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Hobbes: categorizing

2013-07-23T04:03:47Z

categorizing

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Grilse: /* Reactions training (TFTD) */

2013-07-14T19:25:05Z

Reactions training (TFTD)

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 == Stat-specific training methods ==
-=== Reactions training ===
+=== Reactions training (EU) ===
 You can train your soldiers' [[Reactions]] stat by leaving an armed but non-mind-controlled alien within their field of view.  If the alien moves, this will trigger reaction shots, thereby scoring your soldiers a Reactions "action".  (See [[Reaction Training]] for more details.)
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 You can arm the alien with a standard pistol as well -- but a Laser Pistol is best as it does not require any ammo.  A Laser Pistol in the hands of your troops is not recommended, as it will kill the aliens more quickly.
 === Firing Accuracy training ===

Jasonred: /* Training methods not involving psionics */

2009-04-28T09:42:22Z

Training methods not involving psionics

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	Aliens which have lost [[unconscious\|consciousness]] will drop all their weapons, including grenades. Aliens will never pick up objects, so once they regain consciousness (due to a treatment with [[Medi-Kit\|Medi-Kit stimulants]], perhaps?), they cannot harm X-COM units. Terror units with a built-in attack (primarily [[Chryssalid]]s and [[Celatid]]s) remain dangerous at all times, however. 4-space terror units -- [[Reaper]], [[Sectopod]], and [[Cyberdisc]] -- will never regain consciousness once stunned.		Aliens which have lost [[unconscious\|consciousness]] will drop all their weapons, including grenades. Aliens will never pick up objects, so once they regain consciousness (due to a treatment with [[Medi-Kit\|Medi-Kit stimulants]], perhaps?), they cannot harm X-COM units. Terror units with a built-in attack (primarily [[Chryssalid]]s and [[Celatid]]s) remain dangerous at all times, however. 4-space terror units -- [[Reaper]], [[Sectopod]], and [[Cyberdisc]] -- will never regain consciousness once stunned.

	Ethereals and Sectoid Leaders/Commanders can still perform psi-attacks when disarmed, and are dangerous to engage in general except with soldiers known to be resistant to psionic attacks.		Ethereals and Sectoid Leaders/Commanders can still perform psi-attacks when disarmed, and are dangerous to engage in general except with soldiers known to be resistant to psionic attacks. Anti-psi tactics can lead to rich training opportunities here though, allowing relatively safe bravery, reaction and accuracy training, since alien Psi attacks do appear to draw reaction fire.

	[[Silacoid]]s, because of their slow speed and lack of ranged attacks, can also be used to safely train your troops. Be sure your troops keep at least 12 spaces away to avoid their attacks (or simply hover off the ground in a [[Flying Suit]]). Silacoids' high armor (50 on Experienced level or above) also makes them excellent for Firing Accuracy and Reactions training -- a Pistol will seldom damage them, allowing many soldiers to get in some training before it dies. [[Incendiary]] rounds are particularly effective for training on a live Silacoid, as they will not harm a Silacoid at all. Incendiary rounds will also never harm a soldier wearing [[Personal Armor]] or better -- an added benefit in the event of stray shots.		[[Silacoid]]s, because of their slow speed and lack of ranged attacks, can also be used to safely train your troops. Be sure your troops keep at least 12 spaces away to avoid their attacks (or simply hover off the ground in a [[Flying Suit]]). Silacoids' high armor (50 on Experienced level or above) also makes them excellent for Firing Accuracy and Reactions training -- a Pistol will seldom damage them, allowing many soldiers to get in some training before it dies. [[Incendiary]] rounds are particularly effective for training on a live Silacoid, as they will not harm a Silacoid at all. Incendiary rounds will also never harm a soldier wearing [[Personal Armor]] or better -- an added benefit in the event of stray shots.

Spike: /* Training methods not involving psionics */ Additional considerations with stun-based training. Tidied up spelling and style.

2009-04-08T00:28:02Z

Training methods not involving psionics: Additional considerations with stun-based training. Tidied up spelling and style.

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	Aliens which have panicked and dropped their weapons are often still carrying an [[Alien Grenade]], which they will use, so approach unarmed aliens with caution. However, grenades cannot be targeted at "mid-air" and will only damage units on the level where they explode, so soldiers hovering off the ground in Flying Suits can approach such aliens safely.		Aliens which have panicked and dropped their weapons are often still carrying an [[Alien Grenade]], which they will use, so approach unarmed aliens with caution. However, grenades cannot be targeted at "mid-air" and will only damage units on the level where they explode, so soldiers hovering off the ground in Flying Suits can approach such aliens safely.

