Chrysalid_zombie Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Seems something went wrong with the original post.. oh well, time to re-type it I've picked up TFTD again recently, and I've found that grenades are almost impossible to use in some places! For some reason I just can't seem to throw them more than a couple of squares when I'm inside alien subs and on ship terror missions. I also can't throw far when I'm on the upper-most floor of a level, even if all around me is clear. What can I do to start showing these aliens what an explosion really feels like? Cheers for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Ah yes, having played TFTD a bit recently, I've been noticing this too. It's most prominent with the underwater seabeds. You try throwing it a spot which you know you can throw to but the game starts protesting and says it can't do it. You can usually fix this by raising the level up by one and then throw the grenade at the same spot. As for doing it indoors -- yeah, they can't be thrown very far at all. It's the same in UFO too. If you stand directly underneath the Skyranger wing, your throwing distance is miraculously reduced even if you have a decent strength level that lets you lob small grenades at ranges of 20 tiles or so. Higher strength levels seem to affect the distance you can throw grenades in indoor settings. Try getting weaker soldiers to throw the grenades and see if they can throw any further. Gotta love those pulsers... - NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Demi-Godly One Posted August 4, 2003 Report Share Posted August 4, 2003 Actually I think it is just like in Apocalypose, your units throw in an arc, not a straight line. (So of course a roof above you will stop you from throwing in an arc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Strike Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 I don't use grenades as often, but I think the physics for the grenacdes, in TFTD are a bit wonky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Posted August 5, 2003 Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Yeah, the game counts anything above the fourth level as a roof. When you throw the nade it'll go up a couple of levels and then down again. It can't go up the nonexistant level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalid_zombie Posted August 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2003 Hhmm... Looks like Tftd pushed the UFO game engine to it's playable limits then... *Has images of Nick Gallop shouting "I'm telling you man! She just canno' take it! The 486 just does no' have the power"* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tftd fan Posted August 6, 2003 Report Share Posted August 6, 2003 humm, since 2001 when I won the game, I've tried playing using some util programs to improve difficult and stuff. I actually didn't tried anything like re-setting this issue (granade tossing range), but it seamns worth to try it. Another option, is to start using the proxi granades too. I know it's not as powerfull as the sonic pulsers, but it can shake things out. Besides, if you're playing against aquatoids these granandes work well.Okay, I'm gonna raise the power to these gransdes and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTNS Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Low roofs, strength, stamina, anything blocking your path. all these affect your throwing ability. Especcialy the low roof part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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