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NKF: Added intro/outro text from the TFTD demo

2017-07-31T07:28:13Z

Added intro/outro text from the TFTD demo

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	Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about X-COM UFO. A large portion of the content covered in UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense will apply to TFTD as well, with TFTD-specific information highlighted where appropriate.		Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about X-COM UFO. A large portion of the content covered in UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense will apply to TFTD as well, with TFTD-specific information highlighted where appropriate.

			== Demo Text ==

			The following intro and outro text is from the demo version of Terror From The Deep.

			'''Intro:'''

			<pre>
			Cydonia crumbles, the Aliens have been destroyed, banished from the Solar
			system. Mars is cleansed and the Earth saved by a triumphant X-Com.
			But the mighty Alien war machine, even in its death throes, reaches across
			the void to awaken an ancient, sleeping, enemy.
			Deep in the world's oceans things begin to stir. Vast, dormant, computers
			flicker into life and an ancient enemy awakens.
			</pre>

			<pre>
			Dateline January 2nd 2040:
			X-Com has long been disbanded, the world has changed. An ineffectual
			UN stands on the brink of collapse as an undreamt of horror rises from the
			oceans. Attacking only sea based sites at first, the insidious Alien threat
			begins to drain resources from around the world. Ever bolder the aquatic
			army begins to march upon the land, a hastily reformed X-Com finds itself
			pitted against a wise and powerful foe. The depths hold terrors that have
			lurked on the brink of human consciousness for aeons.
			Be afraid, the deep ones are coming, the Alien awakes. </pre>

			<pre>
			Launch powerful intercept subs to scour the globe for Alien
			activity. X-Com employs the latest dual mode flying subs, from noted
			manufacturers SUB-AM and British Hydrospace. The powerful Barracuda
			is one of the key craft in our front line defences against the Aliens. Once
			an Alien sub has been forced down send in the enormous Triton submarines
			loaded with combat hardened aquanauts and state of the art weapons.
			</pre>

			<pre>
			X-Com will have to counter these Aliens with new technology:
			weapons for aquatic warfare, flying submarines, and floating bases round
			the world. Encounter alien vessels as they race through the seas, recover
			advanced alien technology and battle strange sea dwelling creatures. Guide
			X-Com aquanauts through numerous aquatic terrains and land attack sites
			as the Aliens strive to pillage the world before unleashing their final assault.
			</pre>

			'''Outro:'''

			<pre>
			The battle has only just begun, the Aliens are prepared to fight hard
			to claim the Earth for their own. Use the World's resources and the
			latest technologies to arm yourself in the war to end all wars.
			As the action unfolds you get the chance to research Alien technology and
			strategies. The fully equipped floating X-COM bases are able to
			manufacture new equipment to meet the challenge of the vast Alien
			invasion. Develop a crack team of aquanauts and discover the truth behind
			the Alien plot. Explore the ocean depths from the warm corals of Australia
			to the impenetrable cold of the Arctic Ocean.
			No Alien world could be as strange and deadly as the oceans of Earth
			and no horror more shocking than the grisly Alien plan.
			</pre>


	==Ports==		==Ports==

NKF: It's certainly not a simple clone!

2013-08-16T08:01:04Z

It's certainly not a simple clone!

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	==~~Similarities~~==		==Info==

	Terror From The Deep (~~X-COM 2~~) ~~was built using~~ the ~~same game engine as~~ UFO ~~Defense (~~X-COM 1). ~~One might come to think as them being~~ the ~~same except for graphical changes. This certainly is~~ the ~~case! There are just~~ a ~~hand full of changes,~~ the ~~obvious one~~ being ~~its set mainly underwater~~. ~~A convincing underwater effect is created by adding bubbles coming~~ from ~~bullets~~ and ~~soldiers~~, ~~different shades of blue going to very dark in~~ the ~~deepest parts of the ocean,~~ a ~~constant underwater background sound~~ and ~~nice sound-effects for example of an underwater explosion~~.		Terror From The Deep (TFTD) is the sequel to UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense. It continues the story 40 years from where the last game left off with a new enemy appearing from the seas. The new attacks result in X-COM being resurrected to handle the new threat. With obvious inspiration taken from the works of science fiction authors such as Jules Verne and particularly H.P. Lovecraft, the game has a creepy and perhaps even more alien atmosphere.

