X-COM II: The Earth’s Revenge (Part IX)

[Chuck U Farley]

Chuck's first action is a terror mission.

[DeToxRox]

I rock. I really do.

[Blade6119]

man...i sure did pick a good time to get shot and taken out of duty...

But on the bright side, against your best attempts(letting me get shot and having my guy throw nades at himeslf), Blade4 has made it to his second mission(wounded, but moving)...lets see what way you can try to kill me next time!

[Poli]

Would someone please die already?

[Japherwaki]

Originally Posted by Craptacular

Wait ... those are aliens??

I thought they were, but now that you mention it, when was the last time anyone saw the janitor?

[Godzilla Blitz]

Correspondence

Now that I thoroughly confused everyone, including myself, with my poorly written explanations on "low bravery" and "opting up", let me see if I can explain things a bit better.

On the right side of the waiting list are two columns, one is "Low Bravery OK?" and the other is "Opt Up". By default, "Low Bravery OK" is set to "yes", meaning that if you'll take any bravery for your agent when you get called into action. If anyone wants to change this, just post here with something like, "I don't want a low bravery agent," and I'll go in and change you to a "no". This means that if you get an agent with a bravery of 10 or 20, you automatically refuse him, and you now get dropped to the top of the waiting list.

In such a case, we'll have an open agent with no FOFC person assigned. This is where the second column comes in. By default, "opting up" is set to "no". This means that you don't want to take the role of a low bravery agent that someone else has passed on. However, if you want, post here and ask me to change that to "yes". When someone passes on a low bravery agent, the first person with a "yes" beside their name for opting up takes on that agent and jumps the waiting list. The downpoint, of course, is that you end up with an agent that is a wimp.

I tried to figure out what people meant before, but my poor explanations meant that I got confused when I read the replies. I'll leave everything as it is, but feel free to post here and let me know you'd like to change something.

ardent: Be careful. The men you're hoping die may be covering your back some day.

Blade6119: You haven't made it to your second mission yet. USA COM could get raided and you could die. Don't jinx yourself.

Chuck: You've got good bravery. The point on terror missions needs good bravery. Baptism of fire. Don't let us down.

Sachmo: You're a bit green (and a touch weak) for a terror mission Blaster Launcher. Got to kill something first.

Illinifan: You're better now, and in the USA. Go party down.

AStott: Just a bit more bed time for you. Then it's off to whereever someone dies. Probably Europe, or USA to replace Blade6119 if no one dies on the terror mission.

Coffee: I like your number 7. LOL!

[Godzilla Blitz]

Promotions

With all the call-ups for guard duty, we're still racking up more promotions. Three more after the last mission:

Revrew…Captain
Danny Van Halen…Sergeant
Condors II…Sergeant

Congratulations! Well done!

[The_herd]

I'll take whatever the X-Com God's give me.

With that said...would someone please die so I can play?

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Kodos

...as long as you enjoy my acid-based alien blood splashing on you.

I daresay that might be better than being pummeled with gobs of green plasma-y goo.

[Godzilla Blitz]

RING RING RING

Calling Joker Ace, Hoops Guy, and The Herd. Your planet needs you. Report to USA COM within 48 hours for processing.

(Reply in this thread to confirm.)

[Tasan]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

Promotions

With all the call-ups for guard duty, we're still racking up more promotions. Three more after the last mission:

Revrew…Captain
Danny Van Halen…Sergeant
Condors II…Sergeant

Congratulations! Well done!

I keep getting passed over for promotion, despite being one of the longest tenured members. Its gotta be that damned low mission to kill ratio.

[The_herd]

Herd, Reporting as Ordered!

[Poli]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

RING RING RING

Calling Joker Ace, Hoops Guy, and The Herd. Your planet needs you. Report to USA COM within 48 hours for processing.

(Reply in this thread to confirm.)

Crapt.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

RING RING RING

Calling Joker Ace, Hoops Guy, and The Herd. Your planet needs you. Report to USA COM within 48 hours for processing.

(Reply in this thread to confirm.)

Thats never a good sign before a terror mission

[JeeberD]

I wanna get in on the action! I've been lucky to survive so far, and I feel like pressing my luck.

No whammies...

[PsychoCop]

I'm rotting in South America.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blitz

RING RING RING

Calling Joker Ace, Hoops Guy, and The Herd. Your planet needs you. Report to USA COM within 48 hours for processing.

(Reply in this thread to confirm.)

I *trust* you're simply hiring more cleaning staff, and not replacing dead soldiers.

[Blade6119]

looks like soon we will see the call-ups from the waiting list...at least im sitting around USA com to greet them for two weeks

[PsychoCop]

So basically, aren't we, the ones in SAMCOM are the ones who should be moving up?

