Can You Beat XCOM:ENEMY WITHIN with only Psionic Powers?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The end of an era. The beginning of another.
(Open the description if you're looking for the code to make your own XCOM runs)
XCOM has been good to me, but it's time to move on to bigger and better things. Namely XCOM2.
But we can't let it go quietly - so for the sake of all the good times we've had, how about one last round?
Can you beat XCOM Enemy Within with only Psionic Powers?
For those who are looking to improve their own XCOM experience, here's the code for you to copy:
[XComGame.XComTacticalInput]
.Bindings=(Name="F1", Command="GivePsiGift", Alt=True)
[Engine.PlayerInput]
.Bindings=(Name="F1", Command="GivePsiGift", Alt=True)
[XComGame.XComTacticalInput]
.Bindings=(Name="F7", Command="slomo 1.0", Alt=True)
.Bindings=(Name="F8", Command="slomo 1.5", Alt=True)
.Bindings=(Name="F9", Command="slomo 2.0", Alt=True)
[Engine.PlayerInput]
.Bindings=(Name="F7", Command="slomo 1.0", Alt=True)
.Bindings=(Name="F8", Command="slomo 1.5", Alt=True)
.Bindings=(Name="F9", Command="slomo 2.0", Alt=True)
The first two codes are for making your own Psionic Only run, and the 2nd two codes are for giving yourself a fast-forward button.
If you want to tinker with adding MORE codes to XCOM, here's a list of all the possible codes you can input, and what they do: wiki.nexusmods...
Godspeed, Commander.
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Thanks for the good times, XCOM. It's been a wild ride. Can't wait to see what XCOM2 has to offer.
For those of you interested in continuing your own XCOM challenge runs, don't forget to stick around at the end of the video for a little parting gift from me :)
I love all of these challenge run vids especially for XCOM EW! So looking forward to what you do with my favorite game of all time XCOM 2!!!
Lemon! You should totally upload a normal playthrough of Xcom 2 just so we get to see your normal playthrough methods!
XCOM 2 is gonna be fun I promise, I've played the game multiple times and I always have fun
I am curious, did you ever have to face an ethereal in the Base Defense mission?
As a sidenote, love the new intro
My understanding of the crazy high chrysalid will is that they’re absolutely laser focused on eating everything in the universe, and it’s only through incredible psionic power that you can force them to do anything other than that.
They are too stupid to command.
Technically fucking since they..make babies while eating?
They're too animalistic in nature to think of anything but their core impulsive instinct, makes a lot of sense
The thing with Chryssalids having incredibly high Will is that they are ridiculusly enhanced microscopic insects that are operating on a Hivemind, so they have their emotions reduced to Fight or Flight and procreate through Parasitic means which means little to no room for telepathic discussions
Basically you're trying to use your own will to suppress a being who's already melding into a hive mind (I guess a way to describe it is trying to keep out a horde of creatures from breaking down a door while you're the only one bracing it from being broken down).
Friendly reminder that the larger the discrepancy, the higher your chance to hit.
...so just make 0 Will soldiers, so that every enemy has high discrepancy
Oh, I never knew that the larger the discrepancy, the higher the hit! Thank you!
I was told the larger the discrepancy, the higher the hit, but I never believed the larger the discrepancy, the higher the hit until I tried a higher discrepancy to achieve a higher chance to hit.
I'm ready for some xcom 2 challenge runs.
We will remember you Enemy Within!
I will finnaly be able to do them
wonder if they will do xcom chimera squad after xcom 2
@@arandomthingintheabyss2062
Wonder if we ever see XCOM 2
@@steelbear2063 if you see his newest video, he has a bit where he has a 2025 should do list, "Learning how to play Xcom 2 and then not making a video on it" is one of them
I have 170 hours in xcom and i never knew that the squad leader was the slightly closer to the camera spot, i always assumed it was the highest rank squad member.
Pretty sure you are right. It's just that the position is the deciding factor if ranks are equal. That position will also always have your squad leader before reassigning soldiers. (Double checked with the wiki)
Edit: Triple checked in game, wiki is right. Wiki also states that the next conditions (if both previous statements can't decide the leader) are who has the most missions and then the most kills.
@@sparkydl289 But what if all of those things are equal? I NEED ANSWERS WITHOUT LOOKING IT UP MYSELF!!
