Alien Appearance Ratios (TFTD) - Revision history

Magic9mushroom: /* Notes */ tested

2019-12-23T13:12:55Z

Notes: tested

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	* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].		* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].
	* Established Alien Colonies and Artefact Sites will always be defended by a [[Mixed Crew]]. [[T'leth]] has a unique, fixed crew.		* Established Alien Colonies and Artefact Sites will always be defended by a [[Mixed Crew]]. [[T'leth]] has a unique, fixed crew.
	* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.		* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.
			*"Triggered" Floating Base Attack missions are crewed by the same race as the submarine shot down. "Scheduled" Floating Base Attack missions can be crewed by Aquatoids, Gill Men, Lobster Men or Tasoths (but not Mixed Crew).
	* '''Alien Surface Attacks''' missions may be of several types, with these frequencies:		* '''Alien Surface Attacks''' missions may be of several types, with these frequencies:
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Magic9mushroom: /* Notes */ it is a normal Mixed Crew in Colonies and Artefacts

2019-12-18T12:03:19Z

Notes: it is a normal Mixed Crew in Colonies and Artefacts

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	* All months beyond October 2040 use the October table.		* All months beyond October 2040 use the October table.
	* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].		* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].
	* Established Alien Colonies, Artefact Sites ~~and the final mission~~ [[T'leth]] ~~have~~ fixed crew ~~types~~.		* Established Alien Colonies and Artefact Sites will always be defended by a [[Mixed Crew]]. [[T'leth]] has a unique, fixed crew.
	* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.		* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.
	* '''Alien Surface Attacks''' missions may be of several types, with these frequencies:		* '''Alien Surface Attacks''' missions may be of several types, with these frequencies:

Magic9mushroom: /* Notes */ whoops

2019-08-31T13:39:12Z

Notes: whoops

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* All months beyond October 2040 use the ~~August~~ table.		* All months beyond October 2040 use the October table.
	* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].		* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].
	* Established Alien Colonies, Artefact Sites and the final mission [[T'leth]] have fixed crew types.		* Established Alien Colonies, Artefact Sites and the final mission [[T'leth]] have fixed crew types.

Magic9mushroom: fixed months for appearance ratios

2018-08-05T02:25:18Z

fixed months for appearance ratios

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	! Colspan = "6" {{StdDescTable Heading}} align = "left" \| April - ~~May~~		! Colspan = "6" {{StdDescTable Heading}} align = "left" \| April - June
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	! Colspan = "6" {{StdDescTable Heading}} align = "left" \| ~~June~~ - ~~July~~		! Colspan = "6" {{StdDescTable Heading}} align = "left" \| July - September
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	! Colspan = "6" {{StdDescTable Heading}} align = "left" \| ~~August~~ and Beyond		! Colspan = "6" {{StdDescTable Heading}} align = "left" \| October and Beyond
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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* December 2039 is included in the first table, but the game begins in January 2040. Each table covers two month blocks.		* All months beyond October 2040 use the August table.
	* All months beyond ~~August~~ 2040 use the August table.
	* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].		* All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].
	* Established Alien Colonies, Artefact Sites and the final mission [[T'leth]] have fixed crew types.		* Established Alien Colonies, Artefact Sites and the final mission [[T'leth]] have fixed crew types.
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	**'''Port/Island Attack''' Alien Surface Attacks missions behave like the ordinary [[Alien Terror]] alien mission in UFO: Enemy Unknown. A series of scout subs will be sent to an area, followed by a Battleship that will touch down at a port city or island to create a terror site. Responding to such a site starts a [[Port Attack]] or [[Island Attack]] mission similar to [[Terror Mission]]s in UFO, with the accordant bonuses and penalties. Port/Island Attack missions use the appearance ratio values listed for Alien Surface Attacks for the current month.		**'''Port/Island Attack''' Alien Surface Attacks missions behave like the ordinary [[Alien Terror]] alien mission in UFO: Enemy Unknown. A series of scout subs will be sent to an area, followed by a Battleship that will touch down at a port city or island to create a terror site. Responding to such a site starts a [[Port Attack]] or [[Island Attack]] mission similar to [[Terror Mission]]s in UFO, with the accordant bonuses and penalties. Port/Island Attack missions use the appearance ratio values listed for Alien Surface Attacks for the current month.
	**'''Shipping Lane''' Alien Surface Attacks missions will simply generate a terror site on a shipping route at 00~~:30~~ on the first of the month (there is no [[Alien Submarine]] activity associated with this type, and the site's appearance hence cannot be avoided by any means). Responding to such a site starts a [[Shipping Lane Mission]], in which X-Com must rid a cruise or cargo ship of alien infestation. These are two-part missions, taking place on two long and narrow maps representing the upper and lower decks of the ship; however, they otherwise score as normal for a Terror Mission (including the -1000 penalty for not responding). Shipping Lane Missions will use the appearance ratio values listed for Alien Surface Attacks '''for ~~June and~~ July''' (no matter what month it actually is), which enables "early" appearances of [[Tasoths]] since these missions appear from April onward.		**'''Shipping Lane''' Alien Surface Attacks missions will simply generate a terror site on a shipping route at 01:00 on the first of the month (there is no [[Alien Submarine]] activity associated with this type, and the site's appearance hence cannot be avoided by any means). Responding to such a site starts a [[Shipping Lane Mission]], in which X-Com must rid a cruise or cargo ship of alien infestation. These are two-part missions, taking place on two long and narrow maps representing the upper and lower decks of the ship; however, they otherwise score as normal for a Terror Mission (including the -1000 penalty for not responding). Shipping Lane Missions will use the appearance ratio values listed for Alien Surface Attacks '''for July to September''' (no matter what month it actually is), which enables "early" appearances of [[Tasoths]] since these missions appear from April onward.
	**'''Artefact''' Alien Surface Attacks missions will generate an "artefact site" at a deep-sea location ('''not''' the surface) at 00~~:30~~ on the first of the month (again, there is no associated [[Alien Submarine]] activity and the site's generation cannot be avoided). These sites represent the twelve communications relays mentioned in [[Alien Origins (TFTD)\|Alien Origins]]. These missions are also two-part; the first map is a pyramid hunt on the seafloor for the relay's location, while the second is a battle within the facility itself to destroy its Synomium Device. As there are no civilians on this type of mission, there are different point rewards and penalties; destroying the device scores 750 points, while failing to destroy it scores -750 and failing to respond -2000. Artefact Sites are always crewed by [[Aquatoids]] and [[Tasoths]] accompanied by [[Hallucinoids]] and [[Tentaculats]], and ignore these tables.		**'''Artefact''' Alien Surface Attacks missions will generate an "artefact site" at a deep-sea location ('''not''' the surface) at 01:00 on the first of the month (again, there is no associated [[Alien Submarine]] activity and the site's generation cannot be avoided). These sites represent the twelve communications relays mentioned in [[Alien Origins (TFTD)\|Alien Origins]]. These missions are also two-part; the first map is a pyramid hunt on the seafloor for the relay's location, while the second is a battle within the facility itself to destroy its Synomium Device. As there are no civilians on this type of mission, there are different point rewards and penalties; destroying the device scores 750 points, while failing to destroy it scores -750 and failing to respond -2000. Artefact Sites are always crewed by [[Aquatoids]] and [[Tasoths]] accompanied by [[Hallucinoids]] and [[Tentaculats]], and ignore these tables.
	**As there are only twelve relays, after twelve Artefact Sites have been activated (regardless of the outcome) no more will appear and the aliens will return to attacking surface targets every month. However, as the earliest month possible for the twelfth Artefact Site is May '''2041''' and it's more likely to occur in 2042, most games will end long before this actually occurs.		**As there are only twelve relays, after twelve Artefact Sites have been activated (regardless of the outcome) no more will appear and the aliens will return to attacking surface targets every month. However, as the earliest month possible for the twelfth Artefact Site is May '''2041''' and it's more likely to occur in 2042, most games will end long before this actually occurs.

