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J2Greene: correct formula for Meld per canister

2025-03-25T22:18:35Z

correct formula for Meld per canister

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	Alien Resources determine the rewards obtained from meld canisters.		Alien Resources determine the rewards obtained from meld canisters.

	:'''Meld Reward''': Alien Resources / 10, rounded to the nearest integer		:'''Meld Reward''': Alien Resources / 10, rounded ''down'' to the nearest integer

			For example, meld canisters will contain 14 Meld at Alien Resources 140-149.

	The amount of meld per canister is set to a minimum of 5.		The amount of meld per canister is set to a minimum of 5.

DjinnFor: /* Extra Aliens */

2024-06-08T17:04:38Z

Extra Aliens

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	If current alien resources exceed 180, an extra 0-3 aliens are added to Abductions. This is a 25% chance each for +0, +1, +2, or +3.		If current alien resources exceed 180, an extra 0-3 aliens are added to Abductions. This is a 25% chance each for +0, +1, +2, or +3.

	Alien Resources have no other effect on the quantity of aliens that appear; this is determined by the [[Missions (Long War)\|mission type]] itself (and for landings or crashes, the [[UFOs (Long War)\|size of the UFO]]).		Alien Resources have no other effect on the quantity of aliens that appear in any other mission; this is determined by the [[Missions (Long War)\|mission type]] itself (and for landings or crashes, the [[UFOs (Long War)\|size of the UFO]]).

	==Changes in Alien Resources==		==Changes in Alien Resources==

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2023-06-01T16:00:40Z

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	:UFO Repair Cost: Regular Resource Cost of UFO x % of Damage Dealt to UFO		:UFO Repair Cost: Regular Resource Cost of UFO x % of Damage Dealt to UFO

			==Resource Levels==
			Alien Resources are often used as a level, in the range 0-4, as follows:

			* Level 0: up to 49 resources
			* Level 1: 50-99 resources
			* Level 2: 100-149 resources
			* Level 3: 150-199 resources
			* Level 4: 200-300 resources

	==See also==		==See also==

DjinnFor at 00:56, 16 November 2021

2021-11-16T00:56:34Z

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	Alien Resources determine the rewards obtained from meld canisters.		Alien Resources determine the rewards obtained from meld canisters.

	* Meld Reward: Alien Resources / 10, rounded to the nearest integer		:'''Meld Reward''': Alien Resources / 10, rounded to the nearest integer

	The amount of meld per canister is set to a minimum of 5.		The amount of meld per canister is set to a minimum of 5.
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	===Income from Bases===		===Income from Bases===
	At the end of a month, aliens generate resources for each base they have in play, and pay a cost for any [[~~Missions_~~(~~Long_War~~)#~~Alien_Base_Assault~~\|Alien Bases]] they constructed that month. Allowing Aliens to construct bases and then immediately assaulting them is one possible means to deprive Aliens of resources.		:''See also: [[Alien Deployment (Long War)#Alien Bases\|Alien Bases]]''
			At the end of a month, aliens generate resources for each base they have in play, and pay a cost for any [[Alien Deployment (Long War)#Alien Bases\|Alien Bases]] they constructed that month. Allowing Aliens to construct bases and then immediately assaulting them is one possible means to deprive Aliens of resources.

	* Existing alien bases: +20 per base		* Existing alien bases: +20 per base
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	At the beginning of a month, the aliens resource count are set to at least a base minimum. If their current resources exceeds this minimum amount, they do not gain any additional resources.		At the beginning of a month, the aliens resource count are set to at least a base minimum. If their current resources exceeds this minimum amount, they do not gain any additional resources.

