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...back for action...that damn sars...stupid asian base ;)

I am having withdrawal symptoms. I need my X-COM!

one more day...he said friday...one more day...

I've handled my cravings by playing the game myself....god its a terrible thing to be led around by a computer generated fantasy land of aliens marines and death.......

oh and I've managed to win a few missions too...people keep dying though. Sucks...

....its friday....where are you? ;)

I NEED MY XCOM FIX AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

He'll be here, it's hard work saving the world.

I am using my 500th post to say...

Where are you GB? I want to get Blade III in to help out saving the Earth!

I want to see Jeeber D partake in his first mission... :(

Sorry for the delay...

Work got busy, family stuff got busy, got sucked into Neverwinter Nights for a couple of sessions, and must have burned out a bit on writing in general. Not much desire to write the past week. Should be back on track now.

Coming up:

1. Updated Stats
2. Answers to everyone's questions and posts.
3. Quick Overall Update
4. Mission 54

Here's the stats...

X-COM II Troop Master List (After Mission 53)

USA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  Medals

15.  Rich 1033         Active     Squaddie  14     12     K-1Y

19.  Revrew            Active     Sergeant  15     10     -

35.  Jeff Nights II    Active     Captain   13      7     -

39.  Thomkal II        Active     Sergeant  12     10     -

41.  Fat Football II   Active     Sergeant  11      6     -

59.  Daimyo II         WND (31)   Squaddie   5      5     -

66.  Tasan             Active     Squaddie   6      3     -

70.  Naiwf             Active     Squaddie   7      2     -

71.  Wignasty          WND (20)   Squaddie   4      3     - (currently at SAM COM)

73.  CTHomer           Active     Squaddie   4      4     -

75   Alf III           WND (26)   Squaddie   4      2     - (currently at SAM COM)

76.  Fonzie II         Active     Squaddie   3      3     -

85.  Cam Edwards III   Active     Squaddie   1      2     -

90.  Coffee Warlord II Active     Squaddie   1      2     -

EU COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  Medals

10.  Kodos             Active     Commander 14     17     D-1S;H-1

37.  The Time          Active     Sergeant  12      3     -

43.  Achilles          Active     Squaddie  10      9     -

50.  Sachmo II         Active     Squaddie  12      6     -

61.  Rawisdan          Active     Squaddie   7      5     -

67.  Chief Rum II      Active     Sergeant   9      9     -

69.  Zippy             Active     Squaddie   8      5     -

74.  AStott            Active     Captain    7     13     -

78.  Render II         Active     Squaddie   4      4     -

86.  Klayman II        Active     Squaddie   2      2     -

87.  3ric III          Active     Squaddie   2      2     -

ASIA COM

Code:

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  Medals

2.   jfbbis            Active     Captain   15     12     D-2B;G-1

14.  Wade Moore        Active     Colonel   16     20     D-2B; F-1B; G-1

31.  BYU 14            Active     Sergeant  13      7     -

44.  Airhog            Active     Squaddie   9      6     -

45.  Danny VanHalen    Active     Squaddie  10      6     -

46.  Patman II         Active     Sergeant  13      7     -

52.  Qwikshot II       Active     Squaddie  10      4     -

54.  Blade 6119 III    Active     Squaddie   9     10     -

55.  Sublime II        Active     Squaddie   8      4     -

83.  Travis II         Active     Rookie     2      0     -

84.  Split Pers III    Active     Squaddie   1      2     -

88.  Data King III     Active     Rookie     0      0     -

89.  Al Hill III       Active     Rookie     1      0     -



Medals Key: Medals listed by letter code then number of times received.

            A = Order of Mega Mighty Mojo; B = Order of Mighty Mojo;

            C = Order of Mojo; D = Star of Terra;

            E = Badge of Kahunas; F = Angel Wings;

            G = Purple Heart; H = Kodos Doh Award;

            J = Cam Edwards Pin; K = Pin of Cowardice.

Following Number: G = Gold; S = Silver; B = Bronze; Y = Yellow; Bl = Black

X-COM II Troop Attributes

Code:

      

     Name                TU’s  Stam  Hlth  Brav  Reac  Fire  Thrw  Str.

