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Ooops...(RE: XCOM aliens were NOT craP!)
#591
Author: Shaun Green Greenish9
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 00:00
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Okay, I've just realised that a few messages I meant for the ng have
been sent to various people...so I've tried to rescue what I meant to
post.  Here's one:

About the nastiness of aliens!

Roger.Chapman wrote:
> 
> Shaun Green (Greenish9) wrote in message
> <360EA503...@greenshb.globalnet.co.uk>...
> >Yeah!  The Apoc aliens were original, unlike those from UFO (although
> >being able to shoot little grey men was cool).  Chryssalids?  Seen the
> >'alien' films, anyone?  Of course, UFO was the atypical alien invasion
> >thing...which was what we all wanted!
> >
> >Greenish_9
> 
> Ok, so the UFO aliens weren't that original, but they were still better than
> Apoc.  Think about how nasty a Cyberdisk could be on a night terror mission.
> Shots coming out of the dark and killing your men and you couldn't find
> where they were coming from!  I can only think of two good weapons in Apoc,
> Megaspawn(a walking weapon) and Dimension Launchers(notice I didn't say
> grenades).

I liked Apocs aliens better..but maybe that was 'cos I liked the game
better!  Grenades were lethal, and devastators just as bad.  And entropy
launchers?  Killers!

> Chrysalids were much nasty than the 'aliens'.  In Aliens,
> the...well...aliens had to drag you off to an egg chambers to get you
> impregnated, and when the egg hatched it was a tiny bugger.  Chrysalids can
> perform a quick de-gutting, turn your man into an alien straight away, and
> when you kill the infected bloke, a full-sized one came out!

Yes, but the Aliens were a lot harder!  And they popped up from the
floor/ceiling/toaster quite nastily...
 
> Yes...I have to agree with you, UFO was what we all wanted.

Yup!  I thank you again for introducing me to it!

Greenish_9
Re: Ooops...(RE: XCOM aliens were NOT craP!)
#592
Author: Roger.Chapman
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00
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>> Shaun Green (Greenish9) wrote in message
>> <360EA503...@greenshb.globalnet.co.uk>...
>> >Yeah!  The Apoc aliens were original, unlike those from UFO (although
>> >being able to shoot little grey men was cool).  Chryssalids?  Seen the
>> >'alien' films, anyone?  Of course, UFO was the atypical alien invasion
>> >thing...which was what we all wanted!
>> >
>> >Greenish_9
>>
>> Ok, so the UFO aliens weren't that original, but they were still better
than
>> Apoc.  Think about how nasty a Cyberdisk could be on a night terror
mission.
>> Shots coming out of the dark and killing your men and you couldn't find
>> where they were coming from!  I can only think of two good weapons in
Apoc,
>> Megaspawn(a walking weapon) and Dimension Launchers(notice I didn't say
>> grenades).
>
>I liked Apocs aliens better..but maybe that was 'cos I liked the game
>better!  Grenades were lethal, and devastators just as bad.  And entropy
>launchers?  Killers!

I said not grenades cos both games have nasty grenades.  Entropy launchers
were just annoying.


>> Chrysalids were much nasty than the 'aliens'.  In Aliens,
>> the...well...aliens had to drag you off to an egg chambers to get you
>> impregnated, and when the egg hatched it was a tiny bugger.  Chrysalids
can
>> perform a quick de-gutting, turn your man into an alien straight away,
and
>> when you kill the infected bloke, a full-sized one came out!
>
>Yes, but the Aliens were a lot harder!  And they popped up from the
>floor/ceiling/toaster quite nastily...
>

But in UFO, aliens and men were much more evenly balanced.  No Toxin C to
help you out.

