X-Com Alien Diplomacy Cheats (PC)

PC - X-Com Alien Diplomacy Cheats

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Hints
  You are given all sorts of weapons at the start of the game and the best thing to do is sell it all except
for the one or two varieties of weapon that you like using the most. The first thing to do is usually to
select a base and name it eg 'Base USA' in North America.
  The second thing to do is to select a second base at the opposite side of the globe eg 'Base China' in Asia.
I always build an extra couple of General Stores as one is never enough.

  Equipping Soldiers
  The best weapon to start off with is the Auto-Cannon with High Explosive ammo. When starting a game I
usually sell everything except for the rifles and Proximity Grenades and then buy Auto-Cannons. The reason for
this is that Auto-Cannons aren't very accurate but they are area effect weapons which means that they explode
and hiteverything within a couple of squares. This is useful when targetting enemies clumped together at short
range or enemies standing next to the UFO. When your troops get more experienced, ie more time units and higher
shooting accuracy, it is best to go into combat with one hand holding an Auto-Cannon and the other holding a
Rifle. If by then you have researched Laser Rifles, use them instead of the normal Rifles. (Don't use Heavy
Lasers as they can't Auto-fire.) It is also best to research Plasma weapons, although I don't recommend taking
them into combat. They are far more powerful and accurate than laser weapons but ammunition has to be made for
it every mission. A point to note here is that ALL ammo taken into a mission gets used no matter what. It is
therefore pointless taking excess ammo into missions when you know that you are not going to use it. What I
usually do is to arm my soldiers as above, and change the Laser Rifle for the Heavy Plasma when an alien has
been killed by stealing the alien's weapon; sort of like a power-up. It is best to keep about 10 Heavy Plasmas
and sufficient ammo back at base in case the base is attacked; then you really do need the best, most accurate
weapons. Proximity Granades are very useful. There are times when you know there's an alien round the corner
of the UFO with fast reactions and you know that it will kill you if you walk into its line of sight and it
will also kill you if you put yourself on over watch mode because your soldier's reactions aren't fast enough.
By throwing a proximity grenade, you can ensure that the alien will get hit when it comes round the corner.
Hand-held Rocket Launchers are crap. You don't really have that many time units and your soldier ends up doing
nothing. You are best off using tanks.

  Equipping Interceptors
  The best thing to do is to sell everything except avalanche missiles and launchers. Although avalanche
missiles will destroy very small UFOs it's no great loss. When you have researched Plasma Beams, use them
instead, to save having to re-order avalanche misslies.

  Equipping Skyrangers
  It is best to take two tanks and fill the rest of the space with soldiers. The two tanks should be armed
with Rocket
  Launchers as these are the most effective. (Four tanks when equipping Avengers).

  Last Mission
  On the last mission when you visit Mars you want your troops equipped as follows :- 4 x Plasma Beam Tanks
Soldiers :- Fly suit Left Hand - Heavy Plasma Right Hand - Blaster Bomber - Psi Amp (if you have sufficient
Psychic strength/skill) Belt/Backpack - 2 -4 Blaster Bombs 2 recommended, but you may want to have a few men
just sittingdown firing blaster bombs and thus not moving at all. Then fill the floor with blaster bombs. The
first mission on Mars is in total darkness, where the Sectoids can see you long before you them and so it is
best to just spend your time smashing blaster bombs everywhere until you've killed most of them. The rule of
thumb here is that if you see an enemy and you are a fair distance away, then fire a blaster bomb.

  Eurilium-115
  This stuff is found in large quantities when large undamaged UFO's land onto the Earth, marked with a green
cross.

  Cheat
  There is a file within each of the games directories called LIGLOB.DAT This holds the amount of cash that
you have. Thus, make a copy of it and when you are low on cash, copy it back.

  Tips
  Have one base for Research, and dismantle the workshop. And have a second base for making things. This way
you have a lot of room to both research and making stuff. Aliens will throw grenades if your soldiers are
clumped together. When on the ground, split them apart. When in the air clump together and laugh when the
grenade explodes without causing any damage.
  When making new ships such as Firestorms and Avengers, the first time they fly, for some reason they have
infinite fuel, hence you can keep them patrolling a specific area forever.
  If an alien takes over one of your soldiers, if you ever regain control of him, make sure he drops all of
his weapons in his hands (not belt and backpack). The chances are that the alien will try to re-gain control
of the same soldier. Mutons are hardest to kill, but easiest to mind control.
  Sectoids and Floaters almost aways die when coming into contact with area effect weapons hence always fire
an Auto-fire High Explosive shot from an Auto-Cannon whenever possible. Drop the Auto-Cannon if fighting
Mutons to gain extra accuracy with the other weapon and extra time units.
  When landing down beside an intact very large UFO, set up a cross-fire and wait it out. This is an
especially good tactic with Mutons as they will not try to mind control your soldiers. The exit to the very
large UFO is at the centre of the UFO on the ground level. Position your soldiers such that they will
over-watch shoot as soon as an alien pops it's head out.
  Some UFO's land with the top piece of their UFO destroyed. Rather than entering the UFO through the doors
below, send a few grenades or blaster bombs down the top of the UFO and then go down with a tank.
  If you have a top level psycher in your team then use him to constantly control an alien. Use the alien to
do the exploring. This way, none of your soldiers will risk getting shot from an over-watch shot.
  A shot from a blaster bomb or several shots from a heavy plasma will dent a hole in the side of a UFO wall.
This can be useful if an alien traps itself in a room and is waiting for one of your soldiers to come through.
  When mind controlling alien tanks, you need to mind control all four sections of the tank to control it
properly. Otherwise it will just shoot itself after you move or fire it.
  In a multi-level UFO with Snake-men, fire a blaster bomb into the ceiling of the ground level and send your
soldiers in. The reason for this is that to be on the safe side it is best to have your troops constantly
flying. The black aliens (can't remember their names) can turn you into aliens, but not if you are flying at
least two squares away.