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uh oh were all screwed:(;)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Skyranger Transmission

Doomed.

Had to turn on the Pilot Translator.

(Photos coming soon, I think. I might have erased them by mistake)

88th Mission: Sectoids in Slovakia

Six hours after the ASIA COM Skyranger limps home with its four dead agents, the USA COM Skyranger begins its gradual descent to the late afternoon Slovakian countryside. With six dead agents in less than 6 hours, the men on board are tense. This has not been a good day.

Captain AStott will lead us in battle.

Our troops today:

Left Side:
1. CT Homer (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
2. Anxiety II (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
3. Illinifan V (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. AStott (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)
5. Blade6119 IV (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)

Right Side:
1. Sublime II (Blaster Launcher, Power Suit)
2. Rawisdan (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
3. Jeeber D (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
4. Mr. Bug IV (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)
5. Klayman III (Heavy Plasma, Power Suit)

The Skyranger drops to the battlefield below. We’re coming down on the northwest sector of the active zone, so the areas at the exit of the Skyranger and to its left are free of aliens. The battle will be to the right of the craft and up by the nose. Although the weather is clear, we can’t see much of the battlefield on the way down. To the right of the exit, it looks like we’ll have a couple of hedged-in fields right up tight to our exit. Otherwise, no distinguishing features stand out on the battlefield. There is no sign of the UFO, nor any sign of houses or barns.

The Skyranger touches down gently. The ramp falls away. Silence.

Our tanks rumbles down the ramp, spins, and sees…

Nothing. We roll it right, through a break in the hedge wall and into the field beyond. Nothing there as well, although we can see yet another hedge wall at the other end of this plot of land. Mr. Bug and Klayman exit the Skyranger and move in behind the tank. Together they start a sweep of the area to our exit’s right. Anxiety II and Illinifan V exit as well. The two of them move up by the nose of the Skyranger and begin a sweep to the southeast. AStott also exits and sets up a firing position with the Blaster Launcher just away from the rear of the Skyranger. The rest of the men shuffle to the exits and wait.

Things are quiet for the next couple of minutes. Men and machines spread out. Our tank leads the way east, and as it breaks through the hedge wall at the other end of the first field, it catches a glimpse of a Sectoid, in a field, about 30 yards away. No one has a shot yet, but Klayman tosses a grenade up over the hedge wall in the Sectoid’s general direction. The throw is nearly perfect. As the grenade rolls to within a few feet of the startled Sectoid, it turns to run. It gets one step away when the grenade goes off, chewing up a chunk of the field and blowing the alien apart! Well done, Klayman III! X-COM 1, Aliens 0.

We continue to move. Since Klayman III has now got some experience on what surely will be a short mission, he heads back toward the Skyranger; Blade6119 IV comes out to take his place behind the tank. The tank and Mr. Bug IV wait while this happens. Anxiety and Illinifan continue southeast and spot the badly damaged medium scout UFO sitting in a field about 30 yards farther away. They also spot some small shacks directly to the south of our position. CTHomer and Jeeber D exit the Skyranger and head in the direction of the shacks. Anxiety and Illinifan can see that the UFO has a massive hole in its roof, and we decide to bring out the heavy artillery. AStott plots a course with the Blaster Launcher for the inside of the UFO and pulls the trigger. The missile sails up and over our Skyranger, tears straight for the UFO, and then disappears through the roof. We hear a massive roar, followed quickly by the scream of a dying alien! A plume of flame and black smoke pours out of the UFO. X-COM 2, Aliens 0.

Back to our east, Blade6119 catches up to Mr. Bug and our tank. Together they continue their sweep. Shortly, they spot a barn behind a small grove. Our tank heads in to the grove to scout for alien movement.

Back at the UFO, Anxiety and Illinifan continue to advance on the craft.

To the south of our Skyranger, CTHomer and Jeeber D move in on the shacks.

Back at the Skyranger, Sublime II exits the craft, heads to AStott, and switches weapons. AStott heads back into the Skyranger. At this time, Rawisdan also exits the Skyranger and starts southeast, to add his firepower to the men advancing on the UFO.

Suddenly, back to the east, our tank spots a Sectoid at the backside of the barn, about 30 yards away from our position! None of our men have any shot, but back at the Skyranger, the alien lights up on Sublime’s HUD. He plots a quick firing course and pulls the trigger. Three seconds later the missile slams into the back of the barn, gutting the first floor in a massive explosion and killing the Sectoid instantly.