>> Yes...I have to agree with you, UFO was what we all wanted.
>
>Yup!  I thank you again for introducing me to it!
>
>Greenish_9
Re: Ooops...(RE: XCOM aliens were NOT craP!)
#593
Author: Shaun Green Greenish9
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00
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See my comments below:

Roger.Chapman wrote:
> 
> >> Shaun Green (Greenish9) wrote in message
> >> <360EA503...@greenshb.globalnet.co.uk>...
> >> >Yeah!  The Apoc aliens were original, unlike those from UFO (although
> >> >being able to shoot little grey men was cool).  Chryssalids?  Seen the
> >> >'alien' films, anyone?  Of course, UFO was the atypical alien invasion
> >> >thing...which was what we all wanted!
> >> >
> >> >Greenish_9
> >>
> >> Ok, so the UFO aliens weren't that original, but they were still better
> than
> >> Apoc.  Think about how nasty a Cyberdisk could be on a night terror
> mission.
> >> Shots coming out of the dark and killing your men and you couldn't find
> >> where they were coming from!  I can only think of two good weapons in
> Apoc,
> >> Megaspawn(a walking weapon) and Dimension Launchers(notice I didn't say
> >> grenades).
> >
> >I liked Apocs aliens better..but maybe that was 'cos I liked the game
> >better!  Grenades were lethal, and devastators just as bad.  And entropy
> >launchers?  Killers!
> 
> I said not grenades cos both games have nasty grenades.  Entropy launchers
> were just annoying.

Okay, not grenades - although they were used more often in Apoc. as they
were easier to prime.  And entropies were MUCH more than
annoying...homing acid bombs that destroyed equipment and could cripple
men and shields!

> >> Chrysalids were much nasty than the 'aliens'.  In Aliens,
> >> the...well...aliens had to drag you off to an egg chambers to get you
> >> impregnated, and when the egg hatched it was a tiny bugger.  Chrysalids
> can
> >> perform a quick de-gutting, turn your man into an alien straight away,
> and
> >> when you kill the infected bloke, a full-sized one came out!
> >
> >Yes, but the Aliens were a lot harder!  And they popped up from the
> >floor/ceiling/toaster quite nastily...
> >
> 
> But in UFO, aliens and men were much more evenly balanced.  No Toxin C to
> help you out.

Rubbish!  Sorry, but that is completely false.  Aliens have much more
armour than the soldiers in UFO, as well as better weapons (at the
start).  In Apoc., same as in UFO, the aliens started out much harder,
then grew less lethal as time went on...with the advent of shields, both
sides were relatively equal!  And Toxin C versus aliens evened up the
entropy guns and devastators they used!
 
> >> Yes...I have to agree with you, UFO was what we all wanted.
> >
> >Yup!  I thank you again for introducing me to it!
> >
> >Greenish_9

Greenish_9
Re: Ooops...(RE: XCOM aliens were NOT craP!)
#594
Author: Roger.Chapman
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00
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See my comments below:
>
>Roger.Chapman wrote:
>>
>> >> Shaun Green (Greenish9) wrote in message
>> >> <360EA503...@greenshb.globalnet.co.uk>...
>> >> >Yeah!  The Apoc aliens were original, unlike those from UFO (although
>> >> >being able to shoot little grey men was cool).  Chryssalids?  Seen
the
>> >> >'alien' films, anyone?  Of course, UFO was the atypical alien
invasion
>> >> >thing...which was what we all wanted!
>> >> >
>> >> >Greenish_9
>> >>
>> >> Ok, so the UFO aliens weren't that original, but they were still
better
>> than
>> >> Apoc.  Think about how nasty a Cyberdisk could be on a night terror
>> mission.
>> >> Shots coming out of the dark and killing your men and you couldn't
find
>> >> where they were coming from!  I can only think of two good weapons in
>> Apoc,
>> >> Megaspawn(a walking weapon) and Dimension Launchers(notice I didn't
say
>> >> grenades).
>> >
>> >I liked Apocs aliens better..but maybe that was 'cos I liked the game
>> >better!  Grenades were lethal, and devastators just as bad.  And entropy
>> >launchers?  Killers!
>>
>> I said not grenades cos both games have nasty grenades.  Entropy
launchers
>> were just annoying.
>
>Okay, not grenades - although they were used more often in Apoc. as they
>were easier to prime.  And entropies were MUCH more than
>annoying...homing acid bombs that destroyed equipment and could cripple
>men and shields!
>


Entropy launchers only slightly damage shields.  Or haven't you discovered
those yet? ;)