	~~Generally, tactics one can use in~~ UFO~~:EU can also~~ be ~~used~~ with ~~TFTD~~. ~~However alien units~~ are ~~generally harder than~~ in ~~UFO:EU. It has~~ a ~~far more "creepy" and "alien" atmosphere~~. ~~Unfortunatly,~~ it ~~also comes with a ton of holes~~ in ~~programming and storyline logic~~.		Terror from the Deep is built on the same game engine as UFO Defense. On the surface it appears to be a straight graphic and sound replacement with a few new gimmicks such as underwater restrictions, door opening and melee weapons. There are in fact many internal changes - such as how weapon damage rolls are calculated - that allow TFTD to stand apart from its predecessor and not simply be a clone. Game play is just as challenging as it was in first title but is particularly rough on players at the beginning.

	Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about UFO~~:EU~~. ~~Most~~ of ~~this can also be applied~~ to TFTD as well.		As a bid to cash in on the unexpected success of its predecessor, a new development team quickly put together TFTD while the team that developed UFO Defense moved on to make X-COM: Apocalypse. As TFTD was rushed, many programming errors as well as storyline inconsistencies were left in the conversion. Though the game is still playable, it does not allow for a very smooth ride for the player without some assistance or research.

			Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about X-COM UFO. A large portion of the content covered in UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense will apply to TFTD as well, with TFTD-specific information highlighted where appropriate.

	==Ports==		==Ports==

Daiky: /* Similarities */

2010-08-31T11:24:24Z

Similarities

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	==Similarities==		==Similarities==

	Terror From The Deep (X-COM 2) was built using the same game engine as UFO Defense (X-COM 1). One might come to think as them being the same except for graphical changes. This certainly is the case! There are just a hand full of changes, the obvious one being its set mainly underwater. Generally, tactics one can use in UFO:EU can also be used with TFTD.		Terror From The Deep (X-COM 2) was built using the same game engine as UFO Defense (X-COM 1). One might come to think as them being the same except for graphical changes. This certainly is the case! There are just a hand full of changes, the obvious one being its set mainly underwater. A convincing underwater effect is created by adding bubbles coming from bullets and soldiers, different shades of blue going to very dark in the deepest parts of the ocean, a constant underwater background sound and nice sound-effects for example of an underwater explosion.

			Generally, tactics one can use in UFO:EU can also be used with TFTD. However alien units are generally harder than in UFO:EU. It has a far more "creepy" and "alien" atmosphere. Unfortunatly, it also comes with a ton of holes in programming and storyline logic.

	Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.		Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.

	~~It has a far more "creepy" and "alien" atmosphere. Unfortunatly, it also comes with a ton of holes in programming and storyline logic.~~

	==Ports==		==Ports==

Cesium: Categorize

2010-01-16T12:06:51Z

Categorize

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	{{Games Navbar}}		{{Games Navbar}}

			[[Category:TFTD]]

Hobbes: /* Similarities */ xcom to X-COM

2009-10-10T21:31:50Z

Similarities: xcom to X-COM

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	==Similarities==		==Similarities==

	Terror From The Deep (~~Xcom~~ 2) was built using the same game engine as ~~Xcom~~ 1. One might come to think as them being the same except for graphical changes. This certainly is the case! There are just a hand full of changes, the obvious one being its set mainly underwater. Generally, tactics one can use in UFO:EU can also be used with TFTD.		Terror From The Deep (X-COM 2) was built using the same game engine as UFO Defense (X-COM 1). One might come to think as them being the same except for graphical changes. This certainly is the case! There are just a hand full of changes, the obvious one being its set mainly underwater. Generally, tactics one can use in UFO:EU can also be used with TFTD.

