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This game was very laggy for me in the tactical combat.
Particularly when those alien used their smoke grenades.

But i dealt quite good with this problem and want to share my solution with you:

After some research I discovered that the dosbox setting "core=dynamic" can increase the performance. Unfortunately I the game crashes if i use this setting.
I further discovered that this can be solved by using dos32a .

Replacing the dos4gw.exe will not be enough. You have to set it internally, for each .exe file of the game.

I had success with the following actions:
Unpack the dos32a files (in my case "c:\progra~1\dosbox\dos32a\")
make backup of all .exe files and copy them to the \binw of dos32a (you need to run the sb.exe for each)
run command prompt
go to your binw folder and type the following commands:

set dos32a=c:\progra~1\dosbox\dos32a (but use your path)
sb /r xcomapoc.exe
sb /r ufo2p.exe
sb /r smkp.exe
sb /r tacp.exe

Finished. The .exe files are now linked to the dos32a, copy them back to their origins.

Now there is a good chance that you can set cory=dynamic. Well, it worked for me and that means a lot

From 12000 cycles I could increase to 25000 with 1 frameskip. The tactical combat is a lot faster, hope it is good enough

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@May 27 2005, 06:09 PM
Toxin shots goes totally thru Alien Shields and don't damage them. (Hint hint, nudge nudge)

Are there any other weapons that go thru the shields.
Am i anoying. :bye:

[konfliktPL]

Stun grapples, stun granades.

I have a question...
I was playing then the new ufos appeared... One of then are like a medium pink disc, and the other is like a brown cake...
The problem is that my ships always got their behind kicked by those ships...
Someone has some tip :help:

[AntarcticTiger]

Originally posted by Guest@May 30 2005, 06:50 PM
I have a question...
I was playing then the new ufos appeared... One of then are like a medium pink disc, and the other is like a brown cake...
The problem is that my ships always got their behind kicked by those ships...
Someone has some tip :help:

Upgrade your aerial fleet? Hovercars and Hoverbikes won't last forever. Hawk Air Warriors armed with the best can hold off all but the Motherships and Battleships (trust me, you know'll those by their size). Keep your ships on Cautious tactics to increase their chances of retreat. Research the UFOs to gain better ships.

Okay but i didn't found anything bout the godzilla like alien who charged out of nowhere and is destroying the city.
Ive blasted the SOB atd my question comes up.
How can i get him alive.
I seen the screen in the file.

Is there something i need to do in the alien dimension ?

[Eagle of Fire]

To have the big "Godzilla" Alien alive you must be very lucky. Second to that, you must have enough space in your Alien prison(s) to keep him alive. You can't do much to get him alive, all you have to do is hit him until he drops dead and if you are lucky it won't be a fatal wound. Killing him after the UFO's leave might help on this too.

The "Godzilla" might be a reall pain in the ... or might be a minor annoyance, depending of your luck at the time. Most of the time I encountered him he never had the chance to do anything more than destroy some of the outer walls of the city and the escorts were more the problem than him.

In almost all games, if you play a good games and deny the Aliens enough in your dimention then you should, in theory, never even meet the "Godzilla" Alien. You really need to allow the Aliens to get loose on your dimention to see him. I don't mean you play bad, but you should difinitly review your strategy and/or tactics if you see that guy often.

Well ive seen him once but ive blasted him to bits as i said.
Ive let them loose? Yer right from the begining i shot down only those ships.

X - probes(x)
X - scout(s)
2 - Fast atack ship(s)
2 - asault ship(s)
2 - Escort(s)

X = I don't remember.

Thats all (In 12 weeks)

Recently ive shot down an large UFO (Waiting to raid)
Overspawn (ALIVE)
GODZILLA [MEGASPAWN (dead)]

[AntarcticTiger]

I only happened to fight the Overspawn once, but, like some others said, that was before I decided my ships needed a whole change of tactics and armament. If you see the mothership (or battleship, I'm not sure which ones drop it), let it be until it deploys the Overspawn. I think you need an entire alien containment facility to keep it's cadaver after you kill it.

I can say that the Overspawn is the only reason I used the Griffon Tank.

...Don't you need to do the autopsy on the Overspawn to unlock something, though?

The Megaspawn is droped from the batleship.

Ive got the large UFO it was the mothership ive sent the artefacts to my reasearch base but when it got there the base got flatened by ufos.
Next In response i shot down two batleships and two green ufos and captured one each (in the green one ive were atacked by an agresive pudle witc passed out when i used Fredy Krugers* PSI).

Whats that blue thing (SPORES?) droped from Motherships.
And what do i need to build an better combat ship.
+ How to defend my bases im equiped with 3 Hawks with Med Disruptors but i always loose at least one base AND alweys its the reasearch base full of artifacts :ranting: .


*It was his standard name !!!