Multiplayer (EU2012)

Technically, it should be called Biplayer or Duel Player. You're only ever playing with one other person.

Multiplayer Menu

• Ranked Match

Automatically matches you up with someone else searching / hosting a Ranked Match.

--- Ranked Matches are limited to: 10,000 Points, 90s Turn Time, with random map.

--- Ranked Matches count towards your position on the Leaderboards.

• Quick Match

Attempts to match you up with someone else looking for a Quick Match and connects you. If no one else is searching, it creates a Custom Game with 10,000 Points, 120s Turn Time, Bar map.

• Custom Match

Choose to Create Game or Search for a hosted Custom Match.

If you choose to create a game, these are the options:

--- Match Type: Public, Private, or LAN.

--- Points: 7500, 10000, 20000, or No Point Limit.

--- Turn Time: 45 seconds, 90s, 120s, or No Time Limit.

--- Map: Bar, Grand Cemetery, Police Station, Trainyard, or Boulevard.

*These are currently the only five maps available for Multiplayer.

• Leaderboards

From here you may view the Top Players, Your Rank, and Friend Ranks.

--- The lists show Rank (number and name), Wins, Losses, and Disconnects.

• Edit Squad

Opens the Offline Squad Editing page.

--- If you choose a squad with points over 10000 total, a prompt will say "Loadout Changes Detected: Your loadout has too many points to play in a Ranked match, would you still like to save?"

• View Invites

Brings up the Steam overlay (or what have you), to see if you have any game invites, messages, etc.

Squad Editing Menu

• Your Squad may consist of any XCOM Soldier Class (including Rookie) and most Aliens in the game.
• You may choose to have 1 - 6 individual Units in your Squad.
• Multiplayer Units are essentially the same as units on Normal difficulty.
• Types are XCOM Soldier Class presets for Abilities and Ranks. You are unable to create your own.
• Ethereals are the only Unit too expensive for Ranked Matches; their use restricted to Custom Games with 20000 Points or No Point Limit.
• Units you can't put in your Multiplayer Squad:

XCOM: Civilians, Heavy Psionic Soldiers, or S.H.I.V.s.

Aliens: Outsiders, Sectopods, Uber Ethereals, or Zombies (Chryssalids can create them though).

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XCOM Soldiers Menu:

--- Class

--- Type

--- Primary Weapon

--- Secondary Weapon

--- Armor

--- Item 1

--- Item 2 (Support Imperator / Psi Guardian)

--- Customize (rename unit, only option for Aliens)

XCOM Soldier Stats

Class / Type (Rank)	Points	Health	Aim	Defense	Will	Abilities
- Rookie Class -	800	7	65	0	40	None
- Support Class -	---	---	---	---	---	---
Smokejumper (Squaddie)	900	8	70	0	45	Smoke Grenade
Medic (Captain)	1550	10	82	0	65	Smoke Grenade - Sprinter - Field Medic - Revive - Dense Smoke
Tac Officer (Captain)	1800	10	82	0	65	Smoke Grenade - Smoke and Mirrors - Covering Fire - Rifle Suppression - Combat Drugs
Imperator (Colonel)	2800	11	90	0	75	Smoke Grenade - Sprinter - Smoke and Mirrors - Rifle Suppression - Combat Drugs - Deep Pockets - Sentinel
Psi Guardian (Major)	3300	10	85	0	70	Smoke Grenade - Sprinter - Field Medic - Revive - Dense Smoke - Deep Pockets Psionic: Mindfray - Psi Inspiration - Telekinetic Field
- Sniper Class -	---	---	---	---	---	---
Marksman (Squaddie)	950	7	75	0	45	Headshot
Hunter (Captain)	1800	9	88	0	65	Headshot - Snap Shot - Gunslinger - Battle Scanner - Executioner
Dead Eye (Captain)	2800	9	88	0	65	Headshot - Squadsight - Damn Good Ground - Battle Scanner - Opportunist
Agent (Colonel)	2800	10	105	0	75	Headshot - Snap Shot - Gunslinger - Disabling Shot - Executioner - Low Profile - Double Tap
Psi Assassin (Major)	5550	10	95	0	70	Headshot - Squadsight - Damn Good Ground - Battle Scanner - Executioner - Low Profile Psionic: Mindfray - Psi Panic - Mind Control
- Assault Class -	---	---	---	---	---	---
Recon (Squaddie)	1400	8	67	0	45	Run & Gun
Gunner (Captain)	3050	10	79	0	65	Run & Gun - Aggression - Lightning Reflexes - Rapid Fire - Bring 'Em On
Commando (Colonel)	3800	11	85	0	75	Run & Gun - Aggression - Lightning Reflexes - Rapid Fire - Bring 'Em On - Extra Conditioning - Resilience
Psi Warrior (Major)	5550	10	81	0	70	Run & Gun - Tactical Sense - Lightning Reflexes - Rapid Fire - Close Combat Specialist - Extra Conditioning Psionic: Mindfray - Psi Panic - Mind Control
- Heavy Class -	---	---	---	---	---	---
Rocketman (Squaddie)	2600	8	67	0	45	Fire Rocket
Machine Gunner (Captain)	3150	10	71	0	65	Fire Rocket - Bullet Swarm - Suppression - Rapid Reaction - Danger Zone
Demolitionist (Captain)	4950	10	71	0	65	Fire Rocket - Holo-Targeting - Shredder Rocket - HEAT Ammo - Grenadier
Juggernaut (Colonel)	5700	11	75	0	75	Fire Rocket - Bullet Swarm - Suppression - Rapid Reaction - Grenadier - Will to Survive - Mayhem

• Point costs are for Default Equipment: Primary and Secondary Weapons; Body Armor; no Items.

