Alien Containment - Revision history

Magic9mushroom: /* Functionality */ unnecessary, and that's not what a fallacy is

2023-12-26T09:06:03Z

Functionality: unnecessary, and that's not what a fallacy is

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	Contrary to the in-game UFOpaedia and popular opinion, the Alien Containment module does not have a limit of 10 total aliens or 10 aliens of each race or rank~~. That is a complete fallacy~~. Live aliens successfully recovered from a mission are placed into a file named [[ASTORE.DAT]] which has capped size of 50 records. Adding more AC modules to a base does not increase this cap, nor does a new AC module at another base. Thus, the max capacity is 50 units, and that limit is shared between all the bases which have an alien containment facility. It doesn't matter what the race or rank is either; as long as the file has room, the game will continue to add live aliens until it is. For example, if you managed to stun only Sectoid Soldiers you could clog ASTORE.DAT with nothing but this type of alien. However, it appears that if you have already completed all research possible for a certain alien race/rank combo, AND you do not have any of that race/rank combo currently in storage, the game will not add that alien to storage.		Contrary to the in-game UFOpaedia and popular opinion, the Alien Containment module does not have a limit of 10 total aliens or 10 aliens of each race or rank. Live aliens successfully recovered from a mission are placed into a file named [[ASTORE.DAT]] which has capped size of 50 records. Adding more AC modules to a base does not increase this cap, nor does a new AC module at another base. Thus, the max capacity is 50 units, and that limit is shared between all the bases which have an alien containment facility. It doesn't matter what the race or rank is either; as long as the file has room, the game will continue to add live aliens until it is. For example, if you managed to stun only Sectoid Soldiers you could clog ASTORE.DAT with nothing but this type of alien. However, it appears that if you have already completed all research possible for a certain alien race/rank combo, AND you do not have any of that race/rank combo currently in storage, the game will not add that alien to storage.

	In practice, one containment module can suffice for the duration of the game. Researching live aliens invariably kills them, and if all aliens of a given type are researched, their space will become available for a different alien type. Thus to clear out space in your containment, just research some aliens.		In practice, one containment module can suffice for the duration of the game. Researching live aliens invariably kills them, and if all aliens of a given type are researched, their space will become available for a different alien type. Thus to clear out space in your containment, just research some aliens.

Brettins: changed incorrect link that pointed to general research page when the intention was to point towards the Live Alien Research page.

2020-03-21T07:52:55Z

changed incorrect link that pointed to general research page when the intention was to point towards the Live Alien Research page.

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	In practice, one containment module can suffice for the duration of the game. Researching live aliens invariably kills them, and if all aliens of a given type are researched, their space will become available for a different alien type. Thus to clear out space in your containment, just research some aliens.		In practice, one containment module can suffice for the duration of the game. Researching live aliens invariably kills them, and if all aliens of a given type are researched, their space will become available for a different alien type. Thus to clear out space in your containment, just research some aliens.

	If you have more than one alien of a given type in your confinement, you will be able to research that alien type repeatedly until all aliens of that type are used up. If you have already gleaned all possible information from a given alien type, you will not gain a new [[UFOpaedia]] entry once the research is done. Soldiers in particular offer little of value, revealing only information about their species, if you have not yet studied any member of their race. See [[Research~~#Researching aliens~~\|~~Researching Aliens~~]] for details on what information can be gathered from each alien type.		If you have more than one alien of a given type in your confinement, you will be able to research that alien type repeatedly until all aliens of that type are used up. If you have already gleaned all possible information from a given alien type, you will not gain a new [[UFOpaedia]] entry once the research is done. Soldiers in particular offer little of value, revealing only information about their species, if you have not yet studied any member of their race. See [[Live Alien Research\|Live Alien Research]] for details on what information can be gathered from each alien type.

	You cannot dismantle ANY Alien Containment facilities at your base if even one alien is in storage. Build your Alien Containment facility to plan for future growth and expansion.		You cannot dismantle ANY Alien Containment facilities at your base if even one alien is in storage. Build your Alien Containment facility to plan for future growth and expansion.

Hobbes: categorizing

2013-07-23T03:52:34Z

categorizing

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	[[Category:Base Facilities (EU)]]		[[Category:Base Facilities (EU)]]
			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

Ufo.mesh: /* Unique Alien Types */

2010-08-26T11:11:51Z

Unique Alien Types

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	The two robotic units (~~Sectpods~~ and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive. Therefore, only 27 of the race/rank combos can be kept in a containment facility.		The two robotic units (Sectopods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive. Therefore, only 27 of the race/rank combos can be kept in a containment facility.

	== Functionality ==		== Functionality ==

Bomb Bloke at 11:28, 22 December 2009

2009-12-22T11:28:54Z

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	The default starting base does not include an Alien Containment facility, although they are available to build at the start of the game. It is recommended you build one immediately, as some of the highest-priority [[research]] in the game depends on studying specific live aliens.		The default starting base does not include an Alien Containment facility, although they are available to build at the start of the game. It is recommended you build one immediately, as some of the highest-priority [[research]] in the game depends on studying specific live aliens.

	This [[Base Facilities\|base facility]] appears in ''[[X-COM\|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''. For the ''[[TFTD\|Terror from the Deep]]'' equivalent, refer to [[Alien Containment (TFTD)]].		This [[Base Facilities (EU)\|base facility]] appears in ''[[X-COM\|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''. For the ''[[TFTD\|Terror from the Deep]]'' equivalent, refer to [[Alien Containment (TFTD)]].

	== Unique Alien Types ==		== Unique Alien Types ==

Bomb Bloke at 10:29, 22 December 2009

2009-12-22T10:29:27Z

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	The default starting base does not include an Alien Containment facility, although they are available to build at the start of the game. It is recommended you build one immediately, as some of the highest-priority [[research]] in the game depends on studying specific live aliens.		The default starting base does not include an Alien Containment facility, although they are available to build at the start of the game. It is recommended you build one immediately, as some of the highest-priority [[research]] in the game depends on studying specific live aliens.

			This [[Base Facilities\|base facility]] appears in ''[[X-COM\|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''. For the ''[[TFTD\|Terror from the Deep]]'' equivalent, refer to [[Alien Containment (TFTD)]].

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Base Facilities Navbar}}		{{Base Facilities Navbar}}
	[[Category:Base Facilities]]
			[[Category:Base Facilities (EU)]]

Jasonred: /* Functionality */

2009-05-05T00:14:39Z

Functionality

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	== Functionality ==		== Functionality ==

	Contrary to the in-game UFOpaedia and popular opinion, the Alien Containment module does not have a limit of 10 total aliens or 10 aliens of each race or rank. That is a complete fallacy. Live aliens successfully recovered from a mission are placed into a file named [[ASTORE.DAT]] which has capped size of 50 records. Adding more AC modules to a base does not increase this cap, nor does a new AC module at another base. Thus, the max capacity is 50 units, and that limit is shared between all the bases which have an alien containment facility. It doesn't matter what the race or rank is either; as long as the file has room, the game will continue to add live aliens until it is. For example, if you managed to stun only Sectoid Soldiers you could clog ASTORE.DAT with nothing but this type of alien.		Contrary to the in-game UFOpaedia and popular opinion, the Alien Containment module does not have a limit of 10 total aliens or 10 aliens of each race or rank. That is a complete fallacy. Live aliens successfully recovered from a mission are placed into a file named [[ASTORE.DAT]] which has capped size of 50 records. Adding more AC modules to a base does not increase this cap, nor does a new AC module at another base. Thus, the max capacity is 50 units, and that limit is shared between all the bases which have an alien containment facility. It doesn't matter what the race or rank is either; as long as the file has room, the game will continue to add live aliens until it is. For example, if you managed to stun only Sectoid Soldiers you could clog ASTORE.DAT with nothing but this type of alien. However, it appears that if you have already completed all research possible for a certain alien race/rank combo, AND you do not have any of that race/rank combo currently in storage, the game will not add that alien to storage.

	In practice, one containment module can suffice for the duration of the game. Researching live aliens invariably kills them, and if all aliens of a given type are researched, their space will become available for a different alien type. Thus to clear out space in your containment, just research some aliens.		In practice, one containment module can suffice for the duration of the game. Researching live aliens invariably kills them, and if all aliens of a given type are researched, their space will become available for a different alien type. Thus to clear out space in your containment, just research some aliens.

Jasonred: No they can't be caught alive. Try it and see. They won't be researchable. And mind control doesn't let you capture stuff.

2009-05-05T00:09:56Z

No they can't be caught alive. Try it and see. They won't be researchable. And mind control doesn't let you capture stuff.

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	The two robotic units (Sectpods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive. Therefore, only 27 of the race/rank combos can be kept in a containment facility.~~Actually, they can be caught alive, though they need to be caught via stun rod or mind control to prevent explosion.~~		The two robotic units (Sectpods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive. Therefore, only 27 of the race/rank combos can be kept in a containment facility.

	== Functionality ==		== Functionality ==

Urailar: /* Unique Alien Types */

2009-05-04T15:29:19Z

Unique Alien Types

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	The two robotic units (Sectpods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive. Therefore, only 27 of the race/rank combos can be kept in a containment facility.		The two robotic units (Sectpods and Cyberdiscs) cannot be captured alive. Therefore, only 27 of the race/rank combos can be kept in a containment facility.Actually, they can be caught alive, though they need to be caught via stun rod or mind control to prevent explosion.

	== Functionality ==		== Functionality ==

Zombie: /* See Also */ Relinking.

2009-01-05T02:48:27Z

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Base Facilities Navbar}}		{{Base Facilities Navbar}}
	[[Category:Base Facilities ~~(UFO Defense)~~]]		[[Category:Base Facilities]]