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Re: XCOM - TFTD questions....

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From: ram... Paul E. Goodwin III
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 00:00
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"Jakob" <imma...@pacifier.com> wrote:

>I play the same way, usually. For me, I have had times where I just have to
>reload the mission, but I never save or load from within a mission.
>This may sound really stupid, (in fact, I'm sure it will) but I sometimes
>talk out my orders, and my recruits replies, or at least imagine it this
>way. It almost adds a roleplaying element to the game...sometimes I even
>feel a sense of dramatic pride and respect for the soldier who just gave his
>life to let his fellow soldiers escape to safety.
>God, I must suck...
>-Jakob

Heh, and here I thought I was the only person who talked to his
soldiers.  Hehehe.

I re-load during missions (and save during missions) because I have
the unhappy habit of clicking NOT where I had intended, or
accidentally ordering the WRONG aquanaut to head somewhere, thus
artifically exposing them to enemy fire.

Paul G.
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From: ram...@gtalumni.org (Paul E. Goodwin III)
Subject: Re: XCOM - TFTD questions....
Date: 1998/09/24
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