Unused Game Features (Apocalypse) - Revision history

EsTeR: UPDATE for steam users who get re-directed to this old and outdated page.

2023-10-26T13:34:32Z

UPDATE for steam users who get re-directed to this old and outdated page.

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-= List of known cut-features =
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 '''''(Taken from [[FilmBoy84]]'s post at [http://http://openapoc.org/threads/beta-observed-cut-functions-behaviours-items-and-units.241/ OpenApoc Forums])'''''
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 *https://tcrf.net/X-COM:_Apocalypse
 *http://www.strategycore.co.uk/databank/games/x-com-apocalypse/concepts/
-*https://web.archive.org/web/20131208051129/http://www.tim-white.co.uk/pages/sculpturegallerypage1.html
+*https://web.archive.org/web/20131208051129/http://www.tim-white.co.uk/pages/sculpturegallerypage1.html</s>

EsTeR: old page, no cat

2023-09-20T03:09:25Z

old page, no cat

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	~~REDUNDANT - Go [[Cut_items_and_features_(Apocalypse)\|here]]~~



	= List of known cut-features =		= List of known cut-features =

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	*http://www.strategycore.co.uk/databank/games/x-com-apocalypse/concepts/		*http://www.strategycore.co.uk/databank/games/x-com-apocalypse/concepts/
	*https://web.archive.org/web/20131208051129/http://www.tim-white.co.uk/pages/sculpturegallerypage1.html		*https://web.archive.org/web/20131208051129/http://www.tim-white.co.uk/pages/sculpturegallerypage1.html
	~~[[Category: Apocalypse]]~~

EsTeR at 20:17, 1 August 2022

2022-08-01T20:17:05Z

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			REDUNDANT - Go [[Cut_items_and_features_(Apocalypse)\|here]]



	= List of known cut-features =		= List of known cut-features =

Makus at 15:47, 4 August 2020

2020-08-04T15:47:52Z

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Makus at 22:22, 3 August 2020

2020-08-03T22:22:45Z

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 ===Android civilians===
 [[file:Android_civilian.png|left]] Notes: The game data contains sprites for what appear to be android civilians (there are no sprites for crawling, kneeling or using weapons). It seems they would all have had the same body, but four different head designs.
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 *https://tcrf.net/X-COM:_Apocalypse
 *http://www.strategycore.co.uk/databank/games/x-com-apocalypse/concepts/
+*https://web.archive.org/web/20131208051129/http://www.tim-white.co.uk/pages/sculpturegallerypage1.html
 [[Category: Apocalypse]]

Darkpast: /* Not in the game but in texts,sprites and UFOpedia images (some can be edited) */ android civilians

2020-07-17T12:06:30Z

Not in the game but in texts,sprites and UFOpedia images (some can be edited): android civilians

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	===One Way to Win===		===One Way to Win===
	[[file:xcom3-onewaywin.png\|200px\|left]]Notes: This is the very last discovery in the Alien Dimension category, even beyond the Real Alien Threat. Before the endgame consisted of gradually slaughtering the alien war machine one organ-building at a time, the original design might have involved a climactic "Cydonia or Bust!" type no-turning-back invasion in the vein of the first game. The picture seems to depict an immature pod in the Megapod Chamber, the last alien target before the final battle to destroy the dimension gate generators.Only visible by flipping the "unlock" flags with an editor.		[[file:xcom3-onewaywin.png\|200px\|left]]Notes: This is the very last discovery in the Alien Dimension category, even beyond the Real Alien Threat. Before the endgame consisted of gradually slaughtering the alien war machine one organ-building at a time, the original design might have involved a climactic "Cydonia or Bust!" type no-turning-back invasion in the vein of the first game. The picture seems to depict an immature pod in the Megapod Chamber, the last alien target before the final battle to destroy the dimension gate generators.Only visible by flipping the "unlock" flags with an editor.
			{{clear}}

			===Android civilians===
			[[file:Android_civilian.png\|left]] Notes: The game data contains sprites for what appear to be android civilians (there are no sprites for crawling, kneeling or using weapons). It seems they would all have had the same body, but four different head designs.
	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

Darkpast: about unused skills of technical staff

2020-07-16T15:16:54Z

about unused skills of technical staff

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	*'''All Aliens and UFOs have their own "inventory" screens'''		*'''All Aliens and UFOs have their own "inventory" screens'''
	Notes: because multiplayer was intended for Apocalypse==== and X-COM could capture and use both aliens and UFOs as above.		Notes: because multiplayer was intended for Apocalypse==== and X-COM could capture and use both aliens and UFOs as above.

