thecyke Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Just replaying TFTD (actually you can read my review of it at my site here. Need an assist tho! 1. I just got done in a terror mission, and in the score it listed one of my operatives as missing in action ! I dont recall seeing this b4, anyone know what happened? 2. Just built an MC LAB. Do I need to do something to get it working on the boys, i need to see whos a psychic vegetable 3. Research tree bug. Am I right in thinking that if i can see a craft navigation module in my store i should be able to research it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiryu-Kai Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 1)MIA is when you leave a soldier behind when you take off from a mission.2) At the end of the month (in game) its will show you the psi gym and you can select who to psi train.3)yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 2, 2002 Author Share Posted September 2, 2002 more spooky then as I won the mission by killing all the bad guys. unless the dumb bugger fell unconcious on the last turn for some reason. I have no idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 MIA also tends to happen when a soldier is still under the infulence of mind control, and you kill the last alien before it's worn off. Happens in UFO too. Regarding #3, if you're playing an old dos edition of the game, consider getting the tftdv2 patch. Prior to the patch, you needed a lobsterman navigator to get the magnetic navigation. You should also start a brand new game after installing the patch, as any errors encountered in the research tree up to the point you saved tend to get carried over. If you're playing the collectors edition, or you've already patched the game, then something is definitely wrong. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasothmiester Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 This has happened to me once none of my guys were killed unconcious or under molecular control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Closey Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Maybe the guy tripped on his way back to the sub? But if they weren't killed, unconcious or under mind control it sounds like a bug. And that's not really the first time there's been a bug in these games, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 3, 2002 Author Share Posted September 3, 2002 Ugh, i`ll quit sooner than I`d restart, too much time and stress put in so far. Consulting my tftd strategy guide, i *might* be ok, a little more time will tell.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 3, 2002 Share Posted September 3, 2002 Greetings cyke, so you darken my doors again eh? Just kiddin' mate... Should hopefully be around to help out with yer site sometime either tonight or tomorrow. (On a side note, and I'm whispering so nobody else could possibly hear.. ., there's a bit of a site redesign in the works for this 'ere site, and I should finally get around to putting in all the stuff you amassed running AllianceX all those many months ago...). Yup, restarting TFTD is NOT generally an option. I can complete UFO in a fairly long day, but TFTD would take WEEKS putting in the same kind of hours. It's not just a rehash by any means, as your article says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneLapin Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 If only I had time to show you Pete I can finish the game in few days.. but I have to go to school and I should finish my TFTD game for now!! Ahahah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 4, 2002 Author Share Posted September 4, 2002 Seriously? You can complete xcom1 in a long day? Sheesh, what do you do for toilet breaks, pee in a handy bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsaneLapin Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 lol! UFO Defense is so easy and I know what I must do in order. <------ CRAZY BOY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 4, 2002 Share Posted September 4, 2002 It was a dull Saturday. I played it on easy I skipped cetain technology and went straight for the stuff to get the Avenger, and then I toddled off to Mars, where my casualty rating was unsurprisingly high using laser weapons. I think I had about four guys left, and two of those sacraficed themselves for the greater good in the Alien command center room. Still, the bad guys died and I won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomb Bloke Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Programming wise, TFTD is a rehash. New points! -Better Alien AI (though I'm sure my copy must be missing it - hey... WHERE'S THE ANGRY SMILY?!) :hmmm: -New graphics. Sorta. Try superimposing the troops, you'll see what I mean -You can open doors by right clicking on them (best update! ) -Missions in two parts -Tech tree is botched (yes, botched) up so it takes longer to travel through, hence making you play the same game a lot LONGER. -All your troops die in the end Now Apocalypse: THAT's not a rehash! :inlove: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 Actually, they already had 2-parter missions in UFO. Cydonia for example (Well, okay, so it's the only example). The sea bed section of the artefact sites is disturbingly like the Cydonia pyramids. They just botched the implementation of item recovery. And they also added a rather crummy 3-parter in the end (which is a meager 6 levels tall in total, as opposed to the 8 levels of most two-parters. Following tradition with Cydonia's 6 levels I guess.) Oh, and fixed maps. They had a lot of these in TFTD, whereas, in UFO, almost every map, excluding the X-Com base, was pseudo-random. Then there's the underwater/land aspect with the