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Update

I’ve just gone through everyone’s stats, updated all the base assignments, and tallied up all the kill totals. All these stats are based on the game after mission 80, which is where I left off playing right when my daughter was born. Since it would be a little silly to post the future before it happens, I’ll be posting the recaps for missions 79 & 80 today, then putting up the stats right after that. Both 79 and 80 were out of the USA COM base, and that was when the base was mostly filled with inactive agents, so all I have are the brief mission summaries. Since most of the agents at USA COM are now active agents, I’m going to full writeups for USA COM, EU COM, and ASIA COM after mission 80.

Also, I just wanted to fill people in on how an agent’s career will unfold. We’ve now got five bases scattered around the world. Three of them (USA, Europe, and Asia) are attack-capable bases for us. Each of these bases will normally have around 15 agents in them, and we’ll do full mission writeups for all of the missions at/from these bases. Two of our bases (South America and Africa) are non-military bases that do not have attack capabilities. Each of these bases will have 5-10 agents stationed as a guard force. These agents will only be part of writeups if, by some chance, their base gets attacked.

Basically, this means that we’ll have three groups of agents on active duty, two groups that are on guard duty, and a third group waiting at home for the phone to ring to get called to action. In short, people will move through the system in the following order:

1. Waiting List
2. Guard Duty at AFR COM
3. Guard Duty at SAM COM
4. Active Duty at USA COM, or EU COM, or ASIA COM

On other thing to know. In order to get as many current readers involved in the dynasty as possible, there are a couple of places where you’ve got to confirm your presence by posting a reply to a call up. Between the waiting list and guard duty, and between guard duty and active duty, I’ll post your name requesting that you confirm you’re still reading and ready for the next step up in action. Basically, we’re trying to avoid having people who no longer visit the thread getting in the action and tying up spots for people who would like to be more involved. Also, the replies, comments, and writeups from the agents make the dynasty so much better. Lastly, if you die, let me know that you want your offspring to continue fighting. Any kind of a post after you die is good enough.

That’s about it. Up next, a recap of the USA COM action in France.

79th Mission: USA COM vs. Sectoids in France

This mission was done when we were doing summaries only for the USA base.

Our troops today:

Left Side:
1. Daimyo II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. Wade Moore (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
3. BYU (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. The Time (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
5. Sublime II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)

Right Side:
1. Achilles (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. CT Homer (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)
3. Data King III (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. Wignasty (Heavy Plasma, Stun Launcher, Power Suit)
5. Rawisdan (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)

Achilles kills an alien walking through a field.

There was only one measly alien on this mission.

Kills: Achilles.
KIA: None.
Wounded: None
Attribute Improvements: Achilles.
Final score: 30.
Mission Notes:
Zzzzzzz.

Dang it. So, I suppose I'm waiting or in Africa, eh?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blade

Which Blade is he talking about? I have two dead ancestors as well!

At least it is only two so far...

:eek:

Actually, both of you...you are all just Blades to me< g >.

Lokugh

Update

Shortly after the USA COM Skyranger returned to base, North American radar picked up a small UFO hurtling south over Canada. CapnMorgan took off in the Interceptor and forced the craft down over rural Idaho. Less than an hour after the USA COM Skyranger returned from Europe, it was airborne again. On board were the following men:

Airhog II, CT Homer, Fat Football II, Sublime II, Blade6119 IV, Achilles, BYU, The Time, Anxiety II, Klayman III

Base intelligence told the men that they should expect light resistance: a small UFO that has crash-landed should have 1-3 live aliens. Consensus: a cakewalk.

The intelligence was dead wrong.

That sounds like generally good news...

Does this mean I get in soon?

Damn those intelligence reports!

80th Mission: USA COM vs. Ethereals in Idaho

This is the last mini-recap that we’ll see in the near future. From here on out, it'll be full writeups.

Our troops today:

Left Side:
1. Airhog II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. CT Homer (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
3. Fat Football II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. Sublime II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
5. Blade6119 IV (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)

Right Side:
1. Achilles (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. BYU (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)
3. The Time (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. Anxiety II (Heavy Plasma, Stun Launcher, Power Suit)
5. Klayman III (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)

The Skyranger touched down about 100 yards away from the smoking remains of the UFO. The first sign that things would not go as planned was the size of the UFO. Instead of a small UFO, the men faced a medium-sized craft that could contain many more aliens. The second sign that things would not go easily was a massive PSI-attack that washed over our men as they exited the Skyranger. The third sign came shortly after the first men exited the craft: an Ethereal closed in on our craft and nearly took out two men. Instead of a cakewalk against 1-3 Sectoids, the men were facing a knock-down battle against seven tough Ethereals.

