Clearing UFOs - Revision history

Hobbes: categorizing

2013-07-23T02:59:23Z

categorizing

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	==Battleship==		==Battleship==


			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

Zombie: /* General Strategies */ Redirecting

2007-12-07T03:18:42Z

General Strategies: Redirecting

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	*Explosives tossed to the top of a lift shaft and allowed to detonate allow you to clear any elevator ambushes they may be preparing.		*Explosives tossed to the top of a lift shaft and allowed to detonate allow you to clear any elevator ambushes they may be preparing.

	*Grenades can be tricky to use in a UFO because of the confined space, but feel free to do so around any compartment that isn't housing [[Elerium]]. Most UFO components can be easily manufactured, serve no in-game purpose aside from sale, or both.		*Grenades can be tricky to use in a UFO because of the confined space, but feel free to do so around any compartment that isn't housing [[Elerium-115\|Elerium]]. Most UFO components can be easily manufactured, serve no in-game purpose aside from sale, or both.

	*The first person through a dangerous door should meet as many of the following conditions as possible: He should be wearing armor, have good reactions, and be expendable. If all else fails, rookies may have to take one for the team.		*The first person through a dangerous door should meet as many of the following conditions as possible: He should be wearing armor, have good reactions, and be expendable. If all else fails, rookies may have to take one for the team.

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Floaters */ Added!

2007-10-21T02:06:57Z

Floaters: Added!

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	==Floaters==		==Floaters==
			In the tight quarters of a UFO, the Floater's flight ability presents no challenge except when it sneaks around with it in the Terror Ship and Harvester. Aside from that, most Floaters have pretty low stats and are little more than cannon fodder for a UFO exit ambush. If you do have to go in, they aren't a major threat.

			Reapers change the nature of a UFO Exit Ambush somewhat. Their massive constitution and health make it very difficult to effectively reaction fire with most weapons. Concentrated fire during your turn is your best bet, possibly [[Psi-Amp\|recruiting]] Floaters to assist in the fight. However, as a large unit, the Reaper has a difficult time getting around in a UFO.

	==Snakemen==		==Snakemen==

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Snakemen */ Missing word

2007-10-21T02:03:24Z

Snakemen: Missing word

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	Snakemen are slow, have mediocre stats, and have no special abilities. A UFO exit ambush will often work. However, if they aren't coming out, you'll have to go in, which still isn't a huge problem. Given low reactions and TUs, they can be easily ambushed and shot down.		Snakemen are slow, have mediocre stats, and have no special abilities. A UFO exit ambush will often work. However, if they aren't coming out, you'll have to go in, which still isn't a huge problem. Given low reactions and TUs, they can be easily ambushed and shot down.

	The Chryssalid entirely changes the nature of UFO sweeping. A lone Chryssalid can convert an entire fireteam into Zombies in a single. They also have extremely high TUs and reactions, making them an absolute nightmare in the tight quarters of a UFO. If at all possible, try and make sure all Chryssalids are accounted for BEFORE you enter the UFO; else, groups making small movements ending in good reaction fire positions are your best bet.		The Chryssalid entirely changes the nature of UFO sweeping. A lone Chryssalid can convert an entire fireteam into Zombies in a single turn. They also have extremely high TUs and reactions, making them an absolute nightmare in the tight quarters of a UFO. If at all possible, try and make sure all Chryssalids are accounted for BEFORE you enter the UFO; else, groups making small movements ending in good reaction fire positions are your best bet.

	==Mutons==		==Mutons==

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Mutons */ One more note.

2007-10-17T07:41:44Z

Mutons: One more note.

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	==Mutons==		==Mutons==

	Mutons present no special hazards when sweeping a UFO. On their own, their stats(aside from health) are fairly average, and they don't have Psi, so they can often be outlasted. As well, they're easily Mind Controlled, and this can assist your troops in sweeping the UFO. Having an alien take point is safer than having a soldier take point.		Mutons present no special hazards when sweeping a UFO. On their own, their stats(aside from health) are fairly average, and they don't have Psi, so they can often be outlasted. As well, they're easily Mind Controlled, and this can assist your troops in sweeping the UFO. Having an alien take point is safer than having a soldier take point. In fact, a Muton's [[Health]] score is so high that even if shot while taking point, they can often survive to return fire on the attacker!

	The Celatid is not much of a threat either, nor is the Silacoid. These two aliens only present a mediocre increase in difficulty, the Celatid being the more dangerous of the two.		The Celatid is not much of a threat either, nor is the Silacoid. These two aliens only present a mediocre increase in difficulty, the Celatid being the more dangerous of the two.

