Chancellor Kremlin Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) OK, so I have installed X-COM Enemy Unknown, and used X-Com util to patch it. (its working on dosbox). I started a game on superhuman. My base got attached on the 12th and destroyed. So I started again. This time I did rather well, except that very few aliens began using heavy plasma, and when they did, they ceased to do so very soon. Now I only get aliens with plasma pistols (exclusively). No rifles, or anything else, just pistols. This is in all missions. In the brief period they did yield heavy plasmas, I noticed that I would not get their clips at the end of a battle, the result being I very suddenly found myself without ammo for my own heavy plasmas. The clips I seemed to take with me during the mission also seemed to vanish by the end of it. Also, its January 12 2000 and only now have I noticed an ethereal showing up, very late I reckon? So, whats going on? Seems like there has been some corruption or something. All alien attacks on cities I have had have been by floaters and only two by sectoids, and mutons only appeared a month ago. ?GAME_1.zip Edited November 28, 2009 by Chancellor Kremlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) If a gun uses the magazine in it at all then that magazine is discarded at the end of a mission.As for only finding plasma pistols, what are you scores like? If you're scoring pretty low I think the game will go easier on you, at least that's what it does in Apoc Edited November 27, 2009 by Mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[NKF] Posted November 27, 2009 Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) Definitely unload those heavy plasmas if you're not collecting the clips. Otherwise have some laser rifles on standby. The good old reliables. Not getting many heavy plasmas sounds really strange as on Superhuman the pistols go away very fast. Got a savegame we can dissect? Almost sounds like your weapon table's in the executable may have got the pistols and heavy plasmas flipped. - NKF Edited November 27, 2009 by NKF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Kremlin Posted November 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2009 Thanks Guys, I am vaguely aware of the dissapearing ammo bug, but I thought that applied to partially expended clips only, not to clips that haven't been touched! Whats happening with me is that any clips I take with me do not come back (even if they are full) and I don't get any alien clips either, even if they haven't been used either! As a result, I have had to swap to laser rifles. As for my score, I am doing really well, which I am also finding strange, because this is superhuman and I am afraid maybe there has been some corruption. Its only been a year and I have already built 8 bases in all continents, have 3 avengers and 2 firestorms, full armour, psi amps, mind shields and everything. It started rough, with me losing many men per mission at the start, but after month 3 it didn't seem hard enough at all. I will upload my save game later so you can inspect it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Kremlin Posted November 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 OK so I have attached my saved game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) edit: nevermind, it's in the first post Edited November 28, 2009 by Mustang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Kremlin Posted December 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Well, its done it again. I have reinstalled the game, and once more, after reaching September of the first year, all aliens are now carrying plasma pistols in place of the heavy plasmas, and I have noticed my ammo for blaster launchers also gets deducted even if I don't use it, so basically the same problems again. They both seem to have happened at the same time. Is this perhaps a corruption? Im on vista 64 bit, playing on dosbox (not sure what version) and UFO with x-com util, which says also patches ufo. Does anyone have any clue how to fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackLibrary Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Well, its done it again. I have reinstalled the game, and once more, after reaching September of the first year, all aliens are now carrying plasma pistols in place of the heavy plasmas, and I have noticed my ammo for blaster launchers also gets deducted even if I don't use it, so basically the same problems again. They both seem to have happened at the same time. Is this perhaps a corruption? Im on vista 64 bit, playing on dosbox (not sure what version) and UFO with x-com util, which says also patches ufo. Does anyone have any clue how to fix it? My guess is, from what I see, is you have some custom edits. Go back to the source (backup) files for XCOM and try it all over again. Be very careful with using most of the editors. They are buggy, and sometimes you won't know until after you've played for a while. You did back up your files first, rigth??? The x-com util is the culprit, me thinks. Beyond this...you might be losing equipment during base raids. Have you experienced any base raids??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancellor Kremlin Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hey Blacklibrary, I am starting to think it was x-com util too, seeing as I never encountered these problems before without using it. Follow here for a more up to date discussion on my situation: http://www.strategycore.co.uk/forums/Ammo-...3383#entry93383 Also, happy new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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