Caboose Posted August 9, 2008 Report Share Posted August 9, 2008 (edited) I've acquired thermic lances and heavy thermic lances, as well as calcinite corpses. I've been on 2 calcinite missions thus far. Who carries vibro blades/where can I find them? Edited August 9, 2008 by Caboose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chowchow Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 the same type of aliens who dropped those thermic lances and heavy thermic lances. Namely technicians/medics. Try the lobsterman techs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 (edited) The only place where you can get a Vibro-Blade is off of a Medic on a Cruiser mission. That's it. No other aliens ever carry this weapon. I should probably note that not all alien races have a medic rank and if this is the case, the game substitutes a different rank in place of it. Here's the skinny: Race Rank Substitution Gillmen Medic Squad Leader Gillmen Navigator Technician Lobstermen Medic Technician Tasoths Technician Squad Leader Tasoths Navigator Squad Leader Tasoths Commander Squad Leader Tasoths Medic SoldierThe way the other HTH weapons are distributed is as follows: Ship/Mission Rank HTH Weapon Loadout Date Cruiser Medic Vibro-Blade Late (3) Heavy Cruiser Medic Thermic Lance Late (3) Hunter Medic Heavy Thermic Lance Late (3) Battleship/Terror Site Medic Heavy Thermic Lance Late (3) Dreadnought Medic Thermic Lance Mid (2) Dreadnought Medic Heavy Thermic Lance Late (3) Fleet Supply Cruiser Medic Thermic Lance Mid (2) Fleet Supply Cruiser Navigator Heavy Thermic Lance Late (3) Alien Colony/Synomium Squad Leader Heavy Thermic Lance Late (3)The Loadout Date column is the time when the weapon first shows up - it ranges from 1 (initial loadout) to 3 (late in the game). Blades are usually dished out later on but there are a few places where you may be able to nab a Thermic Lance mid-game. Unfortunately, in order to use them you still need to research a Vibro-Blade which is later. Bummer. Since you've obviously recovered a Heavy Thermic Lance already, the Vibro-Blade should be ready to be recovered as well. You just have to find a Cruiser mission to get it. Edited August 10, 2008 by Zombie Column Header change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Thanks Zombie! Awesome help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 (edited) Hmm, I got it from a downed Gillman Cruiser. I didn't quite understand what you said about medics, but it doesn't really matter now Edited August 10, 2008 by Caboose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted August 10, 2008 Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Let me try to explain it a little better. Like I mentioned before, the only place where you can find a Vibro-Blade is on a Crusier. The alien rank which is assigned this weapon is a Medic. So if you visit a crashed or landed Aquatoid Crusier USO, an Aquatoid Medic would be the rank which carries the Vibro-Blade. But say you visit a Gillman Crusier USO. Gillmen do not have Medics, therefore the game substitutes a Gillman Squad Leader in it's place. That squad leader would carry a Vibro-Blade even though squad leaders would normally not get that weapon. Hope that makes sense. - Zombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose Posted August 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2008 Aha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooses_an Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 I got heavy thermic lance from the first mission (a terror mission).. next I get the vibro blade from some downed sub, then I get the thermic lance from another terror mission... All this in the first two months. Not researched them yet though. Don't have what it needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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