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We Will Not Vanish Without a Fight [Let's Play XCOM 2: WotC]

Jintor

Member
Hi GAF. Let's Play XCOM 2: War of the Chosen.

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APPROVED RECIPIENTS ONLY – DECRYPTING...
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PRIORITY ONE UPDATE:Thank you for your interest in the XCOM Project. We are not accepting applications for frontline combat personnel at this time. If you would like to apply for Science Team, Engineering Team, or other support-related positions, please !SIGNUP below.


Attention, candidate!

It has been 20 years since the successful alien invasion of Earth. XCOM failed then; it will not fail today.

You have chosen, or been chosen, to enlist as a potential recruit for a resistance movement dedicated to throwing the alien invaders off of our world. Should you choose to accept this posting, please respond promptly within X days with a !SIGNUP notification. Time is of the essence.

In addition to front-line combat personnel, we are also accepting limited applications for the following positions:

  • Avenger Pilot
  • Skyranger Pilot
  • Chief Engineer
  • Scientists and Engineers
We will not repeat the mistakes of the past. This is no vanilla simulation, no milk run or bug hunt. This will be a new phase of battle, an expansion into a global war of resistance against the alien aggressors and their chosen commanders who have commandeered our planet for their fathomless crimes.

If you are ready, and willing, let us know. Let's kick these alien sons-of-bitches off our goddamn planet.

Office of the Director of Operations (in absentia)
United Nations Extraterrestrial Combat Unit
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/203
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”VIGILIO CONFIDO"



NB: Fragmentary archival documentation available here and here.

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ADDITIONAL NOTES --- ///CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET/// --- STRICT PENALTIES APPLY

This is a screenshot Let's Play for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. Volunteers will have characters named after them. I tend to do my LPs like narrative exercises, which is a lot more involved than most LPs out there and subsequently tend to take a lot more time and effort.

Settings:
  • Commander/Bronzeman (manual saves in case of corruption etc)
  • All story missions have been turned off
  • No mods that effect gameplay (cosmetic and interface mods only - eg various skin packs, Evac All, HP in numbers etc)
To keep this up I am committing to updating, at the very least, 1 mission per fortnight, though hopefully the update schedule will be longer. The last LP died because of IRL stuff and the loss of my image hosting when Minus went tits up. So hopefully that doesn't happen again.

Please note that I don't think I'm actually very good at XCOM 2 - I last played through once when it came out on Veteran/Bronzeman and haven't touched it since. I mucked around a bit for a few hours with WOTC but I kind of want to do most of this blind. So hopefully the killcount will be satisfyingly solid.

If you're already listed as a soldier below, you've already been put into the game. But for people on the waitlist, I will PM you before I add them to the game to make sure you're still interested in being part of the XCOM project. If you don't respond in a day or so I'll move down the waitlist, so that will hopefully keep you on your toes. I'll also be contacting recruits on their first deployment into battle, just as a bit of courtesy.

I also highly recommend you Subscribe to the thread, since updates will probably be pretty sporadic if i had to guess.

NB. The Director of Operations would like to acknowledge the efforts of Directors GuavaMoment, McNum, Jerandall and especially Directors Fishman and Beaglerush for their inspiring performances in the defence of Earth.

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Jintor

Member
CURRENT XCOM STAFFING ROSTER
This document is subject to change and should not be considered final. All staff are to be referred to by preassigned callsigns due to security concerns.
Priority alert: Applications for frontline combat positions are currently closed. Other applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

COMBAT PERSONNEL
CPL Zod the Bear
CPL Baalzebup
CPL Han Seoul-Oh
SPEC Tiamatsword22
SPEC BreezyLimbo
PVT KillerDark
PVT OdysseusVA
PVT Human Trashcan
PVT Teddified
PVT Fantastapotomus
PVT Liquid Shake
PVT Spirit of Jazz
PVT Catvoca

WAITLISTED -
PowerTaxi
Oti
Blitzrules240
BTA
Jambo
Salarians
Johancruijff
Hystzen
Sinh_Magnus
brian!
FrontalMonk
iosefe
DUFFMCWALIN
grandwizard
Incendiary
Facism
MadLaughter
Syrus
Nezzhil
Royal_Phalanx
Van
Carcetti
OfTheOverflow
patapuf
Zeouterlimits
MightyWalrus
Mr Swine
Don_Tombery
funo
Cyros
Arsin

FLIGHT TEAM
F.Lt PBAlfredo ---- AVENGER-1

SCIENCE TEAM
Dr. Erheller (Science Team Lead)

ENGINEERING TEAM
Dr. Deraldin (Lead Engineer)

OPERATIONS TEAM
X.O. Poodlestrike (Central Operations Officer)


Global XCOM Kill/Mission Board
Zod the Bear: --------- 4 | 2
Baalzebup: ------------ 2 | 2
Han Seoul-Oh: -------- 2 | 2
Tiamatsword22: ------ 2 | 1
Breezylimbo: -----------2 | 1
 

Baalzebup

Member
Once more into the breach. Head first and headstrong!

Also, if the supply officers manage to scavenge a decent selection of clothes/armor, I'd like mine to be mainly black. If we get fancy, maybe a dash of white or red to go with it, but that may be a tall order given the circumstances.
 
god speed commander

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I'm too handsome to die.
 
I sign up to be on the front lines. Hopefully I survive brutal alien war. Knowing my luck I'll get mind controlled and kill my squadmates.
 

Carcetti

Member
!SIGNUP hoping commander difficulty and mental trauma system will massacre the early comers. If details for soldier are ok: woman from Sweden.
 

