XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn based strategy game developed by Firaxis for PC, XBOX 360 and Playstation 3.
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When do you lose the game? [duplicate]
I've played Xcom: Enemy unknown for 21 hours (according to steam) and suddenly, at October 1st (internal game date) I see a "defeat" movie of alien taking mind control of the council president.
Why ...
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Can you encounter lower tier aliens in the late game?
I'm on my first XCOM: Enemy Unknown playthrough on Normal and am just about to enter the end game. I've finished the Gollop Chamber and got one of my soldiers ready to use it.
However... I'm kind of ...
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Can I increase the speed of combat?
XCOM Enemy Unknown is a beautiful game, but you can only see every 5 second animation so many times before it becomes repetitive and self-indulgent. Is there a way to make the animations go faster or ...
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How can I remove mind control from my soldier?
My one soldier who carries an arc caster just got mind controlled by the enemy. I would really like to capture this enemy rather than kill it, as I suspect I could learn a lot from it. How can I make ...
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Just how long does the 'tutorial' actually last?
I've been contemplating restarting and skipping the 'tutorial' so that I can choose my base layout, go through the first mission without losing 3 units, that whole thing, but, now that I've done a few ...
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Civilians stuck on a roof
The Aliens were invading Montreal, so I sent a strike force to intercept them. I came across a bunch of civilians holed up in what appears to be a library. After murdering about a dozen of the alien ...
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More multiplayer maps [closed]
Is there some information if and when will firaxis add more multiplayer maps?
I mean only five maps is a big letdown... and I hope they intend to add more maps, since it cant be that hard to do so...
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Can I detect a ghost hidden soldier in multiplayer
I have noticed when playing MP that sometimes I cant move to a specific position.
All there is is the yellow circle and cover does not trigger (as it does when you select a certain point to move your ...
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Are there any games like X-Com Eneny unknown? [closed]
my question is very simple:
Are there any games like X-Com Eneny unknown?
I know there is Jagged Alliance and the older X-Coms, but that´s it, right?
I think there is a huge potential if the game ...
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How to access Slingshot DLC content? [duplicate]
I have this pack installed but cannot seem to access it in any way.
I did notice that a dialog popped up once when I got a Council Transmission, and I elected to take the regular mission - assuming ...
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Do floaters reappear later in the game? [duplicate]
I have made a bad mistake and I think Im stuck.
I did not notice that i need floater corpses for the interceptor upgrades.
I sold all corpses on grey market and then only heavy floaters starter ...
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Is there ever a case in which an item not useful for research is useful for anything but selling? [duplicate]
I've noticed several items which are marked as useless for research. Should I just sell these right away, or is there ever a case in which one of them might be useful?
Items include broken flight ...
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How can I get a Blaster Launcher?
From what I understand it requires a Fusion Core, but where can I get one? Is there a certain type of UFO of special mission it comes from? Is any specific research required?
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Will damaging an enemy with explosives damage or destroy the loot?
When I use explosive weapons, such as rockets and grenades, to reduce the health of enemies, am I losing or reducing the amount of loot these enemies will drop, or does loot destruction only apply to ...
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How critical is it to have psi soldiers in my squad?
I'm on my first playthrough, so I don't know what's coming up. How critical is it that I have psi-powered soldiers in my squad? Should I start hiring new rookies to psi-test and start replacing all ...
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How many weapon fragments do I receive from killing an alien?
I want to maximize the number of weapon fragments I salvage, but sometimes bad dudes just need to be blown up to save my team. If there are differences in the amount of fragments I can salvage from ...
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What alien bits should I sell?
I've got a considerable amount of alien detritus lying around my base:
Some items, like the damaged UFO flight computer, are marked as useless and intended for sale without consequence.
However, ...
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How to move “1 day at a time” with XCOM? [duplicate]
A follow up on a comment i saw on on stack exchange regarding xcom
"You should NOT start building satellites until there are only 21 days
remaining for that month (i.e. build on the 8th for Feb, ...
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Xcom talent calculator, does it exist? [closed]
Does anyone know of any Xcom Enemy Unknown talent calculator similar to the one WOW has?
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How does enemy progression work?
As I play the game, I notice that eventually tougher enemies show up. From what I've read, it sounds like this is based on elapsed time rather than "research checkpoints", but I haven't seen any ...
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Game unresponsive
Normally, I'd say the process stopped or something and just revert from a previous save, but this error is a little different. The cursor isn't frozen and sound is still playing. The interface ...
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How do you get out of the barracks view?
I opened the barracks view, assigned some gear, got back to the list of peeps, and... there's no back button, Escape does nothing. Clicking outside the menu does nothing. F1 does nothing. All I can ...
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How do I get the “Edison” achievement in X-Com?
I believe I've researched everything. This is what I have researched so far, and I'm at the very end of the game:
Xeno-biology
Arc Thrower
Outsider Shard
New Fighter Craft
Hyperwave ...
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Will my stabilized soldier die at the end of mission?
I stabilized a soldier, but I couldn't revive him. Will he die at the end of the mission?
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How can I kill an enemy under mind control?
I was in a mission and had only one soldier with moves left and a berserker. Since I couldn't kill it with just one shot I mind controlled it. Then on the next 4 turns I got stuck with it, waiting for ...
