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Mudd Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:01am
What is "Blast from the Past"
In the armory, when trying to equip some weapons, the weapons are grayed out with a message saying I need to unlock "Blast from the Past."

According to a 2K page I found, Blast from the past has something to do with the Tactical Legacy Pack, but all it says is this:

"Blast from the Past – After the fall of XCOM HQ, Central Officer Bradford begins his journey to build the resistance by returning to where it all began."

This is super vague. There is no explanation of what it is or how to unlock it. Please help.
Last edited by Mudd; Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:27am
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Perplex Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:10am 
Sounds like you have some mod installed.
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Mudd Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:15am 
Originally posted by Perplex:
Sounds like you have some mod installed.
I have a lot of Mods installed. I also have a lot of DLC. I will look through my Mods. thanks.

....Okay, I went to the workshop and did a search, but I see no results for this. I think it has something to do with the game or DLC. Thanks for your suggestion.
Last edited by Mudd; Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:18am
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Neponen Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:25am 
Blast from the past is a mission in the legacy hub so if you have the dlc that gives you access to legacy hub story missions then you need to complete 7 mission story arch named "blast from the past " to unlock those things
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Stardustfire Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:25am 
"Blast from the Past" are the extra missions for WOTC you get with the Chronicles DLC. for completing the first storyline you get unique weapons that are unlocked in the campain after that, for the second you get new skins for armor, for the third new helms, and for the forth you get behaviours. dont kill me if i missfiddled something, long ago i finished this missions, but for sure you get the weapons for the first one. the come automaticaly with a mod and get more mods and lvl ups for already installed ones when you research weapon techs, you cant exchange the mods on them or give them other. you have them from start of campain, making them a big helper, but they degrade in usefulness when you get youself better weapon mods over time.
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Neponen Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:26am 
dlc name is tactical legacy pack
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patteundercover Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:26am 
You need to finish the legacy hub missions to unlock those weapons.:steamhappy:
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Mudd Jun 2, 2019 @ 11:31am 
Hey. Thanks everyone. I will check this out. I appreciate your help!
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ElanaAhova Jun 2, 2019 @ 6:35pm 
Originally posted by patteundercover:
You need to finish the legacy hub missions to unlock those weapons.:steamhappy:
And all you need is the bronze award.
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GeaniFantomă Jan 18, 2020 @ 3:45am 
Hey everyone, I can`t seem to find the mission and I have the legacy pack, can you tell me how I can trigger it during an active campaign? I really want those guns xD
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EvilPolygons Jan 18, 2020 @ 5:01am 
Originally posted by GeaniFantoma:
Hey everyone, I can`t seem to find the mission and I have the legacy pack, can you tell me how I can trigger it during an active campaign? I really want those guns xD

Those missions aren't part of the main campaign. All the TLP missions are accessed from the main menu.
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BlackjackGT Jan 18, 2020 @ 5:24am 
When in doubt, use screenshots to explain, is my motto. :winter2019coolyul:

Legacy hub button from the main splash screen, then>>>
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972111100
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1972111400+
*Note, it's not like one mission. you have to do a bunch of maps to complete "Blast from the Past."

I'm getting back into the game by trying to finally finish that. But I'm really rusty on dealing with the giant mechs and oh boy....
Last edited by BlackjackGT; Jan 18, 2020 @ 5:25am
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TomCat86 Jan 19, 2020 @ 8:02am 
Keep in mind it only unlocks 1 weapon for each class. Not an unlimited amount of weapons for each soldier. So you get one rifle to use, 1 shotgun ect ect.
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EvilPolygons Jan 19, 2020 @ 4:16pm 
Originally posted by TomCat86:
Keep in mind it only unlocks 1 weapon for each class. Not an unlimited amount of weapons for each soldier. So you get one rifle to use, 1 shotgun ect ect.

They're still useful in the early to mid game since the TLP weapons auto upgrade to the best available tier and have fairly decent attachments.
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GeaniFantomă Jan 23, 2020 @ 4:42pm 
Hey everyone, thank you for the replies, it really helped and I finished it but not with the best score :D
Another question I just found out I have is, do you lose your guerilla tactics school bought perks if you remove the facility?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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เทมส์ Phantom[TH] Jan 23, 2020 @ 9:30pm 
Originally posted by GeaniFantoma:
Hey everyone, thank you for the replies, it really helped and I finished it but not with the best score :D
Another question I just found out I have is, do you lose your guerilla tactics school bought perks if you remove the facility?
Thanks in advance for your help!

Yes, you do
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