And that’s it! Yes! Finally, a mission with no casualties! Well done, men!

Kills: AStott, 1; Klayman III, 1; Sublime II, 1.
KIA: None.
Wounded: None
Attribute Improvements: AStott, Klayman, Sublime.
Final score: 78
Mission Notes:
Nice to not lose anyone. Six dead men in one day are enough.

Sir Fozzie: Not sure off hand. I'll be posting a stats update sometime in the next day or two. The eight new agents aren't in the game yet. They'll be called once we hit the end of the month, and then it takes 3 days worth of game time to get them to bases.

3ric: Very funny! I should have worded that a bit differently. ;)

Anxiety: Good humor. I think we've got a new theme song!

Coming up:

Today/Saturday: Stats Update, Mission 88 photos (if available).

After that, I'm not sure. I might try to get us to the end of the month before I do the medals update, or I might try to do both at the same time. Anyway, we'll move forward a bit over the weekend.

maybe he was telling the truth....

I didn't get to shoot anyone... :(

OMG Astott stole my kill!

Wait, illini and i were together on a mission and we didnt kill eachother...my god...i figured after he shot Blade6119II my boy would get revenge...damn illini!

Any info on which base I've been sent to? :)

I'm stuck in a rut. Hardly any action

All too easy...

Hey, Illinifan999... When you get to lead an attack, then you'll discover that it's not called stealing kills. It's called helping protect your men from unneeded harm. You want to see stealing an attack? Next time I won't voluntarily give up the blaster launcher...

*mumble mumble grumble*

:D

Here we go...

X-COM II Troop Master List (After Mission 88)

USA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

14.  Wade Moore        Active     Colonel   24     22     

43.  Achilles          Active     Sergeant  18     14     

46.  Patman II         Active     Captain   20     11     

61.  Rawisdan          Active     Squaddie  15      7     

73.  CTHomer           Active     Squaddie  11      6     

74.  AStott            Active     Captain   14     18     

75.  Alf III           Active     Squaddie   7      4     

92.  Jeeber D          Active     Squaddie   8      5     

93.  Afoci             To ASIA    Squaddie   7      4     

96.  Illinifan V       To ASIA    Squaddie   6      3     

98.  MrBug IV          Active     Squaddie   8      3     

112. Airhog II         Active     Squaddie   2      1     

113. Anxiety II        Active     Squaddie   2      1     

114. Blade6119 IV      Active     Squaddie   2      0     

115. Klayman III       Active     Squaddie   2      2

EU COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

2.   jfbbis            Active     Colonel   21     20     

10.  Kodos             Active     Commander 24     23     

19.  Revrew            Active     Captain   22     18     

37.  The Time          Active     Sergeant  20      9     

55.  Sublime II        Active     Squaddie  16     10     

70.  Naiwf             WND (6)    Sergeant  14     10     

89.  RealDeal III      Active     Squaddie  10      4     

90.  Coffee Warlord II Active     Sergeant  11      9     

101. Wolfpack          Active     Squaddie   6      5     

102. Japherwaki II     WND (16)   Squaddie   9      7     

105. Swaggs            Active     Sergeant   8      6     

110. Breeze            Active     Squaddie   3      7     

116. Chuck U Farley    Active     Squaddie   2      2     

120. Sachmo III        WND (16)   Squaddie   3      1

ASIA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

35.  Jeff Nights II    Active     Captain   23     11     

39.  Thomkal II        Active     Sergeant  17     15     

41.  Fat Football II   Active     Sergeant  18      8     

45.  Danny VanHalen    Active     Sergeant  18     13     

52.  Qwikshot II       Active     Captain   17     11     

76.  Fonzie II         Active     Squaddie  11     11     

84.  Split Pers III    Active     Squaddie   7      8     

103. Condors II        Active     Sergeant   7      9     

109. Glengoyne         Active     Squaddie   3      2     

111. 3ric IV           Active     Squaddie   3      1     

118. Calis             Active     Squaddie   2      1

SAM COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

71.  Wignasty          Active     Squaddie   7      3     

117. Psycho Cop II     To ASIA    Rookie     0      0      

119. Tucker II         To EU      Rookie     0      0      

121. Katon II          Active     Rookie     0      0      

122. Mike Vic          To EU      Rookie     0      0

AFRICA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  

59.  Daimyo II         Active     Squaddie   9      5     

94.  Data King III     Active     Squaddie   5      2     

123. Vince             To EU      Rookie     0      0      

124. Sir Fozzie II     To ASIA    Rookie     0      0      

125. Chief Rum IV      Active     Rookie     0      0      

126. The Herd          To ???     Rookie     0      0

127. Hoops Guy         To ASIA    Rookie     0      0

128. ShaefIllini       To EU      Rookie     0      0

X-COM II Troop Attributes

Code:

      

     Name              TUs  Sta  Hlt  Brv  Rea  Fir  Thw  Str  PsD  PsS

2.   jfbbis            76   82   61   30   35   84   58   58

10.  Kodos             80   90   58   50   62   80   73   60

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

19.  Revrew            76   70   55   30   37   66   59   60

35.  Jeff Nights II    69   76   55   60   32   65   61   54

37.  The Time          74   84   55   50   63   55   58   51

39.  Thomkal II        70   92   60   30   56   50   61   49

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

43.  Achilles          73   74   57   10   46   79   79   53

45.  Danny VanHalen    77   82   50   10   42   63   79   51

46.  Patman II         76   69   53   60   47   52   79   55

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

55.  Sublime II        74   76   44   10   40   73   77   58

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

61.  RawisDan          68   50   37   60   37   67   74   48

70.  Naiwf             76   72   53   50   40   63   69   49

71.  Wignasty          64   45   37   20   38   61   72   44

73.  CTHomer           68   67   38   10   58   45   62   46

74.  AStott            76   60   54   50   55   73   62   58

75.  Alf III           62   57   36   40   52   50   55   46

76.  Fonzie II         71   76   53   20   46   65   79   48

84.  Split Pers III    69   71   45   30   41   64   67   42

89.  RealDeal III      73   72   35   60   47   65   68   54

90.  Coffee Warlord II 75   82   48   60   38   72   69   46

92.  Jeeber D          61   58   41   20   30   60   77   37

93.  Afoci             62   59   37   30   40   45   54   47

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

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

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

101. Wolfpack          65   72   36   40   36   62   59   36

102. Japherwaki II     67   78   43   20   32   52   53   49

103. Condors II        65   70   41   60   51   68   66   54

105. Swaggs            66   74   44   60   51   73   69   44

109. Glengoyne         64   67   44   30   34   67   53   42

110. Breeze            64   49   37   60   31   71   54   42

111. 3ric IV           52   61   31   30   45   50   56   25

112. Airhog II         56   67   30   60   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. Klaymn III        62   75   41   30   34   70   58   32

116. Chuck U Farley    57   64   34   40   53   66   76   34

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

118. Calis             58   57   26   50   39   55   73   35

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

120. Sachmo III        56   57   36   50   47   57   57   38

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

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

123. Vince             53   65   26   10   45   64   57   39

124. Sir Fozzie II     60   65   27   10   31   67   50   25

125. Chief Rum IV      55   46   25   30   50   52   63   38

126. The Herd          51   66   37   40   58   50   77   40

127. Hoops Guy         52   49   36   40   41   59   65   24

128. ShaefIllini       55   45   40   10   59   56   64   28



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: Ultimate Space Craft, Fusion Missile)

Head of Engineering: Sterling Ice II 

(Current manufacturing focus: Power Suits, Fusion Ball Bombs, Hover Tank, Firestorm Fighter)

US Interceptor Pilot: CapnMorgan (10 Kills)

EU Interceptor Pilot: Superman   (11 Kills)

AS Interceptor Pilot: Toddiec IV ( 9 Kills)

Attribute Leaders (After Mission 88)

Code:

Time Units: (80) Kodos

Stamina:    (92) Thomkal II

Health:     (61) Jfbbis

Bravery:    (60) (Ten tied)

Reactions:  (63) The Time

Firing:     (91) Wade Moore

Throwing:   (79) (Four tied)

Strength:   (67) Wade Moore

Attribute Doggies (After Mission 88)

Code:

Time Units: (50) PsychoCop II, Katon II

Stamina:    (41) Mike Vic

Health:     (25) Chief Rum IV

Bravery:    (10) (Eleven tied)

Reactions:  (30) Jeeber D

Firing:     (44) Airhog II, Mike Vic

Throwing:   (50) Sir Fozzie II, Psycho Cop II

Strength:   (24) Hoops Guy

Top Ten Kills Leaders

Code:

1.  Kodos                23

2.  Wade Moore           22

3.  Jfbbis               20

4.  Klayman (KIA)        18

4.  Revrew               18

4.  Astott               18

7.  Shorty (KIA)         16

8.  Thomkal II           15

9.  Achilles             14

9.  Rich (KIA)           14

Waiting List

Code:

ID   Name              Base         Status     Rank     LBrvOK?  OptUp?

