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Offline doctor medic

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Realistic sectopod's
« on: August 08, 2014, 09:09:05 am »
IF sectopods are under mind control by ethereal's shouldnt they be deactivated or stuned if the ethereal MC'ing it is killed or stunned?

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Re: Realistic sectopod's
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2014, 03:32:25 pm »
IF sectopods are under mind control by ethereal's shouldnt they be deactivated or stuned if the ethereal MC'ing it is killed or stunned?

Don't trust everything you read on the game's UFOPaedia. Specially if you're playing TFTD ;)

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Re: Realistic sectopod's
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2014, 04:07:26 pm »
They can be controlled by an alien that sits comfortably in a Alien Base. Remember that you do not need LOS to MC an alien.

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Re: Realistic sectopod's
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2014, 05:38:14 pm »
IF sectopods are under mind control by ethereal's shouldnt they be deactivated or stuned if the ethereal MC'ing it is killed or stunned?

That's called "Flavor Text".  Its a form of sugar and food coloring on top of the humble pie they dish out on you.

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Re: Realistic sectopod's
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2014, 05:49:18 pm »
That's called "Flavor Text".  Its a form of sugar and food coloring on top of the humble pie they dish out on you.
Dont tell that to the guy complaining about the cyberdisc not making sense :)