[Poli]

Waiting list?? Did someone say, waiting list??

[tucker342]

Will someone die please so that I can move up?

[hoopsguy]

I didn't come here to clean. Reporting for duty, SIR!

[kingfc22]

still waiting to blow some alien guts on the wall.

[Kodos]

I say all these guys asking for someone to die should be sent out without weapons on our next terror mission. Make 'em fight with their bare hands!

[Poli]

My hands are registered weapons, mister.

[Blade6119]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I say all these guys asking for someone to die should be sent out without weapons on our next terror mission. Make 'em fight with their bare hands!

Poor Kodos...he already died once but got saved due to a comp. crash for godzilla(which im sure kodos made happen with a virus he sent), and now hes going to die again and has no way to stop it

[Vince]

Just thought I'd poke my head in and see how things were going. Keep up the good work, GB

[klayman]

Originally Posted by Kodos

I say all these guys asking for someone to die should be sent out without weapons on our next terror mission. Make 'em fight with their bare hands!

I agree. Disgraceful conduct unbecoming of an X-Com solider.

[revrew]

You may call me "Mr. Cap-E-tan" - use Antonio Banderas' ridiculous accent from the Mask of Zorro when he referred to Cap-E-tan Love - cie, CapEtan revrew.

On another note, Kodos goes on the mission with me?? Great There goes all my kills on this one. The alien sponge, the gloryhound, the hotshot. Watch him shoot me in the back so he can get the kill I've got in my sights.

[Poli]

Revrew, be weary of his b b gun. Trust me on this one. He's going x com hunting.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by revrew

On another note, Kodos goes on the mission with me?? Great There goes all my kills on this one. The alien sponge, the gloryhound, the hotshot. Watch him shoot me in the back so he can get the kill I've got in my sights.

Ahem. Don't you be insulting our commander. Sir. Grizzled Sergeant CWII will have to shoot you for treason. Sir.

Besides, Kodos saved my live on more than one occaison. Sir. You mess with him, I shoot you. Sir.

[fantastic flying froggies]

What are you doing here AE ?

Go back to your walk-on dynasty right this minute !

[Poli]

Noted.

I'm going there now.

[fantastic flying froggies]

Trainee fantastic flying froggies reporting for duty, SUHR !

well, the waiting list at least...

[Lokugh]

'Blitz,

Lokugh III will go on record as taking whatever bravery comes, is willing to opt up and volunteers for any dangerous missions, including pre-base assault scouting missions (we use the Aggie scouting method around here...send in rookies, see what kills them, then decide whether to send in the vets...)

Lokugh

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Ahem. Don't you be insulting our commander. Sir. Grizzled Sergeant CWII will have to shoot you for treason. Sir.

Besides, Kodos saved my live on more than one occaison. Sir. You mess with him, I shoot you. Sir.

Notes to self:

Line up Coffee for a promotion.
Need to get eggs at the market.
Tell the milkman "No more cheese!"

[Godzilla Blitz]

Updated stats, with new base assignments. I want to prioritize the evaluation of PSI-skills, and that means we have to stay in the same place for the whole month, so for those of you who get assigned PSI-training at the end of the month, these assignments will be for the month of November. There might be some minor shuffling as we get closer to the 30th, though.

X-COM II Troop Master List (After Mission 81)

USA COM

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  
14.  Wade Moore        Active     Colonel   23     22     
43.  Achilles          Active     Sergeant  17     13     
46.  Patman II         Active     Captain   19     10     
61.  Rawisdan          Active     Squaddie  14      7     
73.  CTHomer           Active     Squaddie  10      6     
75.  Alf III           Active     Squaddie   6      4     
92.  Jeeber D          Active     Squaddie   6      5     
93.  Afoci             Active     Squaddie   6      4     
96.  Illinifan V       Active     Squaddie   4      3     
98.  MrBug IV          Active     Squaddie   6      3     
112. Airhog II         Active     Rookie     1      0     
113. Anxiety II        Active     Squaddie   1      1     
114. Blade6119 IV      WND (9)    Squaddie   1      0     
115. Klayman III       Active     Squaddie   1      1     
 

EU COM

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  
2.   jfbbis            Active     Colonel   19     17     
10.  Kodos             Active     Commander 22     21     
19.  Revrew            Active     Captain   20     16     
37.  The Time          Active     Sergeant  18      5     
55.  Sublime II        Active     Squaddie  14      9     
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     
97.  Blade III         Active     Squaddie   4      4     
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     
116. Chuck U Farley    Active     Rookie     0      0     
120. Sachmo III        Active     Rookie     0      0     
 

