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Article #35531Re: Grenade arming times
From: Kasey Chang (remove EATSPAM to r...
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:12
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 19:12
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"David Johnston" <block@telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:3feb6c0f.102560125@news.telusplanet.net... > On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 21:47:47 +0100, "I.C. Koets" > <I.C.Koets@student.tnw.tudelft.nl> wrote: > > >Does anyone know how to change the time units needed to arm a hand grenade > >in UFO and TFTD? I think it is annoyingly long, and as a result they are > >not very useful weapons. > > While I don't know the answer to your question, I think that if you > shorten the time units, you may find them becoming TOO useful a > weapon. Particularly in Terror from the Deep, if you can easily > snap off alien grenades, it's almost not worth bothering with > any other weapon except vibroblades because alien grenades > are a virtually guaranteed hit, and do as much or more damage > as any other weapon short of blaster bombs. Me, I rely heavily > on grenades in Terror from the Deep. Ditto that. No need to worry about collateral damage in alien base at all, so it's blast EVERYTHING! Don't even get me started on those Vortex bombs in APOC... :-D
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