GigiDuru Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Hmm... ok, I think I could made a custom mod to force the appeareance of each ufo for any given mission AND see if there's a chance for some sort of way to make the aircraft invincible For the missions, I think it is possible to modify the phase content file and the phase transition file (I don't remember the exact name) to make a really strange campaign like: - Phase 1 has 2 bases (the starting point anyway), Phase 2 has 3 and so on, phase 12 should have 13- In each phase there should be only one kind and strength of mission, and every mission-strength pair should point to a single type and size of UFO- No planting missions however to avoid biomass- Lowtech alien weapons for all phases to avoid being creamed by Reticulans while admiring the UFO landscape - No base attacks to keep control of the number of bases This way, if it is possible to take a base, change phase then shoot down a UFO and repeat, one should be able to see every type of existing UFOs in one campaign while always knowing the type of UFO to expect. However I'm not sure I'll want to play such an "interesting" campaign. Another solution would be - I guess - to edit save files but I never had a look at this so I'm out of hints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 I will be going for a simpler approach of setting the list of ufo missions to use only 1 type of ufo and all of the use the same. This will yeild 2 results 1) We will verify which digit of the 11 set "produces" what UFO2) We will know what kind of landscape each one produces. There might be a danger with landed UFO's (intrude missions) as fighters and observers never land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preda Posted October 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 There might be a danger with landed UFO's (intrude missions) as fighters and observers never land.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I wouldn't bet on that: https://img430.imageshack.us/img430/1787/fighterlanded5sl.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 14, 2005 Report Share Posted October 14, 2005 Ooops, seems I missed the entry for the fighter UFO that performs an intrude mission. However I stand about the observers never landing. Not that it matters since they use the same crash sites as the fighters when we're talking about the tiny version. EDIT: Preda, your small pic has given me the idea to set all UFOs to perform intrude missions. This way will show every UFO possible intact... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preda Posted October 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 ... wich would be a VERY GOOD THNG! Sure, but I still have no idea how to install a mod... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 If it's a .vfs file you would simply copy it to UFO:AM's home folder. The file must contain 'mod' in it's name for the game to recognize it. Don't think there's much else needed. BTW, you're not gonna like this, but the medium planter, lab and base all yielded the same landed UFO model in the tactical mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Well, here is GigiDuru's newly-updated spreadsheet on UFO types and missions. Same deal as before - download the zipped file and open with Excel. UFO_Missions.zip - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preda Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 BTW, you're not gonna like this, but the medium planter, lab and base all yielded the same landed UFO model in the tactical mission.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are right, I don't like that. That is the bug I am speaking of. There MUST be a landed planter model that is different from the lab somewhere in the files. doesn't anyone have a model viewer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 May I remind you that the game was rushed in the end, and that this might be one of the effects from it. Shared UFO models. Personally, this is a neglible issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preda Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 did you search for the model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Sorry, modeling isn't my thing, but I have tried to locate them, but haven't done so thorouly because of the aftershock demo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preda Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 made any progress? I still think the issue should be fixed, even if we have no planter model. It's actually easy: Never make planters land, only crash. Can it be done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yes, it seems perfectly possible to do so, do you want to do the same to the medium bases, they do use the same landed model as the other two? I must admit, I never noticed this, but you're right. The crashed models are different while they use the same landed models. Anyway, this customized mod can be done quite easely. Shouldn't take me more than a couple of hours once I get home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preda Posted October 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Yes. Also, plz try to fix the bug of the UFO tracking screen. There MUST be icons for each UFO type. Try to match them correctly in size and type. Also, please tell me if you add anything else. I don't want this 'mod' to alter gameplay in any way, so I'd like to call it a 'patch.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kret Posted October 27, 2005 Report Share Posted October 27, 2005 Erm... screenshot of the exact item you want changed would be helpfull as I'm not sure what exactly are you refering to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkov Posted November 27, 2006 Report Share Posted November 27, 2006 capture a life transgenant and....https://img294.imageshack.us/img294/5364/nicefi5.th.jpg..throw it into the water? Two missions later my path blocked by a car and a motorcycle. Again on a capture mission.https://img439.imageshack.us/img439/6131/nice2wv2.th.jpgI've never had this happen to me in my previous games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 Also sometimes when NEW ALIEN BASEs come out and they have URGENCY: LOW they are the 1st ones to get auto delegated. The Psi Stinger and Psi Disruptor SKINS are Switched! When a Personel has commands given to them and you switch to another person and you switch back to them and check their equipment (S)quad. the game crashes. When you crouch a Power Armor Suit without a HWP it crashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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