User:Hobbes - Revision history

Hobbes at 13:21, 11 March 2026

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 A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought [[Info (Apocalypse)|X-COM:Apocalypse]], followed by [[Info|X-COM:UFO Defense]] and [[Info (TFTD)|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]]. Voila, love at first sight.
 And this relationship has continued due to Firaxis release of [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)|XCOM: Enemy Unknown/Within]] and [[XCOM 2]], and with [[OpenXcom]], the open source remake of the original game.
 ==Fan fictions?==

Hobbes at 21:38, 29 January 2018

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 - And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century (which was the inspiration for the above mentioned tiger).
-In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 42.
+In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 43.
 Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)
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 * Research and Manufacturing redesigned/enlarged to include new features
 * Varied UFO interiors
 ==Fan fictions?==

Hobbes: update

2017-02-19T16:57:52Z

update

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 - And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century (which was the inspiration for the above mentioned tiger).
-In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 39.
+In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 42.
 Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)
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 Scroll back in time to when computers had the fabulous memory of 48K, namely the ZX Spectrum. The would be creators of X-COM released a game named Rebel Star, followed by Laser Squad (the predecessor to the current Laser Squad Nemesis). I like those so much that I even used some of Rebel Star's names for my fan fictions as a nod to them.
 A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought [[Info (Apocalypse)|X-COM:Apocalypse]], followed by [[Info|X-COM:UFO Defense]] and [[Info (TFTD)|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]]. Voila, love at first sight.
 ==Mods==
 ===EU2012 Soldier Markings and Insignia===
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 File:Hobbes 4.jpg
 </gallery>
 ===EU1994 Port/Dawn City Terror Site replacements===

Hobbes at 00:09, 20 October 2013

2013-10-20T00:09:26Z

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	[[Image:Hobbes sectoid commander.png\|~~center~~\|300 px\|The Sectoid Commander has landed]]		[[Image:Hobbes sectoid commander.png\|right\|300 px\|The Sectoid Commander has landed]]

	[[User:Hobbes/Sandbox_page]]		[[User:Hobbes/Sandbox_page]]
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	All of those can be read at the fanfiction.net [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/55654/ site]		All of those can be read at the fanfiction.net [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/55654/ site]

			==Bad Things Happen in XCOM==

			[[File:Bad Things (EU2012).jpg]]

	==UFOPaedia projects (work in progress)==		==UFOPaedia projects (work in progress)==

Hobbes at 17:27, 20 September 2013

2013-09-20T17:27:45Z

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	- And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century (which was the inspiration for the above mentioned tiger).		- And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century (which was the inspiration for the above mentioned tiger).

	In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 38.		In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 39.

	Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)		Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)

	===Why X-COM?===		===Why do I love X-COM?===

	Scroll back in time to when computers had the fabulous memory of 48K, namely the ZX Spectrum. The would be creators of X-COM released a game named Rebel Star, followed by Laser Squad (the predecessor to the current Laser Squad Nemesis). I like those so much that I even used some of Rebel Star's names for my fan fictions as a nod to them.		Scroll back in time to when computers had the fabulous memory of 48K, namely the ZX Spectrum. The would be creators of X-COM released a game named Rebel Star, followed by Laser Squad (the predecessor to the current Laser Squad Nemesis). I like those so much that I even used some of Rebel Star's names for my fan fictions as a nod to them.
	A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought [[Info (Apocalypse)\|X-COM:Apocalypse]], followed by [[Info\|X-COM:UFO Defense]] and [[Info (TFTD)\|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]]. Voila, love at first sight.		A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought [[Info (Apocalypse)\|X-COM:Apocalypse]], followed by [[Info\|X-COM:UFO Defense]] and [[Info (TFTD)\|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]]. Voila, love at first sight.

	==~~Terrain~~ Mods==		==Mods==

	===Port/Dawn City Terror Site replacements===		===EU2012 Soldier Markings and Insignia===
			This mod replaces the national flags on soldiers' armor and the Barracks using Texmod. To download and instructions on how to use it check its page at Nexusmods [http://xcom.nexusmods.com/mods/373/?].

			<gallery widths=250px heights=100px perrow=4>
			File:Hobbes 1.jpg
			File:Hobbes 2.jpg
			File:Hobbes 3.jpg
			File:Hobbes 4.jpg
			</gallery>


			===EU1994 Port/Dawn City Terror Site replacements===
	I've converted the Port terrain of TFTD (with some adaptations) and created a new terrain, Dawn City, based on previous work for [[UFO2000]]. Both terrains can be used to replace the Terror Site terrain of UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown (simply unzip the file to your game folder, make backups first).		I've converted the Port terrain of TFTD (with some adaptations) and created a new terrain, Dawn City, based on previous work for [[UFO2000]]. Both terrains can be used to replace the Terror Site terrain of UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown (simply unzip the file to your game folder, make backups first).
	Both terrains can be downloaded here.		Both terrains can be downloaded here.
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	* [[File:Port Terrain for UFO.zip]]		* [[File:Port Terrain for UFO.zip]]

	===XComUtil===		===EU1994 XComUtil Terrain Pack===
	If you are using XComUtil then you can try some of my terrain mods for something different. It should be easy to use them:		If you are using XComUtil then you can try some of my terrain mods for something different. It should be easy to use them:

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	4) During the game, when you are about to raid a UFO, it will show you a list of terrains using the original but some of the terrains have been replaced: Farm is now Native (village in the tropics); Urban has been expanded; Forest is Apartment (a different city); and Mountain is the HWP factory (the Factory might not appear the first time with the game going straight to the score screen after the battle, just try it until you see it).		4) During the game, when you are about to raid a UFO, it will show you a list of terrains using the original but some of the terrains have been replaced: Farm is now Native (village in the tropics); Urban has been expanded; Forest is Apartment (a different city); and Mountain is the HWP factory (the Factory might not appear the first time with the game going straight to the score screen after the battle, just try it until you see it).