129. Ardent Enthusiast  -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      Yes

130. Peregrine          -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

131. Raven Hawk II      -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

132. Northwood DK       -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

133. Lokugh III         -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

134. BYU II             -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

135. Kingfc             -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

136. Barkeep            -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

137. Shorty II          -           AWOL       Rookie   Yes      No

138. Fantastic Froggies -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      Yes

139. Blade IV           -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

140. Tasan II           -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

141. Rich II            -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

142. Travis IV          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

143. Render III         -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

144. Zippy III          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      Yes

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    

15.  Rich 1033            KIA        Squaddie  20     14     

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    

66.  Tasan                KIA        Squaddie  15      7     

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    

78.  Render II            KIA        Sergeant  12      8     

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    

97.  Blade III            KIA        Squaddie   6      6     

99.  Lokugh II            KIA        Squaddie   5      3     

100. Sir Fozzie           KIA        Squaddie   4      5    

104. Marmel               KIA        Squaddie   3      4    

106. Travis III           KIA        Squaddie   7      4     

107. Chief Rum III        KIA        Squaddie   3      1    

108. Zippy II             KIA        Squaddie   5      3

Quick Update...

Sachmo lived through the night. Some quick surgery by Crappy not only saved his life, but should have him back in fighting condition within three weeks. Way to go, Crappy!

I'm still not sure what to do next. Medals, missions, or both. I'm leaning towards X-COM National Medals Week, because it keeps bothering me that we have a bizillion missions where people didn't get any medals.

I'll figure something out by Monday. We'll either have up Missions 31-40 medals, or the lead-in to the next mission.

Anyone see my Junior Mints?

Where the heck am I in transit to?

prob. africa com...but maybe your already to south america com. Doubtful yur already up to one of the big 3.

oh, and im glad to see you had to go to bed ;)

Lordy, my reaction time still sucks ass. I wonder if I should stop getting drunk before missions.

Be nice to keeping going on missions until the end of the month, when we can see the first batch of psi results.

Glad I'm not last on the waiting list anymore... :)

It does make me just a bit uncomfortable to have a bunch of people with III and IV in their names behind me though...

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I was looking at the list and I had a question...didn't Kodos die at some point? I thought I remembered him having to be regenerated.

Lokugh

I think doing a medals week would be great. Lots of those past missions deserve some recognition.

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Ah, that's the military for you. You never know when or where you're going to be relocated. Sometimes you wonder if the leadership have any idea as well! ;)

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Originally Posted by Lokugh

I was looking at the list and I had a question...didn't Kodos die at some point? I thought I remembered him having to be regenerated.

Lokugh

Yeah, he died. But then the save file got corrupted or something and GB had to go back to a previous save to be able to continue. How convenient... ;)

It pays to have friends in high places. :D

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Originally Posted by Kodos

It pays to have friends in high places. :D

Kang and his space-based computer disruptor?

SI

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Originally Posted by Blade6119

oh, and im glad to see you had to go to bed ;)

I had to STUDY, then go to bed. It just so happens this is part of my study routine.

Ok, I got nothing.

I'm busted.

This is a repost of the explanations of the Medals, just to make it easier to find:

The awards, ranked in order of prestige...

Order of Mega Mighty Mojo: The highest honor that an X-COM agent can receive. For outstanding service to the X-COM cause over an extended period of time. For repeated leadership, valor, and accomplishment in an amazing number of battles.

Order of Mighty Mojo: The second highest honor that an X-COM agent can receive. For outstanding service to the X-COM cause over an extended period of time. For repeated leadership, valor, and accomplishment in numerous battles.

Order of Mojo: The third highest honor that an X-COM agent can receive. For outstanding service to the X-COM cause over an extended period of time. For repeated leadership, valor, and accomplishment in several battles.

