tasothmiester

Laser aren't very cost effective in the real world because of the high energy levels needed to keep a sustained beam strong enough to cut through anything fairly dense eg such as metals and human flesh. Although it might burn flesh slightly it wouldn't cause enough damage for pemanent injury. Missiles tend to be used more on aircraft because they are lighter than having cannons on board but on ships I would have thought they would have cannon based guns, missiles and torpedos as the weight of a warship isn't really a limiting factor. The only reason I can think of that they are using lasers is to test their effectiveness against the cost but I think they'll scrap the idea.

You may need to download a patch for it as on newer computers and running systems (even Xp which claims to have a compatability wizard) because older games don't work

I would like to point out it is not illegal to download any software if you are not paying for it!! However if you have to pay for it ie a copy from the internet onto a disk that is illegal because laws state that when you buy a game you buy a piece of that copyright so you may copy it and give it people as long as no profit is made from it. Okay. Sorry just had to point this out.

It is pheasable to make any of the stuff on X-com Because all you need is an open mind because if Albert Einstein had not had an open mind he would not of come up E=Mc2

I don't generally have the problem of aliens MCing my troops cause if they do it once without managing to control them it means that it has to be in sight of my troop so it makes them easier to hunt down and slaughter

I wonder if I could make a vibroblade I mean you could do some serious damage with it or if you manage to make a prototype you could sell it to the army for loads of money it would be like carry around a portable drill

This kind of started in crispys topic but....... Post any queries about the Technology of TFTD here and I'll do my best to answer them correctly most the time

Don't reply to my last reply here I'm starting a new thread based on looking at the technology seeing as we've kind of gone off topic

Although the vibrations wouldn't actually kill anthing the Supersonic waves would. you forget that even deaf people can hear noise they just their ears are telling them their not hearing anything so supersonic waves could go up the ear canal , in theory damaging any brain tissue. The whole point of earwax and the Ear drum (especially when you have an ear infection) is to cut down on the amount of noise getting through which could potentially deafen you. although your Ears would tell your brain its not hearing anything sound is still going in your ear hope I haven't confused too many people

An oscillator is just a generator which basically means that the sonic oscillator creates it own energy oooooooooooh its the only sonic weapon that does so. although it obviously recharges itself at the base because you cannot have something reharge as its being used!!!

You would of thought that by this time the aliens would have come up with a weapon that has no need of clips and a generator inside of it. Something like the Phaser. (Warning Flashback in process) I remember when I was 6 or 7 my brother bought UFO (I was spectacularly pathetic at it ) I just didn't grasp the concept of it. However by the age of 9 I played TFTD with a slightly better concept. (snigger) But I researched all the guass technology thinking I would have the best weapons the problem was I kept ignoring all the Terror missions and downed subs etc so I lost I tried it again with gauss weapons on all missions Result - I got an ass whoopin But now at the age of 13 I have managed superhuman without ever ever using gauss weapons It makes the game so much easier but I think I'll have a bash using guass weapons sometime when I am extremely bored. also I've never used the utility. I'm quite proud with myself. The thing is the gauss weapons are a derivative of the plasma weapons in x-com shouldn't they be as good as sonic weapons?

But still, gauss weapons have poor accuracy compared to sonic weapons I remember in my rookie days I stupidly gave one of my Men a heavy guass rifle thinking it would give a bit of firepower to the mission wrong there. It is about as good as a sonic rifle (which is lighter) with extremely poor accuracy compared to the sonic cannon. Even with the best shooters the heavy gauss is pretty naff I would love to see someone win a alien artifact mission with all there men equipped with heavy guass rifles. when you use it with Lobstermen its like throwing a peanut at them :dontgetit:

I would just like to point out to you NKF Crispy only has Gauss weapons so my advice would be to quit the mission BUT that is kind of the wussy way out so try doing what NKF said but use any explosives you have to soften up the Tasoths and when you do leave the LZ set up Squads of at least three making sure they are mixed eg. don't keep all the best shooter together you can then only hope and pray :angel: IF by some miracle you do manage it please mail me Oh and remember if you complete it research sonic weapons and sonic pulsers

Wow, I've just realised how long I've been away from X-com as I haven't had time to look in as I have been doing some Mega research into x-com game (Yawn) very tired anyway this is the first place I've been in got go have a look in on the poll Aufwiedersehn!

I am here to save the day for all you lost souls with Xp, [sigh], you shouild all have command prompt so use it type in the file directory for X-com eg. C/:X-com.exe ( Note this is an example I don't know you're actually drives for it) If it doesn't work either post here or post me.

You know we are all talking hypothetically shouldn't we decide on a few things if it did hypothetically happen seeing people coming are hypothetically we might hypothetically speaking be using hypothetically networked computers at a hypothetic convention in a hypothetic country in a hypothetic world in a hypothetic galaxy in a .......... I think I'll stop now before I go mad (Hypothetically speaking :devil: )

I'd come but it will have to be in a holiday or something so I can get my Brother to give me transport to it as he works in Milton Keynes and I live in the glorious town of DROITWICH. But count me in

I would probally say that artifact sites are hardest I can do them but sometimes I have to play it a few times because staight away Tentuculats start homing in like sharks to blood and because usually there are a few I can't take them down quickly enough Whereas with alien colonys you have time to spread out and set charges etc.

Anybody looking at this topic go and vote preferbaly Tasoth NKF, We are going on the basis that we have Sonic Cannons, Distrupter pulse launchers, Mc distrupters etc etc. Veteran, everybody has the right to there vote I apoligise for missing out aquatoid (if you really think its that amazing). Pm or e-mail me if you want to vote for aquatoid. Also I have the right to my vote like everybody else and I chose Tasoth comprehendy affendi Good! Now please everybody vote so we find out your opinion.

Who knows what happened to the elerium but designers probally wanted a new start to the game without many land based weapons to make it more difficult and if you hadn't realised the game is called Terror from the DEEP not Terror from the deep and land :devil:

I know how to put up a poll I just thought it would be much more fun to have everyone argue MOHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Ahem, Lobstermen hmmm two shot from sonic cannon, weak against mind control, vibroblade and Thermal shok cannon Tasoth hmmm two shot, weak against distruptor, sonic pulser, mind control and vibroblade Aquatoid one shot, weak against pratically anything Gillmen same as aquatoid deepone same as gillmen Triscene near invincible but not alot of under armour Xarquid same as triscene biodrone more or less same as triscene except less health and smaller calcinite more or less same as deepone Ahhhhh thats covered them all but which one is the toughest!!!! :devil:

How do you get the leviathon? Cause I've got the Hammerhead and Manta but how do you get the leviathon??? Anyway It is possible to play the game with all the research bugs you Just have to be tough. :devil:

No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No !!!! Tasoth are the toughest they have more TU's then lobstermen on average and are much cleverer :devil: