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Dec 4, 2023·edited Dec 4, 2023

I tried rushing the gene lab and doing that instead of MECs.

To support this, I even went into the .ini and edited the costs of gene mods, since they're flat out overpriced in every way - tank time, fatigue add, and meld/money cost - given that they're such minor and situational upgrades that only help one soldier.

Muscle fiber density is super neat on assaults, especially your Exalt Covert Ops agent, and adrenal is cool - but they just aren't impactful enough for what you give up - even with my 33% nerfs across the board.

It was fun as a challenge, but if you're playing Impossible Ironman you can't always afford such challenges.

I think the only way that they would truly be comparable is if you could get good upgrades much earlier and much more cheaply - like a rush where you could have your whole team getting kitted out in May with impactful upgrades such as Adrenal Neurosympathy and Muscle fiber.

Even then I'm not sure, but as it stands they're just completely obliterated by the strength of other tech rushes, and are just a "nice to have" late in the game.

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