Star of Terra: This medal is awarded to an X-COM agent for actions that cause alien destruction above and beyond the call of duty on a single mission. As opposed to the Badge of Kahunas, this medal is awarded when you kick alien ass. It is a higher order medal that the Badge of Kahunas. Comes in three degrees: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Badge of Kahunas: This medal is awarded to an X-COM agent for unprecedented valor or sacrifice in the face of battle. As opposed to the Star of Terra, this medal does not necessarily have to mean that you actually did something nasty to the aliens. Comes in three degrees: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Angel Wings: This bar is awarded to an X-COM agent for actions of valor or sacrifice that save the lives of other X-COM agents. Comes in three degrees: Bronze, Silver, and Gold.

Purple Heart: Given to X-COM agents wounded in action.

Coffee Warlord Pin: Given to X-COM agents that die incredibly early in their X-COM careers. Named after Coffee Warlord, who was shot and killed approximately 1 minute after the Skyranger exit gate opened on his very first mission.

Kodos Doh Pin: Given to an X-COM agent that does something incredibly stupid or clutzy on a mission. Named after Commander Kodos, who, on a terror mission early in our X-COM history, threw two consecutive live grenades into a telephone pole directly in front of him, causing all the agents near him to scramble for cover twice, and pretty much destroying the nearby house.

Yellow Pin of Cowardice: This demerit is given to an X-COM agent for cowardice in the face of battle, for actions detrimental to the name and honor of the X-COM unit, or for incompetence that leads to the death and injury of civilians and or fellow X-COM agents.

Gray Pin of Cowardice: This higher order demerit is given to an X-COM agent for major cowardice in the face of battle, for actions detrimental to the name and honor of the X-COM unit, or for incompetence that leads to the death and injury of civilians and or fellow X-COM agents.

Black Pin of Cowardice: The highest order demerit. If “awarded”, the recipient has two alternatives: resign from the X-COM ranks or be called upon to sacrifice their life in battle for the service of the X-COM cause. If a recipient chooses to resign, their next of kin may enter the game and try to restore honor to the family name. If a recipient chooses to sacrifice their life, they will be placed under guard on subsequent missions, will have a double high explosive charge strapped about them, and will be called upon to force entry into the enemy UFO with the charge activated. If successful, your Cowardice Pins will be stricken from your record, you will be awarded a Badge of Kahunas and possibly a Star of Terra, and you will without a doubt be very very dead.

Gold Angel Wings for Coffee!!!

10 missions down, 48 more to go...

Medals Update

Mission 31

Coffee Warlord: Coffee Warlord Pin
By getting blown away seconds after the Skyranger ramp fell away, Coffee set an all-time record for shortest X-COM career. We named the award after him for his performance on this mission.

Mission 32

AStott: Bronze Star of Terra
In action against a downed UFO in the jungles of Malaysia, AStott killed three Floaters as they exited their UFO.

Mission 33

None

Mission 34

Sachmo II: Bronze Star of Terra
Sachmo II led the way on a scouting mission into the heart of an alien base. He correctly identified the aliens, killed a Sectoid, and escaped unnoticed. The kill was our first ever offensive kill.

Mission 35

Patman II: Bronze Star of Terra
Patman II took the point on the counterpart scouting mission into the Norwegian Sectoid base. Like Sachmo II, he identified our opponent, killed a Sectoid, and escaped unnoticed.

Mission 36

Lokugh: Bronze Angel Wings
Lokugh spotted and killed an enemy sniper seconds before the sniper would have killed Alf III.

Mission 37: Norwegian Base Assault

Raven Hawk: Gold Star of Terra
Raven Hawk performed admirably during the entire battle, was one of four men to charge the alien control center at the end of the fight, and single-handedly captured the base commander.

Shorty: Gold Star of Terra
Shortly killed six aliens during the course of the battle, saved two X-COM agents with timely shooting, and was one of four agents to make the charge into the base command center.

Sachmo II: Gold Badge of Kahunas
Shorty: Silver Badge of Kahunas
Klayman: Silver Badge of Kahunas
Raven Hawk: Silver Badge of Kahunas
These four agents led the final charge into the alien command center. Sachmo II, who was badly injured earlier in the fight, deserves special distinction for fighting with such incredible wounds.

Data King II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Chief Rum II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Toddiec III: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Kodos: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
3ric II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Cam Edwards II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Patman II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Kerillini II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Japherwaki: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
Al Hill II: Bronze Badge of Kahunas
For volunteering on our first base assault, the remaining ten men on the mission are awarded this distinction for bravery.

Raven Hawk: Gold Angel Wings
Raven Hawk rushed down a corridor under heavy fire and administered first aid that saved Sachmo II’s life.

