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Can I beat XCOM 2 WOTC using only grenades, but each one has 100 charges?

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Episode 20 of my XCOM challenge run series. My attempt at an XCOM 2 WOTC challenge/gimmick run, using only grenades to inflict damage.

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Music
Messiah by Handel: Händel Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus
This Is Not A Christmas Song by NEFFEX: NEFFEX - This Is Not A Christmas Song 🎄🔥 [...
What Can Never Be by The Tunnel: NEFFEX - This Is Not A Christmas Song 🎄🔥 [...
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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XCOM 2 Challenge Run Playlist: Can I beat XCOM 2 WOTC using only SPARKs???

Regular Mod List:
[WotC] Revival Protocol Fixes
[WOTC] New Promotion Screen by Default
Evac All - WotC
X2WOTCCommunityHighlander v1.24.0
Defense Matrix Sabotage Fix
[WOTC] Cost-Based Ability Colors
[WotC] Instant Loot
[WOTC] SPARK Repair Fix
Dont Unequip
[WOTC] Commander Avatar Restoration
Stop Wasting My Time - WotC
Reward Decks Refresher
[WotC] Mod Config Menu
Missing Packages Fix + Resource
[WotC] Gotcha Again
[WotC] Numeric Health Display
[WOTC] Detailed Soldier Lists
[WOTC] Less Overwatch Lock Ups!
[WOTC] Extended Personnel Info
Insider Knowledge Fix
(WOTC) Starting Soldiers
[WOTC] Alien Hunters Community Highlander v1.24.0
[WOTC] Faster Reload Animations
(WOTC) Zip Mode Combat Protocol Camera Fix
[WOTC] No Enemy Intro
Immersive Strategy Layer
Hush Little Chosen
Narrative Control
Missing Packages Fix - Parcels and Maps Edition

20 Comments

@genzo53 3 years ago Pinned

Thanks XCOM aussie!

@YourFunkiness 3 years ago

16:00 "Having one (elerium core) is infinitely better than having zero." I did the math: it checks out.

@kabob0077 3 years ago

Commander, please disregard restraint when using explosives.

@SonnyUnfunny 3 years ago (edited)

New challenge: MEDIEVAL MODE!. The crossbow, hunting axe, templars, rangers with non-plasma katana’s (Tier 3 is unrealistic, chosen katana isn’t), ANYTHING BUT using a gun, grenade, and any modern tech. You get the idea. You may alter the starting roster to be only rangers and templars. Covert ops are allowed. The Shadowkeeper is technically a “old looking” gun. So it is allowed! May the melee lords have mercy on your soul.

@pufferfishman4203 3 years ago

I like to think the reason the hunter never went with his rifle for the first fight was because he probably was like “wait they’re only using grenades? Sounds like fun, I’m gonna try that too!”

@bryanfisher1788 3 years ago

The hunter "receiving" a crate full of stun grenades:
You were right commander... T'is the season for gifts!

@robertharris6092 3 years ago (edited)

The missions with lost that require you to kill all targets dont require you to kill all the lost. It requires you to kill all enemies that were on the map when the mission started and reinforcements (not the respawning lost) So there can be 1 enemy lost in the corner of the map at the start and the lost will just keep spawning till you kill him.

@isingra 3 years ago

Grenadiers launch the UltraSonic Lure from their launcher, which makes me believe they may be considered grenades by the game. The Lure can already be used to do heavy lifting for you on missions where you don’t have to kill all the Lost, but if you can pair this with Incendiaries you can even handle “kill all enemies” where they do spawn with a bit of clever grenading.

@technetium4761 2 years ago

An Advent calendar is full of chocolate.

an ADVENT calendar is full of explosives, apparently.

@впкгор 3 years ago

I think the reason as to why mines didn't trigger was because greanade launcher's bonus to the explosion radius only affects the radius in which it deals damage but not it's trigger radius.

@LORDOFDORKNESS42 3 years ago

Honestly find EMP grenades extremely useful since late missions have so many Codexes, and they get one shot that way without shananigans.

@twinodoom 3 years ago

41:00 The UFO spawned as a part of the story is guaranteed to hit, while the Dark Event UFO has a 50/50 chance.

@NacnudPinky 2 years ago

20:00 The Hunter saw XCOM throwing grenades around and thought it looked fun
So he joins in

@SonnyUnfunny 3 years ago

“Commander, I would advise caution with explosives. It risks damaging the useless couple scraps of alien weaponry even though we researched all the plasma weapons.”

@leiffitzsimmonsfrey4923 3 years ago

The time lapses with Christmas music were hilarious! It would have been utter hell, but you could have probably defeated a Blast Shielded Chosen by piling on the damage-over-time grenades.

@ARClegend 2 years ago

To kill the Hunter with explosion immunity, you could theoretically just spam frost bombs to stun lock them and use dot weapons (gas bomb, acid bomb, incendiary grenade) to very slowly whittle them away.

@Cary_Bronson 3 years ago

The Backlogs would like a word with you. Have you heard the good word about the Firebomb Goddess?

@LAZERAK47V2 3 years ago (edited)

Thing about Proximity Mines, they aren't used as traps as you'd expect because (as you discovered) it leaves too much up to chance.

However, they allow for an old exploit that people used before Firaxis patched it out.

See, you can actually deploy Proximity Mines on Player Phase whilst Concealed and maintain Concealment after using them. This allows you to drop a Proximity Mine on top of an inactive pod of enemies. On Enemy Phase, they will move and detonate the Mine, causing them to Scramble and waste their turn, also triggering Ambush Overwatch shots (no Aim penalty) and then allowing you to engage with a full roster next Player Phase.

People used to do this by allowing their troops to be discovered on Enemy Phase (which would trigger Scrambles), but Firaxis gave the enemy an opportunity to take flanking shots instead, making the strategy very risky (though the introduction of SPARKs made it much less so). Proximity Mines recreate that exploit without leaving soldiers exposed, making them a PRIORITY research for most playthroughs.

You can also pair them with Claymores if you're feeling particularly destructive.