Kirby

Haven't seen the Star Ghosts yet but I think the Cultisits are tougher than the Wargots. Up close the Wargots are tougher but I haven't seen any long range weapons from them yet. Those Cultist snipers that panic one of your guys into shooting up his own squad is very annoying.

Thanks for the info Slaughter!!

A quick question about the Gold edition: Do you have to play through the original Silent Storm to get to Sentinels or do you have the option of skipping the original altogether? I've already played the original and don't want to play through it again to get to Sentinels. Thanks!!

@Guijay: No offense taken. I love games like UFO-AS (and to a lesser extent UFO-AM which was pretty shallow), Commandos-2, Fallout: Tactics which seem to be harder and harder to find. It doesn't help much when they get bashed in gamer mags even though some deserve it. Publishers don't like to support these types of games because they are directed at a "niche" market and don't sell 2 million copies. I guess i'm just a little grumpy about the whole thing.

Quote: Instead of trying to discredit the reviewer, just take this review for what it is - a review. Scores are opinions. What's important is how impartial the review itself was - if the reviewer explained the good and the bad. Trash that, not the score - many people won't like Aftershock and this reviewer just happened to be one of them. So what? ===================================================================== Well......I reviewed his review so please take my review for what it is - a review of his review.

===================================================================== Uhhhh.......on the PCGamer scale 51% means that it is "Merely okay". I happen to believe that it is better than OK. The game is far from perfect but I think almost everybody agrees that AS is a better game than AM, and AM got a 63% from the same mag. I know that the games were reviewed by different people but a little consistency would be nice.

Quote from review: ===================================================================== Highs: Good tactical system; solid RPG soldier-system; well-designed and color-coded interface. Lows: Terrible AI; no multiplayer; silly story; ugly, low-resolution graphics; repetitive base construction. ===================================================================== PCGamer gave UFO-AM a 63% score when it came out. AS is a much better game and it just shows how subjective game reviews can be. Lets look at the "Lows": 1- Terrible AI - The AI isn't great but it isn't terrible. 2- No multiplayer - WARNING: FPS fanboy alert!!! I don't care about MP at all, how many squad based strategy games are MP? 3- Silly story - Completely subjective. This guy obviously never played AM or he would know that it picks up the storyline from that game. I think that the story is solid and if you are going to comment on the story you should do a little investigation into the previous game. 4- Ugly, low resolution graphics - FPS fanboy in the house!!! This tells me all I need to know about this reviewer. He just got done playing HL-2, Doom 3 and F.E.A.R and got a game to review that he had to actually use his brain to play. I don't know one person who likes this type of game that is enthralled with graphics. I worry more about gameplay, atmosphere, and actually using my brain. 5- Repetitive base construction - This I don't understand at all. <possible SPOILER alert> I'm about two days away from the alien ship landing and am having a blast shuffling labs, factories, and knowledge buildings to maximize my economy. I think that this guy played matbe 25% of the game (right before he loaded up Quake 4) and had to get his review in before the deadline. I subscribe to PCGamer and usually agree with the full time editors when they review games, but these free lance guys are all over the map. Sorry about the rant but I got pretty steamed.

I was doing one of those two level missions and got a real surprise when I got to the second (lower) level. Two of my squaddies moved in on a sound contact and stopped just short of the doorway to change to there short range weapons. As they are switching the sound contact lobs a phosphorus grenade over the wall (and THROUGH the ceiling) which lands exactly in the middle of both guys and they get burned up pretty bad. I was mad for a second but then began to laugh to myself....... Has this happened to anybody else!!!!

Hello all!! Is it worth getting the new patch if you haven't had any problems with the game? Are there any game-play improvements included in the patch? Like almost everbody on this forum, the graphics start chugging when there are explosions or if the rag doll physics are in use. Any fixes for this yet? Thanks!!

Hello boys, girls, and gifted animals!! Let me preface my thoughts by saying that I bought Aftershock (US version) right when the 1.1 patch came out and haven't had any of the problems the unpatched version had. It took me awhile to really get into the game. I would get frustrated when my Level 1-2 troopers would take it on the chin from low level mutants. I would play for about a half hour and then get mad and quit. I started to wonder if this game was worth it. I pushed on and am really glad that I did!! This is a wonderful game and Altar should be proud of themselves. I can't wait for the next installment of the UFO series and have the whole next week off to finish Aftershock. If you are having trouble getting into the game early on like I did, don't give up, it is well worth it!!!! Merry Christmas everyone!!

The base with the factory is connected but I will try to cancel it and restart production. Thanks guys!!

Hello all!! I've been trying to manufacture some light armor but production has stalled and it won't restart. I have the proper factory (Basic Weapon Factory I think) and resources but it won't finish. Any thoughts?? I've been running around through about 19 missions and none of my troopers have any armor and the Cultists have shown up. I've managed to get through the two cultist missions successfully but my sick bay is pretty full.

I just got through the first mission (Tutorial) where I had to eliminate some mutants and I was really impressed with the game. I like being able to face your guys without moving them several times. I think I'll keep on playing and hopefully the patch will be out in a couple of days. I had originally orderd the game through EB but after they back-ordered it I canceled and got it over-night from GoGamer. BIG thumbs up to GoGamer!!!!!

Thanks for the advice guys!! I'm gonna give it a whirl and keep my fingers crossed as well!!!!

Hello everyone. I got the game today (originally ordered from EB but canceled the order and got it next day from GoGamer) but after reading some of the posts here I'm wondering if I should wait to play it until the patch comes out. Any thoughts????????????????