You're nearing the end then Skyway, though getting an alien commander alive can be a total pain-in-the-ass, since they only live in bases and battleships. I usually waited until I had alien launcher with stun grenades and some sort of armour before attempting it. And if you are unlucky (like I was once), there were no battleships or bases for months. I ended up filling alien containment with captains and navigators and medics and whatelse. Naturally, you need to have the best planes aswell, to actually fly to Mars. Cydonia is pretty easy in the end if you get that far, since you prolly have hover power armour, heavy plasma rifles (or where they cannons?) and bunch of good psychics. Just leave tanks behind, they are no that useful there.
Aaaaaaaaaaaand back on track:
Let's see what we can find. I miss Machine Spirit, since it would've been an awesome scout but let's try to get more experience for the grunts. Could be important for future. On turn 3, Slenkar spots first Gillman.
Fingers crossed people, take him down Slenkar! Crap - Slenkar hits but Gillman just shakes it off. Badass bastards. Luckily, Gillman doesn't fire back but rather runs away, preseting it's back for Slenkar. We're so not over shooting aliens in the back!
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BAH! Missed him. Meanwhile, Jasede and Oldschool recon a nearby hut:
Seems nothing there. During aliens turn, there's a huge explosion, just infront of our team. This could signal that bad times are ahead:
YES! Jasede spots the same Gillman, takes a snapshot and DROPS IT LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES!
And that was pretty long distance as well. JASEDE YOU ROCK! Next turn, VD takes overwatch-position and instantly spots another Gillman:
But misses. Damn. WhiskeyWolf comes up aswell, takes careful aim but misses too. Fuck. Ashery takes snapshot aswell and yes, he misses. Oldschool aims AND HITS!
But does the bastard die? OF COURSE NOT. Instead, he replies with two sonic bursts, luckily missing Oldschool. Slenkar helps out by snapping off a shot, HITS! But no kill. Dammit. During his turn, the wounded bastard wildly shoots up the place but scores zilch. HA-HA YOU FOOL! Then it's VD's turn, who takes careful aim and PERFECTLY HITS........................................ the railing next to the alien. Wish I had screenshotted that.
But no fear, WW is here! He aims, he squeezes, he kills!
Sweet. Okay, that's two down. Could be as many as four left. Let's stay sharp people! We don't want a repeat of that night mission which still makes JarlFrank wake up in the middle of the night, screaming. Eh, moving on...
Three turns later, Ashery finally spots the USO and a third Gillman is guarding its entrance. He carefully aims, hits the bastard but naturally it won't go down:
Angry cunt responds but luckily is blind as a bat. Unfortunately, so is Slenkar who misses the Gillman. But JASEDE THE ULTIMATE SNIPER takes a shot from the OTHER SIDE OF THE MAP AND
HITS THE NASTY BASTARD! Who naturally isn't killed. Naturally. But that's ok. VD has the perfect overwatch-position and this time he doesn't miss. Gillman is hit by armorpiercing round, splattering ichor and goo around. SWEETNESS!
While the troopers encircle and advance towards the sub, Oldschool decides to go solo and check out the curious wreck on the side. With completely unsurprising results:
Yeah. There's an alien in there. VD takes revenge but his exploding round didn't kill anything except some fungus and bacteria.
Jasede rushes after Oldschool, wanting revenge. Aliens, they do nothing. So, as soon as possible, VD pumps another explodey-round into the wreck and this time were rewarded with a suspiciously deathy-sounding sound:
Yes, it IS possible to shoot through those window holes. Yes, VD actually managed to shoot through one of them. Yes, that makes him nearly as badass sniper type as Jasede. No, Age of Decadence is not out yet.
While Jasede and WhiskeyWolf get near the entrances, rest of the team surrounds the USO and VD pumps a third round into the wreck. Nerve-wrecking. What will the aliens do?
Nothing, it seems.
WW and Jasede enter the wreck. CRAPFEST the bastard WASN'T dead yet! Good thing the boys wanted to check:
No worries though. Jasede will give it a nice, three-round burst of jet-powered harpoon-needles or whatever this ridiculously underpowered toygun shoots. Yes, he hits, he kills, he scores!
Seems that was the last one:
Back at base, Oldschool is buried and I get 264k from selling alien stuff. Nice! That means I've got the money to hire yet another 15 scientists without going broke. And it helps:
Oh right, I also order a replacement for Oldschool:
And then it's end of the month:
SWEET! This attempt may outlast the first one!
Crap, big one spotted, this could mean trouble:
But:
The Barracuda's haven't even reached Codexia before shit hits the fan:
Yes it was a TERROR-sub and now there's hell to pay. I send Triton to be on its way but dawn is still hours away. On the other hand, if I lose this mission it could be very bad.
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Fuck it. You only live once. Whole Earth looks up to us. All that other bullshit. Let's purify this place.
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