Regarding load times, here's a weird trick: press your caplocks key when loading.

Only works when loading after a fight, returning back to the avenger (which is where the bulk of loadtimes are).

Yes, weird indeed.

No I'm not trolling - https://www.reddit.com/r/Xcom/comments/44r2...sion_skyranger/

thanks ... next ufo i try and see lol. i ended up giving up and just forfeit the mission cos really can't win after reloading so many times lol. Dunno why I got the ufo so early nia, not even researched psionics or plated armor yet, only magnetic weapons ... then the codex's use that kns weapon disable skill, then some troopers used a +3 shield thing on all of them ... wahkaoz.