every soldier in pristine condition. If cheating is not for you or if you have Enemy Within's Second Wave option of the same name toggled (although it affects shots on the battlefield only), you may still find this information to be informative.

	At least on the PC version, you can also cheat with this method in Ironman during tactical missions, since the game will only save the current mission at certain points during your turn: closing the game and reloading from the save will bring the last save and you'll be able to take again any shots. Otherwise, you can manipulate save files through your PC's OS, to equal effect (if a bit more involved) as regular saving. A distinct advantage of this is that you can make folders to label savestates to difficulty/campaign, situations/progress, or whatever else you feel you need, as well as having backups for any long-term screwups, or if your savestates simply become corrupted. Note that your Steam account may make backups and transfers on it's own when you open and close it.		At least on the PC version, you can also cheat with this method in Ironman during tactical missions, since the game will only save the current mission at certain points during your turn: closing the game and reloading from the save will bring the last save and you'll be able to take again any shots. Otherwise, you can manipulate save files through your PC's OS, to equal effect (if a bit more involved) as regular saving. A distinct advantage of this is that you can make folders to label savestates to difficulty/campaign, situations/progress, or whatever else you feel you need, as well as having backups for any long-term screwups, or if your savestates simply become corrupted. Note that your Steam account may make backups and transfers on it's own when you open and close it.
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	For example, the RNG seed may give something like 85, 50, 2, 99 (which you cannot see). You have 4 soldiers, with aim of 60, 90, 80, 80. Assuming all other aim modifiers even out, if the soldiers fire in that order, soldier A and D will miss their shots, but B and C will hit their targets. Reloading, you make B fire first, and he'll land the shot, A can take either the second or third shot, and also hit, and soldiers C and D can take the third shot equally and hit, but the fourth shot will always miss, unless something gives the fourth soldier to fire either a 99% or 100% hit chance. Or, to put it more simply: when savescumming, use the soldiers with high aim if that order in the shots was missed before, and with luck, when the soldier with the lower aim takes a shot in a different part of the order, the Seed number will allow them to land a hit. This is the basis of taking advantage of the seeded numbers when taking shots. In the alien's turn this in effect the same-- and you can deny them landing any (at least any important/critical) hits with a number of actions, such as suppression, killing the offending alien, or using one of the various defensive techniques (hunker down, smoke grenade, etc).		For example, the RNG seed may give something like 85, 50, 2, 99 (which you cannot see). You have 4 soldiers, with aim of 60, 90, 80, 80. Assuming all other aim modifiers even out, if the soldiers fire in that order, soldier A and D will miss their shots, but B and C will hit their targets. Reloading, you make B fire first, and he'll land the shot, A can take either the second or third shot, and also hit, and soldiers C and D can take the third shot equally and hit, but the fourth shot will always miss, unless something gives the fourth soldier to fire either a 99% or 100% hit chance. Or, to put it more simply: when savescumming, use the soldiers with high aim if that order in the shots was missed before, and with luck, when the soldier with the lower aim takes a shot in a different part of the order, the Seed number will allow them to land a hit. This is the basis of taking advantage of the seeded numbers when taking shots. In the alien's turn this in effect the same-- and you can deny them landing any (at least any important/critical) hits with a number of actions, such as suppression, killing the offending alien, or using one of the various defensive techniques (hunker down, smoke grenade, etc).

	When savescumming in the midst of battle, you may find that sometimes alien squads (particularly unactivated ones) will 'teleport' from any locations where you know they were. Be cautious of this. As for any active aliens, their movement uses the AI package, and thus isn't under the rule of the RNG--- but still having predictable ~~behaviour~~: if you take the same actions, so will they. So in a way, enemy movement is 'seeded', or at least manipulable.		When savescumming in the midst of battle, you may find that sometimes alien squads (particularly unactivated ones) will 'teleport' from any locations where you know they were. Be cautious of this. As for any active aliens, their movement uses the AI package, and thus isn't under the rule of the RNG--- but still having predictable behavior: if you take the same actions, so will they. So in a way, enemy movement is 'seeded', or at least manipulable.

