XCom42 Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 Well, I just recently started playing TFTD for the first time in 8 years. I never finished the game before because the research tree was so bugged up it drove me crazy! But I'm giving it another shot, and I just wanted to say: I STILL LOVE THIS GAME!!!! The tactical battles are awesome! I'm about 3 months into the game, I've only developed the medi-kit, and all the Gauss technology except for Gauss Craft Cannon & Gauss Defense. I can't remember the difficulty level I'm playing - I think it's the middle one. Anyway, I am in the middle of an awesome shipping lane terror attack! After blowing up most of the top deck of the ship, trading shots with the Tasoths and their little brain pod cohorts, I finally defeated the aliens despite taking 2 casualities from my 10 person team! Whew! It was an awesome fight, and most of my aquanauts were getting low on ammunition...I forgot the shipping lane battles were 2 stagers....Gulp! Now my squad, with one dead, one wounded, is fighting below decks with the Tasoths, while trying to conserve Gauss rounds!! 2 more aquanauts have been incapacitated by the Tasoth's M.C. attacks, but I think I've turned the tide of the battle. I've just captured the lowest level, and we're working our way back to the top deck...Too bad I had to go to work!!! I just wanted to say that this game (and the original X-Com) are still one of the better games out there, despite their age and graphics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocksk Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 did i finish this game? mmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman4117 Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 Can you use any of the alien weapons? Pulsers and sonic guns can be scavenged if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien-Bait Posted July 22, 2004 Report Share Posted July 22, 2004 Just got my first shipping lane mission, I landed at night (doh) so now I have another reason to throw incenderaries around probably gonna run out of ammo, but I guess I shall scavange all the sonic pulsars I can find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCom42 Posted July 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 I'm still only using human weapons and equipment. I've developed gauss tech, but I've been focusing all my research energy on armour development. I have underwater aqua armor, and I'm about 1/2 way through ion armour. I took out a colony the other day. I had 12 troopers, two with heavy gauss guns, 8 with gauss rifles and 2 with pistols and several magna pack explosives. Each of my other troopers carried the heavy explosives too. They see to be the only thing that'll make a dent in those lobstermen!! On the plus side, with the multiple hits it takes to bring them down, my soldiers are becoming decent marksmen!! I also had the two lightest armed troopers serve as scavengers on the topside part of the mission. They ferried artefacts from dead aliens to the Triton after each area was secured. That helps a lot on the money side!!! I think I made 4 million from the colony attack alone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien-Bait Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 The only alien weapons I got are shok launchers and sonic pulsarsbut i got the plastics armor, but most of the aliens are missing (im on beginner, so sue me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullAuto Posted July 23, 2004 Report Share Posted July 23, 2004 On TFTD, I don't blame you. That game is a harsh mistress. The best type, I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien-Bait Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Arg I hate landing at night, cause even on land missions you visibility is down to just about nillluckily there arent chrysalidsreally kicking myself for forgetting flares/incenderary spam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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