Any downed enemy can be executed in Gears Tactics . And this doesn't just give an appealing animation, it also rewards every soldier in the team with one AP ( Except for the executor). This essentially means more shooting, more moving, more grenades, more over-watch and more abilities. Also, grounding several enemies allows a player to bind executions, giving more bonus action points. Now, although there is a reward for killings, they are usually risky for the individual carrying them out as it exposes them. So be cauti

The Cryo Cannon is a scientific instrument that forms a gaseous chemical that freezes the target and kills them eventually in the end by shattering them to pieces. It is the most commonly used weapon in Gear Tactics . The larger and high-level enemies take more time to freeze and many hits to shat

The Dropshot Munitions Launcher is a high level classified weapon that kills in a straight line using a drill or a mine. The use of this weapon is very simple; as long as the trigger is pressed, the machine will spin downwards directly and will drill throughout the enemy. The Dropshot is a modified mining tool that kills everything that comes in its p

At the end of the day, Gears Tactics transitions the series into a new genre admirably well. Although there is much to be desired regarding mission variety and replayability, the developers did a great job interweaving classic Gears combat and weaponry into a tactical format, making for a positive experience over

To maximize the effectiveness of heavies, it’s best to let them attack enemies from a stationary position. This lets them stack up Anchored, which increases their accuracy and damage. To maintain these stacks, the player should use Redeploy when a round ends so that their heavy can move three AP while maintaining Ancho

Here’s a tip: if taking on a tough boss, injure all the weaker enemies first, but don’t kill them yet. When their health is sufficiently whittled down, unleash a string of executions at once to give a huge boost in action points that can be used on the b

As long as a downed soldier doesn’t die, they won’t suffer any negative effects going forward. Players will want to heal soldiers anyway to get them back in battle, but if for whatever the player is not able to, they don’t have to worry about long-term negative attributes coming back to bite t

It would behoove players to line their soldiers up so they’re in a position to take advantage of enemies getting too close together. Yes, heavies can lay down impressive fire, but a basic Lancer soldier can also take out multiple enemies if players are playing strategically. It’s only useful (or possible) in rare circumstances, but it could be the deciding factor in a close fi

There are two ways of getting new soldiers in Gears Tactics : the recruitment pool, which will spawn randomized soldiers, and rescuing soldiers in missions. Soldiers in the recruitment pool are blank slates, so players can make them whatever class they want and give them the skills players want. Those rescued, however, are often pre-made charact

The release of Gears Tactics immediately caused gamers to begin comparing the two franchises in an attempt to declare one better than the other. Did Gears Tactics dethrone the king, or is the XCOM franchise still the best of the sci-fi squad-based, tactical/strategy ge

Perhaps best of all, however, is the cosmetics selection. Equipment and appearances (limited on certain heroes) are each highly-customizable, more so than I expected from a turn-based strategy game – and without any microtransactions in sight! Almost immediately, I turned Sid Redburn into Uncle

However, action points are not necessary at all when it comes to opening chests. All the player has to do is hover their mouse over a chest until the cursor changes from an arrow into a hand. Then they can open it, no further steps needed. This way, players can maximize their action points on obliterating the alien enem

Thankfully, there’s another way. The player can place a Proximity Mine on an e-hole, and it won’t just close the hole; it will also kill the enemies that were to emerge from that hole. The Proximity Mine is a Scout ability the player can unlock. This move even earns an achievement in the game, so it’s no exaggeration to say that experimenting can reap significant rewards in Gears Tacti

Executions in Gears Tactics isn’t just there as a callback to previous games, it has a point. When committing an execution on a badly injured enemy, every soldier in the squad will gain one extra action point. This is crucial later in the game when the difficulty starts ramping

To top it off, Tactics nails the reconstruction of familiar enemies in a turn-based world. Boomers are just as terrifying and stompy, Tickers just as erratic and hyperactive, Kantus just as loud and obnoxious . There are a few new foes to discover too, but the core army of bad dudes didn’t require many tweaks to remain interesting and formidable. As it turns out, Zerg unit customization the Locust are just as robust in a strategic sett