Think for a second, what is it like to live on a planet captured by aliens, abide by their laws and be constantly under scrutiny? And having stumbled a little, to be punished for it with the most inhuman cruelty? Who will tolerate this? Probably no one. Therefore, the Firaxis Games studio offers to rebel and arrange the alien invaders a real Independence Day. We present to your attention the XCOM 2 project: system requirements, an overview of features and the main cheat codes for the game.
Rebirth
This happened! The XCOM organization broke up, and the aliens still captured the planet. They established a new world order and took control of all of humanity. But, despite this, many resigned to their fate, because the conditions provided by the invaders seemed to suit them.
And really, what to complain about? The aliens launched their technologies, which far exceeded the earthly ones. The infrastructure and transport were updated - in general, you can live. Moreover, no one offered any other options. Until one day, in the midst of a festive ceremony, a terrible explosion thundered.
A group of rebels, consisting of former members of a forgotten organization, made a daring attack on an enemy patrol, stealing the former commander of XCOM in the confusion.
It turns out that aliens using his equipment broke into his brain. And the data obtained in this way were used to overcome the earthly forces. But now that their plans are revealed, you can again gather people and try to repel the invasion.
New shelter
So, the XCOM organization has revived. And although her goals have not changed, her location has changed. Now this is not a bunker, but a huge flying ship called the Avenger, divided into sectors, each of which is a separate room. True, the ship is far from new, so most cabins are desolate. So as you progress through the game, you can restore them.
Of the staff there are scientists and engineers. Scientists are responsible for research conducted in the laboratory and the Shadow Hall. But engineers perform more serious tasks. For example, they are responsible for the speed and possibility of construction, as well as for other actions performed in the compartments. Thanks to them, soldiers in officers' schools will recover faster, and even a psi lab cannot work without them. In general, the development of the base completely depends on the presence of engineers on it.
Resources
This time, XCOM 2 offers two kinds of resources. The first is traditionally considered money, the source of which is still other countries. Only now special repeaters are installed there instead of the usual satellites. By the way, for the money you have to fly on your own. By themselves, at the end of the month they won’t be credited to the account.
The second, additional type of resource is intelligence. Moreover, their benefits are quite large. For example, with their help, you can open new additional tasks, purchase fighters and materials on the black market, and also accelerate research processes in laboratories. It is worth noting that resources are constantly lacking. Therefore, if you are going to need nothing, playing in XCOM 2, cheats are the only way to get rich. To do this, on Steam, right-click on the game and select "Options", then "Set launch options" and enter the combination - allowconsole. Now during the game, press the key and type in the desired code. To increase intelligence by 1000 units, you must enter giveresource intel 1000. In the same way, other resources are replenished, only the second word needs to be entered their names.
Combat system
With fights, everything is also not easy. Language cannot be called light. Unless the first training task will show indulgence to the player. Everything is so serious that sometimes you have to reboot several times in order to save your soldiers.
In addition, team members only look like professional arrows. In fact, they manage to miss, being from the enemy at arm's length. While the chance of hitting is 100%. Add here a well-organized attack of enemies - and the chances of winning are even closer to zero. Although there is always an extreme, win-win option when playing in XCOM 2 - cheats, no one has canceled them yet. For example, you can enter ToggleGodMode, which provides the player with immortality, high accuracy, and also removes the restriction on movement.
Equipment
As in the first part, you can improve the armor in the game twice. In addition, fighters can now wear special exosuits, allowing you to take a huge gun with you, though with only one charge. You can also add weapon modifications. And it pleases that they are attached to the soldier, and not to his weapons. Therefore, if the scout changes the shotgun, then the modifications will magically appear on the new weapon.
Unique ammunition will also be found, which can be obtained by completing the necessary studies at the appropriate center. It can be acid grenades, corroding enemy armor or electromagnetic bullets, causing huge damage to robots. Other interesting options are possible, it is a pity that it will take a lot of time to study everyone.
Classes of soldiers
After completing the training task, the XCOM 2 game will prompt you to select the type of fighter. It can be a grenadier, sniper, scout or technician. As for the scout, he was turned into a real melee fighter, having awarded him with a shotgun and cleaver. And if you learn a special skill, then after a fatal blow it will be possible to take it to its previous position. Grenadier improves his skills using grenade launchers and miniguns.
A technician can develop in two ways. Either he becomes a physician or a hacker breaking into terminals that monitor towers or robots. A technician can be a very valuable character, and sometimes vital.
Now about psionics - fighters who use psi energy for attack and defense and can turn the enemy’s weapons against him. They became a separate class. And they are the only fighters who can discover all abilities in themselves. In the new part, psionics pose a serious danger to both organic and mechanical enemies. True, unlike other soldiers developing directly on the battlefield, psionics gain their abilities in a special laboratory.
Enemy units
It is worth noting that powerful fighters of the XCOM 2 organization can be easily defeated by the army of the enemy, which, incidentally, is more diverse and numerous. Therefore, we will not list all, but dwell only on some of the most serious opponents.
Among the strongest stands the Sectopod - a huge robotic opponent that has become even more dangerous. He is calm about poison, fire, and psychic attacks. So it’s better to use heavy weapons, grenades and missiles against him. If the opportunity arises, you can try to hack it. Although it is advisable to avoid meeting him at all.
We closely monitor the appearance on the battlefield of Archon - an enemy unit that looks like an ancient Egyptian. He is able to fly and cause fire rain on a fairly vast territory. In a state of rage, he receives an additional action, and while in the air, the Archon is practically invulnerable.
When a flying sphere appears, know - this is the Gatekeeper. This armored eye has quite powerful psi abilities. For example, it is not difficult for him to raise a whole group of fallen allies in battle, however, already in the form of a zombie.
And finally, the Codex. Caution, he can teleport and disable weapons that fall into the zone of distribution of his psi-fault, and when damage is received, the Codex bifurcates with the division of vital energy in half. In short, it is better to stay at a distance from him. After all, often it becomes the reason for the passage of missions in the game.
XCOM 2: system requirements
As it often happens, all the positive aspects of the game are slightly overshadowed by poor optimization. Moreover, judging by the reviews, even owners of powerful computers have problems. It is also often written that XCOM 2 does not start.
But since the release of the game, enough time has already passed for patches and optimization tips to begin to appear. However, to begin to follow them, it is necessary that the characteristics of the computer comply with certain modern requirements of the game XCOM 2 (release date - February 2016).
So, to run at low settings, you need a 64-bit Windows 7, a 2-core processor, 4 GB of RAM, and either Radeon HD 5770 or GeForce 460 is suitable for video cards. XCOM 2 game (Russian version) will require about 50 GB of free space hard drive.
To play at high settings you will need a computer with more powerful features. Here you will have to buy an already 4-core processor, 8 GB of RAM, and from video cards - Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce 770. Anyway, but to play comfortably in XCOM 2, the system requirements will have to be fulfilled.
Summarizing
Probably worth summing up somehow. Although everyone, most likely, has already managed to draw their conclusions about the Firaxis Games project. Nevertheless, the XCOM 2 game (the release date of which, we specify the date, is February 5, 2016) was no worse than the first part. Naturally, big fans of a fantastic strategy may condemn some of the innovations, but understand that the developers also tried to please a young audience. And the fact that the system requirements are slightly overestimated in the XCOM 2 game and sometimes there are problems with optimization, so patches will fix everything. If not already fixed.