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Snakemen */

2007-10-17T06:02:39Z

Snakemen

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	==Snakemen==		==Snakemen==
			Snakemen are slow, have mediocre stats, and have no special abilities. A UFO exit ambush will often work. However, if they aren't coming out, you'll have to go in, which still isn't a huge problem. Given low reactions and TUs, they can be easily ambushed and shot down.

			The Chryssalid entirely changes the nature of UFO sweeping. A lone Chryssalid can convert an entire fireteam into Zombies in a single. They also have extremely high TUs and reactions, making them an absolute nightmare in the tight quarters of a UFO. If at all possible, try and make sure all Chryssalids are accounted for BEFORE you enter the UFO; else, groups making small movements ending in good reaction fire positions are your best bet.

	==Mutons==		==Mutons==

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Mutons */ Muton notes.

2007-10-17T05:57:16Z

Mutons: Muton notes.

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	==Mutons==		==Mutons==

			Mutons present no special hazards when sweeping a UFO. On their own, their stats(aside from health) are fairly average, and they don't have Psi, so they can often be outlasted. As well, they're easily Mind Controlled, and this can assist your troops in sweeping the UFO. Having an alien take point is safer than having a soldier take point.

			The Celatid is not much of a threat either, nor is the Silacoid. These two aliens only present a mediocre increase in difficulty, the Celatid being the more dangerous of the two.

	==Ethereals==		==Ethereals==

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Supply Ship */

2007-10-08T16:57:53Z

Supply Ship

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	==Supply Ship==		==Supply Ship==

			The Supply ship should be stormed in three phases, one for each floor. First, enter through each door on the ground floor and clear the first floor. Be sure to spend extra time clearing the Power Source chamber. Once you have men stationed on both Gravlifts to prevent aliens from coming down, send a team up to the third floor to wipe out aliens on the bridge; send some men up the main corridor, and one or two down the winding corridor and meet in front of the bridge. A grenade makes a good solution to any guards posted at the bridge door. Enter the bridge and kill any aliens inside. Then clear any remaining aliens on the second floor in a pincer attack from both lifts simultaneously, assuming you have Heavy Plasmas. The reason for this order is that the second floor sometimes spawns no aliens, and has many hiding spots behind tubes, and is thus most dangerous to clear. In addition, psionic aliens usually stay on the bridge, and they are a high priority target to avoid a disatrous failure of the mission.

	==Terror Ship==		==Terror Ship==

	==Battleship==		==Battleship==

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Abductor */

2007-10-08T16:20:19Z

Abductor

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	==Abductor==		==Abductor==

	There is only one entrance to the Abductor, so sweeping is fairly staightforward. Enter, sweep the entrance room, then the Examination room. If you have [[Flying Suit]]s and [[Heavy Plasma]], you may want to enter the bridge from the Examination room. Else, split up to sweep both corridors on the ground floor before ascending to the second floor, sweeping the dead end corridor, and then attacking the bridge with full force. Psionic aliens will often camp in the bridge, to the Abductor makes a prime location to take advantage of the explosive glitch mentioned under "General Strategies."		There is only one entrance to the Abductor, so sweeping is fairly staightforward. Enter, sweep the entrance room, then the Examination room. If you have [[Flying Suit]]s and [[Heavy Plasma]], you may want to enter the bridge from the Examination room. Else, split up to sweep both corridors on the ground floor before ascending to the second floor, sweeping the dead end corridor, and then attacking the bridge with full force. Psionic aliens will often camp in the bridge, so the Abductor makes a prime location to take advantage of the explosive glitch mentioned under "General Strategies."

	==Harvester==		==Harvester==

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Abductor */ How to sweep an Abductor.

2007-10-08T16:18:42Z

Abductor: How to sweep an Abductor.

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	==Abductor==		==Abductor==

			There is only one entrance to the Abductor, so sweeping is fairly staightforward. Enter, sweep the entrance room, then the Examination room. If you have [[Flying Suit]]s and [[Heavy Plasma]], you may want to enter the bridge from the Examination room. Else, split up to sweep both corridors on the ground floor before ascending to the second floor, sweeping the dead end corridor, and then attacking the bridge with full force. Psionic aliens will often camp in the bridge, to the Abductor makes a prime location to take advantage of the explosive glitch mentioned under "General Strategies."

	==Harvester==		==Harvester==