	* Minimum Resources per month: 9 per months past (up to a maximum of +300)		:Minimum Resources per month: 9 per months past (up to a maximum of +300)

	This resource adjustment will [[Alien Missions (Long War)#Mission Occurrences\|affect the missions for the coming month]]. Thus by the 7th month of a campaign (September), the aliens will always have starting monthly resources of 50+ and thus schedule missions under at least the second resource tier. By the 12th month (February) the aliens will always schedule missions under at least the third resource tier, and so forth.		This resource adjustment will [[Alien Missions (Long War)#Mission Occurrences\|affect the missions for the coming month]]. Thus by the 7th month of a campaign (September), the aliens will always have starting monthly resources of 50+ and thus schedule missions under at least the second resource tier. By the 12th month (February) the aliens will always schedule missions under at least the third resource tier, and so forth.
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	===Harvest Missions===		===Harvest Missions===
	The UFOs can conduct [[~~Alien_Missions_~~(~~Long_War~~)#Harvest\|Harvest missions]] in an attempt to obtain resources. This is [[~~Alien_Missions_~~(~~Long_War~~)#~~Mission_Table~~\|particularly likely]] if their resources coming into the month are low and they tend to use larger UFOs in that case. Successful Harvests award them with a bunch of resources, depending on the class of UFO used. The exact amount is randomly rolled, with each amount equally likely:		:''See also: [[Alien Missions (Long War)]]
			The UFOs can conduct [[Alien Missions (Long War)#Harvest\|Harvest missions]] in an attempt to obtain resources. This is [[Alien Missions (Long War)#Mission Table\|particularly likely]] if their resources coming into the month are low and they tend to use larger UFOs in that case. Successful Harvests award them with a bunch of resources, depending on the class of UFO used. The exact amount is randomly rolled, with each amount equally likely:

	* Transport: +37-40 resources		* Transport: +37-40 resources
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	Aliens target countries for harvest at random and at the beginning of the month. If the targeted country has a satellite, there is a chance that the aliens will re-roll its target to a region without a satellite (assuming such a region exists), depending on the [[Threat_(Long_War)\|Threat]] they perceive XCOM to be. This accrues a flat resource cost to the aliens.		Aliens target countries for harvest at random and at the beginning of the month. If the targeted country has a satellite, there is a chance that the aliens will re-roll its target to a region without a satellite (assuming such a region exists), depending on the [[Threat_(Long_War)\|Threat]] they perceive XCOM to be. This accrues a flat resource cost to the aliens.

	* Penalty for Rerolled Harvest Missions: -5		:Penalty for Rerolled Harvest Missions: -5

	===Cost of Repairing / Replacing UFOs===		===Cost of Repairing / Replacing UFOs===
			:''See also: [[UFOs (Long War)]]
	As a month progresses, shooting down, damaging, or assaulting UFOs accrues costs to replace and repair them, reducing alien resources. This is the only way to actively reduce alien resources, as the Aliens will always be fielding UFOs.		As a month progresses, shooting down, damaging, or assaulting UFOs accrues costs to replace and repair them, reducing alien resources. This is the only way to actively reduce alien resources, as the Aliens will always be fielding UFOs.

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	Damaged UFOs cost a fraction of their full resource value to replace, proportional to the percentage of damage accrued:		Damaged UFOs cost a fraction of their full resource value to replace, proportional to the percentage of damage accrued:

	* UFO Repair Cost: Regular Resource Cost of UFO x % of Damage Dealt to UFO		:UFO Repair Cost: Regular Resource Cost of UFO x % of Damage Dealt to UFO

	==See also==		==See also==

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2021-11-16T00:51:46Z

Monthly Missions

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	===Monthly Missions===		===Monthly Missions===
			:''Main Article: [[Alien Missions (Long War)]]''
	At the beginning of a month, Alien Resources are used in conjunction with a [[Threat_(Long_War)\|XCOM Threat variable]] to generate the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|UFO Missions]] that will be run that month. More resources for the aliens generally means they will run more total missions, while their perception of how threatening XCOM is will determine which types of missions they conduct; see the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Mission_Table\|Mission Generation Table]] for details.		At the beginning of a month, Alien Resources are used in conjunction with a [[Threat_(Long_War)\|XCOM Threat variable]] to generate the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|UFO Missions]] that will be run that month. More resources for the aliens generally means they will run more total missions, while their perception of how threatening XCOM is will determine which types of missions they conduct; see the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Mission_Table\|Mission Generation Table]] for details.