2.   jfbbis            72    74    54    30    35    79    56    48

10.  Kodos             74    86    56    50    61    77    72    49

14.  Wade Moore        74    78    55    30    59    85    67    63

15.  Rich 1033         74    67    41    20    55    53    70    60

19.  Revrew            70    60    48    30    36    59    59    55

31.  BYU 14            63    71    46    50    44    53    55    41

35.  Jeff Nights II    63    68    48    60    31    63    58    47

37.  The Time          68    72    47    40    62    49    56    47

39.  Thomkal II        65    84    57    30    54    48    61    42

41.  Fat Football II   69    68    41    50    38    68    72    50

43.  Achilles          64    65    49    10    44    77    79    47

44.  Airhog            68    63    41    50    53    44    54    54

45.  Danny VanHalen    69    69    34    10    40    58    78    40

46.  Patman II         72    64    48    60    44    49    79    49

50.  Sachmo II         60    56    40    50    40    47    82    44

52.  Qwikshot II       62    74    40    10    53    73    65    44

54.  Blade 6119 III    65    72    38    40    35    60    60    44

55.  Sublime II        61    63    36    10    35    67    75    47

59.  Daimyo II         61    60    43    30    47    69    64    42

61.  RawisDan          65    47    31    60    36    66    74    44

66.  Tasan             58    52    39    50    39    59    56    45

67.  Chief Rum II      59    70    39    50    39    79    64    41

69.  Zippy             64    70    42    40    42    59    58    31

70.  Naiwf             66    64    45    50    37    58    68    36

71.  Wignasty          64    45    37    20    38    61    72    44

73.  CTHomer           67    66    35    10    55    44    62    46

74.  AStott            68    53    44    50    55    68    61    50

75.  Alf III           58    47    34    40    52    48    55    42

76.  Fonzie II         61    71    44    20    39    60    78    39

78.  Render II         65    51    37    50    56    69    67    32

83.  Travis II         55    65    29    20    55    56    53    23

84.  Split Pers III    57    54    34    30    38    63    67    34

85.  Cam Edwards III   55    43    41    30    50    50    76    27

86.  Klayman II        61    60    41    20    33    48    80    46

87.  3ric III          54    46    35    20    49    53    59    31

88.  Data King III     52    52    38    10    45    65    78    21

89.  Al Hill III       56    66    26    60    44    44    61    35

90.  Coffee Warlord II 60    67    35    50    37    69    69    25

 

Key: Tu's = Time Units; Stam = Stamina; Hlth = Health; Brav = Bravery

     Reac = Reactions; Fire = Firing; Thrw = Throwing; Str. = Strength

SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Code:

Head of Research: Craptacular (Current researching focus: Alien Origins)

Head of Engineering: Sterling Ice II (Current manufacturing focus: Power Suits, Blaster Missiles, Stun Bombs)

US Interceptor Pilot: Superman   (0 kills)

EU Interceptor Pilot: CapnMorgan (6 Kills)

AS Interceptor Pilot: Toddiec IV (5 Kills)

Attribute Leaders (After Mission 53)

Code:

Time Units: (74) Wade Moore, Rich 1033, Kodos

Stamina:    (86) Kodos

Health:     (57) Thomkal II

Bravery:    (60) Jeff Knights II, Patman II, Rawisdan, and Al Hill III

Reactions:  (62) The Time

Firing:     (85) Wade Moore

Throwing:   (82) Sachmo II

Strength:   (63) Wade Moore

Attribute Doggies (After Mission 53)

Code:

Time Units: (52) Data King III

Stamina:    (43) Cam Edwards III

Health:     (26) All Hill III

Bravery:    (10) (Six tied)

Reactions:  (31) Jeff Nights II

Firing:     (44) CTHomer, Airhog, and Al Hill III

Throwing:   (53) Travis II

Strength:   (21) DataKing III

Top Ten Kills Leaders

Code:

1.  Wade Moore        20

2.  Klayman (KIA)     18

3.  Kodos             17

4.  Shorty (KIA)      16

5.  Astott            13

6.  Jfbbis            12

6.  Rich1033          12

8.  Raven Hawk (KIA)  11

9.  Blade6119 III     10

9.  Thomkal II        10

9.  Revrew            10

Waiting List

Code:

ID   Name              Base         Status     Rank     LBrvOK?  OptUp?

