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Aliens will actively sweep the map looking for you, but after turn 20 they'll automagically know where all your units are and start hunting them down. If the last alien is a panicking Sectoid in a corner somewhere this isn't much of a problem, but prolonged encounters still aren't a good idea.

The computer cheats. I'm not sure how much, but I'm fairly sure they get stat adjustments as the game moves on to stay dangerous. That might just be my gaming superstition kicking in though

Believe it or not, smoke grenades can be lifesavers. Bring a few with you on every mission. Mutons can shoot about a bajillion times in one turn, and you need every little edge you can get. If you have to move across an open field, smoke is the only cover you're going to get.

As for moving about the map, mid-sized groups are the best. I maintain at least two groups of four to six (or one group of eight to ten for huge UFO's) with a crack shot and some expendable rookies in each. Stack up your squads around corners and end the turn before going around. That way, you have full TU's with which to react to whatever might be on the other side. You will suffer a LOT of casualties in the mid-game, so always keep a steady reserve of rookies at the base and in the Skyranger.

Make sure your teams always cover each other. Have a rookie check down every alley before ending your turn, but be careful to duck them back behind cover.

Laser weapons and higher can destroy most non-UFO walls in a couple of hits. This makes getting around the map much quicker, and you might even get some free kills by uncovering hidden aliens.

Perfect Dark 2. Where's the love, Rare?

The Cyclone is a big scary gun that fires a lot of big scary bullets. It's secondary fire is "Magazine Discharge". The Cyclone's magazine carries 50 rounds. With dual Cyclones I managed to clear out entire rooms of terrorists at once in huge torrents of gunfire.

Perfect Dark

I saw six new emails and got hopeful that my ex finally wanted to talk to me again. It was Youtube comment replies, a Netflix reminder and a chain message spam thing. Then I remembered that nobody really wants to talk to me anymore unless they need help with homework.

Hello Bay12ers, I've been thinking about something to get my N64-loving friend for when he graduates later this year. Since he loves Legend of Zelda I was thinking about making him a custom N64 controller with a Zelda color scheme and some decals. I haven't really tried modding a controller before, although I have taken my GC controller apart to get some rattly plastic bits out.

I have no idea where I would get high-quality custom decals or what kind of paint to use. Also, is there anything I should know about the workings of an N64 controller so I don't ruin it when I take out the PCB? If anybody has suggestions I'd be willing to look at those too. Thanks in advance!

I go to finalize the details on my Spanish project this morning. Guess what, the technician came around deleting "unnecessary files", which my video teacher told us would happen days later. So my entire project is gone, yeaaah...

I was assigned a Spanish presentation last week, and I decide to take advantage of my video class to make mine snazzy. Then, my video teacher was sick and didn't leave the cabinet keys for the substitute, so I haven't been able to get a camera to film. I figure I'll be able to get the camera and get the job done when he gets back.

Once he gets back, my video teacher decides he's going to make us sit and watch videos from the newbies (I'm in the advanced class) and write reviews instead of letting us work on stuff. I figure I'll be cutting it close, but I can get the project done during lunch. I got the camera just yesterday and barely managed to get done filming the bare essentials in one take.

Today in third period, I finally found out when the project was due: today. Keeping calm, I explained to my Spanish teacher that there was literally no way for me to have finished my project by today, and that I had literally only been able to work on it yesterday.

She gave me one extra day. All the other groups were given about a week to prepare, and they just barely got it done. I've had two days to work on this stupid project. I don't know what she expects of me, but if she doesn't like the video then that's her bloody problem.