Faustus

First time posting. Nothing really scary that hasn't already been said. Recent game, a new strike base had just got its transport. First ship was a landed survey ship (v. small). Landed, everyone with gauss, 8 rookies and 4 experienced troops. (only had Blastas researched, and was low on ammo). Big empty map, with a couple sand-dunes. Lobstermen of course. Rookies unloaded and dropped their rifles and pistols, pulled out tazers and began the charge. (the more experienced troops giving encouragement from behind the Triton.) Dropped the first one, another walks in and out of vision on next turn. Big arc of rookies charging. Found the ship, empty. Grenade takes out two rookies of the left flank. Found the walker, with a buddy (who had a Thermal-Shok cannon). Dropped the walker, lost another rookie, ran another up close the the Shok-er. Who promptly stunned himself and her. Another rookie is shot by another lobsterman further along (the rookies have been charging constantly NE), cornered him, he shot another rookie, and finally stunned it. 3 rookies survived. I've never been so simultaneously amused and horrified. The old hands came out without a scratch or any ammo expended. No containment in the base. The second landed ship was Lobstermen too btw. Worst luck i've ever seen.

Long time reader, first time poster. So when the grenade kills the sectoid, there's no corpse? I think i've seen that happen before, but not very often. Kind of moot now though, since i'm using HE packs like grenades now, even if i've got Alien Grenades (tried them out after reading about their usefulness from Bomb Bloke, officially hooked now). My strange report would probably be a night mission of a sectoid supply ship (I use it for training, but not sure why. the survivors should probably be able to take it out eventually). In Forest terrain no less. So at least 50% rookies at all times. Veteran difficulty (checked with Mind Probe) Standard HE + smoke gren deployment. Rookie moves out, gunfire erupts, they miss. Grenades are thrown. 2 bugs hiding just outside sight radius. This happened 4 times. there were 2 in the ship, and 'squads' of sectoids milling around behind cover (a couple ran into cover after being seen and shot at, and started throwing grenades into the hill in front of them) Does this happen often? similar situations in other battles, but mostly with sectoids. Did seem pretty cool. And I seem to be missing alot of supply ships, but that would mean they're mostly flying in a very tiny entrance vector (got a navigator as first live, and sectoid leader as second)