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Offline new_civilian

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Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« on: April 30, 2016, 12:22:11 pm »
Just something that crossed my mind: Why not use a slightly modified Silacoid graphic (make it flesh-colored and stick some eyes and arms/limbs in it) and give the new unit invulnerability to AP/melee weapons and make it highly vulnerable to incendiary....

The alien also should convert XCom-units to a clone of themselves when they touch it.....  :)

Just like in the 1982 Thing movie with Russell.....

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2016, 12:47:10 pm »
I'm sure I'll do it at some point. :)

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2016, 03:59:29 pm »
In the X-Files mod i guess?  :) Nice!
If you want I have the original music theme in ogg format. Would fit nice in a special mission, now that custom mission music works

dada...... dada.....

such a nice movie to watch when its dark and cold.... :o

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2016, 04:24:37 pm »
If you want I have the original music theme in ogg format.


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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2016, 05:50:06 pm »
here. :)

You will have to use a normalize setting of ~2.0 in the music.rul as it is somewhat too quiet compared to other Xcom tracks.
« Last Edit: April 30, 2016, 06:02:00 pm by new_civilian »

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2016, 01:43:02 am »
But Incendiary weapons suck. I don't want to load out my troops with otherwise useless weapons just in case they encounter that one specific enemy.

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2016, 01:50:20 am »
Quote from: mrxian
But Incendiary weapons suck. I don't want to load out my troops with otherwise useless weapons just in case they encounter that one specific enemy.

It would still be vulnerable to 3 other damage types: HE, Laser, and Plasma, so I don't see a big problem.

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2016, 02:13:42 am »
Civilian, thanks for the file. For now it's in Zombie missions. :)

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Re: Mod idea/Unit - Thing from another world
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2016, 04:58:17 am »
But Incendiary weapons suck.

Against the later aliens yes, not they are quite useful on the early game