The highlights…

Achilles shoots and kills an Ethereal that attacked us right after we exited the Skyranger.

Anxiety II shoots and kills an Ethereal as we approach the UFO.

Blade6119 IV tries to throw a grenade into the UFO through its collapsed roof, but hits a tree branch right in front of him instead. The grenade falls at his feet and explodes, badly wounding him and nearly wounding three other agents. The explosion disrupts our entire attack, and brings Ethereals screaming down on our position. Within a minute, we are pinned down and under heavy fire.

BYU is killed by Ethereal fire in the subsequent melee.

Klayman III shoots and kills the Ethereal that killed BYU.

Sublime II tosses a grenade through the UFO roof to kill an alien.

Fat Football II uses the Blaster Launcher to kill an Ethereal near the UFO door.

Fat Football II uses the Blaster Launcher to kill a second alien dug in alongside the UFO.

The Time almost got PSI-controlled, but was able to fight it off.

Klayman III knocks out the last alien with a grenade toss into the UFO.

Kills: Achilles, 1; Klayman III, 1; Fat Football II, 2, Anxiety II, 1; Sublime II, 1.
KIA: BYU.
Wounded: Blade6119 IV (12 days)
Attribute Improvements: Achilles, Anxiety II, Blade6119 IV, Klayman III, Fat Football II, The Time, Sublime II.
Final score: 186.
Mission Notes:
I can’t believe we lost Captain BYU. He is the first agent with 20-plus missions of experience to die. Crap, crap, crap. I hate when that happens. He was really good too.

Blade6119’s grenade toss would have been hilarious if not for the fact that it almost killed four men. The fact that he survived is a minor miracle. It went off right at his feet.

The loss of a Captain should mean a flurry of promotions in the near future, as lower ranking agents are bumped up.

I DIDNT DIE!!!! I did pull a kodos, but i lived! Talk about luck! Is BYU even around any more...if so, im sorry to him for bringing in the enemy and almost killing half the squad...

Seaman recruit to seaman apprentice. I can't wait. :) Seriously, where am I in the grand scheme?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ardent enthusiast

I thought you used logic.

why aren't you working on more of ardent walks on?
:D

Update

Promotions

Congratulations to the following agents!

Qwikshot II....Captain!
Render II....Sergeant!
Swaggs....Sergeant!
Coffee Warlord II....Sergeant!

You are an example to us all!

(As an aside to those who are new. The game picks these automatically. Nothing I can do about them.)

Ok, here is one loooooong stats update. Normally, I won't be posting the Hall of Heroes with every update. Let me know if you I've missed you, or if something is off.

X-COM II Troop Master List (After Mission 80)

