You don't always need to shoot down a UFO to (possibly) prevent it from completing it's objectives, sometimes just damaging it is enough. You really just have to let them go at the start.Įven the small UFOs will require multiple stock interceptors to shoot it down, so don't go into a fight unless you're happy to have damaged interceptors for a while. There's a few ways to improve your effectiveness in dealing with UFOs: Pick your Fightsĭon't try and shoot down large, or even medium, sized craft until you've improved your air force. As always, if you rush to these improvements first you'll likely suffer in the tactical game, so a careful balance is required. The mod intentionally makes the air game a constant lose battle. And make no mistake, the higher difficulties are still things even experienced players should very much lose.I'm current mid way through a play of a long war game and thought I'd offer a few bits of advice I've determined from experience and researching within the wiki for my own knowledge.įirst of all, gaining an upper hand in aerial combat is going to take a long time. "Those difficulties probably still harder than the unmodded game in the sense that we've added a bunch of mechanics for the player to figure out and master, but the gameplay is set up to be more forgiving to players as they learn the ropes. This go-round, we've tried to broaden our appeal by keeping the lower difficulty levels of Long War 2 more accessible to casual players who would still like to take part in an extended campaign experience. "And while we made plenty of effort to open it up for a wider playerbase once its popularity grew, it kept its reputation as being very challenging. "The original Long War's DNA was that of a hardcore mod," said Lumpkin. Very few people have completed a full campaign on Impossible difficulty, as it requires such consistent, smart play over such a gruelling number of missions. Eurogamer talk to the makers of the 'Long War 2' Mod Pavonis Interactive.īut let's be honest, when we talk about the Long War mod, we inevitably talk about its difficulty.
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