	Aliens which have lost [[unconscious\|consciousness]] will drop all their weapons, including grenades. Aliens will never pick up objects, so once they regain consciousness (due to a treatment with [[Medi-Kit\|stimulants]], perhaps?), they cannot harm X-COM units. Terror units with a built-in attack (primarily [[Chryssalid]]s and [[Celatid]]s) remain dangerous at all times, however. 4-space terror units -- [[Reaper]], [[Sectopod]], and [[Cyberdisc]] -- will never regain consciousness once stunned.		Aliens which have lost [[unconscious\|consciousness]] will drop all their weapons, including grenades. Aliens will never pick up objects, so once they regain consciousness (due to a treatment with [[Medi-Kit\|Medi-Kit stimulants]], perhaps?), they cannot harm X-COM units. Terror units with a built-in attack (primarily [[Chryssalid]]s and [[Celatid]]s) remain dangerous at all times, however. 4-space terror units -- [[Reaper]], [[Sectopod]], and [[Cyberdisc]] -- will never regain consciousness once stunned.

	Ethereals and Sectoid Leaders/Commanders can still perform psi-attacks when disarmed, and are dangerous to engage in general except with soldiers known to be resistant to psionic attacks.		Ethereals and Sectoid Leaders/Commanders can still perform psi-attacks when disarmed, and are dangerous to engage in general except with soldiers known to be resistant to psionic attacks.
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	[[Silacoid]]s, because of their slow speed and lack of ranged attacks, can also be used to safely train your troops. Be sure your troops keep at least 12 spaces away to avoid their attacks (or simply hover off the ground in a [[Flying Suit]]). Silacoids' high armor (50 on Experienced level or above) also makes them excellent for Firing Accuracy and Reactions training -- a Pistol will seldom damage them, allowing many soldiers to get in some training before it dies. [[Incendiary]] rounds are particularly effective for training on a live Silacoid, as they will not harm a Silacoid at all. Incendiary rounds will also never harm a soldier wearing [[Personal Armor]] or better -- an added benefit in the event of stray shots.		[[Silacoid]]s, because of their slow speed and lack of ranged attacks, can also be used to safely train your troops. Be sure your troops keep at least 12 spaces away to avoid their attacks (or simply hover off the ground in a [[Flying Suit]]). Silacoids' high armor (50 on Experienced level or above) also makes them excellent for Firing Accuracy and Reactions training -- a Pistol will seldom damage them, allowing many soldiers to get in some training before it dies. [[Incendiary]] rounds are particularly effective for training on a live Silacoid, as they will not harm a Silacoid at all. Incendiary rounds will also never harm a soldier wearing [[Personal Armor]] or better -- an added benefit in the event of stray shots.

	Aliens which have only a melee attack (Reapers, Chryssalids, and Silacoids) can also be attacked safely by any troops hovering in a Flying Suit.		Aliens which have only a melee attack (Reapers, Chryssalids, and Silacoids) can also be attacked safely by any troops hovering in a Flying Suit (or by going up stairs and then destroying the stairs). If you can kill all the weapon-carrying aliens first, you can then have a good training session with the remaining terrorists.

	~~STUNNING~~ weapon carrying aliens will make them drop all their ~~stuff~~. Wake them up with ~~medkits~~, and let the now helpless aliens run around the place, drawing reaction fire from X-~~com~~. This allows training of Soldiers right from day 1, since you ~~theoratically~~ only need ~~stun rods~~ and patience for the alien to wake up naturally.		As noted above, stunning weapon-carrying aliens will make them drop all their equipment. Wake them up with Medi-Kits, and let the now helpless aliens run around the place, drawing reaction fire and deliberate fire from X-Com. This allows training of Soldiers right from day 1, since you theoretically only need [[Stun Rod]]s, and patience for the alien to wake up naturally. Possibly '''lots''' of patience or '''lots''' of Medi-Kits, since an alien can easily be at perhaps -100 Stun after a [[Stun Bomb]] hit, or perhaps -50 Stun after a Stun Rod hit. Since you can't stun or kill all the hostiles (otherwise the mission will end), you need to be on the look out for threats during the training, but you also may need to hold your fire to keep the 'training mission' going. (Once some unarmed aliens have woken up, you can stun the rest with impunity, and relax). For the very patient, this makes the Small Launcher possibly a powerful training tool. Rush small launcher research and bring plenty of pistols and pistol clips into combat.
	~~Actually~~, this makes the Small Launcher a ~~very very~~ powerful training tool. Rush small launcher research and bring plenty of pistols and pistol clips into combat~~. Hmm~~.