USA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

14.  Wade Moore        Active     Colonel   23     22     

37.  The Time          Active     Sergeant  18      5     

41.  Fat Football II   Active     Sergeant  18      8     

43.  Achilles          Active     Sergeant  17     13     

55.  Sublime II        Active     Squaddie  14      9     

59.  Daimyo II         Active     Squaddie   9      5     

61.  Rawisdan          Active     Squaddie  14      7     

71.  Wignasty          Active     Squaddie   7      3     

73.  CTHomer           Active     Squaddie  10      6     

94.  Data King III     Active     Squaddie   5      2     

112. Airhog II         Active     Rookie     1      0     

113. Anxiety II        Active     Squaddie   1      1     

114. Blade6119 IV      WND (12)   Squaddie   1      0     

115. Klayman III       Active     Squaddie   1      1

EU COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

2.   jfbbis            Active     Colonel   19     17     

10.  Kodos             Active     Commander 22     21     

19.  Revrew            Active     Sergeant  20     16     

46.  Patman II         Active     Captain   19     10     

66.  Tasan             Active     Squaddie  13      6     

70.  Naiwf             Active     Sergeant  12      6     

89.  RealDeal III      Active     Squaddie   8      3     

90.  Coffee Warlord II Active     Sergeant   9      7     

93.  Afoci             Active     Squaddie   6      4     

97.  Blade III         Active     Squaddie   4      4     

98.  MrBug IV          Active     Squaddie   6      3     

101. Wolfpack          Active     Squaddie   5      3     

102. Japherwaki II     Active     Squaddie   7      6     

105. Swaggs            Active     Sergeant   6      4     

110. Breeze            Active     Squaddie   1      1

ASIA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

15.  Rich 1033         Active     Squaddie  17     13     

35.  Jeff Nights II    Active     Captain   20     10     

39.  Thomkal II        Active     Sergeant  16     14     

45.  Danny VanHalen    Active     Squaddie  16     12     

52.  Qwikshot II       Active     Captain   15     11     

75.  Alf III           Active     Squaddie   6      4     

76.  Fonzie II         Active     Squaddie   8      7     

78.  Render II         Active     Sergeant  10      6     

84.  Split Pers III    Active     Squaddie   5      6     

92.  Jeeber D          Active     Squaddie   6      5     

103. Condors II        Active     Squaddie   5      6     

106. Travis III        Active     Squaddie   5      4     

108. Zippy II          Active     Squaddie   2      1     

109. Glengoyne         Active     Squaddie   2      2     

111. 3ric IV           Active     Rookie     1      0

SAM COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

116. Chuck U Farley    Active     Rookie     0      0      

117. Psycho Cop II     Active     Rookie     0      0      

118. Calis             Active     Rookie     0      0      

119. Tucker II         Active     Rookie     0      0      

120. Sachmo III        Active     Rookie     0      0

AFRICA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

74.  AStott            WND (9)    Captain   12     16     

96.  Illinifan V       WND (2)    Squaddie   4      3     

121. Katon II          Active     Rookie     0      0      

122. Mike Vic          Active     Rookie     0      0      

123. Vince             In Transit Rookie     0      0      

124. Sir Fozzie II     In Transit Rookie     0      0      

125. Chief Rum IV      In Transit Rookie     0      0

X-COM II Troop Attributes

Code:

      

