So maybe if you did nothing for 10 years of game time the aliens would win. I wonder if this would bring up a new cutscene? Anyway, if its not totally broken (as Galactic Origins seems to have shown) then it's certainly too easy.  I haven't heard of anyone losing the game this way.

The mothership fuel meter seems to be broken. No one has ever run out of time. In fact I think it hovers near zero indefinetly.

So relax. Some people stretched the game out for over 5 years, with no problems...

Yep, it is pretty much impossible to keep the civvies alive. It depends on the alien type and the starting location of the aliens and the civvies. I once had a terror mission in which EVERY SINGLE CIVVIE survived. But that was basically a fluke...

<t> One of the good things about this game is that there's several different ways to approach it (on the geoscape level at least).<br/>
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Some people like to build a base in every territory (this gives you a big funding bonus, as dbt1949 mentioned).<br/>
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Some people (like me) like to ...

<r> Hey, I just finished it too (for the second time) with three soldiers left, just like you.<br/>
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Anyway, if you want a massive spoiler for the Earth missions, click here:<br/>
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Well, you can only take 10 troops to Earth so I wouldn't really see the point of this. I suppose if you are playing with Frankenmod and 'mortal soldiers' then it may be a worthwhile idea. You would make the money you spend on manufacture back in increased UFO raids, IMO.

<t> Let me guess, it was a terror mission?<br/>
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If it was, you are penalised very severely for the amount of civilians killed. I nearly always get 'Bad' or 'Very Bad' on Terror Missions, but I don't think it effects funding or anything. So basically you can ignore the Mission Rating.<br ...

Traveller can write a coherent sentence.[:D]

You see, it was worth it after all [8D]

This is a game that rewards extended play, certainly with the Frankenmod installed.

Hope you win soon Jimwinsor...

Yep, the ending sucks a bit. Chaos Concept were never very good at FMV.[:D]

<t> The Desert Spirit can be useful, because you don't need to manufacture it. You can buy one for $40,000 which is very reasonable. This can be used throughout the game as a scout/cannon fodder. It gets off the transport first, so it will absorb a couple of hits for you. When its hit points drop to ...

Have you encountered Battleships yet? If not, you will need to wait for them to arrrive (at the end of 2119 or so)

<t> Jim, researching Plasma Cannon triggers Era 2, which means destroyers. So my advice is not to research Plasma Cannon until you have a squad of 8 (or 10 with Thunder) equipped with Beekeeper armour, mind shields, and this is the important part - a mixture of Heavy Lasers and Flamethrowers. Laser ...

jimwinsor, you don't need to play using Bman's man with death enabled. I think you'll find that most people who are passionate about this game are playing with 'immortal' soldiers for the reasons you just mentioned...

Cheers&nbsp;[:)]

OK, great, but where's the actual link to the download?

<t> Aw, it's not that bad. What armour do your troops have? (They should be up to Beekeeper).<br/>
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You need to get Ion tech, which you can get after killing the Destroyers for the first time. You can also try the flamethrower or chemogun, but I've had mixed results with those. Get Ion tech ...

You simply overwrite the file of the same name in the /data directory.[;)]

<t> OK, I am going pretty well on Medium. End of April.<br/>
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Things I have been doing....<br/>
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I'm yet to build a second base. My inital base has 3 workshops and 3 research centres.<br/>
You need several things ASAP: laser rifle (not pistol, it's useless) but not heavy laser (too ...

<r> A guy on the official site recommends 3D Analyze. Apparently this can circumvent the problem on some systems.<br/>
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