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Is it just me, or do the scientists, soldiers & engineers only require only half of the buying cost each mont? Like, 20k for soldiers, 30k for scientists etc.? I think interceptors and skyrangers need the full prize tho. Might depend on version too. But that's what I saw in Base statistics -> Monthly cost. Or something.

[axident]

Originally posted by Fama@Apr 9 2005, 03:43 PM
Is it just me, or do the scientists, soldiers & engineers only require only half of the buying cost each mont? Like, 20k for soldiers, 30k for scientists etc.? I think interceptors and skyrangers need the full prize tho. Might depend on version too. But that's what I saw in Base statistics -> Monthly cost. Or something.

New hires get a "one month bonus." So a soldier takes 40k to hire, but afterwards costs 20k a month. Etc. for the other types of personnel.

[axident]

Originally posted by another_guest@Apr 9 2005, 03:32 PM
It looks like Titan is right, and that a hyperwave decoder doesn't have a 100% detection rate. I've sometimes lost countries in which my base was positioned in the middle, and I intercepted every single UFO that was detected.

On the other hand, I've started playing ufo again since a few days, and so far countries never defect for more than 1 month, I always get them back the next month.

How do you get countries back? I've never seen it happen before.

[Spookyfish]

You destroy a base in the country in question, supposedly.

[Yobor]

I would just like to say, here here for the longest thread in existence!


I think that the worst possible scenario in this game is a Terror Night mission, with Sectoids, Mutons, or Ethereals. The Snake dudes are bad cause they have Chryssalis friends.

[Jman4117]

Another Guest: What version are you playing? Cause I have yet to see that happen in either 1.2 or 1.4.....

[Juan Rayo]

yeah, I am REALLY interested in knowing how do you get countries back? It was my understanding, both from this amazing thread and from a couple of strategy guides that you CAN'T get countries back once they have deserted (the despicable cowards!).

How do you do it?

Aide> erm, mister president? you know that alien base we decided to allow?

President: It was only last month man, of course I remember. hmm, why?

Aide> well, those pesky folks at XCOM just landed and totally, utterly destroyed it.

President: well gosh darn! that is good news. Why the grim look?

Aide> well, they also shot 4 civilians and said that you BETTER start PAYING AGAIN, or ELSE.

President: outta the frying pan...

[another_guest]

Ah yes, I'm still playing v 1.2

But I'll have a better look when I get another monthly report. Those countries which I presumed went over to the aliens, were listed seperately, and funds dropped to zero. The next month they start paying again. I'll take some time to actually read whether they are really siding with the aliens. It's not that they've just lowered their funding (it was way too high to drop to zero just by a change in funding), but is there a state inbetween, no funding but no pact with the aliens either?

[efthimios]

How do you know the version you have?

[Jman4117]

If you have copy protection, you have 1.2 or earlier.

If you have the Windows version it is 1.4.

Can you take some screenshots of it Another Guest?