91.  Tucker             -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

92.  New Star           -           AWOL       Rookie   Yes      No

93.  Jeeber D           -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

94.  Afoci              -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

95.  Havok              -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No

96.  Ronnie Dobbs       -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

98.  Erik Flamebeard    -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

99.  Bishop MVP         -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

100. Katon              -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

101. Neuqua             -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

102. Illinifan V        -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

103. Blade III          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

104. Shorty II          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

105. Mr. Bug IV         -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

106. Lokugh II          -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

107. Aesyrqwe           -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

108. Sir Fozzie         -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

109. Wolfpack           -           On Call    Rookie   No       No

110. Breeze             -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

111. Japherwaki II      -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

112. Ravenhawk II       -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

113. Condors II         -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No

The Hall of Heroes

Code:

ID  Name                 Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills   Medals

1.  Cam Edwards          KIA        Rookie     1      0      J-1

3.  Patman               KIA        Captain    5      1      

4.  Fat Football         KIA        Sergeant   3      3      F-2B

5.  Sublime              KIA        Sergeant   6      3      K-2Y

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      D-1B

11. Toddiec              KIA        Squaddie   3      1      

12. Illinifan            KIA        Squaddie   4      2      

13. MrBug                KIA        Rookie     1      0      E-1B

16. Thomkal              KIA        Squaddie   2      5      D-1B

17. Shorty               KIA        Captain   16     16      D-1B; G-1; H-1

18. Klayman              KIA        Captain   13     18      G-1; K-1Y

20. Travis               KIA        Squaddie  10      6      

21. Schmidty             KIA        Rookie     3      1      

22. Al Hill              KIA        Squaddie   6      2      H-1

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      K-1Y

27. Daimyo               KIA        Squaddie   3      0      

28. 3ric                 KIA        Squaddie   2      1      H-1; K-1Y

29. Raven Hawk           KIA        Captain   15     11      -

30. Sterling Ice         KIA        Rookie     1      0      

32. Chief Rum            KIA        Squaddie   4      3      

33. Qwikshot             KIA        Rookie     1      0      E-1G; F-1S

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      

47. Illinifan II         KIA        Squaddie   4      2      

48. Fonzie               KIA        Squaddie   4      5      

49. Lokugh               KIA        Sergeant   9      8     -

51. Kerillini II         KIA        Squaddie   8      3     -

53. Alf II               KIA        Rookie     1      2      

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     -

68. Toddiec III          KIA        Rookie     3      0     -

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     -

Alright, we're back on! :)

I'm ready to do some things.

How long does it take to transit?

hmmm....is godzilla burnin out?...i hope not...

Quote:

Originally posted by Blade6119
hmmm....is godzilla burnin out?...i hope not...

I hope not as well...I need my X-Com fix...starting to get withdrawl symptoms...

Sorry guys. I've come to the realization that I've burned out on writing. I sit in front of the computer to type and it's just not in me right now. The missions take a while to do, and I think the thesis wore me out. I need to recharge a bit. Three months of writing did me in.

I apologize for pulling people along for the past week or so, I really thought that we'd swing right back into action, but when I sit down to do the write-ups, I hit a wall. It's just torture trying to get me to write for an hour or so. Usually I have a blast writing them up, but now it is just work.

I think we'll need to go on hold until I can recharge the batteries. We'll be back. Sorry for the delay.

damn...i was hoping i wasnt right...maybe i shouldn't have posted that message about burnin out...heres what i should have done:

God...maybe godzilla is having too much fun writing an amazing report to post here...

no...well...ok....i understand zilla..will have to go back and read more hattrick dynasties...*shudder*...i hate being right...

Take a well-deserved break, GB - you've earned it!

When are you going to present your thesis GB ? Usually, you also have to prepare slides and all that stuff for the formal presentation. That means more writing again...

No problem GB! Take your time...I know what it feels like to be burned out!

We will still be here when you are ready to go again! :D

oof. that's bad news.

Quote:

Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz
Sorry guys. I've come to the realization that I've burned out on writing. I sit in front of the computer to type and it's just not in me right now. The missions take a while to do, and I think the thesis wore me out. I need to recharge a bit. Three months of writing did me in.

I apologize for pulling people along for the past week or so, I really thought that we'd swing right back into action, but when I sit down to do the write-ups, I hit a wall. It's just torture trying to get me to write for an hour or so. Usually I have a blast writing them up, but now it is just work.

I think we'll need to go on hold until I can recharge the batteries. We'll be back. Sorry for the delay.