DjinnFor: /* Minimum Monthly Resources */

2021-11-04T04:50:49Z

Minimum Monthly Resources

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	* Minimum Resources per month: 9 per months past (up to a maximum of +300)		* Minimum Resources per month: 9 per months past (up to a maximum of +300)

	This resource adjustment will affect the missions for the coming month. Thus by the 7th month of a campaign (September), the aliens will always have starting monthly resource ~~level of 1~~. By the 12th month (February) the aliens will always ~~have a starting monthly~~ resource ~~level of 2~~, and so forth.		This resource adjustment will [[Alien Missions (Long War)#Mission Occurrences\|affect the missions for the coming month]]. Thus by the 7th month of a campaign (September), the aliens will always have starting monthly resources of 50+ and thus schedule missions under at least the second resource tier. By the 12th month (February) the aliens will always schedule missions under at least the third resource tier, and so forth.

	Since the maximum amount of resources for aliens is 300, a campaign that progresses for long enough will eventually see Alien Resources permanently set to its 300 cap at the beginning of each month, regardless of XCOM performance.		Since the maximum amount of resources for aliens is 300, a campaign that progresses for long enough will eventually see Alien Resources permanently set to its 300 cap at the beginning of each month, regardless of XCOM performance. This can cause, for instance, [[UFOs (Long War)#Battleship\|Battleships]] to frequently make appearances.

	===Harvest Missions===		===Harvest Missions===

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2021-11-01T09:16:41Z

Harvest Missions

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	===Harvest Missions===		===Harvest Missions===
	The UFOs can conduct [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Harvest\|Harvest missions]] in an attempt to obtain resources. This is [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Mission_Table\|particularly likely]] if resources ~~from last~~ month ~~were~~ low. Successful Harvests award them with a bunch of resources, depending on the class of UFO used.		The UFOs can conduct [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Harvest\|Harvest missions]] in an attempt to obtain resources. This is [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Mission_Table\|particularly likely]] if their resources coming into the month are low and they tend to use larger UFOs in that case. Successful Harvests award them with a bunch of resources, depending on the class of UFO used. The exact amount is randomly rolled, with each amount equally likely:

	* Transport: +37-40 resources ~~[37 + rand(5)]~~		* Transport: +37-40 resources
	* Harvester: +27-30 resources ~~[27 + rand(5)]~~		* Harvester: +27-30 resources
	* Raider: +17-20 resources ~~[17 + rand(5)]~~		* Raider: +17-20 resources
	* Scout: +10-14 resources ~~[10 + rand(5)]~~		* Scout: +10-14 resources

	Aliens target countries at random. If the targeted country has a satellite, there is a chance that the aliens will re-roll its target to a region without a satellite (assuming such a region exists), depending on [[Threat_(Long_War)~~#Threat_Category~~\|Threat ~~level~~]] ~~(the chance is equal~~ to ~~10% per Threat Category Level)~~. This accrues a flat resource cost to the aliens.		Aliens target countries for harvest at random and at the beginning of the month. If the targeted country has a satellite, there is a chance that the aliens will re-roll its target to a region without a satellite (assuming such a region exists), depending on the [[Threat_(Long_War)\|Threat]] they perceive XCOM to be. This accrues a flat resource cost to the aliens.

	* Penalty for Rerolled Harvest Missions: -5		* Penalty for Rerolled Harvest Missions: -5

DjinnFor: /* Effects of Alien Resources */

2021-11-01T09:11:38Z

Effects of Alien Resources

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	==Effects of Alien Resources==		==Effects of Alien Resources==
	~~===UFO Types===~~

	~~Starting monthly~~ Alien Resources are used (in conjunction with [[~~Alien_Research_~~(Long_War)\|~~Alien Research~~]]) to ~~determine which~~ [[~~UFOs_~~(Long_War)\|~~types of UFOs~~]] will be ~~sent on~~ which [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|~~Missions~~]]. See the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|Missions]] page for detailed information on this decision.		Alien Resources primarily determine how many UFO missions the aliens conduct each month, what kind of missions they conduct, and what UFOs they will use. Alien Resources do ''not'' determine the types of aliens one can encounter, or how strong they are; see the page on [[Alien Research (Long War)\|Alien Research]] or the [[Alien Life Forms (Long War)\|individual alien type entries]] instead.