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

Jasonred: /* Training methods not involving psionics */

2009-04-08T00:02:54Z

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	Aliens which have only a melee attack (Reapers, Chryssalids, and Silacoids) can also be attacked safely by any troops hovering in a Flying Suit.		Aliens which have only a melee attack (Reapers, Chryssalids, and Silacoids) can also be attacked safely by any troops hovering in a Flying Suit.

			STUNNING weapon carrying aliens will make them drop all their stuff. Wake them up with medkits, and let the now helpless aliens run around the place, drawing reaction fire from X-com. This allows training of Soldiers right from day 1, since you theoratically only need stun rods and patience for the alien to wake up naturally.
			Actually, this makes the Small Launcher a very very powerful training tool. Rush small launcher research and bring plenty of pistols and pistol clips into combat. Hmm.

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

Jasonred: ALRIGHT. I have confirmed a working bravery training technique. It abuses a glitch though, well, maybe it makes sense for a Chryssalid to be zombified... It doesn't? Oh dear...

2009-03-31T22:03:35Z

ALRIGHT. I have confirmed a working bravery training technique. It abuses a glitch though, well, maybe it makes sense for a Chryssalid to be zombified... It doesn't? Oh dear...

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	A TRULY outlandish but effective way of training bravery is through an exploit and bug. [[Exploiting Mind Control]], you allow the Commander and Colonels to be zombified, once all Snakemen have been killed. (Make sure everyone is using flying armor) This will WRECK everyone else's morale, much worse than 10 rookies being killed. Don't mess up and end up not resurrecting your top troops!		A TRULY outlandish but effective way of training bravery is through an exploit and bug. [[Exploiting Mind Control]], you allow the Commander and Colonels to be zombified, once all Snakemen have been killed. (Make sure everyone is using flying armor) This will WRECK everyone else's morale, much worse than 10 rookies being killed. Don't mess up and end up not resurrecting your top troops!
			Alternatively, I have found a disgustingly easy technique, which can be used to train your entire squad's (-1 volunteer) bravery at once. Kill all aliens except for 1 Chryssalid. Now, feed one of your soldiers to the Chryssalid, while having everyone else in a safe spot, facing away from the alien/s. Next turn, 1 unit turns around, spots the aliens, mind control the zombie, turn around again. End turn. Turn around, spot aliens, mind control the zombie, turn around again. Repeat add infinitum. Result: Eventually, entire squad turns into chickens. Disadvantage: You will end up with a REALLY bad score for that mission, since it will count as having many many soldiers dying over and over.

	=== Throwing Accuracy training ===		=== Throwing Accuracy training ===

Jasonred: Incendiery Rocket Gifts!

2009-03-18T17:59:09Z

Incendiery Rocket Gifts!

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	A soldier does not have to hit an alien to score a Reactions action -- merely taking a reaction shot will increase the actions counter by one. Occasionally the counter will increase without even taking a shot; see Note 3 at [[User_talk:MikeTheRed#Tips on Increasing Skills]]. (There are several other good tips on that page as well.)		A soldier does not have to hit an alien to score a Reactions action -- merely taking a reaction shot will increase the actions counter by one. Occasionally the counter will increase without even taking a shot; see Note 3 at [[User_talk:MikeTheRed#Tips on Increasing Skills]]. (There are several other good tips on that page as well.)
			This latest information has led me to develop a new, possibly better way of training... the INCENDIERY ROCKET gift!!! Which will be on the same page as Laser Pistol Gifts, for now.

	You can arm the alien with a standard pistol as well -- but a Laser Pistol is best as it does not require any ammo. A Laser Pistol in the hands of your troops is not recommended, as it will kill the aliens more quickly.		You can arm the alien with a standard pistol as well -- but a Laser Pistol is best as it does not require any ammo. A Laser Pistol in the hands of your troops is not recommended, as it will kill the aliens more quickly.

Jasonred: Added an alternative, possibly better, solution. And a horrificly bad solution too.

2009-03-15T09:20:54Z

Added an alternative, possibly better, solution. And a horrificly bad solution too.