Shiv"s 4tw
Pretty sure that's not true, the highest ranking soldier is the leader. And if two or more have the same rank - then it depends on who has the higher Will
Rookie Numbers, rookie. Get almost 400 hours 😅
It’s been lovely to have you as part of the XCOM Enemy within community. We love you lemon ❤
agreed
Speaking of the XCOM community... does anyone reading this have the Bubonic achievement on Steam? It'd awesome if I could get that lol.
You do not speak for all of us.
@@l3gg3rz you do not speak for all of us 🤓
I'd like to imagine each of these runs exist somewhere on earth. Like the Robot Army get deployed in India and Master Chef is sent to Canada while the Psychic Soldiers are in Australia
How else do you think we wrangle the wildlife here?
deploying the doomslayer to brazil
@@isuckatusernames4297 Where did Duke Nukem get sent? *facepalm* Of course it was Florida...
I have not played vanilla in so long that I did a spit take when you say you equipped titan armor before the base assault. Really puts into perspective how much Long War changes the pacing of the tech tree in this game.
same
9 months later and still waiting for that XCOM 2 content. I’m dying here
Technically we’ve been waiting since the mech only run
Drifter’s Broadcast did a similar run in xcom2 (it was done a little differently but that was probably because it was a different game) and it was hell on earth
THE HIGHER THE DISCREPANCY THE HIGHER THE CHANCE TO HIT
As Drifter said in his introduction of his psionics only run, even a rookies only run was easier.
These videos are always so relaxing. A far cry from Lemon's experience, I'm sure.
Aside from possible in lore reasons, I think part of why some even stronger enemies have such low will is so that psychic powers are still useful in some situations in the late game too. Cause let's be real... if every enemy past the early game has so much will that psychic powers were a no go, nobody would really use them at all due to them having like zero reasonable use cases.
Mind Control is such a fun mechanic in these games, although it always makes me wish there was a way to recruit the Aliens or have a full aliens campaign, I did a similar run on a game called "Phoenix Point" and have been a Psi-Addict in every game it's an option ever since
as someone who has actually played the multiplayer i have to say:
If you recruit any lowtear aliens they are just a waste of troop slot.
higher tier aliens (the tale robed guys in particular [come on brain i LITTERALLY just watched a video where he mentions their name...]) they become overpowered very quickly. (laughs in multiple psy malestorms...)
So while it IS possible in theory, it would be very dificult to balance.
Unless you want to compleatly rework how they function and make them closer to "normal" soldiers. Like in xcom chimera squad.
@@vyran7044 chimera squad is worth just for the funny interactions lol
Phoenix Point was made by XCOM's original creator :]
I discovered your channel from your xcom challenge runs, SHIV only and 1 MEC only specifically. Your combination of skill, perseverance, positive attitude, and creative thinking have been a pleasure to enjoy. It's sad to see xcom being retired from your challenge run lineup, but it's going out on a high note. Looking forward to your future content.
19:01 "and a battalion of mutons descended from heaven"
It's rare that you hear such a sentence
We didn't even have to go plaid and into a panel to "smokem if you got em." I love Space Balls so much.
Your challenge runs brought me back into the games, I had played xcom enemy within and also 2 when i was younger but had never gotten far in either, but after seeing one of your runs i played through and beat enemy within and then xcom 2, buying the dlc and beating it again. Thanks for finally getting me to finish those masterpieces.
Awesome video, watching you play XCOM makes me wanna play XCOM until I remember that " The larger the discrepancy the higher chance to hit!"
It's honestly kinda funny how this run is either really simple (I don't think any of your other challenge runs have had a final room that looked that clean) or hilariously hard, with no in-between. I thought that Ethereals would be harder, though - I guess your Will was just that obscenely high at the end (and that's without Mind Shields!).
Oh my God he didn't even use mind shields!!
Love the XCOM vids!💙🌠 and the Backlogs of course
Man i hope “answer me~”lives on to XCOM2, of all things
Sorry for the loss of XCOM. It was a good run
Loved the challenge run! Mind-Control especially meant that I was always looking forward to see what kinda useless or absolutely devastating abilities you'd get access to xD
Also very much appreciative of the behind the scenes / tutorial in the end^^
Love the xcom content, almost as much as all the dark souls stuff! I'm pretty new, I found you last October after I had a crazy car accident. Shattered my femur, broke my elbow, and almost died. Your videos helped me through the hospital stay, and are helping to keep me sane through the recovery. Thank you for the entertainment, and I can't wait for the next one!
