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Welcome to UFOpaedia.org  
'''Welcome to UFOpaedia.org! This site is dedicated to ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM X-COM]'', a computer game series introduced in 1994 by MicroProse.''' 


<p style = "margin:1em;">This site has been created to serve as the ultimate resource for information based around the Extra Terrestrial Combat Unit ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xcom X-COM], a computer game) and its encounters with the alien invaders. Information about all previous encounters with the alien menace will be recorded here along with detailed notes and helpful strategic guides as a useful reference for X-Com Commanders, be they new or returning officers.</p> 
Here you will find a wealth of information including game strategy, tactical tips, and an in-depth look at how the game functions.


'''X-COM fans - this site is made for, and made by, you and us. If you love the X-COM series and want to EDIT THIS SITE, see the [[UFOpaedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]]. All newbies welcome!
If you love the X-COM series and wish to contribute to this site, please see the [[UFOpaedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]]. All newbies are welcome!
'''


<small>'''Disclaimer: This is a site dedicated to a '''computer game'''. If you came here for the alien conspiracy theories but not for the games, then you've must've taken a wrong turn somewhere. Head back a few miles until you step on the gnomes making the crop circles. If all else fails, you can [http://www.google.com/ Google] your way to safety. Happy travels!''' </small>


''Disclaimer: This is a site dedicated to a computer game. If you came here for the alien conspiracy theories but not for the games, then you must've taken a wrong turn somewhere. Head back a few miles until you step on the gnomes making the crop circles. If all else fails, you can [http://www.google.com/ Google] your way to safety. Happy travels!''
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{| {{stdTable}} title = "X-Com UFO Main Directory" width = "100%"
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| colspan = "4"| {{UFO Icon}} '''UFO: Enemy Unknown''' (aka '''X-COM: UFO Defense''')
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{| {{stdTable}} title = "X-Com UFO Main Directory" width = "90%"  
{| {{stdTable}} width="100%" style="border:none;"
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| {{UFO Icon}} '''Enemy Unknown''' <small>aka Ufo Defense</small>
 
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| '''General'''
| '''Overview'''
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| [[Info|General Information]]
| [[Info|About X-COM: UFO Defense]]
 