Shorty: Silver Angel Wings
Shorty fired the Blaster Launcher and took out a CyberDisc seconds before it would have killed both Raven Hawk and Sachmo II. Later he took out a Sectoid that would have killed Kodos.

Patman II: Purple Heart
Kodos: Purple Heart
Sachmo II: Purple Heart
All three of these agents were wounded during the fierce fighting inside the alien base.

Data King II: Yellow Pin of Cowardice
Data King II panicked and ran away in the initial stages of our penetration into the alien base.

Japherwaki: Yellow Pin of Cowardice
Japherwaki came under alien control and killed Cam Edwards II. X-COM agents killed Japherwaki shortly thereafter.

Al Hill II: Yellow Pin of Cowardice
Al cracked under pressure and was mind-controlled by the aliens. Kodos was forced to kill him after Al opened fire on our own men.

Patman II: Yellow Pin of Cowardice
Patman II was mind-controlled by aliens. He shot Kodos with a Heavy Plasma blast that nearly killed our commander.

Kodos: Yellow Pin of Cowardice
As the remains of our attack force prepared to assault the enemy control center, Kodos froze. He was unable to continue with the mission.

Klayman: Order of Mojo
Klayman, who was killed during the final assault on the base command center, ended a career that spanned 13 missions. During that time he killed 18 aliens, received numerous awards of distinction, and ended with the highest kills/mission ratio ever recorded by an X-COM agent (ten missions to qualify). In honor of this distinguished career, Klayman is awarded the Order of Mojo, the third highest career honor that an X-COM agent can receive.

Mission 38

Rich: Bronze Star of Terra
Rich killed three aliens in a fierce terror mission in Bogotá.

Mission 39

None

Mission 40

Wade Moore: Bronze Angel Wings
Wade saved Qwikshot II with a long shot just as an alien was going to blow Qwikshot II’s head off.

X-COM II Medals (Through Mission 40)

USA COM

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ID   Name                    Medals

1.   Pvt. Cam Edwards        Coffee Warlord Pin.

2.   Col. Jfbbis             Bronze Star of Terra (2); Purple Heart (2).

3.   Cap. Patman             -

4.   Sgt. Fat Football       Bronze Angel Wings (2)

5.   Sgt. Sublime            Yellow Pin of Cowardice; Gray Pin of Cowardice

6.   Pvt. Blade 6119         - 

7.   Pvt. Jeff Nights        - 

8.   Sgt. Render             - 

9.   Sgt. Kerillini          Bronze Star of Terra

10.  Com. Kodos              Silver Star of Terra; Bronze Star of Terra; 

                             Bronze Badge of Kahunas; Kodos Doh Award;

