Tactical Extraterrestrial Combat On Blockland Grids

[tber123]

Heavily inspired by both the classic X-COM(1994) and Enemy Unknown(2012). TACO PIG is another inspiration. Why did it have to die?

I mean really, can you even form a single original thought in your head
This is no longer "heavily inspired by", this is just a straight ripoff. Of an existing ripoff. Can't you make a single forum RP that isn't 90-100% lifted from something else?

A ripoff of a ripoff apparently

Welcome, new EXALT commander! In the past few days, the Cult Of Sirius has been brainwashed/taken over by Aliens. The cult has long believed in redemption of the human race by a superior Alien race.  EXALT, however, seeks to use alien technology for world domination. Although EXALT agrees with the Aliens, we do not side with them. The Aliens refuse to cooperate with anyone that is not the Cult Of Sirius, and they voice their displeasure with plasma bolts to the face.



You will be taking our troops on EXALT's first mission. EXALT Troops are armed with bulletproof business suits and either a rifle or pistol. Our current weapons are low-quality crap made in some foreign country, but that is all we can afford. We spent most of our budget on fancy rugs and carpets made from an endangered species. Until we can acquire more funds, your weaponry will be made by the lowest bidder. Please note that our weapons are still better than X-COM's, however.



You'll be heading into the city to deal with a disturbance by the Cult of Sirius. X-COM will also be present at the site, so they'll have to be taken out too. Expect a 3-way battle to break out. Your objective will be to acquire alien technology.

---Combat---
Combat is engaged upon spotting or being spotted by an enemy. When combat is engaged, this thread will switch to Turn Based Combat. Gameplay is realtime until combat is engaged.

Every soldier has 10 Time Units.. X-COM forces and Aliens may contain more than 10 Time Units.
Moving 1 tile/square is 1 Time Unit.
Soldiers automatically take cover if they can find it.
Priming a grenade is 2 Time Units. Throwing it is 3 Time Units.
Throwing a non-grenade(Ex. Medkits) is 2 time units.
Reloading is 4 Time Units.

Shooting
SNAP SHOT: 4 TUs
AIMED SHOT: 5 TUs (Accuracy increase)
AUTO SHOT: 5 TUs, 3 round burst
SPRAY AND PRAY: 6 TUs, fire a long burst.
BASH: 2 TUs, bash an enemy with the rifle.

Nobody even uses the above.

Soldiers can target individual limbs, from the eyes to the groin to the neck.

Name:
Gender(optional):

If you could also contribute some sort of build, it would be nice. The brick pack I am using is the Mini Empires Pack. This is the size of the bricks.

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[tber123]

Memorial, Active Soldiers, and Major Events

[Cicero76]

one soldier MUST be named Artemis :DDD

[tber123]

This was slightly rushed because the my NVIDIA GTX 570 card keeps stopping and recovering.

The Cult Of Sirius is currently massacring a small town. As you can see in this image, cultists in green are inside a building massacring the civilians. Police are on the scene.



A UFO has also landed nearby. Our objective will be to get there first before X-COM does, and acquire alien technology.



Ready for battle, our operatives step off the Boxranger, and.....



......Disaster strikes. The first man to step off the Boxranger and onto the ramp is instantly shot and killed by the aliens. The rest of the team follows suit, stepping off the Boxranger to their deaths.



Only six of our operatives are still alive. We're counting on you to get through this alive.

COMBAT ENGAGED

Artremis armed with Rifle and Smoke Grenade
EXALT-1 armed with Rifle and Rocket Launcher
EXALT-2 armed with Pistol and Grenade
EXALT-3 armed with Pistol and Smoke Grenade
EXALT-4 armed with Rocket Launcher
EXALT-5 armed with Rifle and Knife

Combat Info

• Our operatives can see the building where the Cultists are. Two of your troops have rocket launchers.
  
• You might want to make use of smoke grenades by throwing them on the ramp.

[Honno]

i really love the mini people idea

[Nicepoint]

Name the squad commander "Templar Alpha"

And fire a rocket to the building and use a battle scanner to show the locations of the aliens. Otherwise: Overwatch

[tber123]

EXALT-4 uses the Rocket Launcher to blow up the building!
Artremis, EXALT-1, EXALT-2, EXALT-3, EXALT-5 go on Overwatch!