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	=== Bravery training ===		=== Bravery training ===

	Either you gain 10 bravery, or 0, per mission. Your soldiers will only gain [[Bravery]] experience when their [[Morale]] drops below 50. Morale is lost when X-COM units die -- ~~but~~ letting soldiers die is not a practical way to train. ~~Much easier and safer~~ is to expose your troops to psi-enabled aliens. See [[Bravery#Improvement]] for full details.		Either you gain 10 bravery, or 0, per mission. Your soldiers will only gain [[Bravery]] experience when their [[Morale]] drops below 50. Morale is lost when X-COM controlled units die -- since letting soldiers die is not a practical way to train, one way of doing this is to MC aliens, then shoot them while still under X-com control. Another way is to expose your troops to psi-enabled aliens. See [[Bravery#Improvement]] for full details.

	If you have the resources to spare, a distastefully crude but effective method of artificially reducing morale for the purpose of bravery training is to hire a large contingent of throw-away rookies, gather them up and drop a high explosive amongst them and then let your trainees run around in a panic. Remember to take other precautions before attempting this, such as clearing the map and disarming the troops that are being trained in case they go berserk.		If you have the resources to spare, a distastefully crude but effective method of artificially reducing morale for the purpose of bravery training is to hire a large contingent of throw-away rookies, gather them up and drop a high explosive amongst them and then let your trainees run around in a panic. Remember to take other precautions before attempting this, such as clearing the map and disarming the troops that are being trained in case they go berserk.

			A TRULY outlandish but effective way of training bravery is through an exploit and bug. [[Exploiting Mind Control]], you allow the Commander and Colonels to be zombified, once all Snakemen have been killed. (Make sure everyone is using flying armor) This will WRECK everyone else's morale, much worse than 10 rookies being killed. Don't mess up and end up not resurrecting your top troops!

	=== Throwing Accuracy training ===		=== Throwing Accuracy training ===

Jasonred: /* Bravery training */

2009-03-15T09:03:14Z

Bravery training

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	=== Bravery training ===		=== Bravery training ===

	Your soldiers will only gain [[Bravery]] experience when their [[Morale]] drops below 50. Morale is lost when X-COM units die -- but letting soldiers die is not a practical way to train. Much easier and safer is to expose your troops to psi-enabled aliens. See [[Bravery#Improvement]] for full details.		Either you gain 10 bravery, or 0, per mission. Your soldiers will only gain [[Bravery]] experience when their [[Morale]] drops below 50. Morale is lost when X-COM units die -- but letting soldiers die is not a practical way to train. Much easier and safer is to expose your troops to psi-enabled aliens. See [[Bravery#Improvement]] for full details.

	If you have the resources to spare, a distastefully crude but effective method of artificially reducing morale for the purpose of bravery training is to hire a large contingent of throw-away rookies, gather them up and drop a high explosive amongst them and then let your trainees run around in a panic. Remember to take other precautions before attempting this, such as clearing the map and disarming the troops that are being trained in case they go berserk.		If you have the resources to spare, a distastefully crude but effective method of artificially reducing morale for the purpose of bravery training is to hire a large contingent of throw-away rookies, gather them up and drop a high explosive amongst them and then let your trainees run around in a panic. Remember to take other precautions before attempting this, such as clearing the map and disarming the troops that are being trained in case they go berserk.

Arrow Quivershaft: /* Bravery training */ Spelling

2009-03-15T06:30:03Z

Bravery training: Spelling

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	Your soldiers will only gain [[Bravery]] experience when their [[Morale]] drops below 50. Morale is lost when X-COM units die -- but letting soldiers die is not a practical way to train. Much easier and safer is to expose your troops to psi-enabled aliens. See [[Bravery#Improvement]] for full details.		Your soldiers will only gain [[Bravery]] experience when their [[Morale]] drops below 50. Morale is lost when X-COM units die -- but letting soldiers die is not a practical way to train. Much easier and safer is to expose your troops to psi-enabled aliens. See [[Bravery#Improvement]] for full details.

	If you have the resources to spare, a distastefully crude ~~buy~~ effective method of artificially reducing morale for the purpose of bravery training is to hire a large contingent of throw-away rookies, gather them up and drop a high explosive amongst them and then let your trainees run around in a panic. Remember to take other precautions before attempting this, such as clearing the map and disarming the troops that are being trained in case they go berserk.		If you have the resources to spare, a distastefully crude but effective method of artificially reducing morale for the purpose of bravery training is to hire a large contingent of throw-away rookies, gather them up and drop a high explosive amongst them and then let your trainees run around in a panic. Remember to take other precautions before attempting this, such as clearing the map and disarming the troops that are being trained in case they go berserk.

	=== Throwing Accuracy training ===		=== Throwing Accuracy training ===