     Name              TUs  Sta  Hlt  Brv  Rea  Fir  Thw  Str  PsD  PsS

2.   jfbbis            75   82   59   30   35   82   58   55

10.  Kodos             78   88   57   50   61   79   73   54

14.  Wade Moore        79   81   56   30   59   91   72   67

15.  Rich 1033         75   68   44   20   55   54   70   62

19.  Revrew            75   63   53   30   36   65   59   57

35.  Jeff Nights II    66   73   53   60   32   64   59   50

37.  The Time          70   79   53   50   62   52   57   47

39.  Thomkal II        69   90   58   30   56   49   61   45

41.  Fat Football II   71   72   43   50   38   69   73   52

43.  Achilles          70   73   55   10   45   78   79   53

45.  Danny VanHalen    73   77   45   10   41   62   78   51

46.  Patman II         76   69   51   60   47   52   79   54

52.  Qwikshot II       73   81   45   10   58   77   65   52

55.  Sublime II        72   73   44   10   40   73   76   55

59.  Daimyo II         65   60   48   30   47   70   64   43

61.  RawisDan          68   50   37   60   37   67   74   48

66.  Tasan             65   60   46   50   39   64   58   52

70.  Naiwf             73   70   51   50   40   61   69   48

71.  Wignasty          64   45   37   20   38   61   72   44

73.  CTHomer           68   67   38   10   58   45   62   46

74.  AStott            73   55   51   50   55   71   62   55

75.  Alf III           59   52   36   40   52   50   55   46

76.  Fonzie II         65   74   49   20   42   62   79   42

78.  Render II         66   54   44   50   57   72   69   44

84.  Split Pers III    63   64   39   30   40   64   67   39

89.  RealDeal III      67   72   32   60   47   64   68   51

90.  Coffee Warlord II 70   79   45   60   38   71   69   43

92.  Jeeber D          61   57   38   20   30   59   75   36

93.  Afoci             61   59   37   30   40   45   54   44

94.  Data King III     63   52   31   50   36   52   58   35

96.  Illinifan V       57   50   44   50   56   53   66   40

97.  Blade III         64   70   46   50   60   46   62   34

98.  Mr. Bug IV        61   64   45   10   34   69   66   34

101. Wolfpack          65   72   33   40   35   61   59   32

102. Japherwaki II     67   77   42   20   32   51   52   48

103. Condors II        63   64   37   60   50   67   66   48

105. Swaggs            64   71   38   60   51   71   69   39

106. Travis III        65   61   43   30   54   69   58   35

108. Zippy II          58   68   35   40   47   69   50   34

109. Glengoyne         64   67   44   30   34   67   53   42

110. Breeze            60   48   33   60   31   66   54   39

111. 3ric IV           52   55   26   30   45   49   56   21

112. Airhog II         52   63   27   50   56   44   54   29

113. Anxiety II        55   66   37   30   57   64   67   40

114. Blade6119 IV      55   47   41   10   37   72   60   27

115. Airhog II         62   73   41   30   34   69   57   31

116. Chuck U Farley    54   62   27   40   53   65   76   28

117. Psycho Cop II     50   61   28   10   60   67   50   37

118. Calis             55   56   26   50   39   55   73   29

119. Tucker II         58   60   26   60   50   55   64   29

120. Sachmo III        54   54   32   50   46   56   57   32

121. Katon II          50   49   28   40   55   67   54   37

122. Mike Vic          59   41   38   10   32   44   52   34





Key: TUs = Time Units; Sta = Stamina; Hlt = Health; Brv = Bravery; Rea = Reactions

     Fir = Firing; Thw = Throwing; Str = Strength; PsD = PSI Defense; PsS = PSI Skill

Support Personnel

Code:

Head of Research: Craptacular

(Current researching focus: Cydonia or Bust, Fighter-Transport Craft)

Head of Engineering: Sterling Ice II 

(Current manufacturing focus: Power Suits, Blaster Missiles, Stun Bombs, Hover Tank)

US Interceptor Pilot: CapnMorgan (9 Kills)

EU Interceptor Pilot: Superman   (9 Kills)

AS Interceptor Pilot: Toddiec IV (9 Kills)

Attribute Leaders (After Mission 80)

Code:

Time Units: (79) Wade Moore

Stamina:    (90) Thomkal II

Health:     (59) Jfbbis

Bravery:    (60) (Nine tied)

Reactions:  (62) The Time

Firing:     (91) Wade Moore

Throwing:   (79) Fonzie II, Achilles, Patman II

Strength:   (67) Wade Moore

Attribute Doggies (After Mission 80)

Code:

Time Units: (50) PsychoCop II, Katon II

Stamina:    (41) Mike Vic

Health:     (26) 3ric IV, Calis, Tucker II

Bravery:    (10) (Nine tied)

Reactions:  (30) Jeeber D

Firing:     (44) Airhog II, Mike Vic

Throwing:   (50) Zippy II, Psycho Cop II

Strength:   (21) 3ric IV

Top Ten Kills Leaders

Code:

1.  Wade Moore           22

2.  Kodos                21

3.  Klayman (KIA)        18

4.  Jfbbis               17

5.  Shorty (KIA)         16

5.  Astott               16

5.  Revrew               16

8.  Thomkal II           14

9.  Three tied with      13

Waiting List

Code:

ID   Name              Base         Status     Rank     LBrvOK?  OptUp?

126. Joker Ace          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

127. Hoops Guy          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

128. The Herd           -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

129. ShaefIllini        -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

130. Ardent Enthusiast  -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

131. Peregrine          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

132. Raven Hawk II      -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

133. Northwood DK       -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

134. Shorty II          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

135. Lokugh III         -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

The Hall of Heroes

Code:

ID   Name                 Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills 