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|- {{stdTable Sub Heading}} title = "Global Geoscape Affairs"
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| '''Geoscape'''
| '''The Geoscape'''
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| [[Base Management (UFO) | Base Management]]
| [[Geoscape Overview]]
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| [[UFO Detection (UFO Defense)|UFO Detection]]
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| [[UFO Interception]]
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| [[Craft (UFO Defense)|X-COM Craft]]
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:<small>[[Craft Armaments (UFO Defense)|Craft Armaments]]</small>
| '''The Battlescape (Combat)'''
:<small>[[UFO Interception |UFO Interception]]</small>
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| [[UFO (UFO Defense)|Unidentified Flying Objects]]
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| [[Research (UFO Defense)|Research]]
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| [[Economics (UFO Defense)|Economics]]
|- {{stdTable Sub Heading}} title = "Tactical Close Range Skirmishes"
| '''Battlescape'''
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| [[Missions (UFO Defense) | Mission Types]]
| [[Missions (UFO Defense) | Mission Types]]
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| [[Soldiers (UFO Defense) | X-Com Soldiers]]
| [[:Category: Tactics|Tactics]]
: [[Scouting]]
: [[Reaction fire triggers|Reaction Fire Triggers]]
: [[Sweeping the Battlescape]]
: [[Reaction Training]]
: [[Alien movement patterns|Alien Movement Patterns]]
: [[Time Management]]
: [[Grenade]]s
: [[Proximity Grenade]]s
: [[Smoke Grenade]]s
: [[Grenade Relay]]
: [[Stun Rod]]s
: [[Base Defense]]
: [[Night Missions]]
: [[Alien Base Assault]]
: [[UFO Ground Assault]]
: [[Rear Commander]]s
: [[:Category:Field Manual|Field Manual]]
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| '''Aliens'''
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| [[Alien Life Forms (UFO Defense)|Alien Life Forms]]
: [[Overviews of Aliens (UFO Defense)|Overview of Aliens]]
: [[Terror Units (UFO Defense)|Terror Units]]
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| [[UFO (UFO Defense)|UFOs]]
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| [[Alien Life Forms (UFO Defense)|Aliens]]
| [[UFO Components (UFO Defense)|UFO Components]]
:<small>[[Overviews of Aliens (UFO Defense)|Overview of Aliens]]</small>
:<small>[[Terror Units (UFO Defense)|Terror Units]]</small>
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| [[Equipment (UFO Defense)|General Equipment]]
| [[Alien Missions]]
:<small>[[Weapons (UFO Defense)|Weapons]]</small>
:<small>[[Heavy Weapons Platforms (UFO Defense)|Heavy Weapons Platforms]]</small>
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| [[:Category:Terrain|Terrain]] ''
| [[Alien Artefacts (UFO Defense)|Alien Artefacts]]
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| [[Scoring (UFO Defense)|Scoring]]
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| '''Logistics'''
|-  
|-  
| [[Soldiers (UFO Defense)|Soldiers]]
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| [[Base Facilities (UFO Defense)|Base Facilities]]
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| [[Craft (UFO Defense)|X-COM Craft]]
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| [[Craft Armaments (UFO Defense)|Craft Armaments]]
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| [[Equipment (UFO Defense)|Equipment]]
: [[Weapons (UFO Defense)|Weapons]]
: [[Equipment (UFO Defense)#Armor|Armor]]
: [[Heavy Weapons Platforms (UFO Defense)|Heavy Weapons Platforms]]
: [[Equipment (UFO Defense)#Portable Equipment|Miscellaneous Equipment]]
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| '''Game Strategies'''
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| [[Starting Your Shadowy Paramilitary Organization|A Beginner's Guide]]
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| [[Base Management (UFO)|Base Management]]
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| [[Base Layout Strategy]]
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| [[Experience Training]]
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| [[Managing the Item Limit]]
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| [[Research (UFO Defense)|Research]]
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| [[Research Tips]]
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| [[Economics (UFO Defense)|Economics]]
: [[Buying/Selling/Transferring]]
: [[Hiring/firing|Hiring/Firing]]
: [[UFO Recovery Values]]
: [[Manufacturing Profitability]]
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|- {{stdTable Sub Heading}}
| '''Miscellaneous Information'''
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| [[Glossary|Glossary of Terms]]
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| [[XcomUtil|XcomUtil - Game Enhancer]]
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| [[Background|UFO Timeline]]
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| [[Realistic Equivalents]]
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| [[Mars]]
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{| style = "border: 1px silver solid; border-collapse: collapse;" width="90%"
| '''Technical Information'''
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| {{UFO Icon}} '''Supplementary Reference'''
| [[Under The Hood|Game Mechanics]]
: [[Damage]]
: [[Explosions]]
: [[Accuracy formula|Accuracy Formula]]
: [[Reaction fire formula|Reaction Fire Formula]]
: [[Line of sight|Line of Sight]]
: [[Destroying Terrain]]
: [[Experience]]
: [[Psionics]]
: [[Kill Modelling]]
: [[Fatal Wounds]]
: [[Recovery time|Recovery Time]]
: [[Stun]]
: [[Unconscious|Unconsciousness]]
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| [[:Category:Data tables|Data Tables]]
: [[Inventory TU Table]]
: [[TU#Time Unit Walking Usage Tables|Movement TU Tables]]
: [[Item Weight]]
: [[Height|Unit Height]]
: [[Scoring (UFO Defense)|Scoring]]
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| [[:Category:Terrain|Terrain]]
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| [[Item Weight]]s
| [[Tricks, Tips and Hints]]
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| [[Inventory TU Table]]
| [[Exploits]]
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| [[Glossary|Glossary of terms]]
| [[Saved Game Files]]
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|-  
| '''[[:Category:Field Manual|Field Manual]]'''
| [[Known Bugs]]
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| [[Starting Your Shadowy Paramilitary Organization|A Beginner's Guide]]
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== Sequels ==
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| colspan = "2"|  {{TFTD Icon}} '''X-COM: Terror From the Deep'''
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| [[Base Facilities (Tftd)|Base Facilities]]
| [[Base Facilities (Tftd)|Base Facilities]]
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| [[Research (Tftd)|Research]]
| [[Research (Tftd)|Research]]
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| [[Economics (Tftd)|Economics]]
| [[Economics (Tftd)|Economics]]
 