palette shifted to blue plus animated bubble effects to simulate 'water'. They didn't implement the underwater-only weapons properly, seeing as you can still fire them with reaction fire. Should of implemented schools of fish 'civilians' for underwater missions. Save the fish! Or maybe a shark... Oh, don't forget virboblades. Having played TFTD first, then UFO, I sorely missed these. Kind of makes you wish they had a knife or bayonets in UFO eh? Most terrain in TFTD is extremely tiring on your soldiers. The new AI is...yes, it's different. Although I've noticed that the AI tends to get the aliens to stay in one place a lot more than wander about (I HATE that, makes me wait endlessly for no reason). UFO has one or two aliens that do this (Large scout command room anyone?), but they seem to do it a lot more in TFTD. Oh, and try comparing the ends of the shoulder pads for Ion armour in the inventory screen with the shoulder pads of UFO's good old Personal Armour. They seem oddly similiar. Notice how the line of sight is a lot worse in TFTD? Yes? Like standing next to some stairs, with an alien standing at the base of the stairway, but not being able to see it even though it's 1-tile away, but miraculously being able to see it when you're standing BEHIND the stairs. Argh! And don't get me started about standing next to an 'invisible' alien in knee-deep coral! Lots of improvements, with plenty of headaches at the same time. - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 6, 2002 Author Share Posted September 6, 2002 Can someone just confirm to me that there is a Research topic called MAGNETIC NAVIGATION which you should get access to early on, from downed sub parts? Cause I think I`m pissing in the wind here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Yes, you should get it. In my last few attempts at starting a TFTD campaign, Mag. Navigation was among the first few alien artefacts to appear on the research list. This mainly happens in versions of TFTD that have been patched with the v2 update, or presumably the collectors edition (which I assume already has the v2 patch fixes applied to it). If you are playing an old unpatched version of TFTD, then you need to capture and interrogate a Lobsterman Navigator before you can research Magnetic Navigation [1]. - NKF [1] I need to update my notes on TFTD, but I don't have access to an old unpatched copy of the game. Could someone with an unpatched copy please confirm this for me? I distinctly remember that that was how you went about it. [2] [2] I also remember that prior to the patch, you could get Magnetic Ion Armour without the Ion Armour by just researching Magnetic Navigation and Ion Beam Accelerators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasothmiester Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Yes you need to interrogate a lobsterman navigator to research magnetic navigation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 7, 2002 Author Share Posted September 7, 2002 Cheers guys, i really appreciate that, you`ve given me hope and i will continue to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 7, 2002 Author Share Posted September 7, 2002 Actually, thinking ahead, in case it does goes wrong, starting again aint an option, so does anyone know of a good editor that might unlock the broken bits of the research tree? XComUtil maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 I would say XCOMUTIL would be your best bet. Even if you can't get all teh research you want (can't remember what's in the latest version) I'm sure you can place some stuff that you don't have into your stores to research them again. Or (and here's a good plan for if you don't want to go too far back if you cock something up) copy your savegames to another directory and have a few dozen backups. I'm sure your hard disk can handle that I dunno.... you lot monaing that unpatched TFTD is "broken". Pussy's the lot of ya! It's just... erm... challenging.... and if you get it wrong you can't somplete the game, but that's all part of the challenge. It makes you try harder to capture everything and everyone!! Ph33r my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 Well, I don't think the unpatched game is broken per-se. I did finish the game in it after all (miracle!)... only Psionics never ever became an option the first time through (I really don't know why, I had researched everything), and my second run through the game was actually quite a rewarding one. Not minding a couple of other bugs, yeah, it's harder, is all. Heck, just trying to capture a lobsterman navigator was uber-hard. (Back then. I hadn't realised how useful the shok launcher was vs. lobstermen. Me being a thermal tazer junkie...) - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Veteran Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 When I first discovered that I needed to patch the game, the guy who provided the download said that he started over after patching and suggested that other people did too. I didn't and it worked ok anyway so after you patch it you can just carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecyke Posted September 8, 2002 Author Share Posted September 8, 2002 I'm working on an interview with Andy Williams at the moment. He was head mapper on TFTD and has some great stories about TFTD to share. Needless to say, I`m gonna get info from him on Alliance too, as he was the designer/producer. Should be up hopefully within the week at The Last Outpost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki-tat Chung Posted September 19, 2002 Share Posted September 19, 2002 how do you get hold of such people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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