Matryx Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 The choices mean the following: - Super Ironman - When hiring new people, I don't pick and choose by refreshing the "ask for people" screen, I just take what is offered.Ironman Style - I don't save until I stop playing a session, and never reload to counteract bad turnouts.Regular Gamer - I save before/after every mission, if lots of people die, I might reload - after all, everyone has bad days!Saver Gamer - I save before/after every mission, and if someone dies, I reload.Save-Scummer - I save after every few moves - if someone gets shot badly, I reload. Well, how is it for you? When I played UFO:Enemy Unknown, and other XCom games, I was a save-scummer. Sad to admit it, but I was.... I was also much much younger. These days, I'm quite happy to say that I've changed my playstyle, improved it through Saver Gamer, Regular Gamer and now generally play Ironman or worse! I played until the first cultist attack on 'Soldier' difficulty to get a feel for the game, then went back to play on Veteran, and now I'm playing in "Super-Ironman" mode as detailed above. Something doesn't seem quite right about picking and choosing from the available people list by refreshing the window - surely the same person would be available? Anyway, I'm currently only about a day and a bit into the game, and have 4 people in the hospital for at least the next 4 game days. Veteran + SuperIronman mode certainly keeps the ER full! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzarr Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Sort of Ironman style , I save everyone couple of missions just in case my computer crashes but I don't reload if people die or I screw up. If I screw up I start the game again (3rd time round now ^^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raxxman Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Ironman to super Ironman... Basically what I did was build a squad based on refreshes. It's something I always do, I have my boys, the rest are redshirt (what's behind that door?) fodder. But after the initial squad selection, I'm superironmaning it all the way. I have somewhat of a substantually high body count atm, flatstars keep ripping me apart. Playing on the second hardest difficulty, after trying it on the hardest and getting swarmed by Rets outnumbered and really outgunned. I figured I'd come back to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryx Posted October 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 As yes, saving in case of crash doesn't count of course. Mind you, I've found the auto-save does a good job of keeping things up to date, at least for starting missions anyway. Raxxman: a tip versus the flatsters - keep your guys in prone mode, watching every few seconds, move very very slowly. You should get a yard or so's notice on them, and with watch mode activated, your guys are already ready to fire. unload a few point blank snap-shot auto-fire things into them and you should only get hit once or twice if unlucky. I find muckstars harder than flatsters... though shotgun ambushes with watch mode do the trick nicely for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Haven't got the game yet, but I'll be doing it Super-Ironman style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernel Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Ironman style... if it goes horribly wrong I start again from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo440 Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 I just play straight. I have never reloaded the Geoscape except once when I wiped out the cultists and it gave them 4 bases, 3 of them were mine!!That killed me as it killed all my track and my labs. I thought it was unfair too that they are given provinces for plot reasons, without you being able to defend yourself. Missions I reload when it crashes, or when I get my ass handed to me (usually because I am impatient) Only really happened against the Cult, as they have guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auran Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Well I haven't got the game yet, but all the other games of this style I play them as a "regular gamer". And by the looks of it I am the only one... Hehe... ok hadn't seen results before saying that... feel alot more normal now... still want to try ironman though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughter Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Saver gamer here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo440 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Actually I guess I reload is someone IMPORTANT dies. Or someone I care about, like someone I gave a name to. Although my poor Psionic medic Died the first mission after I named her. She was brand new replacing the two previous ones I had in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRYKER Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Playing Ironman and Super ironman style is a luxury I can't afford right now. I have to save and reload frequently simply because my game is all buggered-up to hell and gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight_of_the_ravens Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 i only reload when the commander dies cause he or she is alwayz my best killer...unless it was a very dramatic death....which has happened a few times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azrael Strife Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 I play Ironman style on X-Com Apocalypse, but on Aftershock's (hideous) training system, I might play Saver Gamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletSix Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Saver-Gamer here (although i already reload, if i can clearly see, that i will loose members and can't do anything about it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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