A civilian runs infront of the Boxranger!

Everyone but EXALT-4, startled by the sudden appearance, takes a reaction shot!

Civilian was critically hit for 279 points and killed.

ENEMY TURN

Templar Alpha, we have just recieved word that X-COM has arrived on the scene! Eliminate both X-COM and the Cultists!
(You hear a car explode.)



It sounds like X-COM is engaging the Cultists right next to the UFO!



Footsteps by the Boxranger! Someone is planting charges!

YOUR TURN

Artremis armed with Rifle and Smoke Grenade
EXALT-1 armed with Rifle and Rocket Launcher
EXALT-2 armed with Pistol and Grenade
EXALT-3 armed with Pistol and Smoke Grenade
EXALT-4 armed with Rocket Launcher
EXALT-5 armed with Rifle and Knife

Combat Info

• You hear gunfire by the UFOs.
• EXALT-5 thinks that X-COM is planting explosives next to the boxranger.

[Nicepoint]

Get Exalt-2 and 3 to check the sides of box ranger.

[AutoBahn]

One of the troopers must be 1000 Anti-Memes.

[tber123]

EXALT-3 steps off the skyranger and is instantly shot! The smoke grenade he was carrying goes off!


Right before getting shot, however, EXALT-3 manages to report whats going on outside the Boxranger: X-COM has been massacred by the Cult Of Sirius members, assisted by a miniature UFO!


EXALT-2 steps out of the Boxranger to open fire, but discovers X-COM survivors charging at him with Stun Rods! Meanwhile, the cultists are firing on the Boxranger!

YOUR TURN

Artremis armed with Rifle and Smoke Grenade
EXALT-1 armed with Rifle and Rocket Launcher
EXALT-2 armed with Pistol and Grenade
EXALT-3 Unconscious
EXALT-4 armed with Rocket Launcher
1000 Anti-Memes armed with Rifle and Knife

Combat Info

• EXALT-3 is critically wounded. He has 2 Fatal Wounds, and will continue bleeding until patched up.
• EXALT-5 was renamed to 1000 Anti-Memes.

On a side note, should I scrap the Time Units since it seems nobody uses them?

[AutoBahn]

Order Exalt 2 to pull out the grenade with his thumb on the pin, and have him tell the X-COM units charging him that he'll pull the pin if they take another step.

[tber123]

The miniature UFO hovers over to the Boxranger and opens fire, hitting the X-COM agents by mistake!



The rest of the aliens open fire on the squad, but they can't shoot accurately due to the smoke everywhere! The rest of the squad moves out and gets ready to engage.

YOUR TURN

Artremis armed with Rifle and Smoke Grenade
EXALT-1 armed with Rifle and Rocket Launcher
EXALT-2 armed with Pistol and Grenade
EXALT-3 Unconscious
EXALT-4 armed with Rocket Launcher
1000 Anti-Memes armed with Rifle and Knife


Cultists 1-4 armed with Laser Rifle
Miniature UFO? (Autopsy/Interrogate this alien to learn about it.) armed with energy weapon?

Combat Info

• EXALT-3 is critically wounded. He has 2 Fatal Wounds, and will continue bleeding until patched up.
• The entire team is hidden by a smoke grenade. Accuracy will be affected, but you can still be seen through the smoke.
• It looks like the miniature UFO will explode when shot.

[Nicepoint]

if we go with XCOM: Enemy Unknown then the miniature UFO is called "The Cyberdisc"

[tber123]

if we go with XCOM: Enemy Unknown UFO Defense then the miniature UFO is called "The Cyberdisc"

Yup, its a Cyberdisc. But EXALT doesn't know it is until they autopsy it.

[Nicepoint]

EXALT-4 fires a rocket to the group of aliens.
EXALT-1 fires a rocket to The Cyberdisc miniature UFO

Rest of the EXALT forces finish off the aliens that they can kill.

Artemis goes to the C4 explosive and covers the area with smoke.