1.   Cam Edwards          KIA        Rookie     1      0    

3.   Patman               KIA        Captain    5      1    

4.   Fat Football         KIA        Sergeant   3      3    

5.   Sublime              KIA        Sergeant   6      3    

6.   Blade 6119           KIA        Rookie     1      1    

7.   Jeff Nights          KIA        Rookie     1      0    

8.   Render               KIA        Sergeant  12      9    

9.   Kerillini            KIA        Sergeant   6      5    

11.  Toddiec              KIA        Squaddie   3      1    

12.  Illinifan            KIA        Squaddie   4      2    

13.  MrBug                KIA        Rookie     1      0    

16.  Thomkal              KIA        Squaddie   2      5    

17.  Shorty               KIA        Captain   16     16    

18.  Klayman              KIA        Captain   13     18    

20.  Travis               KIA        Squaddie  10      6    

21.  Schmidty             KIA        Rookie     3      1    

22.  Al Hill              KIA        Squaddie   7      3    

23.  Sachmo               KIA        Squaddie   3      3    

24.  Data King            KIA        Sergeant   6      4    

25.  Alf                  KIA        Rookie     1      2    

26.  Mr. Bug II           KIA        Squaddie   5      1    

27.  Daimyo               KIA        Squaddie   3      0    

28.  3ric                 KIA        Squaddie   2      1    

29.  Raven Hawk           KIA        Captain   15     11    

30.  Sterling Ice         KIA        Rookie     1      0    

31.  BYU 14               KIA        Captain   20     12     

32.  Chief Rum            KIA        Squaddie   4      3    

33.  Qwikshot             KIA        Rookie     1      0    

34.  Cam Edwards II       KIA        Squaddie   7      7    

36.  Blade 6119 II        KIA        Rookie     1      0    

38.  Split Personality    KIA        Rookie     1      0    

40.  Toddiec II           KIA        Squaddie   4      3    

42.  Blade                KIA        Sergeant   5      4    

44.  Airhog               KIA        Squaddie  11      7    

47.  Illinifan II         KIA        Squaddie   4      2    

48.  Fonzie               KIA        Squaddie   4      5    

49.  Lokugh               KIA        Sergeant   9      8    

50.  Sachmo II            KIA        Sergeant  19     12    

51.  Kerillini II         KIA        Squaddie   8      3    

53.  Alf II               KIA        Rookie     1      2    

54.  Blade 6119 III       KIA        Squaddie  11     13    

56.  Schmidty II          KIA        Rookie     1      0    

57.  Split Pers. II       KIA        Sergeant   4      4    

58.  3ric II              KIA        Squaddie   5      1    

60.  Illinifan III        MIA        Squaddie   2      0    

62.  Data King II         KIA        Squaddie   3      2    

63.  Mr. Bug III          KIA        Squaddie   5      3    

64.  Japherwaki           KIA        Rookie     3      0    

65.  Al Hill II           KIA        Sergeant   3      2    

67.  Chief Rum II         KIA        Sergeant  13      9    

68.  Toddiec III          KIA        Rookie     3      0    

69.  Zippy                KIA        Squaddie   9      5    

72.  Coffee Warlord       KIA        Rookie     1      1    

77.  PsychoCop            KIA        Rookie     2      0    

79.  Blade II             KIA        Rookie     3      0    

80.  Illinifan IV         KIA        Rookie     3      0    

81.  Andone               KIA        Rookie     3      1    

82.  Condors              KIA        Squaddie   6      3    

83.  Travis II            KIA        Squaddie   4      3    

85.  Cam Edwards III      KIA        Squaddie   2      4    

86.  Klayman II           KIA        Squaddie   6      3    

87.  3ric III             KIA        Squaddie   5      6    

88.  Anxiety              KIA        Squaddie   2      2    

91.  Tucker               KIA        Squaddie   3      1    

95.  Katon                KIA        Squaddie   2      2    

99.  Lokugh II            KIA        Squaddie   5      3     

100. Sir Fozzie           KIA        Squaddie   4      5    

104. Marmel               KIA        Squaddie   3      4    

107. Chief Rum III        KIA        Squaddie   3      1

Wow, I'm honored by my promotion. I only wish that 10 bravery would be gone by now, I feel its a kiss of death.

Crapt. Waiting list.

Update

RING RING RING

I'm going to move Daimyo II, Wignasty, and Data King III down to guard duty so I can free up three more spots for active agents. Normally we'll go in order, but I'm holding up the game to do this so we need to move fast this time. The first three SAM COM agents that confirm will get shifted to active duty. Chuck U Farley, Psycho Cop II, Calis, Tucker II, and Sachmo III, you're on the clock! Reply here to come kill aliens!

damn...10 bravery as well...and i cant react for nothing

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Originally Posted by Blade6119

damn...10 bravery as well...and i cant react for nothing

Hey, Blade6119, look on the bright side.

One, you should have died twice already. First, the grenade should have killed you. Second, BYU took your spot in the advance when you got wounded, and two minutes later he got drilled by a sniper. That bullet was meant for you.

