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Re: Downing Alien Ships

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From: Mel C
Date: Sun, 25 May 2003 12:24
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Benjamin F. Brown phrenetically blurted:

> I have an odd question.
> 
> Does anything you do when shooting alien ships down affect how many aliens
> are left alive in them, or is it random?

 I think it's random, but I'm not sure. The best way to test is probably to
shoot a UFO down, then do a save & reload a few times to see the state of
the UFO in tactical - that's usually a good indication of number of crash
survivors.

 - MEl C
 - Survivor
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