                             Yellow Pin of Cowardice; Purple Heart

11.  Sqd. Toddiec            -

12.  Sqd. Illinifan          - 

13.  Pvt. MrBug              Bronze Badge of Kahunas

14.  Col. Wade Moore         Order of Mojo; Bronze Star of Terra (4); 

                             Bronze Angel Wings (2); Purple Heart

15.  Sqd. Rich 1033          Bronze Star of Terra; Yellow Pin of Cowardice

16.  Sqd. Thomkal            Bronze Star of Terra

17.  Cap. Shorty             Gold Star of Terra; Bronze Star of Terra; Silver Angel Wings; 

                             Silver Badge of Kahunas; Purple Heart; Kodos Doh Award

18.  Cap. Klayman            Order of Mojo; Silver Star of Terra; Silver Badge of Kahunas;

                             Silver Angel Wings; Purple Heart

19.  Cap. Revrew             -

20.  Sqd. Travis             Bronze Star of Terra; Purple Heart

21.  Pvt. Schmidty           Yellow Pin of Cowardice

22.  Sqd. Al Hill            Kodos Doh Award

23.  Sqd. Sachmo             -

24.  Sgt. Data King          Purple Heart (2)

25.  Pvt. Alf                -

26.  Sqd. Mr. Bug II         Yellow Pin of Cowardice; Gray Pin of Cowardice

27.  Sqd. Daimyo             -

28.  Sqd. 3ric               Kodos Doh Award; Yellow Pin of Cowardice

29.  Cap. Raven Hawk         Gold Star of Terra (2); Gold Angel Wings;

                             Silver Badge of Kahunas

30.  Pvt. Sterling Ice       -

31.  Cap. BYU 14             Bronze Star of Terra; Bronze Badge of Kahunas

32.  Sqd. Chief Rum          Silver Star of Terra; Yellow Pin of Cowardice

33.  Pvt. Qwikshot           Gold Badge of Kahunas; Silver Angel Wings

34.  Sqd. Cam Edwards II     Bronze Star of Terra; Bronze Badge of Kahunas (3); 

                             Bronze Angel Wings; Purple Heart

35.  Cap. Jeff Nights II     Bronze Angel Wings

36.  Pvt. Blade 6119 II      -

37.  Sgt. The Time           Yellow Pin of Cowardice

38.  Pvt. Split Personality  - 

39.  Sgt. Thomkal II         -

40.  Sqd. Toddiec II         Bronze Star of Terra 

41.  Sgt. Fat Football II    Purple Heart

42.  Sgt. Blade              - 

43.  Sgt. Achilles           -

44.  Sqd. Airhog             -

45.  Sgt. Danny VanHalen     Yellow Pin of Cowardice

46.  Cap. Patman II          Bronze Star of Terra; Bronze Badge of Kahunas (2); 

                             Yellow Pin of Cowardice (2); Purple Heart

47.  Sqd. Illinifan II       - 

48.  Sqd. Fonzie             Purple Heart 

49.  Sgt. Lokugh             Bronze Star of Terra; Bronze Angel Wings

50.  Sgt. Sachmo II          Bronze Star of Terra (2); Gold Badge of Kahunas; Purple Heart

51.  Sqd. Kerillini II       Bronze Badge of Kahunas

52.  Cap. Qwikshot II        -

53.  Pvt. Alf II             - 

54.  Sqd. Blade 6119 III     Bronze Star of Terra

55.  Sqd. Sublime II         -

56.  Pvt. Schmidty II        - 

57.  Sgt. Split Pers. II     Yellow Pin of Cowardice 

58.  Sqd. 3ric II            Bronze Badge of Kahunas

59.  Sqd. Daimyo II          -

60.  Sqd. Illinifan III      Black Pin of Cowardice 

61.  Sqd. Rawisdan           Bronze Star of Terra; Bronze Angel Wings

62.  Sqd. Data King II       Bronze Badge of Kahunas; Yellow Pin of Cowardice

63.  Sqd. Mr. Bug III        -

64.  Pvt. Japherwaki         Bronze Badge of Kahunas; Yellow Pin of Cowardice

65.  Sgt. Al Hill II         Bronze Badge of Kahunas; Yellow Pin of Cowardice

66.  Sqd. Tasan              -

67.  Sgt. Chief Rum II       Bronze Star of Terra; Bronze Badge of Kahunas

68.  Pvt. Toddiec III        Bronze Badge of Kahunas

69.  Sqd. Zippy              -

70.  Sgt. Naiwf              -

71.  Sqd. Wignasty           - 

72.  Pvt. Coffee Warlord     Coffee Warlord Pin 

73.  Sqd. CTHomer            -

74.  Cap. AStott             Bronze Star of Terra

75.  Sqd. Alf III            - 

76.  Sqd. Fonzie II          -

77.  Pvt. PsychoCop          -

78.  Sqd. Render II          -

79.  Pvt. Blade II           -

80.  Pvt. Illinifan IV       -

81.  Pvt. Andone             -

82.  Sqd. Condors            -

83.  Sqd. Travis II          -

84.  Sqd. Split Pers III     -

85.  Sqd. Cam Edwards III    -

86.  Sqd. Klayman II         -

87.  Sqd. 3ric III           -

88.  Sqd. Anxiety            -

89.  Sqd. RealDeal III       -

90.  Sgt. Coffee Warlord II  -

91.  Sqd. Tucker             -

92.  Sqd. Jeeber D           -

93.  Sqd. Afoci              -

94.  Sqd. Data King III      -

95.  Sqd. Katon              -

96.  Sqd. Illinifan V        -

97.  Sqd. Blade III          -

98.  Sqd. MrBug IV           -

99.  Sqd. Lokugh II          -

100. Sqd. Sir Fozzie         -

101. Sqd. Wolfpack           -

102. Sqd. Japherwaki II      -

103. Sgt. Condors II         -

104. Sqd. Marmel             -

105. Sgt. Swaggs             -

106. Sqd. Travis III         -

107. Sqd. Zippy II           -

108. Sqd. Chief Rum III      -

109. Sqd. Glengoyne          -

110. Sqd. Breeze             -

111. Sqd. 3ric IV            -

112. Sqd. Airhog II          -

113. Sqd. Anxiety II         -

