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[laiocfar]

can anyone help me with this?

There isn´t codes or keys in this site version

* Yeah, I lost Japan because I didn't have a base there while the aliens did. Can you get back funders you've lost?

Nope
And i prefer to got 4 or 5 bases before get a big workshop or even a big lab.

They should make a key called "any" like the keys "ecp", "ctrl" or "alt".
But the post: where its the any key? Its a joke from Simpsons

[Cockroach]

Originally posted by Guest@Jan 2 2006, 07:38 PM
hmm..the game won't start anymore, something with a code or key...


can anyone help me with this?

Sounds like you have an old DOS version, either 1.0 or 1.2. I think www.xcomufo.com has the 1.4 patch or perhaps the codes. Be warned though, the patch messes up lots of the sounds.

This is the longest discussion of any game on this entire forum!!

[Mr.Snuggles]

That was me above.

[Kearnsy]

It sure is.

I wouldnt expect any less for such a great game. Its the reason that I can here in the first place.

This thread also makes any strategy guide quite usless. Im tellin' ya there is gaming gold in this here thread! GOLD!!

[rlbell]

Originally posted by Kearnsy@Jan 3 2006, 10:20 AM
It sure is.

This thread also makes any strategy guide quite usless. Im tellin' ya there is gaming gold in this here thread! GOLD!!

I have to disagree. The great bulk of this thread, 156 pages and counting, makes it a very poor strategy guide. Especially if some newbie's question is answered with a flippant "We already answered that question". It may be just me, actually reading all of the old posts is quite a challenge, but I am shackled to a 28.8 modem connection. If I had never played MOO on a 386, I wouldn't surf, at all. A proper strategy guide is a long page of text that loads quickly, or better yet prints nicely (I am a big fan of the dead tree filing system [DTFS]).

What it is good for is discussions about the game that would not be included in a strategy guide. An example is that a guide might mention that you should avoid shooting down UFO's in the mountains, as the terrain is worse than the jungle. I would suggest that you do it at least once, as you will never find a UFO landed there and the programmers did go through the trouble of putting it in the game. Surprise, surprise, the reason that mountainous terrain is worse than jungle terrain is that high explosives do not make it go away. Do make sure it is a small one, as it might escape before flying over mountains.

[another_guest]

Originally posted by Guest@Jan 2 2006, 07:38 PM
hmm..the game won't start anymore, something with a code or key...


can anyone help me with this?

As mentioned before, you could download the version available for download here. The advantage is that it's the "latest" version, meaning v1.4 that includes a few patches compared to 1.0 or so that asked the code questions.
However, since this game is considered as abandonware here, I suppose no one would mind if I tell you to have a look for the codes here: http://ninjaw.ifrance.com/cd32/_ufocd32/index.html

(they're in the links "protection codes 1" and 2, no idea what's the difference between both)

thing is....i did download it from here

but when i restarted my pc, it worked again, until 5 minutes ago. it will probably work again when i restart my pc again.

[bahman]

Originally posted by Guest@Jan 3 2006, 05:45 AM
This is the longest discussion of any game on this entire forum!!

I have to say that I honestly don't understand why it is so! I played many strategic game, including this game, but I don't understand why this game has a such attraction. The main part of game is about beating aliens and you have to do many battle and all of them similar and each takes 5-10 minutes. I remeber those old days I was playing CIV or master of orion and I can not tell you how much those games captured my mind, during day and night. This game is nice but I just can not replay it many times, perhaps because the structure is very similar. Perhaps it is matter of taste too. Well just let me know what is so exciting in this game? Maybe I missed something!

[punch999]

It is a fun and complex game. So there is a lot of praise to it and questions. And the game has been on this site as long as the forums have.