Differences to X-COM (OpenApoc) - Revision history

Deldonut1: Major rewrite: comprehensive comparison between OpenApoc and original game across all systems

2026-03-01T21:59:45Z

Major rewrite: comprehensive comparison between OpenApoc and original game across all systems

SupSuper: Clear out OpenXcom stuff

2020-01-04T00:55:22Z

Clear out OpenXcom stuff

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 == General ==
-* None of [[Known Bugs|these bugs or limits]] except:
+* None of [[Known Bugs (Apocalypse)|these bugs or limits]].
 == Cityscape ==
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 == Battlescape ==
-* Objects, fire and smoke keeps animating while walking or scrolling the screen.
 [[Category:OpenApoc]]

Makus at 12:59, 30 October 2017

2017-10-30T12:59:06Z

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 * Melee stat shown in the unit stat page.
-== Geoscape ==
+== Cityscape ==
 * Aircraft weapons may be unequipped.
 == Battlescape ==

Makus: Created page with "OpenApoc is modelled after the original Apocalypse and enhances the game experience dramatically. == General == * None of these bugs or limits except: ** ..."

2017-10-30T12:57:37Z

Created page with "OpenApoc is modelled after the original Apocalypse and enhances the game experience dramatically. == General == * None of these bugs or limits except: ** ..."

New page

OpenApoc is modelled after the original [[Apocalypse]] and enhances the game experience dramatically.

== General ==
* None of [[Known Bugs|these bugs or limits]] except:
** Grenade Timer Behaviour: Can be configured to emulate it, and in fact is set as such by default.
* Cross-platform.
* Mouse wheel support.
* Caret for text editing.
* No CPU-based speed (animations play at a constant speed regardless of the computer).
* Mouse input works like modern systems.
* Human-readable savegame format.
* Quicksave/Quickload feature.
* Autosaves and Ironman mode.
* No savegame limit.
* Painless customizability with modular rulesets in human-readable format.
* Full Unicode support.
* Localized in many more languages.
* Take screenshots in-game.
* Standalone "Skirmish" style custom Battlescape mission generator.
* Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
* Native support for in-game music in many different file formats (including OGG, MP3, etc.)
* Customizable display and audio options.
* A built-in and extendable selection of optional display filters.
* Various gameplay options, including [[XcomUtil]] and [[UFO Extender]] features.
* Corrected erroneous text and descriptions.
* Various UI and quality-of-life enhancements like sliders, scrollbars, etc.
* Melee stat shown in the unit stat page.

== Geoscape ==
* Since there's no 80 item limit, items in crafts count towards your [[Base Stores]] to prevent exploiting infinite storage. This also lets you freely move items between bases and crafts without storage issues.
* Each radar facility contributes to the detection check, so having multiple [[Small Radar System]]s and/or [[Large Radar System]]s ''does'' improve your chances. The [[Hyperwave Decoder]] still makes all other facilities obsolete though since it has a 100% detection chance.
* The aircraft phase order when returning to base is: [[Repairs|Repairing]], [[Rearming]], [[Refueling]].
* Purchase/Recruit screens have a column for current storage.
* Aircraft weapons may be unequipped.
* Aircraft weapons may be temporary disabled in the interception window (by click).
* You should hire personal and rent ships at the beginning of a month rather than at the end, because in OpenXcom you pay a salary for those who are in transit, and this includes the ones that you just hired.
* Can cancel out of selecting armor for soldiers.
* Can apply previously selected armor to other solder by right clicking.
* Selling aircraft automatically unequips all their contents.
* No gap in Australasia zone.
* Soldiers can be reordered in aircraft.
* Soldiers can be pre-equipped.
* Soldier equipment is saved for each soldier and restored as possible before mission.
* Aircraft can be renamed.
* Globe can show radar coverage and flight paths.
* Potential radar coverage will be displayed when placing a new base.
* Aircraft will use proper great circle calculations when travelling so they'll always take the shortest path along the globe.
* Aircraft have better fuel calculation so they will always travel the maximum their fuel supply will allow.
* Night/Day line is dithered slightly.
* UFOPaedia articles regarding Aircraft weapons have flavour text (unused strings that existed in the original were implemented).
* Manufactured items can be automatically sold directly, bypassing the stores.
* Can set manufacture to produce infinite items.
* Can jump to a craft from the Intercept screen.
* Can jump to a base from a "X complete" message.

== Battlescape ==
* Objects, fire and smoke keeps animating while walking or scrolling the screen.
* Pathfinding is a different algorithm: it will always find a solution, if there is one, no matter how difficult.
* AI/behaviour of aliens is different. - Impossible to 100% exactly mimic original AI.
* Waypoint-based projectiles have no upward limit on the number of waypoints they may use.
* The inventories of mind controlled, non-terrorist aliens may be accessed.
* Can use special abilities of mind-controlled aliens.
* The limit on units has been removed, allowing 23 or more soldiers to assault alien bases.
* Unit spawning function has been improved - no more large units stuck in walls.
* Units holding two single-handed weapons will have the fact represented on their sprite.
* Soldier sprites will have their hair and skin recolored to represent their race.
* Can cancel out enemy's mind-control with your own.
* "Not enough equipment" screen shows items missing.
* At the end of the mission, ammo from clips is totalled, so you only lose enough clips to match the total ammo used (as opposed to losing any used clip).
* Soldier equipment loadouts are automatically saved.
* Soldier equipment can be copy/pasted in pre-battle equipment screen.
* Soldier rank and stats accessible from inventory.
* Can load game from Battlescape.
* Right-click opens doors.
* Right-click will cancel a unit's movement, and will cause projectiles to "skip" their flight paths, instantly hitting their target.
* Possibility to use "force fire" when no line of sight is available. (CTRL + Left Mouse Button for firing)
* Tooltips on Battlescape buttons.
* Melee weapons can be used for reaction fire (Chryssalids, Zombies, Reapers, etc).

== Optional features ==
While the above differences are hardcoded, there are also various new "non-vanilla" features you can choose to enable, such as gameplay features and keyboard shortcuts. See the [[Options (OpenApoc)|Options]] section for more information.

[[Category:OpenApoc]]