			==Technical staff skills==

			Viewing game files reveals that Quantum Physicists, Biochemists and Engineers possess some skill in fields other than their own. Since they cannot be assigned to work outside their specialization, these skills are never used in-game.
			*Quantum Physicists have 10-30 skill in Engineering and 10-50 in Biochemistry.
			*Biochemists have 10-50 skill in Quantum Physics.
			*Engineers have 10-30 skill in Quantum Physics.

Hobbes: categorizing

2019-06-19T21:10:41Z

categorizing

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	*https://tcrf.net/X-COM:_Apocalypse		*https://tcrf.net/X-COM:_Apocalypse
	*http://www.strategycore.co.uk/databank/games/x-com-apocalypse/concepts/		*http://www.strategycore.co.uk/databank/games/x-com-apocalypse/concepts/

			[[Category: Apocalypse]]

Makus at 19:47, 19 June 2019

2019-06-19T19:47:31Z

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 Notes: When exploding, this caused units to "panic" or "beserk" and even "flee" by knocking their psi-defence and psi-strength as well as bravery right down. It was most devastating against high-psi or bravery units as the mechanism worked on a "percentage damage" model. A great weapon against Psi-morphs and Micronoids.
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 ===One Way to Win===
 [[file:xcom3-onewaywin.png|200px|left]]Notes: This is the very last discovery in the Alien Dimension category, even beyond the Real Alien Threat. Before the endgame consisted of gradually slaughtering the alien war machine one organ-building at a time, the original design might have involved a climactic "Cydonia or Bust!" type no-turning-back invasion in the vein of the first game. The picture seems to depict an immature pod in the Megapod Chamber, the last alien target before the final battle to destroy the dimension gate generators.Only visible by flipping the "unlock" flags with an editor.
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Makus at 19:09, 19 June 2019

2019-06-19T19:09:07Z

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	*'''The "First Beta"'''; frequently crashes and puts up "blank prompts", most of the cut features are partially removed in this version, the game is not completable end-to-end due to a broken research tree but can be completed with the "beta cheats". It was only ever available internally to Microprose and Mythos employees but copies were leaked to friends and families. Both a working Skirmish Mode and a Multiplayer (P2P) mode are present, though the Multiplayer is prone to desynchronising and crashes, the Skirmish has lots of crash-to-prompt errors and missing tiles.		*'''The "First Beta"'''; frequently crashes and puts up "blank prompts", most of the cut features are partially removed in this version, the game is not completable end-to-end due to a broken research tree but can be completed with the "beta cheats". It was only ever available internally to Microprose and Mythos employees but copies were leaked to friends and families. Both a working Skirmish Mode and a Multiplayer (P2P) mode are present, though the Multiplayer is prone to desynchronising and crashes, the Skirmish has lots of crash-to-prompt errors and missing tiles.

			*'''The Demo''' Created in 15.04.97, demo allows you to play a single Tactical Combat Mission.

	*'''The "Second Beta"''', most widely available pre-vanilla apocalypse. Intermittent "blank prompts" few crashes, effectively a "complete game" only with placeholder graphics in some places. All of the "cut" functions are still in the game and as complete as they ever were (excepting the tracker stuff that appears to have been partially cut), but have been made inaccessible without some tinkering. The behaviour of both aliens and X-COM agents is much more detailed as i have documented elsewhere and gives a happy middle ground to ascertaining how Apocalypse was "meant" to work prior to it's release. It has an .exe date of 12/06/1997 (dated after the vanilla release because there was an intent to further develop apocalypse with patches so for a time, a beta development branch was retained and then leaked). Beta2 has a Skirmish mode, but it does not work resulting in a crash to prompt on mission generation. Multiplayer (P2P) has been removed.		*'''The "Second Beta"''', most widely available pre-vanilla apocalypse. Intermittent "blank prompts" few crashes, effectively a "complete game" only with placeholder graphics in some places. All of the "cut" functions are still in the game and as complete as they ever were (excepting the tracker stuff that appears to have been partially cut), but have been made inaccessible without some tinkering. The behaviour of both aliens and X-COM agents is much more detailed as i have documented elsewhere and gives a happy middle ground to ascertaining how Apocalypse was "meant" to work prior to it's release. It has an .exe date of 12/06/1997 (dated after the vanilla release because there was an intent to further develop apocalypse with patches so for a time, a beta development branch was retained and then leaked). Beta2 has a Skirmish mode, but it does not work resulting in a crash to prompt on mission generation. Multiplayer (P2P) has been removed.