Medals

[B...]

Medals: I really like that they made this addition to the game; especially that you can kinda create your own. However, since my initial missions in which I was getting medals, I have not received any for a very long time. I have eleiminated the EXALT base (no new medals), have succesfully completed missions on sevral large vessels (including battleship) and no new medals. I have been waiting to hit the alien base until I get a few more items but do not think this should be an issue regarding medals. Is there an issue with being assign more medals? I think the lower ones should be plentyful and should come on completeing several mission with no casualties; the more important medals should be for tougher missions (including taking out the EXALT Base). Medals should not be handed out like candy but they should be resonally avaiable to reward success.

[achus93]

there's only a limited amount of medals, ranging from five for one type of medal (like the Urban Combat one) to a single unique medal...

[JH]

The game really likes to dish alot out early doors but I think it is worth holding onto them until soldiers are at a sufficiently high rank with good armour to ensure they survive multiple missions in order to get the full benefit.

So I horde those babies up under the floorboards, my presssuuusss.

[achus93]

yup,
i hold on till i have lot's of medals, and i eventually give out medal when they're Captains, and have some experience (i don't just hand out medals to soldiers that i got as rewards)

[B...]

There should not be any set amount of medals avaiable byt the game. Of course the lower medals should be more avaiable than the higher ones. However, they should have not set a given amount for the enitire game and should base their availability on accomplishments.

[Demonbreather]

It'll get modded, have no fear. I also noticed the distinct lack of medals appearing after like June or so. Seems like the Urban Combat badge just gets thrown at you early, then the others have specific triggers like first casualty (usually get a medal after that - helps lessen the blow), mission completion with no injuries, etc. I'm just guessing here but this seems to be the case.

[Bindal]

Originally posted by Demonbreather:

It'll get modded, have no fear. I also noticed the distinct lack of medals appearing after like June or so. Seems like the Urban Combat badge just gets thrown at you early, then the others have specific triggers like first casualty (usually get a medal after that - helps lessen the blow), mission completion with no injuries, etc. I'm just guessing here but this seems to be the case.

For the others, yes. Urban Combat is also triggered by specific missions (those set in urban envoirement).

[VaultBoy]

WIth the exception of 1 medal, if the soldier with the medal dies, you have the opportunity to get it again. I don't know if it works the same if you release the soldier, but I would imagine it does. The number of medals you can get is infinite, there's just a cap on how many you can have awarded/to award at one time. So really, for all but 1 of the medals, you might as well award them when you get them, since you can always free that medal up later if you need to.

[calvincjh]

Doesn't the medal gets lost if the soldier dies? So it's better to award it to soldiers with high health? Correct me if i'm wrong =)

[{NLR} C´est Moi ;D]

Originally posted by calvincjh:

Doesn't the medal gets lost if the soldier dies? So it's better to award it to soldiers with high health? Correct me if i'm wrong =)

No, you'll get it back after a certain amount of missions

[calvincjh]

Originally posted by {NLR} C´est Moi D:

Originally posted by calvincjh:

Doesn't the medal gets lost if the soldier dies? So it's better to award it to soldiers with high health? Correct me if i'm wrong =)

No, you'll get it back after a certain amount of missions

I mean let's say your soldier is having one and he died, You can't carry the medal that he wore right? u need to earn another

[{NLR} C´est Moi ;D]

Originally posted by calvincjh:

Originally posted by {NLR} C´est Moi D:

No, you'll get it back after a certain amount of missions

I mean let's say your soldier is having one and he died, You can't carry the medal that he wore right? u need to earn another

Yes

I'm not completely sure how it works, because some places it says you get them back after 3-5 missions or so, but others say that certain ones you'll never get back

[Temper]

Medals have many uses,both early and late campaign.How they're used by individual players will depend on that players overall squad composition and field tactics with that squad.

Personally I find little use for most medals late campaign as the quality of troops far exceeds the need for most of the medals boons.PSI can benefit a lot from a will boosting medal late campaign and on higher difficulties as the tougher aliens become resistant to PSI attacks.