XCOM: Enemy Unknown

**TinCow** · 10-15-2012, 15:27

How exactly do I change the color of the armor?

**Monk** · 10-15-2012, 20:08

Originally Posted by TinCow

How exactly do I change the color of the armor?

Unfortunately, 2k pulled perhaps the biggest

move of recent memory and put color customization and helmets for your squad in the pre-order bonus. The Elite Soldier Pack that came with all digital pre-orders, and I think, all physical copies has the DLC.

**TinCow** · 10-15-2012, 20:58

Originally Posted by Monk

Unfortunately, 2k pulled perhaps the biggest

move of recent memory and put color customization and helmets for your squad in the pre-order bonus. The Elite Soldier Pack that came with all digital pre-orders, and I think, all physical copies has the DLC.

I don't get helmets because I didn't pre-order? I am hoping that these helmets are decorative only.

**Monk** · 10-15-2012, 21:05

Originally Posted by TinCow

I don't get helmets because I didn't pre-order? I am hoping that these helmets are decorative only.

Oh no, don't worry the helmets and colors are purely cosmetic and don't offer any in game bonus. The only benefit they provide me is shielding me from the faces of all the starry eyed men and women I've sent to their death.

**TinCow** · 10-15-2012, 21:14

Ok, I'm not too bothered then. Extra character customization options seem to be standard pre-order bonuses these days, so I don't think it's particularly bad. I didn't even really care until Pape mentioned his color-coding scheme for easier specialist identification. That sounded like a really good idea to me, which is why I asked.

**Papewaio** · 10-15-2012, 22:03

It's useful in the aliens turn. However as this is turned based it doesn't create a disadvantage as long as you look around at the start of your turn. I think they should have released at least the first third of the colour schemes.

Finished the terror mission, 10 Aliens killed, 8 civilians killed, 2 Soldiers WIA and 3 walked away. Yay for carapace! I now with my squad rotation have a Lt. 4 birds are being built and I will be building two more uplinks to form a block of four.

I'm saving all my alien autopsys for when I put two birds above South America... This should auto unlock them. So right now research is on getting some weapons to go along with the armour.

**White_eyes:D** · 10-16-2012, 00:52

Does anyone find a use for the more upgraded versions of the power room or satellite nexus, when you can just get to a steam area for power or link satellite up-links together? I only ever built one nexus...it was expensive and getting enough satellites and materials was just a pain.

The Psy lab remains the most unlikely building I thought I would have a use for...until I saw how OP some of the psy ability's can be. Even the most basic attack saved my bacon, when we run out of ammo and couldn't waste a turn reloading.