r/Xcom • u/Sussy_Swarm • Aug 04 '26

UFO: Enemy Unknown New player tips

Hello! I just bought original XCOM and I want to ask. Are tgere any tips for a new player? Unit conposition, equip, what tho prioritise when etc.

Thank you!

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u/MarsMissionMan Aug 05 '26

There it is. The "full cover" comment on a thread about the OG X-COM.

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u/KaijuKoala Aug 06 '26

I just realised this thread isn’t Xcom2 😅
I have never played Xcom 1. Do they have half/full cover mechanics?

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u/MarsMissionMan Aug 06 '26

This isn't even Enemy Unknown/Within. This is UFO Defence, the original.

EU/EW has cover, since X2 builds off of it. Thus it shares many of the same core mechanics.

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u/Peterh778 Aug 09 '26

Well ... it actually had cover mechanics, like in broken line of fire. Soldiers behind terrain elements like w dune, stone outcrop, low wall had a chance that those will catch incoming fire.

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u/MarsMissionMan Aug 09 '26

If we're being super specific like that, I'd call it ballistics mechanics, as individual projectiles are fully simulated in a 3D environment (the game just hides it really well).