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« on: September 15, 2014, 06:22:25 pm »
So it has been a long long time since I have played x-com. But I remember those days well.
One thing I remember, but have not been able to reproduce in openxcom is when you catch all of the aliens in their ship. I remember this was one of the only ways that I was able to defeat battle and terror ships. You attack with your transport ship in at closest range. (I did this with the avenger, I do not recall if you could do this with a skyranger) and when you enter the crash site, the aliens did not have time to exit their ships and it would let you set up a shooting gallery around the entrance.
So for exactness, this is what I remember:
*Load your avenger with "lighter" weapons.
*Intercept the UFO.
*Select Aggressive attack
*When the ship is shot down, you start the mission right away.
The result is that the starting positions of the aliens is limited to just the ship (non outside in the rest of the battlescape)
I assume that the same could be done with a skyranger:
* Intercept the UFO with Skyranger and 1-2 interceptors.
* Bring the Skyranger to aggressive distance (as close as possible)
* Then engage with Interceptors
* Start mission
When I have tried this, I have been unable to catch all aliens in their ship.
So my questions are:
Does any one else remember using this tactic?
Does it just work with the Avenger/Lightning? (ie, the mechanic just does not work with the skyranger)
Was this mechanic in the original x-com but not in openxcom.
Am I crazy and just forgetting how things actually were?
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