Let's Replay X-COM UFO Defence #54: One Step Closer

With each research topic researched, we’re inching our way closer to completing the game. There’s a critical path of research topics that are essential to completing the game and it’s a lot smaller then you’d think it is. The research that’s critical is every bit that works towards getting the Avenger, the initial research the figure out that you need to interrogate various aliens followed by interrogating said aliens and researching the topics that appear afterwards. All the other research you can do isn’t essential but it’s still great at evening out the odds against the aliens. You don’t need heavy plasma or better base defences or even the hyperwave decoder, though I’d be the last person to turn my nose up at that technology when given the chance to get it. The hardest part about the critical research path is getting the alien leader and commander you need to interrogate, as that can really be hit and miss depending on what your missions are like. The leader isn’t as much of an issue comparatively as they’re on most UFOs beyond the very small and small ones, but the commander is another story. Seen only in bases and the largest UFOs, just getting to them is a challenge all its own. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kikoskia Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kikoskia Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/X2YUmPh