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How can I change the mouse sensitivity?
Is it possible to adjust the mouse sensitivity in the PC version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
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What determines mission difficulty?
In XCOM: Enemy Unknown missions get more difficult as I advance in the game - at least in absolute terms.
I was wondering if the mission difficulty does or does not depends on
Elapsed time (ingame)
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What is this glowing red box?
So I'm running my guys around, and I see this glowing red box. It's doing that "closing" animation that the blue boxes do when you hover over one of your soldiers who is selectable. Any idea what's ...
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Does the Mind Shield improve a psionic's ability to attack with their Psi attacks?
Last night I was moving in to the later stages of the game and recently gained access to Psi armour and the Mind Shield.
If I recall, the description for the Mind Shield implies it is a defensive ...
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How can I build more facilities?
I have built quite a lot. Now I want to build even more...
There is a way to do it? or it is this all space that I have? If I need to do something, I need to demolish them create what I want?
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Is this a glitch or a problem with my computer?
Hey guys I installed XCom a while ago and something horrible happened. When I changed my point of view by pressing the Q button, and then I move one of my soldiers, my screen froze and I had to ...
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Is there a solution to Xcom - Enemy Unknown save game bug?
I deleted some save games from within the the game and now it seems that I cannot save games anymore, only on rare occasions when a new mission begins. Also a new game that I started does not get ...
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Is the ability to change armor color only available to preorders in XCOM: Enemy Unknown?
Can armor color only be changed if you have a preordered version of XCOM?
On the customization screen I can change hair, face, name, etc, but I can't change the color of the armor.
UPDATE: Seems ...
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Downloadable Content - Slingshot Pack and Elite Soldier Pack
I've completed XCOM today and I've enjoyed the experience a lot. It took me quite a while to finish it, but I managed to finish it in normal mode.
I'm now looking at the downloadable content packs. ...
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What is the perfect base layout?
Carefully planning your base's layout will lead to significant savings and bonuses. What goal should I have in mind when expanding my base? A perfect layout would be the one that wastes as little as ...
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Where are my saves from the last mission?
I was playing the last mission on XCOM: Enemy Unknown. During the play the game started acting weird, so I saved and closed the game. Then I restarted it and went to load the file just to find out ...
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How does Hidden Potential work?
The Second Wave feature offers the following option:
Hidden Potential
As a soldier is promoted, their stats will increase randomly.
This is fairly straight forward, however I'm looking for ...
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What are aliens' movement limitations?
In one of my missions I saw something strange: Chryssalids were unable to enter a small truck's trunk with just one panel broken. They even didn't attack a person standing right in front of this ...
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Is there any logic behind how will bonuses get added each rank?
I noticed that each soldier gets different will bonuses every promotion. Does this depend on something specific in the mission such as kills or actions, or is it completely random? Does every soldier ...
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Are there optimum perk configurations for soldiers?
I'm new to the series and have been playing the campaign on Easy and clicking away quite happily, but it's dawned on me that I've not picked some optimum perks for my soldiers.
Having looking ...
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What is the range of psi abilities?
I just got my first gifted (a sniper); it seems Mind Fray doesn't benefit from squad sight. (Which does make sense.)
But I was wondering, at what range can psionic abilities be used?
Other reading ...
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Once poisoned does it matter if I stay in poison clouds?
Whenever a thin man gobs phlegm all over one of my guys I always move him away next turn. But I've been wondering about whether I need to: after all he's already poisoned.
Do poison effects stack? ...
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When do my soldiers gain ranks?
Soldiers gain experience from killing enemies. At what experience levels do the soldiers advance to the next rank?
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Are Berserkers and Chryssalids supposed to be able to attack me when I discover them?
I have constantly heard that the aliens cannot attack on their first sighting. I discovered that rule does not apply to melee enemies, apparently.
I had a Berserker show up, do his intro dance, ...
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In what ways can a game of XCOM:EU end?
I've just seen a 'win' ending, which I suspect may be the ending, but thought I'd check what endings the game has just in case.
Obviously you can lose by having eight or more countries leave the ...
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What actions gain experience for units?
I'd like to try to spread the XP around my group, so that I'm frequently ranking up both my experienced soldiers and my new recruits.
I'm pretty sure that I get XP for killing an alien, but are there ...
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Do Drones Alert & Report Your Position To Their Sectopod?
There's been several times when I have seen Drones come into view and they have retreated out of sight again. Then a turn or two later I get shelled by the Sectopod. I'm fairly sure I've not seen the ...
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What causes soldiers to panic?
Through my experience while playing, I know that soldiers can panic if an ally dies, or if they take a lot of damage. I also know that the soldiers' Will score plays a role in determining whether or ...
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Amount of turns passed affect hearing?
Does the amount of time (turns) passed in a mission affect the chance to hear the enemy?
For example I think if I am slowly moving my squad around the map I can hear the enemy more often which is a ...
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Keeping XCOM active while doing other things on the computer
Is it possible to keep the clock moving when xcom is windowed and not the active window?
I kind of want to use it as a wall paper on one of my monitors while I work on the other that way I can do ...
