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[cganya]

That's a good point. Kind of worrisome that you're got snakemen running around already. We've only just discovered floaters!

Oh, and about south Africa...might be worth stationing the Air Ranger over them for a bit to see what they're up to. We don't want any sneaky alien bases showing up without us knowing about it.

I think South Africa can wait, seeing as how they are not funding me anymore. the only countries I care about in there are Egypt and Nigeria. I might want to do some patrolling in south America though.... but it really sucks to have a terror mission spawn in say Russia, while the Skyranger is low on fuel in South America.

[Frelock]

Great update, and a good mission.  Of course, snakemen at this point could pose a problem, but you'll manage.

For the fighter-lander issue, you could insert the following conversation, if you want:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"We need a way to get there NOW!"
"I think I might have a solution for you, Commander," Mac chirped in.
"I'm listening."
"You see, I've been reading up on the specs of my rig, and the interceptors we got are technically converted fighter-bombers.  They use a complex system of extra fuel injectors to give them their increased speed and maneuverability, but the system burns fuel like a mofo.  The old bombing bays on these things were used to add extra fuel tanks that you need to get across globe.  There's not much space in there, but if you took the excess fuel tanks out, you might be able to squeeze, say, six people and a few guns in there.  It wouldn't be comfortable, or safe, and it would be a one-way trip in an absolutely straight line, but if you need to get a crew there immediately, it just might do.  VTOL is already installed on the fighters, so there should be no problems landing, even in a city."
"How fast could it be done?"
"With those egg-heads you got churning out mini-hospitals?  I'd say give it 10 minutes"

 

Heck, if you have Mac's fighter in the hanger, and an extra redshirt at the base, I could get an actual character in an actual battle!

[cganya]

Great update, and a good mission.  Of course, snakemen at this point could pose a problem, but you'll manage.

For the fighter-lander issue, you could insert the following conversation, if you want:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

"We need a way to get there NOW!"
"I think I might have a solution for you, Commander," Mac chirped in.
"I'm listening."
"You see, I've been reading up on the specs of my rig, and the interceptors we got are technically converted fighter-bombers.  They use a complex system of extra fuel injectors to give them their increased speed and maneuverability, but the system burns fuel like a mofo.  The old bombing bays on these things were used to add extra fuel tanks that you need to get across globe.  There's not much space in there, but if you took the excess fuel tanks out, you might be able to squeeze, say, six people and a few guns in there.  It wouldn't be comfortable, or safe, and it would be a one-way trip in an absolutely straight line, but if you need to get a crew there immediately, it just might do.  VTOL is already installed on the fighters, so there should be no problems landing, even in a city."
"How fast could it be done?"
"With those egg-heads you got churning out mini-hospitals?  I'd say give it 10 minutes"

 

Heck, if you have Mac's fighter in the hanger, and an extra redshirt at the base, I could get an actual character in an actual battle!

I like this idea. I will probably include it ^.^ great work

edit - I don't have a redshirt on hand (must remember to buy some of those, people are waiting) and mac is already halfway around the world. the nameless second interceptor pilot will have to do this one. however the credit will still go to Mac.

[cganya]

arrrgh why god why?! the interceptor cant make it all the way to the terror mission. wtf!?

[Mephansteras]

Hehe, well, I guess Frelock's 'take out the extra fuel' mattered more then just fluff.

[cganya]

well i've reloaded a couple times and tried different things. there's absolutely no way to make it to that terror mission

FFFFFFFFF

I never had this problem on beginner >.< but that doesn't affect fuel stuff

edit - one major thing x-com was missing was landing in different locations to refuel quickly.

edit 2 - good god i think i can do it but it requires a silly amount of micro management and there's no way in hell i'm including it in my role play. there's a way to abuse the way terror missions "stick around" as long as an aircraft is flying to it. after an aircraft is no longer moving towards it it will stick around for a few hours. I'm going to see if i can trick it into sticking around long enough to refuel the skyranger.... probably not but i must try.

[Heron TSG]

Good luck! Hopefully the B-team will make it.

[Itnetlolor]

Oh crap. Snakemen. Do I smell a terror mission frenzy coming about soon?

Plus, YAY, upgrade.

[cganya]

oh man i cant believe that worked. I had to let a large UFO go about it's business but it worked, Skyranger refueled and terror mission is still there. success is mine!

[Heron TSG]

Well, glad to hear the city will be saved. Hopefully we can use that other story-chunk Frelock posted some other time.

[cganya]

yes, probably when they decide to not be total jerks and hold a secondary mission on the opposite side of the planet.

jerks

[EuchreJack]

It appears the master strategy of the Aliens in your game is to avoid X-Com.

Cowards.

[LegoLord]

Oh crap, snakemen.  You know what that means.

Reproductive enemy fun

[RAM]

I thought that you could get zombie apocalypse on your first terror mission, where are they?

[cganya]

I thought that you could get zombie apocalypse on your first terror mission, where are they?

what race of aliens you get to face off against seems to be randomly determined. I think that the earth is randomly (or not randomly?) sectioned off by the three earlier alien species and so their ufo can only spawn in those sections.

maybe this time it was sectiods in the Americas, floaters in Europe, south Africa and the western middle east/Russia the snakemen in Australia, China and Russia.