Alien Stats

Alien Type	Points	Health	Aim	Defense	Will	Movement	Abilities
- Tier One -	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Sectoid	400	3	65	0	10	12	Mind Merge
Drone	1100	3	60	10	Robotic	12	Overload - Repair - Flight
Floater	1300	4	50	0	10	12	Evasion - Launch - Flight
Thin Man	1400	3	65	0	15	15	Leap - Poison Spit
- Tier Two -	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Muton	2850	8	70	10	10	12	Suppression - Blood Call - Intimidate - Alien Grenade
Chryssalid	3000	8	Melee	10	120	20	Leap - Poisonous Claws - Implant - Hardened - Fastest Unit - Poison Immunity
Sectoid Commander	3200	10	85	20	90	12	Greater Mind Merge Psionic: Mindfray - Psi Panic - Mind Control
- Tier Three -	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Heavy Floater	3750	12	70	10	25	12	Bombard - Evasion - Launch - Alien Grenade - Flight
Muton Elite	3800	14	80	20	20	12	Suppression - Bombard - Alien Grenade
Muton Berserker	4000	20	Melee	20	80	17	Bull Rush - Bloodlust - Hardened
Cyberdisc	5500	16	70	10	Robotic	18	Open (free) / Close (action) - Bombard - Alien Grenade - Flight Closed: Death Blossom + Hardened
Ethereal	10500	20	Psionic	40	120	12	Psi Lance - Rift - Psi Drain - Hardened Psionic: Mindfray - Mind Control
Zombie	No buy	10	Melee	0	120	8	Created by Chryssalids killing XCOM Soldiers only.

• Melee attacks ignore Aim and Defense, hitting automatically.
• Robotic units with 0 Will are immune to Psi Panic, Mind Control and Mindfray. However, they receive maximum damage from Psi Lance and Rift.
• Ethereal is unarmed. Mind over matter!

Equipment

• Mostly concerning XCOM Soldiers.
• Note: No Weapons or Items benefit from Foundry research upgrades. That's Single Player only.

Primary Weapons

Weapon	Points	Range	Damage	Crit % / Dam	Notes
Assault Rifle	0	Medium	3	10% / 4	Default - Standard*
Laser Rifle	200	Medium	5	10% / 7	Standard*
Light Plasma Rifle	250	Medium	5	10% / 7	+10 Aim - Standard* - Floater - Thin Man - Muton?
Plasma Rifle	900	Medium	7	10% / 10	Standard* - Muton?
LMG	0	Medium	4	0% / 6	Default - Heavy
Heavy Laser	200	Medium	6	0% / 9	Heavy
Heavy Plasma	900	Medium	9	0% / 13	Heavy - Heavy Floater - Elite Muton
Shotgun	0	Close	4	20% / 6	Default - Assault
Scatter Laser	250	Close	6	20% / 9	Assault
Alloy Cannon	950	Close	9	20% / 13	Assault
Sniper Rifle	0	Long	4	25% / 6	Default - Sniper
Laser Sniper Rifle	250	Long	6	30% / 9	Sniper
Plasma Sniper Rifle	1000	Long	9	35% / 13	Sniper

• *Standard = Rookie, Assault, and Support classes.
• See also: Weapons

Secondary Weapons

Weapon	Points	Range	Damage	Crit % / Dam	Notes
Pistol	0	Medium	1	0% / 1	Default - XCOM Soldiers, except Heavy
Laser Pistol	100	Medium	2	10% / 3	XCOM Soldiers, except Heavy
Plasma Pistol	225	Medium	3	0% / 4	XCOM Soldiers, except Heavy - Sectoid - Sectoid Commander
Rocket Launcher	0	Medium	6	0% / 9	Default - Heavy - 90% chance to hit

• NOTE: You are unable to use a Blaster Launcher in Multiplayer. Don't make that face. It would probably cost 2500 points.
• See also: Weapons

Armors

Type	Points	Health	Defense	Move	Abilities + Notes
Body Armor	0	+1	---	---	Light - Default
Carapace Armor	600	+4	---	---	Medium
Skeleton Suit	600	+3	+10	+3	Medium - Grapple
Titan Armor	1700	+10	---	---	Heavy - Fire and Poison Immunity
Archangel Armor	2400	+8	---	---	Heavy - Flight
Ghost Armor	2700	+6	+20	+3	Medium - Grapple - Stealth
Psi Armor	3000	+6	+10	+2	Medium - +20 Will

• See also: Armor

Items

Item Name	Points	Notes
Medikit	100	Heal 4 Health (Cures Poison) - Stabilize - Poison Immunity
S.C.O.P.E.	100	+10 Aim
Nano-Fiber Vest	200	+2 Health
Chitin Plating	300	+4 Health - 50% less Melee Damage
Mind Shield	300	+30 Will
Combat Stims	400	+Will (Panic) - +3 Movement - 50% less Damage
Frag Grenade	900	Damage: 3 - Radius: 2 tiles
Alien Grenade	1500	Damage: 5 - Radius: 2 tiles

• Note: XCOM Soldiers are NOT automatically given Frag Grenades, like they are in Single Player.
• Demolitionist and Juggernaut Heavies could certainly use Grenades, considering the ability Grenadier.
• Imperator and Psi Guardian Supports get Item Slot 2 from Deep Pockets.
• Sectoid Commander, Muton, Heavy Floater, Elite Muton, and Cyberdisc have one Alien Grenade each.
• No Arc Thrower for you!
• See also: Equipment