Exploits

WARNING: Some of the exploits found on the following pages (particularly those that involve editing game files) can corrupt your game installation or savegames. Make a copy of your entire XCOM directory beforehand to be safe.

X-COM Exploits

This page lists the exploits currently found within X-COM:Enemy Unknown and X-COM:Terror From The Deep.

The following categories primarily concern the first game in the series, Enemy Unknown, but can also be used with Terror From The Deep, unless noted.

Exploit: For Free

• Underhandedly get out of paying wages, how to raid for items, and how to abuse the rules of combat.

Exploit: Mind Control

• Methods on how to psychologically break your enemy for your own devious gains.

Exploit: Collision Detection

• The mystical art of moving through solid objects.

Exploit: Geoscape Only

• Break some rules of global proportions.

Exploit: Tactical Only

• Break some rules of the battlefield.

Exploit: Modifying Game Files

• Arguably not "Exploits" but "Lite Modding"

See Also

TFTD Exploits