			===Monthly Missions===
			At the beginning of a month, Alien Resources are used in conjunction with a [[Threat_(Long_War)\|XCOM Threat variable]] to generate the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|UFO Missions]] that will be run that month. More resources for the aliens generally means they will run more total missions, while their perception of how threatening XCOM is will determine which types of missions they conduct; see the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Mission_Table\|Mission Generation Table]] for details.

			Once the number, frequency, and date of each UFO Mission is determined, Alien Resources is also used at the beginning of the month to determine which UFOs will be sent on those missions. See the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|Missions]] page for detailed information on this decision, as each mission has a different possible UFOs that can conduct it, and which require different amounts of Alien Resources before they can appear.

	===Meld Rewards===		===Meld Rewards===
	~~By themselves,~~ Alien Resources determine the rewards obtained from meld canisters.		Alien Resources determine the rewards obtained from meld canisters.

	* Meld Reward: Alien Resources / 10, rounded to the nearest integer		* Meld Reward: Alien Resources / 10, rounded to the nearest integer

	The amount of meld per canister is set to a minimum of 5.		The amount of meld per canister is set to a minimum of 5.

	~~===Monthly Missions===~~
	At the end of a month, Alien Resource Level is computed and used in conjunction with [[Threat_(Long_War)\|XCOM Threat]] to generate the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)#Mission_Table\|UFO Missions]] that will be run that month. The decision for which missions to run as well as which UFO to send on those missions [[Alien_Resources_(Long_War)#UFO_Types\|depends]] on the Alien Resources calculated in this way (or alternatively the monthly minimum described below).

	* Resource Level = Alien Resources / 50, rounded down

	~~Note that Alien Resource Level is clamped to a range between 0 and 4, so amounts below 0 or above 200 result in Resource Levels of 0 and 4, respectively.~~

	===Extra Aliens===		===Extra Aliens===
	If current alien resources exceed 180, an extra 0-3 aliens are added to Abductions. This is a 25% chance each for +0, +1, +2, or +3.		If current alien resources exceed 180, an extra 0-3 aliens are added to Abductions. This is a 25% chance each for +0, +1, +2, or +3.

			Alien Resources have no other effect on the quantity of aliens that appear; this is determined by the [[Missions (Long War)\|mission type]] itself (and for landings or crashes, the [[UFOs (Long War)\|size of the UFO]]).

	==Changes in Alien Resources==		==Changes in Alien Resources==

DjinnFor: /* Extra Aliens */

2021-11-01T08:34:07Z

Extra Aliens

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	===Extra Aliens===		===Extra Aliens===
	If current alien resources exceed 180, an extra 0-3 aliens are added to Abductions.		If current alien resources exceed 180, an extra 0-3 aliens are added to Abductions. This is a 25% chance each for +0, +1, +2, or +3.

	==Changes in Alien Resources==		==Changes in Alien Resources==

DjinnFor: /* UFO Types */

2021-11-01T08:33:11Z

UFO Types

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	===UFO Types===		===UFO Types===

	Starting monthly Alien Resources are used (in conjunction with [[Alien_Research_(Long_War)\|Alien Research]]) to determine which [[UFOs_(Long_War)\|types of UFOs]] ~~to send~~ on [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|Missions]]. See the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|Missions]] page for detailed information on this decision.		Starting monthly Alien Resources are used (in conjunction with [[Alien_Research_(Long_War)\|Alien Research]]) to determine which [[UFOs_(Long_War)\|types of UFOs]] will be sent on which [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|Missions]]. See the [[Alien_Missions_(Long_War)\|Missions]] page for detailed information on this decision.

	===Meld Rewards===		===Meld Rewards===