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You really need 70 strength to use decent armor. One armor type even takes 90.
 

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GO: I have Beeskeeper Armor and Heavy Laser and chem grenades. My a$$ is being handed to me at every turn!! I love the game but what is the use in continuing to play? Please advise. Tag
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The Robots are ...

You have to research them first in order to sell them. Basically, many of the weapons you find will be much needed when you research them since the older weapons become far less effective against newer enemies.

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Old Tech (lasers, plasma, ion, all of these are kinda icky against phantoms)<br/>
AKEW<br/>
EEEW<br/>
Chemical anything (the second chem grenade is very effective)<br/>
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Aye, Ion unlocks the fire-breathers.
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Also, Heavy Lasers unlock the initial Robots.
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Bear in mind, all enemies are kinda unlocked anyway due to TIME as well as these techs.

<t> I built a few AKEW but eventually you find enough EEEW from the enemy. Then, slowly but surely build up a stock of Particle Beam rifles. Do not use them a lot, and save on ammo. Then, for the Final Missiions I had 10 Parti Rifles, enough to outfit most everyone. And plenty of ammo. Parti Rifles ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: mikan<br/>
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Did ya notice that it was a suicide mission? No scene showing the troops escaping................mikan
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However, I kinda like to think since it does not show much, that my squad made it ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>FINAL MISSIONS<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Went on the Final set of Missions in March 2112. Lost one tank on a base defense. Had plenty of ammo and extra advanced healing kits. Other than the 1 tank lost, no other casualties. (I had ...

<t> 3. Cut back on scientists and engineers. In the early game you cannot afford more than 10 of each. So, if you build more labs and workshops you will go broke fast. Wait until you have more bases. Also, some bases do not need interceptors until later. Time your base building with the amount of ...

<t> Most of my top soldiers have from 100-120 Health. Even advanced medikits are not enough! I will most likely alter the settings and make the ad med kit worth 90 healing for the next game. It is SO tedious to change the inventory so often for wounded personnel! For the last missions I have 2 ad ...

One other thing, the different Alien Eras (with tougher aliens in each era) seem to appear quicker on the harder settings. Release of these eras is also tech-based, but the difficulty settings tend to make things happen a little sooner (time-based).

ORIGINAL: J P Falcon

Maybe the harder difficulty levels have the meter fill up faster?

Maybe not. I do not think there are more missions at harder diff., but maybe so.

I am not certain about that mod. If you have the red + sign, then as long as you win the mission you should will get your soldiers back. They will go to the hospital for many days. Again, this is standard without a mod and I do not know how that mod works.

<t> The early part of the game is very hard. Try using the Tank for recon and combat. Stay behind it and use the missile launchers! Be careful against the Fighter craft as they have more aliens to fight. Do not group up your soldiers too tightly, but make certain they operate together. Then, move ...

<t> The time will advance if you do little or nothing to stop the aliens on the planet. If you refuse to go to crahsed sites, or do not protect regions, or do ABSOLUTELY NOTHING (thus allowing the aliens to land and take off at will, as well as fly around unopposed), then the fuel time limit will ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>Fourth Quarter 2111 (Oct/Nov/Dec)<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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Ratings <B><s>[b]</s>Excellent x 3!<e>[/b]</e></B> [:D] [:D] [:D]<br/>
Balances 2.902/2.746/2.883 million<br/>
Missions <B><s>[b]</s>12/9/5 <e>[/b]</e></B>(262 for the war)<br/>
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The aliens really put on the ...

<t> According to the UFOPedia, Hallies must have a line of sight to use their Psy Powers. So far, this is true in my games.<br/>
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Phantoms, on the other hand, are listed as being able to use their Psy Powers even without a line of sight. This is part of the game, as listed in that alien ...

<t> If you change the rank numbers, you might run into a problem with some soldiers. The game will stop running if you cannot spend all of a soldier's Skill Points. If all skills are maximized, the game screen will not continue, since you must spend all Skill Points when a soldier is promoted ...

<r> <B><s>[b]</s>SEPTEMBER 2111 End of Month<e>[/b]</e></B><br/>
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Rating <B><s>[b]</s>Very Good<e>[/b]</e></B> [:)][8D][;)]<br/>
Balance 3.211 million<br/>
Missions <B><s>[b]</s>4<e>[/b]</e></B> (scout, fighter, landed BB, Terror) total 236<br/>
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<t> on EASY the aliens are about 20% easier<br/>
NORMAL is standard<br/>
HARD they are about 20% harder<br/>
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Taking into account that some weapons are near useless against some aliens, this can add up.<br/>
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Also, on EASY mode the regions pay out a lot more funds (729k ...