In Progress Let's avoid world getting destroyed by anomaly in openxcom

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End of the month. I managed to significantly decrease the score bloat by devaluing the Terror Ships. By the way, Terror Sites don't really make sense. How does it happen that terror units wait hours for the player to arrive?

 

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In the beginning of the month, base state was following:
USA:

East Coast:

3 Hangars. 6 Living Quarters. 8 Laboratories. 1 Workshop. 5 General Stores. 1 Large Radar System. 1 Small Radar System. 1 Alien Containment.

30 Soldiers
80 Scientists
10 Engineers

80 Scientists researching Heavy Plasma.

X-Com Platoon 1:

Skyranger 1

6 Soldiers
1 Tank/Cannon Mk. II
1 Tank/Laser Cannon

1st Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 1

2x Laser Cannon

Destroyer 1

2x Avalanche Mk. II


West Coast:

2 Hangars. 9 Living Quarters. 16 Laboratories. 1 Large Radar System. 1 General Stores.

160 Scientists

160 Scientists researching Laser Rifle.

Skyranger AWACS 2

1st Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 2

2x Laser Cannon

 

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Europe:

West Europe:

5 Hangars. 2 Living Quarters. 5 General Stores. 2 Large Radar Systems. 1 Alien Containment.

30 (10) Soldiers

Skyranger AWACS 5

X-Com Platoon 3:

Skyranger 3

2nd Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 1

2x Laser Cannon

Interceptor 2

2x Avalanche

Interceptor 4

2x Avalanche


North Europe:

2 Hangars. 7 Quarters. 14 Laboratories. 2 Large Radar Systems. 2 General Stores.

120 (20) Scientists

120 Scientists researching Armored Interceptor.

Skyranger AWACS 1

2nd Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 3

2x Avalanche

 

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China:

6 Hangars. 2 Living Quarters. 4 General Stores. 2 Large Radar System. 1 Alien Containment.

40 Soldiers

X-Com Platoon 2:

Skyranger 2

2 Tank/Cannon Mk. II

Skyranger AWACS 6

Skyranger AWACS 10

3rd Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 1

2x Laser Cannon

Interceptor 2

2x Avalanche

 

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Japan:

4 Hangars. 5 Living Quarters. 9 Laboratories. 1 Large Radar System. 3 General Stores.

90 Scientists

90 Scientists researching Mind Probe.

Skyranger AWACS 4

4th Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 1

2x Laser Cannon

Interceptor 2

2x Laser Cannon

Interceptor 3

2x Avalanche

 

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India:

4 Hangars. 4 Living Quarters. 4 General Stores. 3 Large Radar Systems. 6 Workshops.

75 Engineers.

The base manufactures large items like tanks and armour.

Skyranger AWACS 3

5th Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 1

2x Laser Cannon

Destroyer 1

2x Avalanche Mk. II

 

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Israel:

7 Hangars. 2 Living Quarters. 4 General Stores. 1 Large Radar System.

29 Soldiers

Skyranger AWACS 7

Skyranger AWACS 8

Skyranger AWACS 9


X-Com Platoon 4:

Skyranger 4

5 Soldiers
2 Tank/Cannon Mk. II


6th Interceptor Flight:

Interceptor 1

2x Laser Cannon

Destroyer 1

2x Avalanche Mk. II

 

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A small UFO was spotted over Poland. Flight 2, Interceptor 1 and Flight 2, Interceptor 3 from West and North Europe bases were scrambled to intercept it.

 

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The UFO was shot down by Flight 2, Interceptor 1.

 

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X-Com Platoon 3 was assigned to recover it.

 

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As HWP drove out of the Skyranger, an alien tried to fire at it but missed and killed itself.

 

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HWP attempted to blow a hole in the hedge but missed and accidentally killed a Sectoid hiding in the orchard.

 

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Initial deployment. Soldiers try to maximize distance between each other.

 

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A moment later an X-Com operative threw an Alien Grenade between two farm buildings, obliterating one and heavily damaging another. Two aliens were killed by the blast, ending the mission 20 seconds after it began.

 

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On 5th September a large UFO was detected over Russia. After a few hours long chase by Flight 5, Interceptor 1 and Destroyer 1 and Flight 6, the UFO got out of radar range. Luckily it didn't drop terrorists.

 

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On 6th September, a small UFO was detected in Eastern Europe, flying west. It was flying slowly and on small altitude.It was deducted that it's going to land soon. Flight 2, Interceptor 1 and Skyranger 3 were scrambled to intercept it.

 

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The UFO landed in West Europe and Platoon 3 was deployed to capture it.

 

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When HWP was deploying, a Sectoid attempted to fire at it but in haste it hit a wall near itself and killed itself.

 

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Initial deployment.

 

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A moment later, a soldier threw an Alien Grenade between nearby farm buildings, destroying them and killing one Sectoid.

 

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General situation. Team 1 composed of two stunners, one grenadier and two riflemen and HWP 1 advances towards the UFO. Team 2 composed of a grenadier and HWP 2 secures the left flank.

 

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As Team 1 closes to the UFO, an alien emerges. A stunner fires a stun bomb but misses.

 

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Second stunner hits, though.