New Update for XCOM!!

[Capn Darwin]

XCOM: Enemy Unknown 3rd Patch is now live



The 3rd Patch for XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now live for all systems. The Second Wave addition is now available for those who have beaten the game. And a few bugs have been squashed including the AI teleport bug and the defeat screen when beating the game.

For those on PC, the Chris Kluwe hero unlock is now available. Chris beat Firaxis' Garth DeAngelis in a head to head match and won. His prize was being added to the game as a playable character.

Patch 3 Notes

Second Wave addition
•If a player has beaten the game, they can access a variety of gameplay toggles upon starting a new game. The Second Wave option will be available on the New Game menu.

AI teleport bug fix
•Minimizes the bug where aliens teleport into the middle of a player's squad

Defeat screen when beating the game
•Minimizes a bug that displays a Defeat screen after winning the game


PC Only
•Chris Kluwe as XCOM Hero unlock


Enjoy!!!!

[tgb]

2ND WAVE???????????????  YAY!!!!!!!

[Nefaro]

Yeah.. what's the "second wave" option? 

Is that like extra Diablo playthroughs, with higher difficulty and the same characters?

[Kushan]

Yeah.. what's the "second wave" option? 

Is that like extra Diablo playthroughs, with higher difficulty and the same characters?

Its some options that makes the game harder. Increases things like flank crit chance, gives elrium a half life, increases abduction sites, etc.

[RooksBailey]

Yeah.. what's the "second wave" option? 

Is that like extra Diablo playthroughs, with higher difficulty and the same characters?

Details:  http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/01/08/xcom-second-wave-options-officially-released-by-firaxis-patching-in-tuesday/?ns_campaign=article-feed&ns_mchannel=ref&ns_source=steam&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0

The free update includes (but isn't limited to) the following options. Many of these are unlocked after you beat the game—if you've already completed XCOM, you should see the full list.

•Damage Roulette: Weapons have a wider range of damage.*
•New Economy: Randomized council member funding.*
•Not Created Equally: Rookies will have random starting stats.*
•Hidden Potential: As a soldier is promoted, stats increase randomly.*
•Red Fog: Combat wounds will degrade the soldier's mission stats.
•Absolutely Critical: A flanking shot guarantees a critical hit.
•The Greater Good: Psionics can only be learned from interrogating a psionic alien.
•Marathon: The game takes considerably longer to complete.
•Results Driven: A country offers less funding as its panic level increases.
•High Stakes: Random rewards for stopping alien abductions.
•Diminishing Returns: Increased cost of satellite construction.
•More Than Human: The psionic gift is extremely rare.

These options are going to go a long way in making the game more interesting.  Looks like it is time to jump into XCOM again.   :)

[Nefaro]

Oooh!  Interesting.

Thanks Rooks.

[RooksBailey]

Oooh!  Interesting.

Thanks Rooks.

No prob!  ;)

I started a new campaign with the first four options.  Unfortunately, I am still finding the first portion of the game to be too easy.  I've done about 6-8 missions so far with not a single loss - sometimes not a single injury, either!  I remember with the original XCOM that the earliest missions could be the toughest because of your poor equipment.  Not so here.  I just breeze my way through - it's actually boring.  I bet my soldiers laugh about how easy it is to kill aliens when they are back at the barracks.  ;D

[Marty Ward]

I have some questions about the Demo I downloaded from Steam and since I don't see an X-Com thread I hope someone in this one can help.

Is there a manual with the Demo? How do you access it?
How do you exit the game?
My mouse is acting very slow, it is hard to move to an exact spot. Is there a way to adjust the mouse?

Thanks

[Bison]

The manual can be accessed either from the store page or your library.  It is located on the right hand side of the screen.  I always found the combat controls a little sensitive but CAPT is the resident expert on XCOM and should be able to get you a real answer. :)

[Nefaro]

The game manual has only two pages, not counting the NDA and covers.  One of those has Minimum requirements and hotkeys.  The other is just a very brief summary of base structures IIRC.  Not terribly useful.  But the game isn't difficult to learn, either.

[Greybriar]

The game manual has only two pages, not counting the NDA and covers.  One of those has Minimum requirements and hotkeys.  The other is just a very brief summary of base structures IIRC.  Not terribly useful.  But the game isn't difficult to learn, either.

There is a newer, lengthier version of the XCOM .pdf manual, although it is still very brief. You can get it here.

[Marty Ward]

Thanks all.
How do you exit the game? I had to open Task Manager to close it.

[Nefaro]

Thanks all.
How do you exit the game? I had to open Task Manager to close it.

Really?

I just hit Esc for the menu and exit.

[Marty Ward]

Thanks all.
How do you exit the game? I had to open Task Manager to close it.

Really?

I just hit Esc for the menu and exit.

I hit escape (about 10 times!) and nothing came up. I was even in Windows mode but could get the mouse to the X button to close it.
I'll try again tonight. It looks cool but if I can't get the  mouse to work well enough I'm not sure it's worth it. My mouse was really touchy.

[Bison]

Wait for it to go on sale again but it is worth it.  Actually I remember the same issue with the demo and escaping out of the game.  To be fair the demo is like 2 battles and takes an hours or so before you are kicked back to the menu screen.