Good luck, may you slay many xenos

How are you liking it? I pre-ordered it. This game is something else. Bring your Xanax! 😂

@jesusthugmusic I actually loved the game. Didn't like the last mission as much but I beat the game twice. I wish it was longer though or there was DLC. Maybe they'll make a second one!

We wish you well

@@PigPissBeUponThem was an amazing game 👏

That is a good tip

Should never be in a fatal funnel marine. If you are though set mines to fall back to

@@JohnDoe-gn4xj I meant to say unless you have them in one...

thanks for sharing.

Glad I could help!

Shoot and move. If you use suppressive fire it'll slow them, leave room to walk backwards while firing. Use grenades, flamer, sniper and shotgun often. Use rt to pause and assess.

Also, set up to funnel them every chance you get. Bottleneck..

Glad that you liked it.

You can even make sure to get what traits you want by just reloading (I just Cheat Engine's speedhack to make that process go much faster, I just can't help but "cheat" this way lol, because some traits are NECESSARY on Nightmare as opposed to say Normal).

Ahh, good point

Glad you liked it. I do have a few more guides and tricks videos if you are looking for more content.

Prior to a certain point in the game, the days really do not matter and there is always a event that allows you to reduce the planetary infestation by 1, so you could theoretically get your entire roster up and reduce the infestation to level 0 and research most of the tech before starting the doomclock.

You can just turn the death clock off now if you want. ​@@SykenPlays

Also: i think that people that come to your channel for hints and helps might like not to see scenes from later game that contain story elements. There were two cutscenes that were lightly spoilery. And at that, i was considering turning the video off. :)

Great feedback, really appreciate it!

Everyone that looks for a good exploitation strategy to "level the battlefield": Use the special skills! You need them. And the game becomes understandably easier with them! Have 1 Recon in the group and equip the sniper rifle. It requires Command Points. Also skill the suppressor option. You can usually pick the enemies one by one and the AI usually does not register the dying comrades well. Because of the CP: have at least 2 Sergeants. They can increase the amount of CP and their recovery. Give one a shotgun and the other the mine. In tight situations, the shotgun is your best friends especially in chokes. If you are in a carefree moment in the mission, the mine will assure that you can always secure at least one route to be cleared. Fill the rest with gunners. With the smartguns, they are a menace. I never used their tripod option. However, I always brought my sentries and only left room to pick up 1 more if i encounter them in a mission. That lead to me having an incredible surplus of sentries during the campaign. (If you notice during a run that you have to evacuate and come back later, it is sometimes even helpful to leave the sentries in a good position and pick them up when coming back, but that matters on the context). Medics can put marines out of a coma. But if shit hits the fan that bad, you can load the last save and now where the tightspot will be (story event or an onslaught you underestimated). They are not worth it in my opinion. Techers are not worth it and can be easily replaced by soldiers with the Smart-something skill, where they can hack, too. 1 Recon, up to 2 Sgt and the rest gunners. I think the "team spirit" skill brings also another boost. But be careful that once you are on a mission, that you do not take a defensive position for too long or too often. You will run out of ammunition. Especially if your team put those bullets out to kill more Xenos. Best to keep on the move and only defend when the narrative demands, when there is an onslaught or if you encounter a queen. You should be good to go. And dont get desperate on the Montero ;)

In the options you can toggle it to either pause or slow-down time. Pause is more useful for my slow ass but slow-mo is useful for lining up good shots for shotgun etc

@@paullatham8486 thanks! :) this game is great but very difficult in the beginning, it seems. But I like challenges.

@@GeekPlusGamer ikr! I just completed my first playthrough last night and even playing on easy I could feel the tension 😄 Looking forward to playing on nightmare... I expect I might lose a few marines this time round 😈

You can either decide if you want to just slow down or fully pause the game. It is in the options menu

How did that happen?

No, Xp is gained for completing missions primarily. Then additional xp is awarded for tier2 aliens. Also, even with stealthy gameplay, you will need to fight from time to time.

Very soon young padawan, patience you must have!