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Real time actually gets pretty hard at the first time you meet a group of Skeletoids with Dev Cannons. Once you get shields its goes back to easy. In the missions at the end of the game, the aliens spawn every few seconds so it can get really bad really fast in real time.
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"Yay Apoc!!!!!!!" - bipolarbear
"At least there were some thoughts went into Apocalypse." - Urban Ranger
"Apocalype was a great game." - DrSpike
"In Apoc, I had one soldier who lasted through the entire game... was pretty cool. I like apoc for that reason, the soldiers are a bit more 'personal'." - General Ludd -
I always use an android or two if they are available in the early game, for a while they are just better at throwing grenades, especially when you have an agent who throws one on top of theirselves and bombs themselves.
I have always played turn-based, but turn-based takes so long, and I have other things going on right now, that I never got to finish a game.
It's a long game, someone said about 250 missions long, and I really get disgusted with the moving dog, or whatever it is, sort of like the terrorists out there now, except its not human!
Wouldn't want to say anymore, if some people find the Collector's Edition like I bought a couple of years ago, now. Might still have it somewhere on the Internet, except it was out about Christmas Time, when they decide to package some older games, but then I have not seen it lately - it had the three main X-COM's in it.
I kill a citizen or two also sometimes, especially when they get in the way.
Going up the elevator is fun, once you figure it out how to move your squad from floor to floor, building to building, crawling, running, walking, except I would have to agree that the aliens looked better in the first game than the blue soldiers in the Apcolypse game.
Never enough money, equipment, or training it seems.
Maybe I will play it to see how many businesses I can irritate, this time.
It's fun to play at night in the dark, with the music going on!
Of course, now, I look up at the sky at night sometimes, just curious!Comment
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Well, all I find is a couple at eBay here for sale:
Probably original version, may have to start computer in MS-Dos ( I did not look that close at it)
Recent bids page:
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Two days left - -ends June 2nd -- I payed 9.99 for all three in the Collector's Edition -- bids now for the used ones are $0.01 and $1.00 -- I bid a little more and well, that up to anyone who wants it...................Comment
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Look here, except I think one pays shipping and handling charges of $7.50, both UFO: Defense and Apocalypse (original versions, I think) ---- free:
Bottom of page!
Free it says, except I think for S&H of $7.50
May have to start computer in MS-Dos for original game, back in 1996-7 when it came out!Comment
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Main page of Apocalypse:
Have to go now!Comment
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I'll have to take that back. Online manual means the game must be newer like the Collector's Edition I bought. The original game did not have an 'online' manual or computer copy of the instructions of the game, only a book.
One of my agents got brainsucked, one agents keeps hiding against the wall, he will be point man now, if I do not shoot him by telling the Squad Leader to shoot him, dang it.
I think I will buy a couple of tanks and try to knock down the Cult of Sirius building from the outside, but first I should raid it, and torch part of it, then knock it down by the tank;s guns.
I think I will try the first game again, since I just looked at some of the pictures of the review, although I just don't remember it looking that good, unless its on a gameboy or something like that, but I may have to find out.
Both are great to me, except if you want fancy graphics instead of game play, -- to me.
Don't get hurt!Comment
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I never used androids for my main battle squad, as they can't learn. Even though they start out much better than humans do, by that same logic they would be much better at killing and hence steal most experience-giving kills.
I generally have my standard combat soldiers (10 in total) and send either 4 or 6 into each mission, rotating as some are injured. I also buy 10 hybrids as early as I can, put them into psi training and just leave them there until they get powerful. In a pinch they are useful for defending the base.
And that reminds me, I do actually buy androids for base-duty at all my extra bases. No need to train them up.Last edited by Skanky Burns; June 1, 2002, 22:42.I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).Comment
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Why would you want to destroy the Cult of Sirus buildings? Leave them alone, as they get to rebuild and restock, so you get to raid it again (and again).
(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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I know, but I got disgusted and now a few other companies are mad at me -- I never tried it before - but the alien inflitation is still at 36% - I just having a terrible time with this new game - agent's killed by my stupid mistakes, lost my tank (to knock down the building due to friendly fire). So, I knock them all down - still the Government is stilled allied with me, maybe I will knock down a few other buildings - ran out of missiles though, so I may have to wait for more to arrive.
Keep the city alive, while their friendly with the aliens, I will have to think about it.
I just wanted to be the mad, bad XCOM Commander once!Comment
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That's because I am still sad that the VGA graphics are garbelled for the first XCOM game - guess I try to figure that out -- need to use my old graphic card maybe - as I wanted to take a look at that game again -- but then -- can't play if the screen is just garbelled and unseeable -- sad!Comment
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And anyway, the Cult of Sirius wanted compensation for damage the police did, so the 1st level of the building is probably still there (underground level) so, I know where to find them easier, once my agents heal!
The XCOM Commander has gone berserk!
Fight in all the basement levels of the buildings!
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Back to UFO:Aftermath link also has other links:
Will not be the same game Mythos came out with, something about copyrights, but hey, how can you copyright a possible reality?
Keep looking up!Comment
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Ah, so it's a open invasion instead of a sneaky infiltration this time.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
(='.'=) "Claims demand evidence; extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence." -- Carl Sagan
(")_(") "Starting the fire from within."Comment
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More like a free-for-all.
Well, that XCOM:Apocolypse is still out there, but probably will not work with newer OS's. Saw the Collector's Edition for sell somewhere like a military type simulation computer game store, but could not find it again.
Mo-slo for UFOefense, or another one I ran across to slow down the computer.
I saw a page about what they really wanted to include with XCOM:Apocolypse about spying on corporation leaders and other things that were cut out of it.
Well, if i ever get the game done!
Publisher's own copyrights, I guess.
They wonder about that kind of stuff for the new one, UFO:Aftermath, but then a few changes for the game I can think of -- although they won't have 'panic' in it and some other things -- so.................. bleeping blahs!Comment
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