Terror Mission - Revision history

JoeSchmo at 12:07, 23 September 2022

2022-09-23T12:07:31Z

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	==Tips & Tricks==		==Tips & Tricks==
			* At least show up to the mission to lower the loss penalty.
	* The Terror UFO isn't anywhere to be found during a terror mission.		* The Terror UFO isn't anywhere to be found during a terror mission.
	* [[Urban Terrain]] (city/suburb).		* [[Urban Terrain]] (city/suburb).
	* In a terror site - worry about your soldiers ~~first~~. Civilians later. Very important. This is a game, so you can choose to be a bit heartless. (It's called collateral damage)		* In a terror site - worry about your soldiers firs.(don't worry, ones going to die anyway) Civilians later. Very important. This is a game, so you can choose to be a bit heartless. (It's called collateral damage)
	* The gas pumps are explosive!		* The gas pumps are explosive!
	**There is some weird damage modelling that allows some aliens to be killed instantly by misfires that strike gas pumps.		**There is some weird damage modelling that allows some aliens to be killed instantly by misfires that strike gas pumps.

Magic9mushroom: /* Alien Deployment */

2018-07-15T01:30:00Z

Alien Deployment

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	In some cases, fewer aliens than this may spawn, due to the game running out of spawn points. This has a particular tendency to happen with [[Large ~~Units~~\|large]] terrorists on Superhuman difficulty.		In some cases, fewer aliens than this may spawn, due to the game running out of spawn points. This has a particular tendency to happen with [[Large units\|large]] terrorists on Superhuman difficulty.

	==Civilian Deployment==		==Civilian Deployment==

Magic9mushroom: Added a note about the spawn-point quench, since it's quite common.

2018-07-01T12:02:19Z

Added a note about the spawn-point quench, since it's quite common.

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	<tr><th>Totals</th><td>10-16</td><td>13-19</td><td>18-24</td></tr>		<tr><th>Totals</th><td>10-16</td><td>13-19</td><td>18-24</td></tr>
	</table><br />		</table><br />

			In some cases, fewer aliens than this may spawn, due to the game running out of spawn points. This has a particular tendency to happen with [[Large Units\|large]] terrorists on Superhuman difficulty.

	==Civilian Deployment==		==Civilian Deployment==

Rookie4682: grammar fix

2015-04-25T23:28:04Z

grammar fix

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	If you are consistent and successfully destroy the scouts, the aliens will start sending out heavier UFO classes as scouts. This will gradually increase until you finally have Battleships and Terror Ships as scouts during the last few UFOs in the Alien Terror waves.		If you are consistent and successfully destroy the scouts, the aliens will start sending out heavier UFO classes as scouts. This will gradually increase until you finally have Battleships and Terror Ships as scouts during the last few UFOs in the Alien Terror waves.

	The ship will land randomly, in some non-urban area, and behave much like you would expect to see on a an [[Alien Missions#Alien_Research\|Alien Research]] or [[Alien Missions#Alien_Abduction\|Alien Abduction]] mission. Unlike a city raid, these scout terror missions will not include [[Terror Units]].		The ship will land randomly, in some non-urban area, and behave much like you would expect to see on an [[Alien Missions#Alien_Research\|Alien Research]] or [[Alien Missions#Alien_Abduction\|Alien Abduction]] mission. Unlike a city raid, these scout terror missions will not include [[Terror Units]].

	While the city-raiding missions cannot be ignored because of the drop in X-Com's funding and esteem that it would cause, they can be largely avoided by shooting down the scouts. Another alternative, perhaps more risky, is to try to shoot the Terror Ship before it lands.		While the city-raiding missions cannot be ignored because of the drop in X-Com's funding and esteem that it would cause, they can be largely avoided by shooting down the scouts. Another alternative, perhaps more risky, is to try to shoot the Terror Ship before it lands.

Binkyuk at 10:05, 24 September 2013

2013-09-24T10:05:16Z

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	==General Information==		==General Information==

Hobbes at 02:37, 23 July 2013

2013-07-23T02:37:46Z

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	[[Category:Missions]]		[[Category:Missions]]
	[[Category: Tactics]]		[[Category: Tactics]]
			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

KiethSomataw99: /* UFOs with Terror Missions */

2013-07-03T21:08:11Z

UFOs with Terror Missions

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	The city-raiding terror mission mentioned above occurs only when a [[Terror ship\|Terror Ship]] is sent on an Alien Terror mission and lands on a city.		The city-raiding terror mission mentioned above occurs only when a [[Terror ship\|Terror Ship]] is sent on an Alien Terror mission and lands on a city.

	But before this happens the aliens will send a [[Small Scout\|Small]]/[[Medium Scout\|Medium]]/[[Large Scout\|Large Scout~~]]/[[Battleship\|Battleship~~]] which will show on a [[Hyper-wave Decoder]] as on a Terror Mission.		But before this happens the aliens will send a [[Small Scout\|Small]]/[[Medium Scout\|Medium]]/[[Large Scout\|Large Scout]] which will show on a [[Hyper-wave Decoder]] as on a Terror Mission.

	If you are consistent and successfully destroy the scouts, the aliens will start sending out heavier UFO classes as scouts. This will gradually increase until you finally have Battleships and Terror Ships as scouts during the last few UFOs in the Alien Terror waves.		If you are consistent and successfully destroy the scouts, the aliens will start sending out heavier UFO classes as scouts. This will gradually increase until you finally have Battleships and Terror Ships as scouts during the last few UFOs in the Alien Terror waves.

