With a couple of exceptions (like building a new item in Engineering) you need to be planning waaaay ahead for the next big spike in difficulty. Rule 2: On the strategic layer, you’re fighting the next battle, not the current one.Įverything takes ages to research, develop and build in XCOM this applies especially on Legendary where the pace is slowed down further than normal. So focus on things that give you guaranteed results (or as close as XCOM gets). You never want to be relying on a random chance to save your bacon as that 10% chance to fail occurs 90% of the time*.
I remember reading in one of the old AD&D manuals about how generally the players are stronger than the monsters and so anything that increases randomness makes the game harder for the players. The Two Basic Principles Rule 1: RNG is not your friend
I’ve written a similar guide for Long War 2, here.Īlso here’s a guide for War of the Chosen (the latest XCOM2 expansion).
I’ve collated some tips to help you retain some sanity when you start Operation Gatecrasher for the tenth time. It’s a lot of fun you always feel you’re close to death (at least at the beginning of the game) and the tension really gives you that “against all odds” vibe. After many restarts and dismal failures I did it Legendary Ironman XCOM 2 complete!
