Xcom Enemy within: anyone up for an SG?

[VM]

So the story is this: I worked out on paper, how it is possible to go 4-5-6 sattelites for a total coverage at the end of may in impossible difficulty. I want to test it, so I tought: why not in an SG? I`d do the base management, you guys cvoudl do the tactical missions.
Anyone any interest?

[antisocialmunky]

Can I be the SHIV?

[VM]

Due to total lack of interest, ill do this non-sg like.

[wetbandit]

I'd be interested to see your build idea and what settings you intend to use. I've beaten classic a few times, haven't subjected myself to torture yet. Impossible is daunting; especially if most funds will go to satellites instead of gear and squad size.

[VM]

Everyone and their dog says the optimal uplink/nexus build is 2 uplinks and then 2 nexii, but is that possible at all? I think so.
I intend to use impossible difficulty, save scum to get the appropriate rewards from missions, and any settings that help out on the tactical part(in particular, absolutely critical)
The plan is to go get 4 engineers, 4 sats asap, then build an uplink, 2 pgs and 2 workshops in march. Ill need a council mission before the 15th, so i have enough cash for uplink. Get 4 scientists as second reward and research nav comps. Ill need a medium ufo in march so ill skip the small one, and ideally ill ned 4 undamaged nav computers. It may be enough to get 3 or maybe even 2, depending on how early the ufo in april shows up, and how many navcomps will be intact.
In april ill get 2 more pgs, 2 more workshops, and a nexus, 5 sats.
Then ill go nexux 6 sat in may.
The only question is, wether selling the loot is enough for cash. It may be that this is not possible simply because i wont have enough money.
Also, I think the europe start is best for this. I am also looking for a spot to squeeze in the OTS, but most probably ill just go 4 man army.

[VM]

OK so I did the starter mission. No screenies, sorry.
I started with 4 above average will soldiers thaks to not created equally. The first three sectoids took cover at a car when I found them, so I promptly double-naded the car for a triple kill. I saw the meld canister in the opposite direction, it was guarded by 2 sectoids. I was able to flank one, but the other I had to shoot in full cover. I managed to get it down to 1 hp, but then I only had 1 person left to move, so instead of taking a 50 perc shot, I promtly fragged it. A waste of a frag, but the situation was most unlucky. I got the meld canister at 1 turn left. The third group I needed some chasing, so I climber the roof. I overwatch-killed one, then the other two mindmelded, with the melder behind a car. Unfortunately only 1 frag left, so I took 3 50 percent shots at it. I only managed to bring it down to 1 hp, so i fragged it. The other meld dissipated before.(I got there 1 turn too late, most displeasing). No reloads was used.
Since everyone got a kill, I have one of each class. The plan is to get 3 heavies, and train them up as much as possible before the terror mission. The fourth will probably be a squadsight sniper.
I checked the rooster, and I am pleased that only 2 people are from the Fodder family, The rest has either good aim, or good will, or both.
I start research on weapon fragments(5 days), but wait for the first abduction mission with the satellites.

4th March, we go to cordoba for 4 engineers. Stay tuned.

[VM]

Whoa, i just killed 5 sectoids with 1 rocket. Nice.

So the mission so far: I landed at the burger king. I wnt for the high cover van on the right. I saw meld, I run in with my assault, when I accidentally 6 sectoids. Since I dashed without runNgun, i tought that was it for teh guy. I moved my heavy up to rocket, but 2 sectoids melded, 1 went overwatch and 3 shot at my guy in full cover. I rocketed the car the 2 melders stand next to, and I caught an unmelded one in the blast, killing 5 for 1 rocket. I am now climbing the roof, but I woke a pair in the process, and there is an noise, so at least 1 more pack.


EDIT I set up anothe pair, so thats 2 more. I was able to frag a melder tough. Only 1 nade left.

Edit 2: i naded the other melder, all is good, no more packs. Only 1 meld collected tough.

[VM]

I got 18 sectoid corpses ans 11 fragments. I have to be more careful with the explosives. I sell 18 corpses for cash, and start on sats. I am short 55 dollars, so I start 3. I need a council mission before the 10th to make up for this.
China and russia panicks.

[VM]

I start exp warfare on the 9.th.
i skip the small ufo on the 12th.

The council mission is at the 13th... danggg...

This may still work out, if we get panic red and the mission is in russia or china. Go go gadget save scum.

Is it possible to get the council mission earlyer?

[VM]

Ok I really need the council mission earlyer, since i must build a workshop on the 8th(60) and a pg on the 13th (also 60). 4sats need to be at the 11th.(308 @ 77 a pop)
Uplink then on the 18th latest.

Lets run the numbers:
I have 215 from starting mission+starting funds.
ill have 155 on the 8th.
ill need to make an extra 153 before the 11th, so I can start the sats, plus 60 before the 13th.
The abduction mission will give me about 50-60 for corpses depending on number of sectoids, so Ill need 153-163 from the council mission, which needs to happen before the 11th.
I expect about 120 in reward + corpses (about 10 thinmen?) Which should supply me.
I can then skip the small ufo and hope for the medium to show up before the 18th(almost guaranteed) in time for the uplink.

So any run where the council mission is not happening until the 11th is screwed.
Bonus if I get engineers for the council, because then I can postpone the workshop, and build the uplink immediately.
At any rate, this run is screwed, so I need to restart.