10 replies to this topic

[SupSuper]

1st: you need lobsterman commanders, not navigators, if u want to get t'leth
2nd: you can view the whole techtree (and its glitches) here: http://www.xcomufo.c...?showtopic=2294 (if you register)
3rd: yes, i think there's a glitch in colonies where everything u get on the 1st/2nd level doesn't go to your base. try putting the stunned alien in one of your soldiers backpacks, or on the lift floor. also remember to check if the alien may have woken up while it "supposedly" was on your backpack. if that also doesn't work, use xcomutil to transfer all items on ground to your base

and... if u don't know what xcomutil is, go to http://xcomutil.scotttjones.com/

Edited by SupSuper, 23 December 2003 - 05:24 AM.

[Cpl. Facehugger]

Uup, SS remember that guests (those who haven't registered) can't view the other forums...

[mikker]

lobsterman medics....can't you just imagine them? With those sizors?

[Cpl. Facehugger]

Beep...Beep....Bepp...
Alright, give me a scalpel! No Nevermind! *Snip, Snip, patient's arm falls off*
Oops...

[j'ordos]

Do you think one of those was the inspiration for Dr. Zoidberg?

[SupSuper]

1st: you need lobsterman commanders, not navigators, if u want to get t'leth

uh yeah... fraid not, you need 2 navigators then a commander! i have a tech tree.

well, the navigator should give you Alien Sub Construction or Leviathan or somthing, but u still need the commander for the T'Leth mission info

[NKF]

Well, in v2.0, you can do it with one navigator and one commander. The commander's mainly necessary for "T'Leth the Alien's City" (After The Ultimate Threat) and the Leviathan (after getting the Hammerhead). Navigators can also give you "The Ultimate Threat" as long as you've done Alien Origins beforehand. But if you have lots of commanders, then no worries.

Also, the bug where stunned aliens do not pass to the next level: It's not really a bug. What you pick up is really a corpse. But it references an existing unit in the current map's unit table. When you move to the next level, that unit isn't carried over, so the object defaults to being a corpse.

As for the large units: In the original game, each and every quarter could be mind controlled. Every time you mind control it, the TUs get refilled, although the parts still in control can make use of reaction shots. In TFTD, they fixed this, but only partially. You're expected to the mind control the topmost corner (or north-west if you go by your overhead map). This'll control all 4 quarters. But as you go clockwise, parts of it will not get controlled. Worse still, it's buggy as heck. Sometimes, after ending the turn, you'll even suddenly gain permanent control of a large alien you haven't even seen yet. So mind control only the topmost corner to be safe, or don't mind control them at all.

As someone mentioned in another thread, start a new game and save it. Then copy astore.dat (I'm just pulling this from memory here) from this savegame into your old savegame and this'll wipe out your containment for all the bases and make it as if it were a clean slate. Your completed research and your production capabilities will remain the same.

- NKF

Edited by NKF, 12 July 2004 - 11:41 PM.