	Lastly, when returning to base:		Lastly, when returning to base:
	*~~Artfacts~~/resources for most missions depend on your actions (how you neutralize enemies). UFOs will have a roll for destroyed materials when shot down, ~~plus~~ any damage you do during the mission (less alloys if UFO walls are destroyed, less Elerium if generators explode, and generators and computers themselves), will equal what XCOM will recover, so these are more ~~dependant~~ on your actions.		*Artifacts/resources for most missions depend on your actions (how you neutralize enemies): shooting them, stunning them, or blowing them up.
	*Leveling soldiers: particularly if [[Second_Wave_(EU2012)#Second_Wave_Options\|Hidden Potential]] is on (and can be supplemented by '''Not Created Equal''', and the [[OTS_(EU2012)\|OTS]]'s "New Guy" and "Iron Will" perks), your soldiers have a range of points each new rank can add to their stats. With Hidden Potential and Iron Will, your soldiers can get up to 13 points to their Will score each time they level. The increase to their Aim score is ~~dependant~~ on their class: 3 to 9 for Snipers, 2 to 6 for Supports, 1 to 5 for Assaults and EW's MEC Troopers, and 0 to 2 for Heavies. With Save Scumming, what you can do is save a state before the last action of a mission (usually shooting something in the face), and see the leveling scores in the Mission Results. To make it easier, you may want to make a logbook of sorts (eg: a .txt file, or handwritten notes), perhaps organized by class, so you can keep track of a soldier's Aim/Will scores as they level, reading from Base screens (since in-battle, the "Offense" score is their aim score ''plus'' any modifiers).		*UFOs will have a roll for destroyed materials when shot down back in Air Combat. But, any damage you do during the mission (less alloys if UFO walls are destroyed, less Elerium if generators explode, and generators and computers themselves), will equal what XCOM will recover, so these are more dependent on your actions.
			*Leveling soldiers: particularly if [[Second_Wave_(EU2012)#Second_Wave_Options\|Hidden Potential]] is on (and can be supplemented by '''Not Created Equal''', and the [[OTS_(EU2012)\|OTS]]'s "New Guy" and "Iron Will" perks), your soldiers have a range of points each new rank can add to their stats. With Hidden Potential and Iron Will, your soldiers can get up to 13 points to their Will score each time they level. The increase to their Aim score is dependent on their class: 3 to 9 for Snipers, 2 to 6 for Supports, 1 to 5 for Assaults and EW's MEC Troopers, and 0 to 2 for Heavies. With Save Scumming, what you can do is save a state before the last action of a mission (usually shooting something in the face), and see the leveling scores in the Mission Results. To make it easier, you may want to make a logbook of sorts (eg: a .txt file, or handwritten notes), perhaps organized by class, so you can keep track of a soldier's Aim/Will scores as they level, reading from Base screens (since in-battle, the "Offense" score is their aim score ''plus'' any modifiers).
	**While you could go all out and scum for Health and Movement bonuses as well: that is far too much hassle, in light of how, say, the odds of getting the max Aim/Will bonus for a Sniper is 1 in 64. For health bonuses: it's not quite as important, as long as any damage they do receive doesn't get through their armor. And Movement bonuses are the largest hassle to keep track of, as it is unlisted (save for the rare few Mods that modify the Barracks screen).		**While you could go all out and scum for Health and Movement bonuses as well: that is far too much hassle, in light of how, say, the odds of getting the max Aim/Will bonus for a Sniper is 1 in 64. For health bonuses: it's not quite as important, as long as any damage they do receive doesn't get through their armor. And Movement bonuses are the largest hassle to keep track of, as it is unlisted (save for the rare few Mods that modify the Barracks screen).

