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3 (7.7%)

Plasma Weapons

14 (35.9%)

Stun Bomb/Small Launcher

9 (23.1%)

Grav Shield

13 (33.3%)

Total Members Voted: 39

[Heron TSG]

You, sir, are magic.

[Untouchable]

Tremendous good sir.

[Azzuro]

For those people wondering about the perspective, it's actually a base defense mission, with the last alien being hidden in a closet.

EDIT: By the way, we still need people to vote on where the next base should be. We have three and a half million, enough for another base already.

[OmnipotentGrue]

Oh Jeremy, you silly man with your laser weapons. Silly, silly man.

[Archangel]

EDIT: By the way, we still need people to vote on where the next base should be. We have three and a half million, enough for another base already.

Can you put it somewhere that covers both Asia and America, such as maybe Hawaii?

[Untouchable]

I'd go with either Hawaii or China. Either place should allow you to cover large areas.

[Azzuro]

Hawaii isn't actually that good a place to build a base. While it does cover both China and the US, it only covers a small portion of the coastline, and most UFOs shot down will most likely crash land into the ocean.

I'll edit the poll up there in a while to poll base locations.

[Sheb]

Go for Southern China.

Also, if that was a defense mission, who attacked? The alien in the cells?

Anyway, nice to see I saved the day.

[Azzuro]

Also, if that was a defense mission, who attacked? The alien in the cells?

This is kinda hard to explain, so let me start at the beginning.

On another completely unrelated save, I have a Sectoid Battleship coming in to wipe out my base. I created a backup copy of the LP save, transplanted XBASES.DAT and manually copied the Battleship into the new save, changing the destination as needed. I also changed the Battleship into a Medium Scout, and when the attack happened, I changed three of the four crew into X-COM control. The last one I disarmed and blocked into a closet, before walking the other three to the containment unit and setting up the scene. Then, I changed that guard to Psi Strength 0, disarmed him, changed the last Sectoid into a Leader with Psi Strength and Skill 100, before clicking end turn. That's how I got the "guard is under alien control" screen, and after that, I armed him and shot the other two guards. I moved the X-COM sectoid out of the cell, giving the impression that it was alien (if you look carefully, there's no flashing red box that signifies alien unit spotted). Then, I proceeded to change the sectoid into alien control, allowing Johannes to stun it (no friendly stun allowed with the Stun Rod). Johannes stunned it, Kramer moved over, and I killed the closet leader, ending the mission.

tl;dr : gratuitous savefile hacking

[Maldevious]

I vote USA for our new base.

[Sheb]

So, we got a Sectoid leader under our command now, right? Great! I want him interrogated now!


Also, I'm almost sure the answer is no, but I'm asking anyway, is it possible for my character to take up research work for a while?

[zchris13]

BTW, it is totally possible to run out of ammo for the laser tank.  It has 255 shots. Or whatever a full 8-bit number is.

[OmnipotentGrue]

Oh no, however will I manage with only 255 shots!?

[techno65535]

SWATKATS!!!

Screw it, I'll make a guy. Squad 2 leader maybe?

Name: Crandal
Prefered weapon: Rifles, sniper type soldier
Personality: Completely emotionless, emotions have no place in his squad. And he'll shoot any who try and run from the alien threat himself if he sees it.

[Untouchable]

BTW, it is totally possible to run out of ammo for the laser tank.  It has 255 shots. Or whatever a full 8-bit number is.

I know that but it's such a large amount of ammo that you'd have to

a) really suck
or
b) try and shoot everything in sight

empty the entire thing.