Hi there Lemmon. I am reporting back with the pistol run results. Despite my 1080 hours on it already, most on long war, I could not make it happen on max difficulty. Early game sectoids could not be killed. On second hardest it was a grind. The first few thin men killed my A and B team. But I rushed live alien captures and had plasma pistols researching by month two. Once those came in I felt unstoppable.
It did take my whole squad doubletapping or trippletapping to down sectopods but they could be killed. Assault with the free shot within 4 tiles and doubletap as well as increased crit damage was the real mvp.
We ended the run with 59 deaths, most on the first months and the horrid base defense. Once that mission finished I had only two troopers ready for missions. Had to buy in more.
Thanks a lot for your vids and getting me back into XCom.
I'll always be thankful for your Xcom runs because they are how I got into your channel, which is now one of my favorites. Thank you for the good times, Lemon, and can't wait for what the future has in store next.
That "ANSWER ME" was the best part
I have loved these XCOM enemy within videos of yours thank you
I'm gonna be honest, you and Thedriftersbroadcast were the two people who got me intrested in the XCOM franchise, and i sincerely thank you for it. These games are amazing.
I found this channel not so long ago because I loved the format of the XCOM EW challenges, cant wait to see you in XCOM 2 ❤
(+let's hope the rumours+"leaks" are true and we'll hear about XCOM 3 this year)
I got into this channel due to all the challenge runs and xcom has been one of my favorites. I'd love to see you take on the long war mod but i understand that's a lot to ask for. Looking forward to xcom 2
Always a good day when you post! Excited to watch this challenge run.
0:15 say that aggain 🎉
In thick of it everybody knows
Haven’t seen the video but from the title I know it’ll be great!
I’m excited for you to do Xcom 2!
How dare you get me into Xcom only to finish doing xcom!
Just kidding love your content man glad to see you enjoy this game as much as me.
aliens: were wining by sending only robots. also the aliens: send in more weak willed organics
You got me into XCOM again, with me finally finishing it a few days ago.
I love lemon, but that "why whole ass one thing, when you can half-ass multiple things" was pure gold... I am using that from now on 🤣
I didnt even know the Squad Leader was a mechanic until this point
"Time to move on to Xcom 2!" 17 months later...
idk why he said he's going to play it when he clearly isn't. like if you don't have any interest in the game just say that bro. then he has the balls to say "next year" on a comment as if anyone is going to believe him...
I absolutely love the new intro, especially the firebomb as the selected choice icon
So glad he’s branching out, its so entertaining seeing such a wide variety of games.
As always Lemon, your endings are impeccable. Whether it be the ending of your time with XCOM:Enemy Within or your ending of the video. Perfection! A bit of hyperbole aside. Looking forward to your XCOME 2 videos. Plus, I thought you sent XCOM 1 out in style with a very unique run I never even thought of. Very nice Lemon, thanks for the video.
Finally! Been needing some more backlogs content!!!
I love the Xcmon content, and i can't wait for you to continue with the others in the future !!!
never thought I'd see mind-controlled ethereal but here we are
Nice job on this one!
I remember how much trouble TheDriftersBroadcast had with the psi ops only run,
Good going sticking it out through 5 failed timelines
Your explosives only run inspired me to re-download this game recently. Haven't played in close to a decade, and the rust is heavy lol. Excited to get back into shape and eventually start XCOM 2. Looking forward to runs for the sequel Lemon!
Honestly never played XCOM but maybe once, and it wasn't my cuppa tea, but watching your runs is something I look forward to 10/10 times. So I'm excited to see what you do with XCOM 2!
Recently discovered your channel, binge-watched like 30 video over the past couple of weeks.
Now every day you upload makes me really happy. Thank you!
I know virtually nothing about XCOM, but I have loved these videos. Thank you for making these, Lemon. Looking forward to the future of XCOM on the channel
I also liked the addition of Risk of Rain 2's "The rain, Formerley known as purple" twoards the end.
I actualy started playing enemy within a month ago before this video came out after getting into your channel and while I haven’t finished my first playthrough yet I’m having a blast
I've been waiting for this one, and it did not disappoint! A worthy send off to XCOM. What a game..