>> >> Chrysalids were much nasty than the 'aliens'.  In Aliens,
>> >> the...well...aliens had to drag you off to an egg chambers to get you
>> >> impregnated, and when the egg hatched it was a tiny bugger.
Chrysalids
>> can
>> >> perform a quick de-gutting, turn your man into an alien straight away,
>> and
>> >> when you kill the infected bloke, a full-sized one came out!
>> >
>> >Yes, but the Aliens were a lot harder!  And they popped up from the
>> >floor/ceiling/toaster quite nastily...
>> >
>>
>> But in UFO, aliens and men were much more evenly balanced.  No Toxin C to
>> help you out.
>
>Rubbish!  Sorry, but that is completely false.  Aliens have much more
>armour than the soldiers in UFO, as well as better weapons (at the
>start).  In Apoc., same as in UFO, the aliens started out much harder,
>then grew less lethal as time went on...with the advent of shields, both
>sides were relatively equal!  And Toxin C versus aliens evened up the
>entropy guns and devastators they used!
>

So aliens switching from brainsucker launchers to dimension launchers makes
them less deadly...
Re: Ooops...(RE: XCOM aliens were NOT craP!)
#595
Author: Shaun Green Greenish9
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00
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See below:

Roger.Chapman wrote:
> 
> See my comments below:
> >
> >Roger.Chapman wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Shaun Green (Greenish9) wrote in message
> >> >> <360EA503...@greenshb.globalnet.co.uk>...
> >> >> >Yeah!  The Apoc aliens were original, unlike those from UFO (although
> >> >> >being able to shoot little grey men was cool).  Chryssalids?  Seen
> the
> >> >> >'alien' films, anyone?  Of course, UFO was the atypical alien
> invasion
> >> >> >thing...which was what we all wanted!
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Greenish_9
> >> >>
> >> >> Ok, so the UFO aliens weren't that original, but they were still
> better
> >> than
> >> >> Apoc.  Think about how nasty a Cyberdisk could be on a night terror
> >> mission.
> >> >> Shots coming out of the dark and killing your men and you couldn't
> find
> >> >> where they were coming from!  I can only think of two good weapons in
> >> Apoc,
> >> >> Megaspawn(a walking weapon) and Dimension Launchers(notice I didn't
> say
> >> >> grenades).
> >> >
> >> >I liked Apocs aliens better..but maybe that was 'cos I liked the game
> >> >better!  Grenades were lethal, and devastators just as bad.  And entropy
> >> >launchers?  Killers!
> >>
> >> I said not grenades cos both games have nasty grenades.  Entropy
> launchers
> >> were just annoying.
> >
> >Okay, not grenades - although they were used more often in Apoc. as they
> >were easier to prime.  And entropies were MUCH more than
> >annoying...homing acid bombs that destroyed equipment and could cripple
> >men and shields!
> >
> 
> Entropy launchers only slightly damage shields.  Or haven't you discovered
> those yet? ;)

Oh ha ha!  Tres amusant...I helped complete the game for you, remember? 
The megapod chamber?  Eh? Eh? ;)

> >> >> Chrysalids were much nasty than the 'aliens'.  In Aliens,
> >> >> the...well...aliens had to drag you off to an egg chambers to get you
> >> >> impregnated, and when the egg hatched it was a tiny bugger.
> Chrysalids
> >> can
> >> >> perform a quick de-gutting, turn your man into an alien straight away,
> >> and
> >> >> when you kill the infected bloke, a full-sized one came out!
> >> >
> >> >Yes, but the Aliens were a lot harder!  And they popped up from the
> >> >floor/ceiling/toaster quite nastily...
> >> >
> >>
> >> But in UFO, aliens and men were much more evenly balanced.  No Toxin C to
> >> help you out.
> >
> >Rubbish!  Sorry, but that is completely false.  Aliens have much more
> >armour than the soldiers in UFO, as well as better weapons (at the
> >start).  In Apoc., same as in UFO, the aliens started out much harder,
> >then grew less lethal as time went on...with the advent of shields, both
> >sides were relatively equal!  And Toxin C versus aliens evened up the
> >entropy guns and devastators they used!
> >
> 
> So aliens switching from brainsucker launchers to dimension launchers makes
> them less deadly...

You misunderstand....I meant that your agents get better = aliens less
threat.

Greenish_9
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