	====Terrain Images====		===EU1994 Terrain Mods Images===
	Here are some pics of the terrains:		Here are some pics of the terrains:

	~~[[Image~~:Hobbes_native.png\|Native terrain~~\|left]][[Image~~:Hobbes_decision.png\|HWP Factory terrain~~\|right]]~~		<gallery widths=250px heights=100px perrow=3>
			File:Hobbes dawn.png\|Dawn City terrain
			File:Hobbes_native.png\|Native terrain
			File:Hobbes_decision.png\|HWP Factory terrain
			</gallery>

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	===Fan fictions?===		==Fan fictions?==

	I've been writing a whole series of stories concerning the X-COM universe:		I've been writing a whole series of stories concerning the X-COM universe:
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	All of those can be read at the fanfiction.net [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/55654/ site]		All of those can be read at the fanfiction.net [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/55654/ site]

	==UFOPaedia projects==		==UFOPaedia projects (work in progress)==

	[[The Mysteries of X-COM]] - published, discussion page for unexplained aspects of the whole series		[[The Mysteries of X-COM]] - published, discussion page for unexplained aspects of the whole series

Hobbes at 14:38, 5 January 2013

2013-01-05T14:38:33Z

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	- And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century (which was the inspiration for the above mentioned tiger).		- And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century (which was the inspiration for the above mentioned tiger).

	~~It will also be mentioned somewhere that~~ my ~~real~~ name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is ~~35. This is all disinformation, of course, meant to distract you from my real identity as a member of the Omega Team~~.		In real life my name is André, that I am from Portugal and that my age is 38.

	Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)		Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)

	~~===What is the Omega Team?===~~

	~~Bigger than Above Top Secret. Even more secret than the proven fact that the Earth is flat, not round, despite what they might tell you.~~

	===Why X-COM?===		===Why X-COM?===
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	A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought [[Info (Apocalypse)\|X-COM:Apocalypse]], followed by [[Info\|X-COM:UFO Defense]] and [[Info (TFTD)\|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]]. Voila, love at first sight.		A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought [[Info (Apocalypse)\|X-COM:Apocalypse]], followed by [[Info\|X-COM:UFO Defense]] and [[Info (TFTD)\|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]]. Voila, love at first sight.

	===Terrain Mods===		==Terrain Mods==

			===Port/Dawn City Terror Site replacements===
			I've converted the Port terrain of TFTD (with some adaptations) and created a new terrain, Dawn City, based on previous work for [[UFO2000]]. Both terrains can be used to replace the Terror Site terrain of UFO Defense/Enemy Unknown (simply unzip the file to your game folder, make backups first).
			Both terrains can be downloaded here.
			* [[File:Dawn_City_Terrain_for_UFO.zip]]
			* [[File:Port Terrain for UFO.zip]]

			===XComUtil===
	If you are using XComUtil then you can try some of my terrain mods for something different. It should be easy to use them:		If you are using XComUtil then you can try some of my terrain mods for something different. It should be easy to use them:

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	[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress		[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress

	~~[[Economics (Apocalypse)]]~~

	[[Blitzing (Apocalypse)]]		[[Blitzing (Apocalypse)]]

Hobbes at 01:05, 9 October 2012

2012-10-09T01:05:00Z

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	[[Image:Hobbes sectoid commander.png\|center\|300 px\|The Sectoid Commander has landed]]		[[Image:Hobbes sectoid commander.png\|center\|300 px\|The Sectoid Commander has landed]]

			[[User:Hobbes/Sandbox_page]]

	===Why Hobbes?===		===Why Hobbes?===

Hobbes: /* UFOPaedia projects */ little editing

2011-01-11T16:25:27Z

UFOPaedia projects: little editing

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	[[The Mysteries of X-COM]] - published, discussion page for unexplained aspects of the whole series		[[The Mysteries of X-COM]] - published, discussion page for unexplained aspects of the whole series

	X-COM~~: A Military Analysis~~ - work in progress		X-COM History Notes - work in progress

	[[X-COM: A Military Analysis\|Part I - X-COM Organization]]		[[X-COM: A Military Analysis\|Part I - X-COM Organization]]
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	[[The Alien War\|Part II - The Alien War]]		[[The Alien War\|Part II - The Alien War]]

	[[The X-COM Files]] - work in progress		[[The X-COM Files\|Part VII - The X-COM Files]] - work in progress (fan fiction)

	[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress		[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress

Hobbes at 03:54, 31 December 2009

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	[[Economics (Apocalypse)]]		[[Economics (Apocalypse)]]

			[[Blitzing (Apocalypse)]]

Hobbes: /* UFOPaedia projects */

2009-12-26T02:14:59Z

UFOPaedia projects

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	[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress		[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress

			[[Economics (Apocalypse)]]