tgfx Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 1. :o How many radars do you have? 2. And how many radars are to many?3. :happybanana: What is the range of the small and the large radar??? Oh ya that is good stuff..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 I think one large radar in the beginning and one hyperwave decoder at the end/base is enough, but I'm not sure... The range of the large and small radar is listed in the ufopedia in nautical miles, but how much that is ingame, I don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgfx Posted September 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 so if you have 2 large radars does the increese the chance of detection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 8, 2003 Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 The range of the facilities can be found in their UFOpaedia write-ups. I believe Large/Long Range radars can "see" farther than Small/SHort Range Radars. Once you've buit a HWD you need no other radar facility at a base since it's detection is 100% and it's range at least as good as anything else. Some people like to use multiple radar systems to increase their chance of detection. When I used to do this I built one large and several small as space permitted, thinking that a UFO would not remain in the long range area for long. Now, I build a small radar immediately off the lift so I have eyes within 12 days. Once my single large is built, I demolish the small to help create a choke point for resisting base invasions. With one large radar, you will miss the occasional UFO, but not that many, really. If that one UFO is a terrorship, well as I've said before people are too concerned over the effects of terror missions. If it's an infiltration, in my own experience you get countries back, but as far as I know, I'm the only one who has. So the point of multiple radars is to catch the occasional serious infiltration attempt by the bugs. If however you've got a factory building laser cannons around the clock, then who cares. Once you've got your HWD then there's nothing left to worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgfx Posted September 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2003 I have a base in the middle of USA and CANADA. Would one small and one large radar be enough for the entire continent???? uhmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 9, 2003 Report Share Posted September 9, 2003 I stick one in Kansas. It serves my purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgfx Posted September 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 How many of you have more then 2 radars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[Micah]] Posted September 10, 2003 Report Share Posted September 10, 2003 ME! ME! ME! In fact, I have 6 in some bases. Bug off, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted September 11, 2003 That'd be why I am the Senior Base Architect of the Xcom project. <_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[dipstick] Posted September 13, 2003 Report Share Posted September 13, 2003 HWD are the way to go I had to reload when I wanted to go from small to HWD, I did not see any UFOs. By June (on beginner) I had seen 6 terror sites and 6 UFOs. hmmm, I was losing points hand over fist, so I went back a couple of months, and built a large radar. Hey presto, UFOs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienKiller Posted September 14, 2003 Report Share Posted September 14, 2003 Try to capture a snakeman navigator ASAP, so you can research him for the HWD. Otherwise your just wasting time and money building radars at all your bases, which will become obsolete anyway. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 I usually capture a sectoid/floater nav on my 1st or 2nd ship! I just love to use stunrods, especially if you use smoke grenades on him ::. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Try to capture a snakeman navigator ASAP, so you can research him for the HWD. Otherwise your just wasting time and money building radars at all your bases, which will become obsolete anyway. :wink:Any navigator will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgfx Posted September 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 :o So then what do you do when you built the HWD. Do you destroy the radars???? And do you just build one HWD??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Yep and Yep. HWD has the same range as long rage radar and 100% chance to detect. As for what to do after uninstalling :wink: your radars, please see this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgfx Posted September 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 :crying: got it. This is good to know. I now have enough money to expand and no more radars. HWD is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienKiller Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 Another advantage to the HWD is that once an alien ship is detected, it tells you what type of ship it is, and what type of alien is on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 (edited) And where it is going. And what it is going to do there. Edit: I must say that what you have done to your artificial research tree is pretty intresting stew. Edited September 16, 2003 by Cpl. Facehugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark0 Posted September 16, 2003 Report Share Posted September 16, 2003 (edited) im just woundering if 1 large radar or HWD are really enaughif it is, why would we have info about them in base information? Edited September 16, 2003 by Mark0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienKiller Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Mark0 - I put one HWD at each base, which should be plenty. With radar, even large ones, you would need several to come anywhere close to how good the HWDs actually are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 :crying: got it. This is good to know. I now have enough money to expand and no more radars. HWD is the way to go.Money troubles? Please read this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim69 Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 (edited) Mark0 - I put one HWD at each base, which should be plenty. With radar, even large ones, you would need several to come anywhere close to how good the HWDs actually are.You don't need radar with the Hyper Wave do ya? I thought it is the X-Com equivilent of the Enigma, every ship's communications can be interpreted and a position pinpointed. Edited September 17, 2003 by Jim69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 One HWD per base is the final goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienKiller Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 Jim69 - Once I have HWDs I scrap all radars. I'm not convinced that you only need one HWD, so I prefer to have one at each base. I consider the HWD one of my biggest priorities early in the game, just because of how much it costs and long it takes to build any radars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 You have to have one at each base. Otherwise those areas not covered by HWD have no additional mission info and the odds of detection are lower than the HWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark0 Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 i remember i used to leave my wide radar and have a HWD in my main base.but in the other bases i hwhen i used to build them iallways built HWD and that was it. i have no clue why i did that Stew is right, 1 HWD is enaugh for each base and building only 1 HWD in 1 base wont decode for the whole world but only around your base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 I have a large radar site in every base, and a hyperwave decoder in my "main" base (usually Europe). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 same here. hyperwave decoders in every sensor base are far too expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Facehugger Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 Not if your engineers are pumping out 200+ laser cannons a month... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[stewart] Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 He's right the only issue with HWD is that they take like 2 months to build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevelyan Posted November 4, 2003 Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 I have heard that HWDs dont detect extreamly close UFOs... and keeping a small radar helps detect everything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted November 4, 2003 Report Share Posted November 4, 2003 I have heard that HWDs dont detect extreamly close UFOs... and keeping a small radar helps detect everything...not true. i've detected UFOs damn close to my base only with a HWD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartesian Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Can we have aa grpahical display of radar coverage on the geoscape? Ie a little toggle so we can turn it on and see exactly where we cannt see aliens. Another thing that would be nice is the eventual radar coverage based upon existing radar technology displayed as one is picking where to put a base. ie a circle is projected onto the geoscape around the cursor when building a new base. one can then figure out to the millimetre where to place it. this idea makes sense, since sites are surveyed before bases are placed in real life, and I imagine the same goes for radar sites. you figure out the best place to put something before spending billions of dollars on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 Can we have aa grpahical display of radar coverage on the geoscape? Ie a little toggle so we can turn it on and see exactly where we cannt see aliens. Another thing that would be nice is the eventual radar coverage based upon existing radar technology displayed as one is picking where to put a base. ie a circle is projected onto the geoscape around the cursor when building a new base. one can then figure out to the millimetre where to place it. this idea makes sense, since sites are surveyed before bases are placed in real life, and I imagine the same goes for radar sites. you figure out the best place to put something before spending billions of dollars on it.I don't think you can. Maybe Xenocide will have this (hint). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 http://www.xcomufo.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=1610 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted November 5, 2003 Report Share Posted November 5, 2003 wahey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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