Slythe Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 I'm in the middle of a game right now and haven't yet had any of my bases attacked. I'm curious if these bases are underwater or not. I would assume they wouldn't be, but it matters because if they're not then I can't use the aqua jet tank to defend my bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terawatt_99 Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 you mean in tactical? no, they're not underwater, so no, you're right, you can't use your tank, or any other weapons of mass destruction, such as the pwt launcher, but neither can the aliens, so that's probably a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksk Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 How about alien bases? it had been so long ago that i did not remember. i had just started playing TFTD last night in my parent's old pc again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terawatt_99 Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 alien bases are underwater, both stages iirc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeFireLight Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 not only are both stages underwater.. they are alwase at low light conditions. no mater the time of day. (or the depth setting) -Blade FireLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal Cyann Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 Firstly i want to say hi to rest of u guys, i am a new member regged today Ur base's are underwater, take a look at the defences for them 'torpedo launchers' etc although the actul combat inside is'nt. AN this can be a problem if (like me 1st time i played) u have a load of hydro jets an torpedo launchers.I had bout 9 of my combat staff eqipped this way an had to leg it to the stores to rearm heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeFireLight Posted September 12, 2003 Report Share Posted September 12, 2003 Firstly i want to say hi to rest of u guys, i am a new member regged today Ur base's are underwater, take a look at the defences for them 'torpedo launchers' etc although the actul combat inside is'nt. AN this can be a problem if (like me 1st time i played) u have a load of hydro jets an torpedo launchers.I had bout 9 of my combat staff eqipped this way an had to leg it to the stores to rearm heh Kal: Slythe was asking about how the bases are treated in combat. they are below watter but "dry" inside so you cant use a torpedo based weapon in combat. but yes the defance system do point up. so the base would have to be submerged. -BladeFireLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tftd fan Posted September 13, 2003 Report Share Posted September 13, 2003 humm, try learning at the ufoapedia, the fast description of the usage may help you in dry combat comditions / underwater environment. In the other hand, getting the USG would work good too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki-tat Chung Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 hrm...weeeell.....you could always use the reactionfire bug if you REALLY wanted to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Strike Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Actually, I prefer to use either jet harppons or gauss weapons for everything. But of course, I modify them, as well. But hey, that's me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki-tat Chung Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 or you could use xcomutil and majke the aliens "for an unknown reason" bunch up together and blow themselves up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Strike Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 I prefer to use XCom2edi to modify stuff, it's DOS based, but it's a decent program. I still don't know how to use Xcomutil, it boggles the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeFireLight Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 or you could use xcomutil and majke the aliens "for an unknown reason" bunch up together and blow themselves up... the bunch to gether becaus Scott wrote that fuction for the saved game files.. not the pre combat data.. so to spawn in a valid location they have to be on top of other units.. Sgt. Strike Xcomutil is a bit confusting. that is why most of the options are automated now. -Blade FireLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight_of_the_ravens Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 it's kinda funny but...throughout all my time of playing TFTD...i've never had one of my bases raided or even attacked by subs at all....i guess because of my constant alien ass kicking i've gained a feared reputation to them...lol...CHICKEN WUSS BASTARDS!!!! AAAAARRRRGGG!!!!! come get some!!! :alien2: ahh...mabey some other time... aaww...c'mon...we're bored here... :bomber: don't listen to him...he's gonna kick our asses!!! no...i promise to give u guys a chance... :alien2: naah...the queeny mom told me never to talk to strangers oh...but terror sites are okay huh? :bomber: c'mon...lets get outta here.... i don't think so...BWAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :alien2: AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUHHHGGG!!!! :bomber: AAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUHHHGGGG!!!! ZZAAAAAPP!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki-tat Chung Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 QUOTE (BladeFireLight @ Sep 18 2003, 03:48 PM ) or you could use xcomutil and majke the aliens "for an unknown reason" bunch up together and blow themselves up... the bunch to gether becaus Scott wrote that fuction for the saved game files.. not the pre combat data.. so to spawn in a valid location they have to be on top of other units.. what i ment was you start the game, use the swp tag to swap sides with aliens and move them "into place" . takes several "turns", but it makes a quick mission if you want to cheat and get perfect scores (other than terror sites). just let me tell you that if you are going to do that, 'nades to not blow when the swp tag is used, some alien's lose more energy than they gain while some don't use any at all so you may need to swap several times before ging back into the game and you need to swap back to humans before clicking end turn to blow the 'nades if u used 'nades to kill the aliens because if you stay as aliens, the deaths count as losses in scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastshelfdate Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 not only are both stages underwater.. they are alwase at low light conditions. no mater the time of day. (or the depth setting) -Blade FireLight I've been playing for a few months, now, and have cleaned out a few colonies and "Alien Activity" sites. The sea floor level (the first of the two stages of the mission) is always in water so deep that visibility is as with night conditions. However, once inside the colony/installation (the second stage of the mission), the only darkness is for unexplored areas, with no line-of-sight, yet. I've never had to use chemical flares in the second stage. Once I've explored an area of an alien facility, it stays lit up. The "Alien Activity" facility has dark walls and floors, but lighting seems to be full. I found the same lighting conditions in the game I bought decades ago on CD, so this may hold for all versions. I hope this news is encouraging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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