ASIA COM

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  
15.  Rich 1033         Active     Squaddie  18     13     
35.  Jeff Nights II    Active     Captain   21     10     
39.  Thomkal II        Active     Sergeant  16     14     
41.  Fat Football II   Active     Sergeant  18      8     
45.  Danny VanHalen    Active     Sergeant  17     13     
52.  Qwikshot II       Active     Captain   16     11     
76.  Fonzie II         Active     Squaddie   9      7     
78.  Render II         Active     Sergeant  11      6     
84.  Split Pers III    Active     Squaddie   6      7     
103. Condors II        Active     Sergeant   6      7     
106. Travis III        Active     Squaddie   5      4     
108. Zippy II          Active     Squaddie   3      1     
109. Glengoyne         Active     Squaddie   2      2     
111. 3ric IV           Active     Squaddie   2      0     
118. Calis             Active     Rookie     0      0     

 

SAM COM

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  
71.  Wignasty          Active     Squaddie   7      3     
117. Psycho Cop II     Active     Rookie     0      0      
119. Tucker II         Active     Rookie     0      0      
121. Katon II          Active     Rookie     0      0      
122. Mike Vic          Active     Rookie     0      0      

 

AFRICA COM

ID   Name              Status     Rank      Miss.  Kills  
59.  Daimyo II         Active     Squaddie   9      5     
74.  AStott            WND (4)    Captain   12     16     
94.  Data King III     Active     Squaddie   5      2     
123. Vince             Active     Rookie     0      0      
124. Sir Fozzie II     Active     Rookie     0      0      
125. Chief Rum IV      Active     Rookie     0      0      

X-COM II Troop Attributes

      
     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    68   75   54   60   32   64   60   52
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    75   79   48   10   42   63   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         68   74   52   20   42   63   79   46
78.  Render II         66   59   45   50   57   72   69   46
84.  Split Pers III    66   68   42   30   40   64   67   41
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        64   67   37   60   51   68   66   50
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   69   35   40   47   69   51   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   60   29   30   45   49   56   22
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
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


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

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 81)

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 81)

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:   (22) 3ric IV

Top Ten Kills Leaders

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.  Four tied with       13

Waiting List

ID   Name              Base         Status     Rank     LBrvOK?  OptUp?
126. Joker Ace          -           Called     Rookie   Yes      No
127. Hoops Guy          -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No
128. The Herd           -           In Transit Rookie   Yes      No
129. ShaefIllini        -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No
130. Ardent Enthusiast  -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      Yes
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      Yes
136. BYU II             -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No
137. Kingfc             -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      Yes
138. Barkeep            -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      Yes
139. Fantastic Froggies -           On Call    Rookie   Yes      No
 

[DeToxRox]

these promotions must be an aphrodisiac because my head keeps getting bigger.

[Godzilla Blitz]

I see red lights in a mist of smoke and dust…I hear the crack of plasma blasts, screams of “Ambush!”…I’m inside the Skyranger, viewing the action from near the top of a cramped Skyranger bay filled with troops…much clearer now, I see an agent inside with the Blaster Launcher point it right at someone near the exit—an officer perhaps?—and pull the trigger...I hear the whoosh of the rocket…things go vague now, and I am watching the action from above the battlefield…I hear a tremendous crash—the Blaster missile going off…I see the Skyranger consumed in flames—

I wake up, sweating.

[Coffee Warlord]

...

Fuck.

[kingfc22]

I would like to opt-up as well.

[Tasan]

Holy

Cow

Now I'm glad I wasn't on the roster for this mission.

Blaster Launcher into a full bay of troops is NOT, repeat NOT, good. Hopefully that crappy armor saves some of you guys so the mission can be completed and we don't lose the 'ranger.

[MikeVic]

Nice going, itchy-trigger-finger guy!

[Poli]

I would like to opt up as well. Darn it. I can't be passed on the X Com list.

[Barkeep49]

I will opt-up as well.

[Coffee Warlord]

Wait a minute. Maybe we're figuring this all wrong.

Someone shot a blaster launcher round...at the Skyranger.

Who's on the Skyranger? THE PILOT! Someone finally offed that sunuvabitch!

[Japherwaki]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Now I'm glad I wasn't on the roster for this mission.

Amen to that. I was a bit dissapointed at first when I found out that I wasn't in on this mission. Now I'm not quite so dissapointed any more.

Looks like my lucky streak continues.

[Poli]

Maybe this is all a bad dream. Like when you wake up in Galesburg on a futon staring at a polar bear with a golf club and pets.com sock puppet.

By the way, how are you, Coffee?

[Blade6119]

well...maybe my kodos preminition was right...an officer getting shot?...uh-oh

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

well...maybe my kodos preminition was right...an officer getting shot?...uh-oh

Obviously I had to make due my promise to protect my commander from the treason that Rev was spewing.