Jintor

Member
CLASSIFIED TOP SECRET
//INCIDENT_REPORT_0001A//
OPERATION GATECRASHER
<<BEIJING, CHINA>>

1 March 2035

STRIKE TEAM ALPHA
PVT Zod the Bear (Wheeler)
PVT Baalzebup (Fujii)
PVT Tiamatsword22 (Walker)
SPEC Han Seoul-Oh (Jones)

---Command Description---
Operation was designed to precede and cover Operation Gatecrasher Actual [ACCESS RESTRICTED] as a distraction by bombing and destroying a major Elder statue installed in what was previously known as Tiananmen Square. It also served as a field test for Skyranger-1's tactical relay capabilities, which was at that time limited to 4 unique signals without significant packet loss and degredation.

A Reaper operative local to the area was seconded to XCOM to assist.

NB: XSAT UI had not yet been updated to reflect proper callsign procedure at time of recording.

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Jintor

Member
NB: Image quality degradation issue is being investigated - XO Poodlestrike

---Audio Transcript Excerpt: STRIKE TEAM ALPHA---
Central: Strike team has autonomy. Good hunting, Alpha.
Baalzebup: Acknowledged, Central. Fanning out.


Zod the Bear: Shit, it feels like years since I was in the field.
Baalzebup: It has been years. You’ve gotten old, Zod.
Han Seoul-Oh: Quiet, fools. We begin.
Tiamatsword22: Oh, just cos you’re the big bad Reaper…

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Han Seoul-Oh: We stick to the shadows, for the moment…
Baalzebup: Eyes on three grunts, entering the building to the north.

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Zod the Bear: They’re probably on patrol… I say we ambush them when they come out. Get ‘em in one fell swoop.
Tiamatsword22: We’ve all got ‘nades. Han, you’re the specialist, how do you want to play this?
Han Seoul-Oh: Tiamat should take the height advantage. The old men should go low, and surprise them when they break for it.
Baalzebup: Veterans. We’re veterans. But that works for me.

<timestamp advance +45 seconds>

Zod the Bear: Position set.
Han Seoul-Oh: They’re moving…

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Jintor

Member
Tiamatsword22: Just keep walking, you dirty collaborators… there. You guys ready?
Zod the Bear: We’re on overwatch, do it!
Tiamatsword22: Pulling the pin-

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*Explosion*

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Baalzebup: Zod, with me!

*Automatic weapons fire*

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Tiamatsword22: Hey, one’s getting away!
Han Seoul-Oh: Let him run, for now.
Zod the Bear: Are you serious? You’re gonna just let him walk?
Han Seoul-Oh: He will lead us to his comrades. Let me get their attention…

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*Sniper rifle fire*

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*Automatic weapons fire*

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Tiamatsword22: Got the officer.
Han Seoul-Oh: Cut off the head, and the body will surely follow.
 

Jintor

Member
Baalzebup: Let's not leave anything to chance. Frag out!

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*Explosion*

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Zod the Bear: Looks like you vapourised him.
Han Seoul-Oh: Impressive. Perhaps I underestimated you, old man-
Tiamatsword22: They're moving up on me!
Zod the Bear: Fuck that-

*Automatic weapons fire*

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Zod the Bear: Scratch one tango.
Baalzebup: Where's the other gone-?
Tiamatsword22: Oh, shit.

*Gauss Rifle Fire*
 

Jintor

Member
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Tiamatsword22: Fuck!
Baalzebup: Tiamat!
Tiamatsword22: I'm okay, I'm okay-
Han Seoul-Oh: I have a shot...
Tiamatsword22: Advent scum!

*Combined weapons fire*

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Zod the Bear: You okay, Tiamat?
Tiamatsword22: No. But they didn't fuck up my hand, apparently.
Han Seoul-Oh: Good shooting. Scanners are clear &#8211; we should complete our task now.
Baalzebup: You don't need to tell me twice.

<timestamp advance +45 seconds>

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Baalzebup: Charges set. EVAC is inbound.
Han Seoul-Oh: Good. Let us get your comrade aboard and escape this city. Hopefully our compatriots have completed their task as well...
Tiamatsword22: Ugh. Whatever they're doing, it had better be worth running interference for.

*EXPLOSION*

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---TRANSCRIPT ENDS---
Promotions:
PVT Zod the Bear --> SPEC (Grenadier)
PVT Baalzebup --> SPEC (Specialist)
PVT Tiamatsword22 --> SPEC (Sniper) [Gravely Wounded &#8211; 13 Days]

Recovered: 1 x Auto-loader, 1 x Hair Trigger, 5 x Trooper Corpses, 1 x Officer Corpse

Kills/Mission Board &#8211; STRIKE TEAM ALPHA
Baalzebup: 2 | 1 (+2)
Zod the Bear: 2 | 1 (+2)
Tiamatsword22: 2 | 1 (+2)
Han Seoul-Oh: 0 | 1 (-)
 

MightyWalrus

Neo Member
!SINGUP

I'm good with keeping all things at peak conditions. Kinda would like to go for Engineer, but I know my way around weapons.
 
Good work out there, Alpha!

Han, we'll talk to the engineering crew later about getting you a laser sight or something.

And maybe the psych boys can do something about that personality

WHaaaaat I didn't say anything.
 

Baalzebup

Member
Feels good to be back in action and even better to have the chief back with us. I'll split Tiamats tab with Zod. Coming back home alive after getting winged like that is certainly something that needs proper celebration.
 

funo

Member
!SIGNUP

If the Aliens speak German, I'm your man. If they don't, at least I'll follow orders and I'm always 7 minutes early!
 
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