Lemon, you have single handedly made me question what is possible in these video games. For that, thank you and Godspeed on your xcom 2 runs.
"Why whole ass one thing when you can half ass multiple things at once?"
-Lemon
Bruh, I love these Xcom runs...
I can't wait for these xcom 2 runs... you thought this was hellish. Just wait till you're playing War of the Chosen with only a specific class! I salute you, Lemon 🫡
Of all the games I expected Lemon to make me fall in love with, Xcom was *not* one of them. Well played, good knight.
Your XCOM vids have always been my favourite. Thank you.
Xcom was one of my favorite series, im so excited for the Xcom 2 series. May it be just as great if not better then ever
Found you through Meaty Jesus and am really glad I did.
You and your channel are genuinely entertaining, and equally good for dedicated watching and for side binging alike - nice combination of qualities like that. Happy to subscribe and work myself through your existing and future stuff.
So...spent the last 2 days binging most of your content. Can't wait for more
I've loved these XCOM runs, but I'm sure I'll love 2's even more. Templar run, baby!
I’m pumped for XCOM 2 runs, I’ve been loving these!
Ethereals: How does your mind burn?
Lemon: I am firebomb in heart and mind.
I feel very lucky to have found someone still enjoying and playing xcom!
One of the best videos! I love the mental fire bomb run ❤
I like how last etherial backed into corner screeching in panic 😂
I have no opinion on XCOM, never played it and it's not really my game, but I'm always happy to see you playing it lemon! I appreciate you letting folks live vicariously through you on this game, albeit in... Very interesting ways to say the least
Yeah the heavy Mech missions were the only real speedbumps I forsaw for a challenge like this. You could so easily get stuck with 2 or 3 pods of cyberdisks and sectapod.
Good choice on hust skipping missions until the end. Bypasses that chance of getting soft locked.
Looking forward to your XCOM2 videos! The XCOM ones have been great.
me: click on this video to rewatch.
also me, the moment i do: "the larger the discrepancy!"
THERE IS A HERO WITH FIREBOMBS IN DARKEST DUNGEON 2, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
Continue the amazing work! Praise be the firebomb!!
P.S. there is one more run, but I don't think it's possible... 1 psi soldier only... im sorry, I'll leave now. Love ya!
I love the use of the Metroid Prime 2 main theme in the end scene. What an alien, eerie theme.
In the thick of it... oh no.
He knew
Still waiting on XCOM 2, and possibly a SPARK-only run.
Dude, thank you.
U destroying EW has been something I have been following almost religiously.
Thanks bro, hoping to see what we r gonna do in xcom 2.
Not only did you get my like and subscribe. You got me feeling nostalgic too play a game I love very much.
Explodes pancakes with mind
Thanks for getting me back into Xcom 1 and 2 lemon!
What a great video. Thank you for the content lemon.
Ayyy love you’re vids man keep up the good work mate. Lots love
Gotta say hearing the Risk of Rain 2 OST in the background of a Lemon XCOM vid is a crossover K didn't know I needed.
I love the xcom runs, thank you Lemon!
Even though I don't even care for, play or even know this game, this was an entertaining video!
Thanx!=)
Between this and the last videos I binge watched all videos in the channel hehe
Good bye xcom you were truly an epic challenge. Looking forward to your next video, All hail the fire bomb cult!
Nobody. Absolutely nobody. Not a single soul.
Lemon: "THE HIGHER THE DISCREPENCY, THE HIGHER THE-"
This has absolutely nothing to do with this fabulous video but I finally connected who you sound like. You and Roanoke Gaming / Roanoke Tales sound so similar.
Can’t wait for some xcom 2 I’m on the younger side so I watched my dad play enemy within but I personally started with 2 so I’m excited to see some videos on it
blows up pancakes with mind
XCOM 2 psionics is really fun especially since a faction is dedicated to it. A lot of cool stuff with XCOM 2
Me: Sees a new video from Lemon
Also me internally and externally: WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Great channel, love your x com stuff
So no XCOM 2?
Lemon has major "came back in time to try to avert the bad future" energy in this video
I can feel the Warp overtaking me... IT IS A GOOD PAIN!
Turning enemies against each other is always fun. More so, if they can friendly fire themselves...
Super hyped for Xcom2! Love that game, it's one of my all time faves.