Re: Grenade arming times

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From: David Johnston
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 21:37

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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.

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Subject: Re: Grenade arming times
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