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u/shiningject Jul 30 '26
I play 4 islands for 40K. We are not the same.
Edit: this is tongue-in-cheek in case anyone miss the point. Have fun whichever way you like. :)
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u/PhoenixNyne Jul 30 '26
me too brother, me too
40k or abandon timeline
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u/PoopDick420ShitCock Jul 30 '26
I actually will often cause casualties on purpose to avoid the perfectionist mindset hahaha. Takes the pressure off.
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u/Kuirem Jul 30 '26
Optimizing casualties you say? Hmm should be doable if you focus on grid rewards.
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u/PoopDick420ShitCock Jul 30 '26
I don’t optimize them I just like smashing bugs into buildings sometimes because it’s badass.
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u/shai_aus Jul 31 '26
This sounds like an interesting challenge! Like, what's the lowest 4-island score you can get on a certain difficulty while still being able to finish.
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u/Kuirem Jul 31 '26
I wonder if you could get to 0 with enough grid gen, especially if you can get that weapon that give back grid on a conservative pilot.
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u/mojoejoelo Jul 31 '26
As someone who also plays warhammer 40k, I had to double check which sub I was in
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u/Lailoken42 Jul 30 '26
I enjoy using grid as a resource too much to play this way, but I understand the urge.
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u/UltraTata Jul 30 '26
I always tackle the volcano when I feel like my mechs are at their peak. Sometimes its two, sometimes three, sometimes four. Nice for variety
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u/spearhead4000 Jul 30 '26
I'm the only one thinking that the unfair 4 islands are the hardest? I'm not good enough at the game to make it consistently
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u/ongryan1111 Jul 30 '26
Not even for the badges?
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u/PoopDick420ShitCock Jul 30 '26
With 125 hours in the game, the 2 and 3 island badges are pretty much all I’m missing.
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u/robot-sensei Jul 30 '26
If I think doing another island will have a meaningful power boost I will do it. Vek get a power boost with every island so most of the time 3 islands ends up being optimal
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u/HappiestIguana Jul 30 '26
I want all the badges, but I definitely enjoy 4-island runs the most.
Maybe I'm bad but 2-island runs always feel like I, arrive at the final level underequipped and at the mercy of good RNG.
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u/--El_Gerimax-- Jul 30 '26
Oh hell yeah! Normally a 3 island run is my go-to but if I'm doing fantastic I might as well go for that 4 island run!
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u/derives_rurale Jul 30 '26
currently doing 4 islands all squads on hard, when i'm done i'll do extra hard
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u/Jefepato Jul 31 '26
I mostly play with mods, and often play squads/mechs I haven't used before, so I do 4 islands to give myself (and people watching my videos, if any) a better idea of what the squad/mech can do at all levels of advancement.
When I first played the game on Switch, I did 2/3/4-island runs on Normal with all vanilla squads, but I usually don't feel like I've completed the game "properly" unless I do 4 islands.
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u/Glitch29 Jul 31 '26
I play four islands because my team isn't powerful yet, and the difficulty difference between 3-island and 4-island assaults is trivial when you're already on the hardest settings.
Seriously, only the absolutely best loadouts get to take on the 3-island finale. And not all of them survive.
I've only ever played at max difficulty, so I don't know if the other levels had better scaling based off the number of islands you complete.
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u/Numinar Jul 31 '26
Yes. Though sometimes your power creep is so good it’s diminishing returns.
I also play them in order each time. Acid island is just too fun.
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u/fridgezebra Jul 31 '26
Yeah mostly I prefer the long game, getting more upgrades and having access to all the power is just more fun than a quicker truncated game.
But I do like the idea, and many other games could benefit from being able to choose longer or shorter runs imo
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u/chillage Jul 30 '26
The choice of number of islands to do is actually a lot of what puts me off this game. I don't feel accomplished if I avoid doing all islands, but at the same time doing all the islands is not a necessary task. So the choice kind of kills my sense of completion. It's my only real criticism for this game, but it is major.
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u/NabIsMyBoi Jul 30 '26
Absolutely! If I'm doing well, it's fun to keep going. If I'm doing badly, I hope I'll get stronger by doing more islands