	Note: ~~Xcom~~ Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.		Note: X-COM Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.

	It has a far more "creepy" and "alien" atmosphere. Unfortunatly, it also comes with a ton of holes in programming and storyline logic.		It has a far more "creepy" and "alien" atmosphere. Unfortunatly, it also comes with a ton of holes in programming and storyline logic.

Jasonred: /* Similarities */

2009-02-21T17:09:02Z

Similarities

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	==Similarities==		==Similarities==

	Terror From The Deep (Xcom 2) was built using the same game engine as Xcom 1. One might come to think as them being the same except for graphical changes. This certainly is the case! There are just a hand full of changes, the obvious one being its set mainly underwater. ~~Tactics~~ one can use in UFO:EU can also be used with TFTD.		Terror From The Deep (Xcom 2) was built using the same game engine as Xcom 1. One might come to think as them being the same except for graphical changes. This certainly is the case! There are just a hand full of changes, the obvious one being its set mainly underwater. Generally, tactics one can use in UFO:EU can also be used with TFTD.

	Note: Xcom Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.		Note: Xcom Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.

			It has a far more "creepy" and "alien" atmosphere. Unfortunatly, it also comes with a ton of holes in programming and storyline logic.

	==Ports==		==Ports==

Zombie: Added See Also and Navbar.

2009-01-02T06:16:59Z

Added See Also and Navbar.

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	<br>Nick Gollop		<br>Nick Gollop
	<br>Matthew Knott		<br>Matthew Knott

			==See Also==
			{{Games Navbar}}

Zombie at 06:46, 20 December 2005

2005-12-20T06:46:06Z

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	~~Terror From The Deep~~

	~~-add you own notes-~~

	==Similarities==		==Similarities==

Stun Grenade: /* Versions */

2005-12-20T06:42:01Z

Versions

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	Note: Xcom Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.		Note: Xcom Wiki contains extensive data about UFO:EU. Most of this can also be applied to TFTD as well.

	==~~Versions~~==		==Ports==
	*DOS 1.0, 1.2		*DOS 1.0, 1.2
	*Windows CE		*Windows CE

Zombie: Added PSX credits, organized

2005-12-20T02:38:10Z

Added PSX credits, organized

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 == Credits ==
 '''Game Design'''
 <br>Stephen Goss
 '''Programming'''
 <br>Annette Bell
 <br>Nick Thompson
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 '''Graphics'''
 <br>Drew Northcott
 <br>Martin Severn
 <br>Martin Smillie
 '''Additional Art'''
 <br>Paul Ayliffe
 <br>Edward Garnier
-<br>Nick Cook
+<br>Terry Greer
 <br>Justin Manning
 <br>Paul Truss
 <br>The Conversion Company
 '''Intro Sequence'''
 <br>Nick Cook
 <br>Stephen Goss
 '''Art Liaison'''
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 '''Maps'''
 <br>Marc Curtis
 <br>Amanda Roberts
 <br>Andrew Williams
 '''Quality Assurance'''
-<br>Pete Woods
+<br>Chris Bowling
 <br>Andrew Luckett
-<br>Phil McDonnell
+<br>Daniel Luton
 <br>Justin Manning
 <br>Andy Mazurek
-<br>Chris Bowling
+<br>Philip McDonnell
-<br>Russell Clark
+<br>Mike Richardson
-<br>Daniel Luton
+<br>Jason Sampson
 <br>Vaughn Thomas
-<br>Mike Richardson
+<br>Don Witcombe
-<br>Damon Harris
+<br>Peter Woods
 '''Manual Author/Editor (UK)'''
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 <br>Paul Hibbard
 <br>Pete Moreland