KiethSomataw99: /* UFOs with Terror Missions */

2013-07-03T21:07:21Z

UFOs with Terror Missions

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	The city-raiding terror mission mentioned above occurs only when a [[Terror ship\|Terror Ship]] is sent on an Alien Terror mission and lands on a city.		The city-raiding terror mission mentioned above occurs only when a [[Terror ship\|Terror Ship]] is sent on an Alien Terror mission and lands on a city.

	But before this happens the aliens will send a [[Small Scout\|Small]]/[[Medium Scout\|Medium]]/[[Large Scout\|Large Scout]] which will show on a [[Hyper-wave Decoder]] as on a Terror Mission.		But before this happens the aliens will send a [[Small Scout\|Small]]/[[Medium Scout\|Medium]]/[[Large Scout\|Large Scout]]/[[Battleship\|Battleship]] which will show on a [[Hyper-wave Decoder]] as on a Terror Mission.

	If you are consistent and successfully destroy the scouts, the aliens will start sending out heavier UFO classes as scouts. This will gradually increase until you finally have Battleships and Terror Ships as scouts during the last few UFOs in the Alien Terror waves.		If you are consistent and successfully destroy the scouts, the aliens will start sending out heavier UFO classes as scouts. This will gradually increase until you finally have Battleships and Terror Ships as scouts during the last few UFOs in the Alien Terror waves.
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	Destroying the Alien Terror UFO scouts has a chance of deterring the success of the actual Terror Mission from occurring. It will initially push back timeline when the next Alien Terror UFO will appear. (This note is as-yet uncomfirmed at this stage) If the Alien Terror scout UFOs go beyond a certain period of time since the Alien Terror mission began, their attempt to generate a terror mission will fail and they will stop scheduling scouts.		Destroying the Alien Terror UFO scouts has a chance of deterring the success of the actual Terror Mission from occurring. It will initially push back timeline when the next Alien Terror UFO will appear. (This note is as-yet uncomfirmed at this stage) If the Alien Terror scout UFOs go beyond a certain period of time since the Alien Terror mission began, their attempt to generate a terror mission will fail and they will stop scheduling scouts.

	To know if a Terror Ship will attack a city, watch its flight pattern: if it immediately heads towards a city after arriving at a region, then it will perform a Terror Mission. If slows down and changes its flight course, then consider it to be a scout.		To know if a Terror Ship will attack a city, watch its flight pattern: if it immediately heads towards a city after arriving at a region, then it will perform a Terror Mission. If slows down and changes its flight course, then consider it to be a scout.


	==See Also==		==See Also==

NKF: /* General Information */

2012-06-06T07:15:30Z

General Information

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	==General Information==		==General Information==

	{{Ref Open}}		{{Ref Open \| title = Terror Mission Briefing}}
	~~'''~~Terror Mission Briefing~~'''~~		Mission will be successful when all enemy units have been eliminated or neutralised. You must attempt to save the lives of any [[civilian]]s in the area by neutralising the alien menace.To abort the mission return XCom operatives to transport vehicle and click on the 'Abort Mission' icon.
	~~<p style="text-indent:1em;">''"~~Mission will be successful when all enemy units have been eliminated or neutralised. You must attempt to save the lives of any [[civilian]]s in the area by neutralising the alien menace.To abort the mission return XCom operatives to transport vehicle and click on the 'Abort Mission' icon.		{{Ref Close \| source = X-COM UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown Mission Briefing Screen}}
	~~"</p>~~
	{{Ref Close \| ~~Source:~~ X-COM UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown Mission Briefing Screen}}
	~~<br>~~

	In a political move to blacken X-Com's image, [[Terror Ship]]s with large squads of aliens are sent to terrorize small towns and cause panic amongst the populace, and then execute them after several hours. All done in an effort ~~by the aliens~~ to show ~~X-Com's~~ stakeholders how ineffective it is and ~~hopefully~~ convince them to withdraw their financial support.
			In a political move to blacken X-Com's image, [[Terror Ship]]s with large squads of aliens are sent to terrorize small towns and cause panic amongst the populace, and then execute them after several hours. All done in an effort to show the stakeholders how ineffective X-COM is and to convince them to withdraw their financial support.

	Terror missions are fought in small towns consisting mainly of urban dwellings, parks, and small commercial buildings such as food markets, store houses and gas stations.		Terror missions are fought in small towns consisting mainly of urban dwellings, parks, and small commercial buildings such as food markets, store houses and gas stations.

NKF: /* Terror Site Generation */

2011-09-28T08:19:12Z

Terror Site Generation

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	Terror sites occur when:		Terror sites occur when:

	# A Terror Site is deliberately scheduled to occur		# A Terror Site is deliberately scheduled to occur. There is a chance this may happen every month.
	# A Terror ~~Mission scouting wave succeeds to schedule a terror~~ mission		# An Alien Terror mission is generated and a series of UFOs are sent to scout a region to attack. If successful, a terror mission is scheduled.

	~~For the first method, the game will sometimes deliberately schedule a terror mission to appear~~ and ~~skip the initial scouting phase.~~

	~~The second method involves~~ a series of UFOs sent to scout a region ~~for attack. Scout UFOs appear sequentially and survey the area they plan~~ to attack. ~~After several waves of scouts, if it is~~ successful, a terror ~~site will be~~ scheduled ~~to occur~~. ~~When the time arrives, a terror ship will appear in the atmosphere and head to a random city in the region that it is attacking.~~


			When a terror mission is scheduled to occur, a terror ship will eventually appear in the atmosphere and head in a straight line to a randomly selected city in the region that it is attacking.

	==Alien Deployment==		==Alien Deployment==