	Good times to save:		Good times to save:
	*Before the last action of a mission (specifically for stat-scumming)		*Before the last action of a mission (specifically for stat-scumming)
	*After a mission (~~particulary~~ after getting high stat-boosts)		*After a mission (particularly after getting high stat-boosts)
	*After a good Random event.		*After a good Random event.
	*~~After~~ any turn with no active enemies, or at least you haven't been ~~shot~~ at.		*At the start of any turn with no active enemies, or at least you haven't been hit in Alien Action (past the armor HP, anyways).<br>
			Bad times to save:
			*In the middle of a firefight, and soldiers have already finished their actions: you never know when you might get flanked by an alien you forgot about.
			*After a soldier is KIA or Critically Wounded: you'll commit to that result if you do.
			*Or otherwise right after the RNG finishes: like Vegas, you can't redo a roll or take back your bet after the fact of losing them.

			It's also good to have multiple save states, such as having a save before a mission, another at it's start, and the quicksave slot for as the mission progresses. As mentioned, this is also excellent backup for in case a save becomes corrupted, or the game crashes or freezes and it's cause is 'inescapable' from your most recent save.

	==Strategies and Build Orders==		==Strategies and Build Orders==

Jmsox99: /* From Normal to Classic */

2014-10-21T18:44:17Z

From Normal to Classic

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	Making the transition from one difficulty level to the other can prove to be tough. The main differences to watch out for on Classic are:		Making the transition from one difficulty level to the other can prove to be tough. The main differences to watch out for on Classic are:
	# The +10 Aim bonus to the Aliens - suddenly Sectoids can be a lot more lethal.		# The +10 Aim bonus to the Aliens - suddenly Sectoids can be a lot more lethal.
	# Soldiers have -1 HP than on ~~Classic~~ - crucially this means Light Plasma Rifles can one-shot soldiers with basic armor.		# Soldiers have -1 HP less than on Normal - crucially this means Light Plasma Rifles can one-shot soldiers with basic armor.
	# Thin Men/Outsiders now have 4/5 health - Assault Rifles are not much useful against them anymore.		# Thin Men/Outsiders now have 4/5 health - Assault Rifles are not much useful against them anymore.
	# No OTS at the beginning - stuck to 4 soldier squads for a while until you get a Sergeant promoted and the OTS built. (With the Slingshot DLC, you can get Zhang fairly early in the first month to satisfy this condition)		# No OTS at the beginning - stuck to 4 soldier squads for a while until you get a Sergeant promoted and the OTS built. (With the Slingshot DLC, you can get Zhang fairly early in the first month to satisfy this condition)
	# Panic now spreads throughout countries - all the world seems to be turning redder and redder.		# Panic now spreads throughout countries - all the world seems to be turning redder and redder.
	# No extra satellite at the beginning - and less funding/base power/etc making resources scarce due to all of the requirements (OTS, satellite, research, engineering, etc.)		# No extra satellite at the beginning - and less funding/base power/etc making resources scarce due to all of the requirements (OTS, satellite, research, engineering, etc.)

	===From Classic to Impossible===		===From Classic to Impossible===
	See page: [[Impossible Difficulty (EU2012)\|Impossible Difficulty]]		See page: [[Impossible Difficulty (EU2012)\|Impossible Difficulty]]

Hobbes at 14:42, 23 February 2014

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	See page: [[Classic Ironman An Army Of Four (EU2012)\|Classic Ironman An Army Of Four]]		See page: [[Classic Ironman An Army Of Four (EU2012)\|Classic Ironman An Army Of Four]]

			==Tactical==
			===MECs===
			* [[Warden Tanking (EU2012)\|Warden Tanking]] - How to use a [[MEC-1 Warden (EU2012)\|MEC-1 Warden]] to absorb massive amounts of damage during the late game. Useful if you're running out of [[Meld (EU2012)\|Meld]] to build more advanced MECs and you're having problems with [[Sectopod (EU2012)\|Sectopods]].