Take your time, GB. We'll all still be here when you're ready to come back! And I know how you feel; I can't get myself motivated to start up my dynasty again either. I was aiming for an early June return to mark the 2-year anniversary of the BGC, but have yet to write a single word. And I didn't have a thesis tearing the life out of me for the last three months like you did...

Don't worry. The aliens can wait for their destruction. We can too. :)

Thanks for the understanding, guys. Sorry to disappoint, but hopefully it won't be a long wait.

Alf, thanks for asking. I just had my defense/orals earlier in the month. I think that is what finally did me in. It was the next day that I got sick, and the fun of writing kind of evaporated with the last push to get ready for the orals. I think part of the fun went with "having" to write for three months, and then feeling like I "had" to get back to this dynasty. Once "have to" gets in the picture, the fun seems to fade away.

I'm sure the desire to write will come back. I really want to finish the dynasty, and see how everything turns out. Just need to take some time away from writing, and enjoy some other stuff for a while.

Quote:

Originally posted by Kodos
Take your time, GB. We'll all still be here when you're ready to come back! And I know how you feel; I can't get myself motivated to start up my dynasty again either. I was aiming for an early June return to mark the 2-year anniversary of the BGC, but have yet to write a single word. And I didn't have a thesis tearing the life out of me for the last three months like you did...

Don't worry. The aliens can wait for their destruction. We can too. :)

I'll jump aboard the "can't find the inspiration" bandwagon. My Rutgers dynasty has been on hold ever since I switched computers. I've fired the game up like 5 times in the last month, but right now writing just feels more like a chore than fun.

I'm sure everyone understands, G.B. Having a real life - it's not always easy to find hours of your time to spend writing up the results of video games. :)

Bump, just in case :)

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I want to kill some sectiod scum!!!!

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Patience Grasshoppers.

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--er.. Wrong game.

Leisure Suit Larry? Where?!

Ok, I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that I think it's time to continue on.

The bad news is that there are other things that I want to do too, work/life is pretty busy as well, and doing the XCOM dynasty takes a lot of time when we were doing two/three missions per week. Between work, family, other games, books, walking the gerbils, etc., I don't think I can keep up that pace for more than a week or two.

But...

I really want to find out what happens (do we win? do we all die again?), I miss blowing things up, and I haven't killed a Blade family member in such a long time, so I'm thinking of restarting the dynasty, but at a much slower pace, basically one mission/week, posted every Sunday night. Of course, this is a very slow pace, but I think I can keep it up, and I'm thinking that such a pace might be better than the starting and stopping that's plagued this dynasty recently. I'm hoping that regular mission posting, although slow, will be able to keep everyone interested.

So...

One mission, posted every Sunday night, until we finish. I'll post the filler posts, stats, etc. during the week.

The only caveat is that I just reformatted my drive (and took care to backup the XCOM saves), and have to reinstall and make sure that everything with our saved game is still ok. Shouldn't be a problem, but let's hope it all goes well.

I'll be posting the set-up to the next mission in a couple of days (probably Friday), and our first mission back will be this Sunday night.

Now let's see, where were we? Whose turn to die next?

If it is my time, I am ready to die for the cause, sir!

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Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz
Ok, I have good news and bad news.

The good news is that I miss blowing things up, and I haven't killed a Blade family member in such a long time, so I'm thinking of restarting the dynasty.

I dont like the sound of that....doesnt make me want to think about my next mission.:(

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Originally posted by Kodos
If it is my time, I am ready to die for the cause, sir!

Kodos, we all know you're just a plant for the aliens. You've been feeding them just enough info to keep your job. Its that unrelenting need for acceptance you have that keeps you from turning us all over to them immediately.

*grin*

Aliens is all about rules.....

reporting in sir, I'm ready to die!

One mission a week is fine with me:)

Makes it so I'll maybe live a little bit longer:D

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Originally posted by Blade6119
I dont like the sound of that....doesnt make me want to think about my next mission.:(

Don't worry, you are not the only Blade who gets killed often...

:rolleyes:

CWII will survive the war, I tell you! It's in the bag!

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Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
CWII will survive the war, I tell you! It's in the bag!

You'll survive with a colostomy bag?

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Originally posted by sachmo71
You'll survive with a colostomy bag?

Hey, if my son's colon becomes a casualty of war, so be it, as long as he lives to tell the tale.

We, SplitPersonality1, are ready to report for duty. Sir!