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| colspan = "1"|  {{Apoc Icon}} '''X-COM: Apocalypse'''
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|'''General'''
| '''General'''
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| [[Info (Apocalypse)|General Information]]
| [[Info (Apocalypse)|General Information]]
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| '''Cityscape'''
| '''Cityscape'''
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| [[Mega Primus (Apocalypse)|Mega Primus]]  
| [[Mega Primus (Apocalypse)|Mega Primus]]  
* [[Corporations (Apocalypse)|Corporations]]
: [[Corporations (Apocalypse)|Corporations]]
* [[Relations (Apocalypse)|Relations]]  
: [[Relations (Apocalypse)|Relations]]  
* [[Trade (Apocalypse)|Trade]]  
: [[Trade (Apocalypse)|Trade]]  
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| [[Bases (Apocalypse)|Bases]]  
| [[Bases (Apocalypse)|Bases]]  
* [[Facilities (Apocalypse)|Base Facilities]]
: [[Facilities (Apocalypse)|Base Facilities]]
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| Research
Research:  
: [[Alien Artifacts (Apocalypse)|Alien Artifacts]]  
* [[Alien Artifacts (Apocalypse)|Alien Artifacts]]  
: [[Biochemistry (Apocalypse)|Biochemistry]]
* [[Biochemistry (Apocalypse)|Biochemistry]]
: [[Quantum Physics (Apocalypse)|Quantum Physics]]  
* [[Quantum Physics (Apocalypse)|Quantum Physics]]  
 
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| [[Vehicles (Apocalypse)|Vehicles]]
| [[Vehicles (Apocalypse)|Vehicles]]
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| '''Battlescape'''
| '''Battlescape'''
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Spin Offs
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== Spin-Offs ==
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| {{Interceptor Icon}} Interceptor  
| {{Interceptor Icon}} '''X-COM: Interceptor'''
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|[[Info (Interceptor)|General Information]]
[[Technologies]]
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| {{email X-Com Icon}} E-Mail X-Com
| {{email X-Com Icon}} '''E-Mail X-Com'''
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|[[Info (eMail X-Com)|General Information]]
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| X-Com Enforcer  
| '''X-COM: Enforcer'''
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|[[Info (Enforcer)|General Information]]
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Discontinued Titles
| [[Info (Interceptor)|General Information]]
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[[Technologies]]
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| [[Info (eMail X-Com)|General Information]]
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| [[Info (Enforcer)|General Information]]
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== Discontinued Titles ==
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| X-COM: Genesis
| '''X-COM: Genesis'''
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| '''X-COM: Alliance'''
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| [[Info(Genesis)|General Information]]
| [[Info(Genesis)|General Information]]
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{| {{stdTable}} width="100%"
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| Alliance
|-
| [[Info(Alliance)|General Information]]
| [[Info(Alliance)|General Information]]
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{| {{stdTable}} width = "99%" title = "Misc. section. Anything goes."
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|This section contains articles that have yet to be classified. For now, everything that doesn't seem to go anywhere will go here and will later be moved where ever they will fit in. Don't be surprised if any of these sections vanish.




[[Under The Hood]] - General odds and ends regarding UFO and TFTD.
== Site Information ==
 
{| {{stdTable}} width = "50%"  
[[Tricks, Tips and Hints]] and
| [[UFOpaedia:Community Portal|Community Portal]]
[[Exploits]] - Information "acquired" from experienced X-COM players, full of tips that can help you fight the alien menace.
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| [[Community|Contributors]]
[[Known Bugs]] - Beware, all you need to know about bugs with X-COM and TFTD are contained here. These will help you avoid making a fool of yourself.
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| [[Help:Getting Started|How to Edit This Site]]
[[Background]] - Game design notes, backstory, real-life equivalents.
|-
 
| [[Guidelines to writing articles|Guidelines to Writing Articles]]
[[Community]] - People in the community, memes, their egos, indepth commentary on their lavish lifestyles and more!
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| [[Links]]
[[Links]] - The, y'know, rest of the Internet.
 
[[Contact]] - Send messages to the ones that makes this ufopaedia for info etc.
 
[[XcomUtil]] - Enhancer/Editor for UFO/TFTD, written by Scott T. Jones
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Revision as of 22:00, 6 June 2006


Welcome to UFOpaedia.org! This site is dedicated to X-COM, a computer game series introduced in 1994 by MicroProse.

Here you will find a wealth of information including game strategy, tactical tips, and an in-depth look at how the game functions.

If you love the X-COM series and wish to contribute to this site, please see the Community Portal. All newbies are welcome!


Disclaimer: This is a site dedicated to a computer game. If you came here for the alien conspiracy theories but not for the games, then you must've taken a wrong turn somewhere. Head back a few miles until you step on the gnomes making the crop circles. If all else fails, you can Google your way to safety. Happy travels!


UFO Badge UFO: Enemy Unknown (aka X-COM: UFO Defense)
Overview
About X-COM: UFO Defense
The Geoscape
Geoscape Overview
UFO Detection
UFO Interception
The Battlescape (Combat)
Battlescape Overview
Battlescape Combat
Mission Types
Tactics
Scouting
Reaction Fire Triggers
Sweeping the Battlescape
Reaction Training
Alien Movement Patterns
Time Management
Grenades
Proximity Grenades
Smoke Grenades
Grenade Relay
Stun Rods
Base Defense
Night Missions
Alien Base Assault
UFO Ground Assault
Rear Commanders
Field Manual
Aliens
Alien Life Forms
Overview of Aliens
Terror Units
UFOs
UFO Components
Alien Missions
Alien Artefacts
Logistics
Soldiers
Base Facilities
X-COM Craft
Craft Armaments
Equipment
Weapons
Armor
Heavy Weapons Platforms
Miscellaneous Equipment
Game Strategies
A Beginner's Guide
Base Management
Base Layout Strategy
Experience Training
Managing the Item Limit
Research
Research Tips
Economics
Buying/Selling/Transferring
Hiring/Firing
UFO Recovery Values
Manufacturing Profitability
Miscellaneous Information
Glossary of Terms
XcomUtil - Game Enhancer
UFO Timeline
Realistic Equivalents
Mars
Technical Information
Game Mechanics
Damage
Explosions
Accuracy Formula
Reaction Fire Formula
Line of Sight
Destroying Terrain
Experience
Psionics
Kill Modelling
Fatal Wounds
Recovery Time
Stun
Unconsciousness
Data Tables
Inventory TU Table
Movement TU Tables
Item Weight
Unit Height
Scoring
Terrain
Tricks, Tips and Hints
Exploits
Saved Game Files
Known Bugs



Sequels

TFTD Badge X-COM: Terror From the Deep
General
General Information
Geoscape
Base Management
X-COM Subs
Sub Armaments
Unidentified Submerging Objects
USO Components
Base Facilities
Research
Alien Research
Alien Artefacts
Economics
Battlescape
Battlescape overview
Mission Types
Aquanauts
Alien Life Forms
Overviews of Aliens
Terror Units
Equipment
Weapons
Submersible Weapons Systems
Terrain
Scoring
Apocalypse Insignia X-COM: Apocalypse
General
General Information
Cityscape
Mega Primus
Corporations
Relations
Trade
Bases
Base Facilities
Research
Alien Artifacts
Biochemistry
Quantum Physics
Vehicles
Battlescape
Agents



Spin-Offs

Interceptor Badge X-COM: Interceptor
E-Mail X-Com E-Mail X-Com
X-COM: Enforcer
General Information

Technologies

General Information
General Information



Discontinued Titles

X-COM: Genesis
X-COM: Alliance
General Information
General Information



Site Information

Community Portal
Contributors
How to Edit This Site
Guidelines to Writing Articles
Links
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