Nookrium Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Hey guys, I'm working on a new LP of the old xcom TftD, I just finished up my series so now it's time to go underwater! If you'd like to sign up and have your name added to my crew of aquanats just leave me a message in the comments or here in this thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6qSS-GUOzw sp1ke, Vitezsype, szindrom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Reporting for duty sir! Off to watch some of your videos, thanks neptune! - Zombie Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I'll be following this one with enthusiasm as well. Good luck, and don't be afraid to solve everything with high explosives. By the way, if you're playing the dos version with dosbox, please run this quick test to check your game version. After you capture a sub and get some Ion Beam Accelerators, try to see if they appear on your research list. If not, you likely have v1.0. I highly suggest grabbing the TFTDv2 update and get the game updated. You can get that from the files section here. There's oodles of good reasons for this, and it's best to get this over with early while you're not too far into the game. - NKF Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Reporting for duty sir! Off to watch some of your videos, thanks neptune! - Zombie Zombie is on the list! NKF, I used the XcomUtil which is supposed to fix the research issues, do you think that will do it? I'm pretty sure I'm running ver 1.0. Oh, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnB0bTjAxiM Zombie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I hear I make good cannon fodder... Can I please still apply? Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 I hear I make good cannon fodder... Can I please still apply? Definitely, I still have plenty of room. I'll get you in there as soon as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 NKF, I used the XcomUtil which is supposed to fix the research issues, do you think that will do it? I'm pretty sure I'm running ver 1.0. As useful as it is, I actually would not recommend using XComutil for playing TFTD. While it helps work around some of the research bugs if you got them wrong, it introduces a rather frustrating bug in the two-parter missions. Considering how important they are, you really don't want your progress to be hindered by this bug. V1.0 of TFTD has this bug in the multi-part missions where all equipment left on the ground (including items left inside the Triton) get destroyed when you move to the next part of the mission. Not the end of the world, but irritating and costly.V2.0 fixes this. In an attempt to fix this bug, XComutil creates a new bug where your aquanauts get stripped of most of or even all of their ammo when they arrive in the next part of the mission. This makes it quite a challenge to complete the next part! Other undesirable side effects XComutil will have is the nerfing of the final mission. It knocks out all the walls so your starting area is just a short walk away from the final objective. There is also this odd placement bug where aquanauts appear hovering outside of some transport ships rather than inside of them. This happens quite a bit with the XComutil enhanced Hammerhead map. It's not perfect, but a fresh copy of the game with just the v2.0 update will likely yield a stabler game. Just mind the Deep Ones. Sorry, not meaning to be preachy about it. But I've seen a fair number of TFTD LPs running with Xcomutil, one made as early as this year, that were quite badly affected by this. One got sunk on the last mission due to the vanishing ammo. - NKF Nookrium and Zombie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share Posted October 31, 2014 Hmm, you have me a bit worried now. Will my saved game work fine after copying over to a patched version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 It certainly can't hurt to give it a try. Set up a separate copy of the game for the clean patched installation. Make a save while in the Geoscape to be on the safe side and then copy it over and give it a spin. It should be fine, as we had a joint game running a few years back where we passed the save file around so that each player could play short segments. We did not have uniform copies of the game. - NKF Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted November 1, 2014 Author Share Posted November 1, 2014 K, I'm gonna give it a try. I would think there wouldn't be an issue, it's only a patch. Thanks for letting me know about it, that could have been pretty terrible if my LP got hosed in the last mission because of it. Also, : We learn the side effects of explosive ammo and reaction fire this time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No0hruZK2Aw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 So, you're a Star Wars fan, huh? Any news on the new movies being made? Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 It's being made. Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 So, you're a Star Wars fan, huh? Any news on the new movies being made? I'm an Original Trilogy fan. I do my best to avoid any news from the new ones, if I know anything before going into a movie (or TV show) it spoils it for me. So much that I even avoid any previews or trailers. It's being made. That's all I need to know, lol @NKF The ver 2.0 patch seemed to take just fine, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CvupfuqoQ0 This was one of the most devastating missions I've ever had in any version of X-Com. I'm gonna go ahead and apologize now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 *plays TAPS for Zombie and Space Voyager* Maybe Zombie vII will be better. By the way, if you have an alien in an upstairs room whom you don't want to confront, there are a couple options. First, toss a grenade through the ceiling from the floor below. Second is to shoot out the floor from below. The alien will drop down so make sure your guy(s) are looking at it's back. Then you can either shoot it, or stun it. Shooting through the floor doesn't always work though, you'll have to experiment with weapons and floor types. - Zombie Space Voyager and Nookrium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NKF Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Standing underneath the platform and firing up with the Gas Cannon usually does the trick. The HE rounds just punch up through to the level above. That's why I like to keep one of them all the way through the game. - NKF sp1ke and Nookrium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted November 5, 2014 Author Share Posted November 5, 2014 Standing underneath the platform and firing up with the Gas Cannon usually does the trick. I need to get used to more explosives I think. Screw tactical, just blow everything up. It would feel good after a mission like this I think I would have been fine if I hadn't rushed into that final room, I should have had Padme wait till next turn before running in, I just didn't think there'd be anyone still hiding out in there. I also might need to remove the giant bullseyes that we decided to sew into our uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 sp1ke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 is here, time to regroup and and look past Miami. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMjQNimEohQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 https://youtu.be/aCbfMkh940Q Except, you really can't justify nuking Miami back to the stone age. Toronto, maybe (j/k any Canadians). is here, time to regroup and pretend Miami didn't happen. FIFY. Congrats ensign Space Voyager II! - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Oh?! Damn, I'll try to watch it at work. I have more time there than at home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silencer_pl Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You must have some easy job if they allow you to watch it there. I would be fired 10 times if I watch YT. Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 It is not blocked and my fingers are constantly on ALT and TAB... EDIT: Oh, but I can't afford to watch the whole vids, naturally. I usually take a peek at how the base is going, who's going on a mission and who made it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 We both survived! I think the game takes age into consideration, that is why I was promoted. LOL @ Dark Angel having a rough life! Nookrium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookrium Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 You must have some easy job if they allow you to watch it there. I would be fired 10 times if I watch YT. That's my kind of job! Poor Dark Angel, he's not fond of the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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