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===Why Hobbes?=== | ===Why Hobbes?=== | ||
This question keeps popping up from time to time. And the answer is two-fold: | This question keeps popping up from time to time. And the answer is two-fold: | ||
- Hobbes, as in the stuffed tiger in Calvin and Hobbes. | - Hobbes, as in the stuffed tiger in the comic books Calvin and Hobbes. | ||
- And as Thomas Hobbes, an English political theory writer of the XVI century ( | - 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 43. | |||
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 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. | ||
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?== | |||
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] | ||
=== | ==Bad Things Happen in XCOM== | ||
[[File:Bad Things (EU2012).jpg]] | |||
==UFOPaedia projects (work in progress)== | |||
[[The Mysteries of X-COM]] - published, discussion page for unexplained aspects of the whole series | |||
X-COM History Notes - work in progress | |||
[[X-COM: A Military Analysis|Part I - X-COM Organization]] | |||
[[The Alien War|Part II - The Alien War]] | |||
[[The X-COM Files|Part VII - The X-COM Files]] - work in progress (fan fiction) | |||
[[Murphy's Laws (X-COM)]] - work in progress | |||
[[Blitzing (Apocalypse)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 13:21, 11 March 2026
Why Hobbes?
This question keeps popping up from time to time. And the answer is two-fold: - Hobbes, as in the stuffed tiger in the comic books Calvin and Hobbes. - 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 43.
Any questions regarding me, myself and I can be made on my talk page :)
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. A big time afterwards I got a PC and bought X-COM:Apocalypse, followed by X-COM:UFO Defense and X-COM: Terror From The Deep. Voila, love at first sight. And this relationship has continued due to Firaxis release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown/Within and XCOM 2, and with OpenXcom, the open source remake of the original game.
Fan fictions?
I've been writing a whole series of stories concerning the X-COM universe:
X-COM: The Unknown Menace - Covers the 1st Alien War (based upon UFO Defense). Long novel (692 pages)
X-COM: Eulogy - Set between the 1st and the 2nd Alien War. Short story based upon the return of X-COM to Mars.
X-COM: Abyssal - Covers the 2nd Alien War. Unfinished.
X-COM: Destined Alliance - Pre-Apocalipse story set upon the 2nd return of X-COM to Mars. Will eventually be a part of the 3rd novel, which covers the 5th Alien War, based upon X-COM: Genesis.
All of those can be read at the fanfiction.net site
Bad Things Happen in XCOM
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UFOPaedia projects (work in progress)
The Mysteries of X-COM - published, discussion page for unexplained aspects of the whole series
X-COM History Notes - work in progress
Part VII - The X-COM Files - work in progress (fan fiction)
Murphy's Laws (X-COM) - work in progress