Ahh, this challenge is still so dam hard, im not reloading or anything so no cheating, and im doing it on medium i.e laser allowed, it is too hard without lasers, (sectapods especially).
Also I'd consider saving a game right at the start of a battle i.e. first round while in skyranger is cheating, because when you reload the mission (if you reload it that is) then you know where most of the aliens are.
Im managing to get ok on this, managed to beat sectoid abductors by when one guy gets panicked I just drop all his guns, for some reason the sectiod leader will only target the one person who he panicked first, or unless the dude he MC'ed died/stunned.
Ive been able to beat floaters, by somehow not having to battle any, ive only had about 3 floaters, so either im missing a lot (not that much according to graphs and Hyperwave) or im sorta lucky. (Although i think sectiods and cyberdiscs are much harder then floaters and reapers).
But I too am having troubles with mutons, though I have found out that they are slightly suceptible to HE Packs and Large Rockets which is good.
But im having troubles with Etherials, theyve managed to kill of all my "elite" troops (erm 3 captains and 5 sgts) and there freakin unstopable, ive finally come to practically running away when I see them let alone waiting for my troops to panic, although suicide bombers seem to work well, until they get MC'ed/ paniked and start running the wrong way/dropping primed explosives.
I can even deal with sectapods easier then etherials, I just seem to have a load of Psi-wimps as my crack troops. So if anyone has a good way of actually killing etherials, help would be appreciated, also as the alien bases I have are Mutons (yay), and Etherials (double yay!!!) hard to get a base commander, as well as hard to get through the base.
I dont really use autocannons that much, just rockets and laser rifles. Ooh and ive found that tanks are just not worth it anymore, much cheaper to buy 4 rookies wielding rocket launchers and somehow more effective.
