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[Hypersniper]

Originally posted by Ramidel@Mar 26 2006, 01:06 PM
Ironically, early in the game I don't hit the UFOs with my Skyranger, just my Interceptor. This is when I've just got conventional weapons, mind.

Now, I may be the only one who's like this, but I -never-, -ever- use Heavy Cannons or Autocannon. Why? Too heavy. I like my troops to travel light.

Once I get Laser Rifles, though, I try to sneak one or two ground assaults on small craft, at most. I use Elerium for only a couple of purposes: Armor and Plasma Cannon. I don't -need- a huge stockpile of the stuff, since I don't use Blaster Launchers (okay, I do on occasion, but I never make my own blaster bombs), and Heavy Plasma Clips are strictly salvage.

As for score? I don't worry about it unless I'm on notice from the Funding Nations. The funds you get from them are insignificant, money is made by selling captured stuff and manufacturing, so just keep the XCom going.

Your methods seem all wrong to me. How are you selling stuff if your rarely collecting it. :blink:
You need to collect as much as you can early on until you have completed reasearch to take advantage of manufacturing. You will find you will expand more quickly.