EXLCOM - new XCOM game, created in Excel

Tired of waiting for XCOM 2 in a dusty office, driving "Minesweeper"? It is time to shake up desktop computers. Introducing future hit for all who are over twenty-: EXLCOM.

We used to use spreadsheets for calculations of the form "departed - has arrived", "balance - buldo" or at least to construct simple graphs and charts. A fan under the nickname Crruzi, learning Visual Basic, decided to use Excel's capabilities to the maximum and created in VBA in the form of built-in chart their own game based on scripts XCOM universe.

The project entitled EXLCOM allows you to dive into the world of the popular series of games exactly between XCOM: Enemy Within (in addition to XCOM: Enemy Unknown), released in 2013, and XCOM 2, The output of which is scheduled for February 2016. And at the moment this project enthusiast - the best way to pass the time before the official continuation of the saga.

Surprisingly, the game kept the fans favorite series of elements - the familiar world of gameplay principle destructible walls - and includes a level editor.

At this point EXLCOM still in the development stage. Therefore, be sure to check with the main potential problems and possible solutions to them Reddit. The game only works with some versions of the original Microsoft Excel and do not run in the other office spreadsheet program included, for example, in Google Docs packages or Open Office.