"Who Knew Birmingham Had An Observatory! XCOM Is Here To Defend It!!" XCOM Long War Impossible

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"Who Knew Birmingham Had An Observatory! XCOM Is Here To Defend It!!" XCOM Long War Modded Impossible (Chapter 166)
Back to back Terror Missions is bound to wear a team down, but we're tough and I'm sure we'll bounce back. Let's keep the U.K. in the Council today. Join us to see if the Observatory will still be standing!

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Here are the links to the different mods I am using (in no particular order):
Long War - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88
Long War Mod Manager - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/620
Easy TexMod - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/525
Alien Sight Range Indicator - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/556
XCOM Interface and Gameplay Tweaks - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/474
(only using Geoscape Pause on Notifications for EU and EW, Hunker Down Fine Tune for LW, Tone
Down Overwatch Sound for EU and EW)
UPKUtils (for Patcher GUI) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/448
Enhanced Tactical Info (for Long War) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/554
Virtual Reality Training (for Long War) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/569
Line-of-Sight Indicators - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/666
XCom Sleeve Genie (for Long War or vanilla XCom) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/539
Military Retexture Pack for EW Long War - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/504
Enhanced Soldier Customization (for Long War) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/607
Show Country Name (for Long War) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/536
XCOM Mini Mods (EW and LW) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/735
Gears of War - 10 Voicepacks for XCOM soldiers (for Long War and Vanilla) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/550
Mass Effect - 2 Shepard Voicepacks for XCOM soldiers (for Long War and Vanilla) -https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/597
Steam Vent Location Tweak (for Long War) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/699
Deadpool Voicepack for XCOM soldiers (for Long War and Vanilla) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/564
Call of Duty Zombie Mode - 4 Voicepacks for XCOM soldiers(for Long War & Vanilla) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/574
Map patches for LW1.0 - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/780
Normal Furies Music - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/840
Squadron Unleashed II(for Long War) - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809
Meld Alarm For Long War - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/540
Show Officer Missions - https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/832
Fix Exalt Using Grenades and Rockets (Not in Nexusmods) - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/65fe7m1j1no5trezzd0eh/FixExaltUsingGrenadesAndRockets.zip?rlkey=8epxur42y0fyplqmqwocspp5v

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Storage(2): SSD 1.9 TB & SSD 1.8 TB
Current resolution: 3840 x 2160, 60Hz

OTHER COMPLETED LIVESTREAMS:
The Lamplighters League. The playlist link follows:
   • The Lamplighter's League Stream  
Phantom Doctrine. Here's the playlist link:
   • Phantom Doctrine Stream  
Miasma Chronicles. Here's the playlist:
   • Miasma Chronicles Stream  
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. Here's the playlist:
   • Mutant Year Zero Stream  

WE ALSO HAVE RECORDED LET'S PLAYS:
XCom 2 featuring the Long War Of The Chosen mod (LWOTC)
   • LWOTC Season 3 (Currently in progress)  

Vanilla Phoenix Point playing with ALL the DLC
   • Phoenix Point (Season 4) Kaos Engines (Cur...  

00:00 - Starting Soon
09:48 - Loadout Review
14:50 - Operation Brutal Moon
24:05 - First Pod Activation
29:25 - Oops! Second Pod Activation
37:40 - Third Pod Activation (Tough Pod)
46:55 - Oops! Fourth Pod Activation
01:17:00 - Fifth Pod Activation
01:40:50 - WEDNESDAY!!!!!!
02:04:02 - Mission Recap & Promotion
02:06:08 - Base Stuff
02:11:22 - Council Mission Found
02:13:45 - Wrap Up

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