Magic9mushroom: Tried to explain Surface Attacks better. Might have gone into too much detail, I dunno.

2016-04-13T07:45:21Z

Tried to explain Surface Attacks better. Might have gone into too much detail, I dunno.

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 == Notes ==
 * December 2039 is included in the first table, but the game begins in January 2040. Each table covers two month blocks.
 * All months beyond August 2040 use the August table.
 * All values listed above are interpreted off probability tables obtained directly from TFTD's [[GEOSCAPE.EXE]].
+* Established Alien Colonies, Artefact Sites and the final mission [[T'leth]] have fixed crew types.
 * Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.
+* '''Alien Surface Attacks''' missions may be of several types, with these frequencies:
-* Port Attack and Island Attack missions fall under the category '''Alien Surface Attack'''.
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-* Cruise Ship and Cargo Ship missions fall under the category '''Shipping Route Attack'''.
+!Month!!Port/Island Attack!!Shipping Lane!!Artefact
 == See Also ==

Warboy1982 at 13:16, 30 August 2015

2015-08-30T13:16:01Z

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Warboy1982: /* Notes */

2015-08-30T13:10:59Z

Notes

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	* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.		* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.

	* Port Attack, Island ~~Attack, and Shipping Lane~~ Attack missions fall under the category '''Alien Surface Attack'''.		* Port Attack and Island Attack missions fall under the category '''Alien Surface Attack'''.

			* Cruise Ship and Cargo Ship missions fall under the category '''Shipping Route Attack'''.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

Hobbes: /* See Also */

2013-07-23T14:29:51Z

Magic9mushroom: Artefact Sites don't need subs to set them up and have a fixed crew - even if they are created by "Alien Surface Attacks" missions their crew is not affected by this table.

2012-02-11T23:16:04Z

Artefact Sites don't need subs to set them up and have a fixed crew - even if they are created by "Alien Surface Attacks" missions their crew is not affected by this table.

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	* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.		* Alien subs on Colony Supply Missions will be crewed by the same species that established the Colony, and ignore the monthly tables.

	* Port Attack, Island Attack, Shipping Lane Attack ~~and Artefact Sites~~ fall under the category '''Alien Surface Attack'''.		* Port Attack, Island Attack, and Shipping Lane Attack missions fall under the category '''Alien Surface Attack'''.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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