Guest Guest_nighthawk_* Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Just assaulted my first alien base, and made it thru the first level... only to start the next level inside the base facing a mean lobster man throwing stun grenades at me, disabling almost the entire team! I'm not very advanced in the game yet (end of 2nd month) and just equipped the guys with sonar blastas... no armor, no stun grenades available yet. I have the feeling that it'd be futile to try making it through the level without better armament (and armor), especially since the lobster guys don't seem to mind when they're being shot at (and hit). It's also unlikely that I'll be able to make it to the synomium thingie unharmed (and un-mindcontrolled . Just wondering - what do you experts think? Can it be done? Should it be attempted? I stunned many aliens on the surface and would really like to bring them in, but I can't do that unless I win the battle... but then, loosing my entire platoon in the process also doesn't seem very reasonable. Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tyler Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 It is possible, It's just gonna be a real pain in the arse. I made a similar mistake in my first game and ended up with 5 men, Best thing to do is stick together and save in lots of different slots. The base isn't that big, and the device entrance is always on level 0 (correct me if i'm wrong) You can probably just run to the device and back without much conflict (never seem to encounter much resistance on my games). The lobster dudes are best killed with a firing squad, but if they keep shooting back try using a decoy (those guys who keep panicing and falling under enemy control), use up all his AP each turn and chuck his weapon. cannon fodders the best solution to all your problems. Oh, the guys you stunned earlier don't transfer (unless you're carrying them) so don't bother, just blow the base and get the heck out of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I never attack an alien base without at lesaat Ion armor, it's basically suicide otherwise, and I'm trying to quit reloading, SO DON'T TEMPT ME!! As a general rule, either Blades or Stun is the way to down Lobsters, they don't take half damage from those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris StarShade Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 Sonic weapons of all kinds (especially the cannons) are also delightful against them. Oh and, one more thing... DO YOUR UTMOST TO STUN BOMB THE INSIDE OF THE COMMAND CENTER! Oh and, call me crazy, but I just LOVE hunting for every last one of the bug-eyed monsters when I do base assaults. I KILL THEM ALL! Then I get the whole base recovery! Sweet! However, I have noticed a bug on this note... If you win the game in that manner, all stunned soldiers are listed as MIA, which really ticks me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Blehm 98] Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 grenades also can stun them if you have injured them enouph. Lobsters also only take 2 - 4 hit on average from sonic cannon, so load up on those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guster80 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Hmm... given you're only in the second month.... and given your situation, a retreat is highly reccomended. Unless you're close to the Synonium room. Don't forget to pick up your men as you retreat... leave no man/woman behind. I never attack alien colonies until I get mag-ion armor, displacers, MC, and a Leviathan. If you asked me where I got the Lobbieman commander from... its from a mission where they were foolish enough to attack my base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grunty Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Just assaulted my first alien base, and made it thru the first level... only to start the next level inside the base facing a mean lobster man throwing stun grenades at me, disabling almost the entire team! I'm not very advanced in the game yet (end of 2nd month) and just equipped the guys with sonar blastas... no armor, no stun grenades available yet. I have the feeling that it'd be futile to try making it through the level without better armament (and armor), especially since the lobster guys don't seem to mind when they're being shot at (and hit). It's also unlikely that I'll be able to make it to the synomium thingie unharmed (and un-mindcontrolled . Just wondering - what do you experts think? Can it be done? Should it be attempted? I stunned many aliens on the surface and would really like to bring them in, but I can't do that unless I win the battle... but then, loosing my entire platoon in the process also doesn't seem very reasonable. Just curious. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Apart from saving/reloading, being lucky, spreading your team out hit and run behind cover, there's a TFTD editor by ClarkWehyr http://www.iquest.net/~rclark/ClarkWehyr.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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