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Suggestions / Re: Condolences mission

« on: May 07, 2023, 09:31:35 pm »

Sounds like fun, but would that happen everytime on a condolences mission? The significant other is always an alien in disguise?

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Work In Progress / Re: How to trigger a base defense mission?

« on: February 14, 2023, 01:36:43 am »

Ok, so if I edit the save game and insert this code:

- type: STR_ALIEN_RETALIATION
    region: STR_SOUTH_EAST_ASIA
    race: STR_SECTOID
    nextWave: 2
    nextUfoCounter: 0
    spawnCountdown: 10
    liveUfos: 1
    uniqueID: 710
    missionSiteZone: -1

I'll get an alien retaliation mission (I do have a base in southeast Asia, of course), and the first time I tried it a battleship appeared and attacked my base, exactly what I wanted!... except that it never worked again. Now everytime I try to trigger a base defense mission with this code (or similar, with a different location / alien species) some small ships appear looking pissed, roaming around and then just leaving. So how can I make sure the aliens willl send a battleship to attack my base instead of just flying around and then buzzing off?

By the way is the 'uniqueID' field important? Can I just put a random number?

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Troubleshooting / Re: Crash after loading game

« on: December 13, 2022, 05:54:56 pm »

It worked! A thousand thanks, Meridian.

And by the way I was trying to return the money I had "borrowed" earlier 

Cheers and keep up the good work 

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Troubleshooting / Re: Crash after loading game

« on: December 13, 2022, 03:26:42 pm »

 

Ok, nice one, but how do you guys know that the save file is corrupted? Isn't there any bad code that can be removed?

I just tried my previous save (an auto-battlescape) and it also crashes at the same point (back to geoscape, after a while). Help!

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Troubleshooting / Re: Crash after loading game

« on: December 12, 2022, 10:37:32 pm »

Thanks, but is there no way to rescue this save game? Can I use an uncorrupt tool on it? 

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Troubleshooting / Crash after loading game

« on: December 12, 2022, 10:00:49 pm »

Hello

I'm playing the "Xcom Files" mod and my save game is crashing (everytime), but first let me congratulate you for such an amazing mod. I loved the classic X-Com Enemy Unknown and this mod is incredible

So anyway I do a lot of save game editing (little patience!) and something must be wrong with my latest save game. I've included it, as well as the openxcom log. The error is easy to reproduce as it happens every time I load the save game and fast forward the time a bit.

Please help as I can't live without this game

Cheers,
Pipanni

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The X-Com Files / Re: Cannot build 'Xcom Virtualized HQ'

« on: October 05, 2022, 04:49:13 pm »

I had no aliens, but I did have lots of stuff in storage. It finally worked after selling and transfering more than half the stuff, but it is frustrating being in the dark about this. A more specfific message of why you can't build would be a lot more helpful. Thanks for your help!

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The X-Com Files / Re: Cannot build 'Xcom Virtualized HQ'

« on: October 05, 2022, 03:43:58 pm »

It says "Facility in use" and won't let me do anything. I've already cleared all research and manufacturing, so what's using the current HQ?

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The X-Com Files / Cannot build 'Xcom Virtualized HQ'

« on: October 05, 2022, 02:36:27 am »

Hi folks

I'm trying to build my first XCom Virtualized HQ but I get the message "Cannot build here! Some existing facility forbids building this facility". So... what's going on? Please help! 

Cheers,
Pipanni

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Work In Progress / Re: How to trigger a base defense mission?

« on: September 13, 2021, 03:13:11 pm »

Thanks Reaver, I'll try this as soon as possible

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Work In Progress / Re: How to trigger a base defense mission?

« on: September 02, 2021, 03:34:27 pm »

Bump!

Anyone knows how to do this?

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Work In Progress / Re: How to trigger a base defense mission?

« on: August 28, 2021, 02:37:16 pm »

Edit the save.

Hi Meridian. So exactly how would I change the save file in order to trigger a base defense mission? (and yes, I also love these missions and think there's too few of them)

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The X-Com Files / Re: Alien Key - Embassy - Where to Find?

« on: July 17, 2021, 12:00:06 pm »

I finally found an alien key! And then the strangest thing happened: my single alien key got multiple copies and my teams just wiped out every alien embassy in the world

By the way those were very interesting and varied missions, the base layout was always different and stuff. I read elsewhere that you could only eliminate one alien embassy and then put up with the other ones, but I just like to have a clean planet!

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The X-Com Files / Re: Alien Key - Embassy - Where to Find?

« on: November 04, 2020, 03:01:03 pm »

Hi

So this alien key thingy, you found it on a large or very large muton ship? Or on a smaller one?
I usually shoot down small ufo's over the ocean, as I don't find it worth while to do that kind of mission. Let the sharks have them!

Shed some light about this please.

Cheers

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Troubleshooting / Re: No sound at all, everything was fine up till today

« on: October 01, 2020, 08:55:06 pm »

Bingo! I never use the volume mixer so it was easy to miss. Thanks a lot!