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[axident]

Originally posted by Lizard+Apr 30 2005, 08:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 30 2005, 08:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

On Superhuman, I once shot a blaster bomb into the face of Sectopod--which survived it!

I was thinking of something like sectoid, or floater(or even muton...)
Sectopod surviving blaster bomb happens regulary on Superhuman [/b][/quote]
If possible, I tell a bomb to circle and hit a Sectopod from behind (since there is less armor there). So usually one shot = one kill.

[axident]

Originally posted by efthimios@May 1 2005, 12:28 AM
Hmm, in an alien invasion/attack of your base, do your troops in the transport planes use the weapons loaded there or those of the base?* Do the ones in the planes count towards the 80 limit?

The planes are "unloaded" and then the top 80 items are used. So if you have no equipment in the base (if you don't count the stuff in the plane), you're still okay. Same goes for soldiers--those soldiers on the plane are automatically added to the soldiers who are not on the plane.

[Jman4117]

Originally posted by axident+May 1 2005, 03:26 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (axident @ May 1 2005, 03:26 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I was thinking of something like sectoid, or floater(or even muton...)
Sectopod surviving blaster bomb happens regulary on Superhuman

If possible, I tell a bomb to circle and hit a Sectopod from behind (since there is less armor there). So usually one shot = one kill. [/b][/quote]
Actually it has no effect, since HE damage is dealt to under armour.

[efthimios]

Originally posted by Jman4117+May 1 2005, 03:31 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jman4117 @ May 1 2005, 03:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

If possible, I tell a bomb to circle and hit a Sectopod from behind (since there is less armor there). So usually one shot = one kill.

Actually it has no effect, since HE damage is dealt to under armour. [/b][/quote]
Wow, that is the first time I hear this. I always thought that for all HE, even explosives, the damage was done to the side facing the explosion, not always under. Cool info.

[axident]

Originally posted by Jman4117+May 1 2005, 03:31 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Jman4117 @ May 1 2005, 03:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

If possible, I tell a bomb to circle and hit a Sectopod from behind (since there is less armor there). So usually one shot = one kill.

Actually it has no effect, since HE damage is dealt to under armour. [/b][/quote]
Under-armor is weaker.. so that's still one-shot-one-kill most of the time.

[TheChosen]

Keep talking about this game. Soon well have over 100 pages of these tips and tricks.

[Lizard]

Originally posted by axident+May 1 2005, 06:31 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (axident @ May 1 2005, 06:31 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Actually it has no effect, since HE damage is dealt to under armour.

Under-armor is weaker.. so that's still one-shot-one-kill most of the time. [/b][/quote]
I foresaw long live to this quote.Please dont spoil it! LOL
I always thought that only explosion of grenade is only HE damage dealt to under armor.The launchers and HE ammo are dealt from the side you hit them no?

[PrejudiceSucks]

Originally posted by Lizard+May 1 2005, 10:22 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lizard @ May 1 2005, 10:22 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Under-armor is weaker.. so that's still one-shot-one-kill most of the time.

I foresaw long live to this quote.Please dont spoil it! LOL
I always thought that only explosion of grenade is only HE damage dealt to under armor.The launchers and HE ammo are dealt from the side you hit them no? [/b][/quote]
Nope, all HE damage is taken on your under-armour IF you are more than 1x1.

This means that Sectopods + reavers will be hit by HE a lot harder than Etherials, sadly.

[shorbe]

I have a few questions.

1. The trick of transferring scientists and engineers from one base to another and saving on salaries, does this work with soldiers, and also with the rental costs of aircraft? (I haven't got better aricraft yet.)

2. Speaking of better aircraft, what components and research do I need in order to get better aircraft? Which aliens do I need to capture for interrogation for this? Is the best way of determining these aliens to use a mind probe during a battle?

3. What do I need (components, research, captured aliens) to get psi capabilities?

3. There seem to be a lot of research projects available to me, but I'm sure many are useless. Does researching alien food or alien entertainment, for instance, lead to anything useful? Also, the autopsies generally seem fairly useless.

[Lizard]

Originally posted by shorbe@May 1 2005, 01:35 PM
I have a few questions.

1. The trick of transferring scientists and engineers from one base to another and saving on salaries, does this work with soldiers, and also with the rental costs of aircraft? (I haven't got better aricraft yet.)

2. Speaking of better aircraft, what components and research do I need in order to get better aircraft? Which aliens do I need to capture for interrogation for this? Is the best way of determining these aliens to use a mind probe during a battle?

3. What do I need (components, research, captured aliens) to get psi capabilities?

3. There seem to be a lot of research projects available to me, but I'm sure many are useless. Does researching alien food or alien entertainment, for instance, lead to anything useful? Also, the autopsies generally seem fairly useless.

1)Yes(at least I think,I never did it...) but you must have free hangar...
2)For better crafts:Alien Alloys,Ufo power source,Ufo Navigation,Elerium-115,Ufo Construction-better crafts and armors...(this was answered almost 20 times in this thread....)The mind probe is ONLY way to determite accurate rank/stats of alien.
3)For Psi you must resreach captured Sectoid leader or any Etheral
4)Alien food/entertaiment/etc....-useless.Autopsies are more-or less useless too,but if you read them,you can find some interesting facts about aliens...(snakeman-imunine to fire,etc....)However resreaching captured(live) aliens lead to many interesting things....