Two, it could be worse. Check out Mike Vic's stats. I think that's the worst set of stats we've ever seen. It's going to be fun trying to keep him alive.

ardent: Your time will come. We can lose four or five guys in a flash. Be prepared. Be ready. The war will come.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

I guess Blade gets to break the news to my Widow :( I had a good run, I guess it is time for junior to exact vengence, please add BYU 14 II to the waiting list.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Good points ...my shot is already one of the best in the division...and i guess that nade that almost killed me actually saved my life...interesting

And ardent, you will never get in...and if you do, watch out for friendly fire ;)

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Originally Posted by BYU 14

I guess Blade gets to break the news to my Widow :( I had a good run, I guess it is time for junior to exact vengence, please add BYU 14 II to the waiting list.

Im sorry man...i will attempt to watch your son, and kill as many aliens as possible to avenge your death! :mad:

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Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Be ready. The war will come.

And, if you're around long enough, so will the diarrhea in the flightsuit. Be ready.

:D

Well, I suppose if I must... If I'm a recruit in training, where's the never dull? Might as well get some brass around here to shine. :)

hey ardent...this here is special forces with the army...we dont take kindly to your kind around here...you navy pansie;) ...go scrub the toilets!

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Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Two, it could be worse. Check out Mike Vic's stats. I think that's the worst set of stats we've ever seen. It's going to be fun trying to keep him alive.

Hahahaha! What a fool that MikeVic! Those stats sure suck. He's on the list twice for doggies!

...

crap. :(

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

Hahahaha! What a fool that MikeVic! Those stats sure suck. He's on the list twice for doggies!

...

crap. :(

If you want, you can opt out, and let someone else on the waiting list take your spot. You'd drop to the top of the waiting list. Let me know.

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Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

If you want, you can opt out, and let someone else on the waiting list take your spot. You'd drop to the top of the waiting list. Let me know.

Nononono. I didn't mean it like that. :) Just poking fun at my own misfortunes. Sorry if my post gave off the wrong impression. I'd only opt out if you REALLY don't want to use my character. I have no problem with him though. :D

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Originally Posted by MikeVic

No problem at all from this end either. In the past, let's just say that low bravery soldiers weren't living all that long, so we had an option to drop back onto the waiting list and let someone else take your place. We've yet to not use an agent, and I'm actually looking forward to trying to keep you alive.

Just for your information, the fastest death was by Coffee Warlord (was it I or II?), who died less than a minute into his first mission. The ramp dropped and he got hit by incoming fire. Dead.

Not that this would ever happen to you, but I just thought I'd share.

On the positive side, you've got a lot of room for improvement!

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Japherwaki II’s reaction skill increased by one, to 32! Wow!

I get the feeling I'm being mocked.

:)

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Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Hah! I'm a coward with no aim! That doesn't bode too well for anyone assigned with me on a mission... ;) I hope to stay out of the record books with fastest death, though. :redface:

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Update

Promotions

Congratulations to the following agents!

Coffee Warlord II....Sergeant!

You are an example to us all!

And now you should be very, very afraid, maggots.

CW II is gonna be whipping your asses into fighting shape!

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Originally Posted by Japherwaki

I get the feeling I'm being mocked.

:)

You're reaction skill is still better than mine... :(

CW II, anyone tell you about your dad?

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Originally Posted by Japherwaki

I get the feeling I'm being mocked.

:)

I get that feeling a lot. I wonder why. :confused:

SI

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Originally Posted by Blade6119

I DIDNT DIE!!!! I did pull a kodos, but i lived! Talk about luck! Is BYU even around any more...if so, im sorry to him for bringing in the enemy and almost killing half the squad...

Congrats. You are the second X-Commer to pull a Kodos and live to tell the tale.

Besides, you didn't throw a grenade and have it bounce back at your feet twice. Now THAT would be pathetic, my friend.

The King wants to kick some alien butt. Give me a grenade and I'll show you how to use it. Shove it down the aliens throat and watch him implode.

I'm such a weenie. 21 in strength, what's up with that?

"Ugh... Heavy Plasma... too heavy... mustn't faint... must fight on... ooh!"

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Originally Posted by 3ric

I'm such a weenie. 21 in strength, what's up with that?

The game reflecting real life perhaps? :D

Uh...GB, I see Klayman III get a kill in the last mission but I don't see him anywhere on the master list. Guess that makes me kinda of like a phantom warrior. I'm indestructible!

