XCOM 2: System Requirements, Release Date, Overview

Think for a second what it's like to live on a planet captured by aliens, to observe their laws and constantly to be under close scrutiny? And slightly stumbling, be punished for this with the most inhuman cruelty? Who will tolerate this? Probably no one. Therefore, the studio Firaxis Games proposes to rebel and arrange an alien invaders a real Independence Day. We present to your attention the project XCOM 2: system requirements, a review of features and basic cheat codes for the game.

Revival

This happened! The organization of XCOM 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 have reconciled with their fate, because the conditions given by the invaders seemed to suit them.

And really, what to complain about? The aliens launched their technologies, which were far superior to the terrestrial ones. The infrastructure was updated, transport - in general, you can live. Moreover, no one suggested other options. Until one day, in the midst of a festive ceremony, a terrible explosion was not thundering.

A group of rebels, consisting of former members of a forgotten organization, committed a daring attack on an enemy patrol, stealing in a bustle the former commander of XCOM.

It turns out that the newcomers cracked his brain with his equipment. And the data obtained in this way was used to defeat the earth forces. But now, when their plans are uncovered, you can reassemble people and try to repel an invasion.

New shelter

So, the XCOM organization was reborn. And although its goals have not changed, the place of its basing has changed. Now this is not a bunker, but a huge flying ship called the "Avenger", broken into sectors, each of which is a separate room. True, the ship is not new, so most of the cabins are in desolation. So, as you progress through the game, you can restore them.

Of the staff there are scientists and engineers. Scientists are responsible for research that takes place 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, the soldiers in the officers' schools will recover faster, and the psi-laboratory without them will not work. In general, the development of the base depends entirely on the availability of engineers on it.

Resources

This time the game XCOM 2 offers two types of resources. The first tradition is traditionally money, the source of which is still other countries. Only now special relays are installed there instead of the usual satellites. By the way, you have to fly for money yourself. By themselves, they will not fall into the account at the end of the month.

The second, an additional kind of resources, is intelligence. And their benefits are great enough. For example, with their help you can open new additional assignments, acquire fighters and materials on the black market, and accelerate research processes in laboratories. It is worth noting that the resources are constantly in short supply. Therefore, if you are going to not need anything, playing 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 start parameters" and enter the combination - allowconsole. Now during the game, press the "e" key and type the desired code. To increase the intelligence per 1000 units, you must enter giveresource intel 1000. Similarly, the rest of the resources are replenished, only the second word needs to enter their names.

Combat system

With fighting everything is also not easy. Easy to name their language will not turn. Unless the first teaching task will show condescension to the player. All seriously so much that you sometimes have to reboot a few times, just to save your soldiers.

In addition, the members of the team only look like professional arrows. In fact, they manage to miss, being away from the enemy at arm's length. While the chance of hitting is 100%. Add here competently organized attack of enemies - and the chances of winning are even closer to zero. Although there is always an extreme, no-lose option when playing XCOM 2 - cheats, they have not been canceled 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 exotic suits, which allow them to take a huge cannon with them, however, only with one charge. You can also add weapon modifications. And it pleases that they are attached to a soldier, not to his weapon. Therefore, if the scout changes the shotgun, then the modifications will magically be on the new weapon.

There will also be unique ammunition, which can be obtained by completing the necessary studies in the relevant center. It can be acid grenades, corroding enemy armor or electromagnetic bullets, causing huge damage to robots. There are other interesting options, it is a pity that the study of all have to spend a lot of time.

Classes of soldiers

After completing the training task, XCOM 2 will offer to choose the type of fighter. It can be a grenadier, a sniper, a scout or a technician. As for the scout, he was turned into a real melee fighter, awarding a shotgun and a sword. And if you study a special skill, then after a fatal blow it will be possible to take him to his previous position. Grenadier improves his skills using grenade launchers and miniguns.

The technician can develop in two ways. Either he becomes a medic, or a hacker, hacking terminals that watch for towers or robots. A technician can be a very valuable character, and sometimes a vital one.

Now about psionics - fighters who use psi-energy for attack and defense and can wrap enemy weapons against him. They became a separate class. And they are the only fighters who can discover all the abilities. 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 get their abilities in a special laboratory.

Enemy detachments

It is worth noting that the powerful fighters of the organization XCOM 2 can easily be defeated by an enemy army, which, by the way, is more diverse and numerous. Therefore, we will not list all, but we will only stop on some of the most serious opponents.

Among the strongest is Sektopod - a huge robotic opponent, which has become even more dangerous. He calmly refers to poison, fire and extrasensory attacks. So it is better to use heavy weapons, grenades and rockets against it. If there is an opportunity, you can try to hack it. Although it is generally desirable to avoid meeting him.

We also closely follow the appearance of the Archon on the battlefield, an enemy unit that looks like an ancient Egyptian. He is able to fly and cause a fiery rain in a fairly vast area. 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 it's the Gatekeeper. This armored eye has enough powerful psi abilities. For example, it's easy for him to pick up a whole group of fallen allies in battle, though, in the form of a zombie.

And finally the Code. Cautiously, he can teleport and disable weapons that fall into the zone of distribution of his psi-fault, and when receiving damage, the Code splits with division of vital energy in half. In short, it is better to stay away from him from a distance. After all, often it becomes the reason for the overflow of missions in the game.

XCOM 2: System Requirements

As often happens, all the positive moments of the game are slightly overshadowed by poor optimization. And, judging by the responses, problems arise even among owners of powerful computers. It is also often written that XCOM 2 does not start.

But since the game was released, enough time has passed for patches and optimization tips to begin appearing. However, to begin to follow them, it is necessary that the characteristics of the computer meet certain modern requirements of the game XCOM 2 (release date - February 2016).

So, to start at low settings you will need 64-bit Windows 7, 2-core processor, 4 GB RAM, and from the video cards either Radeon HD 5770 or GeForce 460 will fit. The game XCOM 2 (Russian version) will require about 50 GB of free space on The hard drive.

To play at high settings you will need a computer with more powerful features. Here you have to buy a 4-core processor, 8 GB of RAM, and the video card - Radeon HD 7970 or GeForce 770. Whatever, but to comfortably play XCOM 2, the system requirements will have to be met.

Summarizing

Probably, it is worth somehow to sum up everything. Although everyone, most likely, has already managed to draw their conclusions about the Firaxis Games project. Nevertheless, the game XCOM 2 (the release date of which, we specify the number, February 5, 2016) was not worse than the first part. Naturally, big fans of a fantastic strategy can condemn some innovations, but understand, the developers tried to please the young audience. And the fact that the system requirements are slightly overstated in the XCOM 2 game and sometimes there are problems with optimization, so patches will fix everything. If not already fixed.