114. Sqd. Blade6119 IV       -

115. Sqd. Klayman III        -

116. Sqd. Chuck U Farley     -

117. Pvt. Psycho Cop II      -

118. Sqd. Calis              -

119. Pvt. Tucker II          -

120. Sqd. Sachmo III         -

121. Pvt. Katon II           -

122. Pvt. Mike Vic           -

123. Pvt. Vince              -

124. Pvt. Sir Fozzie II      -

125. Pvt. Chief Rum IV       -

126. Pvt. The Herd           -

127. Pvt. Hoops Guy          -

128. Pvt. ShaefIllini        -

No medals. Means I have yet to screw up. Thank goodness.

Al Hill I was killed due to incompetence by another crew member. This injustice has still not been rectified.

I like having a medals weeks too.

Any chance of having a medal that's the opposite of the Kodos Doh Award, for either surviving death or killing aliens through sheer luck alone? Because I get the feeling I'd be getting a bunch of those :)

What did Illinifan III do to get the Black Pin of Cowardice?

I think he was the one who defected to the enemy.

Illinifan III will live on as the only X-COM agent to run away from battle and join the aliens.

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Al Hill I was killed due to incompetence by another crew member. This injustice has still not been rectified.

Let's open it up to a Military Vote of Peers.

Tucker: Yeah, Illinifan III turned on us and fled. His whereabouts are still unknown. We'd heard transmissions from the Sectoid base in England that indicate he was there a couple of months ago, but we've heard no word of him in the past month or more. Poindexter, the captured Sectoid Commander, knew nothing of him. It's likely his disappearance will generate History Channel documentaries for years if we win this war and the mystery remains unsolved.

Japherwaki: After reading Mission 41, I'm thinking that some kind of a Rabbit's Foot Award might be in order for an agent that has extremely good luck in a mission. We need a better name, though. Hint, hint.

The Herd: When I wrote everything down for the agents moving up from guard duty, you were still in transit. I forgot to check note where I sent you. It's either EU COM or ASIA COM. If I remember correctly, it was EU COM. I'll check and update the list the next time I open up the game.

Real: I was thinking the same thing (go to the end of the month before doing medals), but we've got a couple more likely missions coming up before we get through the last couple days of October. Rather than wait, I wanted to get caught up with the medals.

fantasic flying froggies: Yup. You're next. Shouldn't be long now. Especially if we open up the AFRICA COM base as an assault base. We'll need another four or five agents right away if we do that.

Mr. Bug: Yeah, the USA COM base has been getting some short missions lately. In the middle of October, things got hot there, but now they're quiet again. It's tough to get them to Europe quick enough to get in on the big UFOs that land there.

If you are going to open up any new assualt bases, Captain Nights II volunteers to transfer there. The newbs will desperately need some vetrans and solid leadership.

I have been on 22 missions. I have 18 kills. I have ZERO medals. Just rename me Rodney Dangerfield. ;)

Jeff: I think we're going to keep most of our men in position at the big three bases during November so that we can keep everyone in PSI training. At ASIA COM, we have two PSI training facilities, so everyone there will get PSI training. I think your PSI training will be more critical to the overall success of X-COM's final mission, but we'll know more when we see your PSI training marks at the end of the month.

Revrew: One of the strong points of your career has been the fact that its gotten progressively better. In your first 13 missions, you had 8 kills. In your next 9 missions, you got 10 kills. I think your chance for medals will come as the committee starts reviewing the last 48 missions.

And as a quick update, I think I'm going to hack away at the medals for the next few days. I'll feel really good if I can get caught up with them. I'm going to try and do ten missions a day through Saturday. I'm also going to try and post the lead-in for our next mission on Friday, and then post the mission on Sunday. Don't know if I can make that pace, but I'll try.

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Originally Posted by Lokugh

I was looking at the list and I had a question...didn't Kodos die at some point? I thought I remembered him having to be regenerated.

Lokugh

Ah yes the dream season.

Man, I almost forgot how much of a little girlscout my father was...some of his bravery seems to have rubbed off on me however. Uh oh.

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Originally Posted by revrew

I have been on 22 missions. I have 18 kills. I have ZERO medals. Just rename me Rodney Dangerfield. ;)

Stop your bitching, stop your glory hunting, and grab your weapon. We've got aliens to kill. Sir.

:D

If Africa does become an assault base. I'd be glad to serve in the heat and kill some aliens.