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COME ON you lot, do any of you actually play XCOM 4??? I have; it is great!!! If you need any tips, post. Anything about it POST here! I need something to moderate!
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I'm not much of an extremist really, so I won't test your moderator skills much... I have not played xcom4 before to answer one of your questions. Was interceptor a FPS game based from the cockpit of the plane? Would it equate to a game like X-Wing or Tie Fighter?
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So what makes you consider it one of the best? What was the plot like? Do you just hop in a plane and try to rack up the kills, or did you have to defend a ship or something like that?
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It continues on xcom3. You protect the corporation space mining platforms from aliens... You still have to defend your bases, mining facilities,... and attack alien bases/freighter fleets,... conduct research, equip spacecraft,... Every now and then you get some news from earth (about cult of Sirius and such)

It ain't bad, but I liked the other ones better. It does have multiplayer skirmish battles tho. Edited by j'ordos
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Don't forget the final battle - that showed the AI in its stupidest form though. OH look, a black hole! Let's fly into it - BOOM! :D Seriously though, it was a great game - it is very easy once you notice the bugs in it - eg I finished it by slowing the game up. That meant I could finish all the research and play around until I was ready to finish it!
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So is there still any squad based stuff, or is it all behind the yoke of a fighter? I always liked X-Wing and the like, never played a multiplayer version, but that would be fun too.
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Yes, you still control a squad of fighters. And you can give 'em orders like in any other space shooter : "cover me",... It's not as detailed as in the other xcom's IMO.

Yeah x-wing was cool, but I was more suited for tie fighter :D I always enjoyed shooting those slow y-wings to pieces :devillaugh: Edited by j'ordos
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It does get repetitive as well as bases being too easy - but once you fly on the harder levels - basic lasers and stuff against fully speced wraiths and even SPECTRES then you really know what it is all about!
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it came out before apoc, that's how the timeline was.
as for me, i played the game but the aliens destroyed me with their nova cannon <_<
and that was a german version, edited with english text and sound. so now i only got german videos :explode:
i bought it a few years ago, the box was in english so it had to contain a english game. sadly not, and i dont get any help from infogrames holland.
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But, I have to say - GREAT GAME!!! Never played it multiplayer - I think the servers have collapsed - though if you use a the ip address thing through something like TA:M (knew I could slip it in somewhere!) then we should be able to play - let me know if you want a game - I am really up for a game. Also, if you want any tips, let me know, I have finished the game 2 or 3 times on the three easiest levels, I have also tried all the other levels - getting quite far, so I should be able to help on all levels (to some degree). :D Edited by dipstick
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I legally got one from trygames.com, but hey, playing with time limit is one of the things I hate :cussing:
Then there's this one xracer posted a LONG time ago on k*z**, never found it And then there's *Mule/*Donk*y2000/ov*rn*t/... But I found only a file 500 Mb+, with too few sources to my liking... Although I might try it someday :rolleyes:
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I tried the demo and thought the game had potential but found the controls in the fighter way to sensitive even on the lowest setting. if I could figgure out how to calm them down so I can actually line up with something and shoot it looks good
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[quote name='j'ordos on Jul 20 2003' date=' 12:20 AM']That is, if the curse doesn't strike first :devillaugh:[/quote]
Shhhh! :whatwhat:

[quote name='Vaaish on Jul 20 2003' date=' 01:38 AM ']I tried the demo and thought the game had potential but found the controls in the fighter way to sensitive even on the lowest setting. if I could figgure out how to calm them down so I can actually line up with something and shoot it looks good[/quote]
Try running it with Moslo or Turbo. Might help. What were the original system specs? I assume they were quite low as it was in the XCOM1,2 and Apoc era.
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Can you use the mouse? I remember trying to play XWing and TieFighter with the mouse. I wonder how many mice got broken as a result of playing that game.

"Damn, theres a [insert name of enemy craft] on my tail" :o
<tries to use the mouse to turn around completely by frantically moving the mouse around> :whatwhat:
*crack* "Oops, there goes another mouse" :huh:
<sounds of the now stationary ship being blown up by previously mentioned enemy craft> <_<
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The Magic Word! :D

Actually, make sure to use PM to 'discuss theories of file transfer' rather than this forum. No links to files please.

Thanks!
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[quote name='miceless' date='Jul 20 2003, 01:46 AM'][quote name='j'ordos on Jul 20 2003' date=' 12:20 AM']That is, if the curse doesn't strike first :devillaugh:[/quote]
Shhhh! :whatwhat:

[quote name='Vaaish on Jul 20 2003' date=' 01:38 AM ']I tried the demo and thought the game had potential but found the controls in the fighter way to sensitive even on the lowest setting. if I could figgure out how to calm them down so I can actually line up with something and shoot it looks good[/quote]
Try running it with Moslo or Turbo. Might help. What were the original system specs? I assume they were quite low as it was in the XCOM1,2 and Apoc era. [/quote]
The game itself ran fine and was not too fast, just the sensitivity of the controls.
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I found that running moslo slowed that down too. In fact, i found that the controls became unusable [i]before[/i] the game was slowed down enough. I had to play on medium speed, so that the controls werent annoying.
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well no s*** sherlock. i would think so if its your topic.
I mean why are there only x com 1 fans at this site? its annoying.
I mean why do a lot of people prefer TFTD it is a load of you know wot.

The graphics are inferior, the gameplay is inferior, its nothing new but with a worse story line, and it is always glitching. :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing: :cussing:
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Hey! don't dis TFTD! :) Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I loved interceptor, but its controls sucked, therefore I couldn't play too well. :)
Ufo was one of the bests, as was TFTD, which was like a harder UFO (which I enjoy), Apoc was good as well. It would have been even better if the aliens weren't so veiny and the vehicles didn't look like they belonged in the fifties.
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