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

Xuncu at 07:13, 16 February 2014

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	Without delving deep into computer programming and algorithims: the '''R'''andom '''N'''umber '''G'''enerator is the digital 'die' who's rolls decide the fate of the internal mechanics, odds, and outcomes of XCOM. Different actions and events are manipulated at different times by the RNG, and learning when and how means you can manipulate the game through what is known as "Save Scumming." In Scumming, what is done is that, through save-state management, you can remember what did occur in one attempt at a round of engagement in the battlefield, or certain events in the Base, and take advantage of RNG results.		Without delving deep into computer programming and algorithims: the '''R'''andom '''N'''umber '''G'''enerator is the digital 'die' who's rolls decide the fate of the internal mechanics, odds, and outcomes of XCOM. Different actions and events are manipulated at different times by the RNG, and learning when and how means you can manipulate the game through what is known as "Save Scumming." In Scumming, what is done is that, through save-state management, you can remember what did occur in one attempt at a round of engagement in the battlefield, or certain events in the Base, and take advantage of RNG results.

	As it sounds, Save Scumming is usually ~~used~~ as a '''cheat'''. If cheating is not for you or if you have Enemy Within's Second Wave option of the same name toggled (although it affects shots on the battlefield only), you may still find this information to be informative. At least on the PC version ~~vou~~ can also cheat with this method in Ironman during tactical missions, since the game will only save the current mission at certain points during your turn: closing the game and reloading from the save will bring the last save and you'll be able to take again any shots.		As it sounds, Save Scumming is usually considered as a '''cheat'''. If cheating is not for you or if you have Enemy Within's Second Wave option of the same name toggled (although it affects shots on the battlefield only), you may still find this information to be informative.

			At least on the PC version, you can also cheat with this method in Ironman during tactical missions, since the game will only save the current mission at certain points during your turn: closing the game and reloading from the save will bring the last save and you'll be able to take again any shots. Otherwise, you can manipulate save files through your PC's OS, to equal effect (if a bit more involved) as regular saving. A distinct advantage of this is that you can make folders to label savestates to difficulty/campaign, situations/progress, or whatever else you feel you need, as well as having backups for any long-term screwups, or if your savestates simply become corrupted. Note that your Steam account may make backups and transfers on it's own when you open and close it.

	To take advantage of Save Scumming you need to understand what is affected by ''when'' the RNG produces it's numbers. Basically, there are two 'sets' of the RNG: the RNG as itself, and "Seeded" outcomes. In the normal RNG actions, the die is rolled when the event occurs. In seeded outcomes, a series of die rolls are made ahead of time. Sometimes, the actions are decided as well, while in others just the ''number'' that comes up, but you can take actions (or the order of actions) to take advantage via save scumming. Either way: note that, just like good old fashioned die, the RNG is only ''statistically'' random, but that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler's_fallacy dice have no memory].		To take advantage of Save Scumming you need to understand what is affected by ''when'' the RNG produces it's numbers. Basically, there are two 'sets' of the RNG: the RNG as itself, and "Seeded" outcomes. In the normal RNG actions, the die is rolled when the event occurs. In seeded outcomes, a series of die rolls are made ahead of time. Sometimes, the actions are decided as well, while in others just the ''number'' that comes up, but you can take actions (or the order of actions) to take advantage via save scumming. Either way: note that, just like good old fashioned die, the RNG is only ''statistically'' random, but that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler's_fallacy dice have no memory].

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Difficulty Levels

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	===From Classic to Impossible===		===From Classic to Impossible===
	See page: [[Impossible Difficulty (EU2012)\|Impossible Difficulty]]		See page: [[Impossible Difficulty (EU2012)\|Impossible Difficulty]]
			===Second Wave===
			====Training Roulette====
			See page: [[Training Roulette (EU2012)\|Training Roulette]]

	==Achievements==		==Achievements==
	===An Army Of Four===		===An Army Of Four===

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