And don't think that you can cut costs by not paying me. I think X-com needs a union rep.

I'm confirming my transfer.

This is the moment I've been waiting for all my life.

Confirming transfer.

I would like to thank my commanding officers for giving me this promotion. I know Father would be proud that his son is carrying on the family pride and honor and is being recignized for his faithful service. I want to send out my thoughts and prayers to the families of all humanity who have felt the pain of loss of life during this alien threat.

I will not succomb to these alien scum!

DIE ALIEN BOY!

umm, no offense kodos.....

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Originally Posted by RendeR

DIE ALIEN BOY!

umm, no offense kodos.....

I get that a lot. :D

Bah my promotion to Captain didn't go through again! Just you wait until I get those psi-powers. Then we'll see who's commanding who. :) What's the latest on Psi-training anyway?

(I know the promotions are game generated GB)

Qwikshot: I think that 10 bravery might not be as bad as I initially thought. I think it only starts to come into play if we suffer high casualties, and we've been lucky to avoid that so far. The underlying PSI-ratings are probably much more important.

BYU: You're back! Good to hear from you! Sorry about your death. We'll get your son right back on the waiting list!

Japherwaki: No mocked. Just amazed. It's so rare that someone with low reactions gets an improvement. Jfbbis has been in the low 30's for nearly 20 missions.

Kingfc: Welcome aboard! We'll get your name on the waiting list.

3ric IV: Yeah, you need some work in the weight room. 20 is the lowest starting rating for strength. Don't worry, though, strength goes up fast.

Klayman: Got it. I pasted Airhog II's line in there twice. I'll fix it right up. Thanks for pointing that out.

Calis, Sachmo, Chuck U Farley: You're in. You'll be on a flight to an active base shortly. With that, the call up is over.

Thomkal: Based on agent numbers, I think we still have another round of promotions coming up. Probably after the next mission. I suggest you bribe your superior officers.

Update

October 14-20

Things go quiet for a couple of days, but we get a flurry of UFO activity on the 16th. Two UFO's spend a lot of time scurrying around Indonesia and Australia, but our ASIA COM Interceptor can't bring any of them down.

Also, during this time we get a close call with a UFO battleship that makes a beeline for our EU COM base, then turns away at the last moment. Scary stuff. Thought for sure we had a base attack coming.

Research wise, we make some solid gains during the time. Crappy's USA team cracks one of the mysteries of UFO technology, and have come up with plans for a ship called the "Lightning", a larger and faster fighter-transport. However, more importantly, this discovery has led Crappy to believe that we can create an ultimate fighting craft, on par with anything the aliens can throw at us. Also, this new design would have the capability of making the journey to Mars. In short, the possibility of striking at the alien's home planet may be technoligically feasible within a couple of months. Before beginning work on that design, however, we need to beef up the firepower of our aircraft, so Crappy's USA team begins looking for some way to harness fusion power for missile use. Elsewhere, the interrogation of "Poindexter", the alien commander, continues around the clock.

Production wise, Sterling Ice has facilities working 24 hours producing new hover tanks, which should give us more support and firepower on the ground, and a new fighter craft that is much stronger and faster than our current Interceptors. It's beginning to look as if we'll be able to take on some of those larger UFOs in the air instead of just waiting for them to land. Slowly but surely, we are pushing the fight back on the aliens.

On the night of the 19th, Superman downs a small UFO over Switzerland, and our EU COM base prepares to launch the Skyranger for a mop up. However, another battleship comes screaming towards our base, and we are forced to hold our position in Europe and launch the ASIA COM Skyranger for the mission instead. On the morning of the 20th, the craft is airborne towards the crash site.

On board are the following ten men:

Rich, Jeff Nights II, Danny Van Halen, Qwikshot II, Fonzie II, Render II, Condors II, Zippy II, 3ric IV, and Split Personality III.

Should be a piece of cake.

__________

This mission should go fairly fast, so I'm thinking that I'll be able to post it on Sunday night, shorly after the Super Bowl. After that, I think I'm going to try to post a mission at least every Sunday night. However, I'd like to go faster, so I'm going to aim for a Wednesday/Sunday two-missions-a-week pace. I'll probably miss a lot of Wednesdays though.