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[The Fifth Horseman]

If I remember right, it should be just echo off, without the @.

[12turtle12]

hello everyone, how do I do anything in this game? No just kidding, but I did download this and I really can't figure out what to do. Are there any easy start walkthroughs for this game? Most stuff I can figure out but the learning curve on this game is a little difficult for me for some reason...

[Incappucciato d'Ombra]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cazgotsaved @ Jul 26 2007, 12:13 AM) [snapback]301383[/snapback]</div>

hello everyone, how do I do anything in this game? No just kidding, but I did download this and I really can't figure out what to do. Are there any easy start walkthroughs for this game? Most stuff I can figure out but the learning curve on this game is a little difficult for me for some reason...
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The manual itself can be helpful, it's contain also very basic info that can give you some ideas about the game.

Then here you can find a F.A.Q./guide. It contains "particular" information but also some paragraphs that could help you.

Another possibility is here but you need to browse the entire section dedicated to TFTD, this can take very much time, without real guarantees to find something :blink:

I cannot be more specific, because your request is somewhat generic and, to help you, i need to write a dedicated super-easy walkthoughs that can request at lest some hour :blink:

Therefore try to be more specific, for example :

"I'm in the 20th day of the 1st month and no USO were sighted, i need to launch my fighters? I need to pray? I need to shot at microprose? :blink: "

and i can answer : "Nothing of this, you had chosen a very bad position for your first base, therefore : be very patient or restart the game (the second option is the better plus read the F.A.Q. on gamefaqs.com, it contain a paragraph about the better location of the first base)"

OR

"I've placed my first base but what building are needed first? i need to resarch something or nothing? Can i enlist engineer, scientist and soldier..... and it's necessary to enlist now or i can wait?"

and so on...

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cazgotsaved @ Jul 25 2007, 11:13 PM) [snapback]301383[/snapback]</div>

hello everyone, how do I do anything in this game? No just kidding, but I did download this and I really can't figure out what to do. Are there any easy start walkthroughs for this game? Most stuff I can figure out but the learning curve on this game is a little difficult for me for some reason...
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So you start and you are asked to put down your first base... so you do that (only in water). You want your first base to cover important high profile countries, because those are the ones that pay your bills. So either put it somewhere in Europe, or somewhere in North America, gulf of mexico maybe, something like that.

Once you have your base then you go to your Base screen. Check it out, look at all the options.. etc..etc..
Go to Aquanots, thats your soldiers basically. You can re-name them if you want. Then you want to equip your Triton, thats the ship you will send out to fight the Aliens face to face.

I would begin construction on the Wide Array Sonar (so your radar can cover more ground) and also Live Alien Containment, so any live aliens you capture don't die, cause you will want to interogate the bastards later on.

Once you think you have things setup, then move time forward faster, by clciking on 1 day. Eventually it will stop .. most likely it will say that a small alien ship is detected, so then choose 5 sec time, so you go normal time. Click on your bsae, pick one of the Baracudas and then click on the alien ship and tell it to intercept. Once it gets to it you will be presented with a top view of a battle type screen.. nothing fancy. Click on the buttons on the top right .. just go with Aggresive Attack... your barracuda will shoot down the alien ship. So good.. now you have a crash site. Your baracuda will go back to base.

Now click on your base again and tell your Tritan (make sure you have equiped the Triton with your soldiers and any weapons you want) to intercept the crash site. When you go there it will ask you if you want ot land.. yes . you do.

Now you are at the re-arming screen. Here you basically tell each soldier what to carry. If you don't know what any of these weapons do, then read up on them in the UFOPEDIA which is one of the options in your base screen.

So anyway, arm them, when you are ready hit GO. Usualy want to save the game before you start a mission.

Now you are in the best part of the game, the squad combat .... you tell each of your soldiers to get out of the ship and start to move around... notice that when you tell your soldier to move his TUs drop. thats the amount of points you can use on that turn. Once you moved all yoru guys how you want, then you click on End Turn and now the Aliens move. If an alien moves within range of your guys you will see it... if not, you don't see anything.

Thats it! ... those are the basics, from here you play how you want, and do what you want, and have fun with it! Its pretty hard not to have fun with this game.

[The Fifth Horseman]

If TFTD is a bit too hard for you, try beating UFO: Enemy Unknown first. The controls and principles of the gameplay are basically the same.

[12turtle12]

oh oops, actually that's the one I was talking about. And to answer the "be more specific" comment/question
I'm talking about just starting out the game, but you answered just fine, I didn't even look at the manual (yes, I know, I should have) so thank you!

UFO & TFTD is way better than Apocolypse IMO . Apo. is so easy compare to the other 2. I cleared all 3 and i must say! UFO is the best!
To win TFTD iss quite simple. have soilders carry at least 5-7 homing water missile and 2-3 mind-ontrol char. and 4-5 front line. Then its done. will need a few guy to be ur supply carrier too coz there are like 2-4 stages and the ammo will run out real fast. around 50+ enemys >_<;

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Aug 2 2007, 05:44 AM) [snapback]302387[/snapback]</div>

UFO & TFTD is way better than Apocolypse IMO . Apo. is so easy compare to the other 2. I cleared all 3 and i must say! UFO is the best!
To win TFTD iss quite simple. have soilders carry at least 5-7 homing water missile and 2-3 mind-ontrol char. and 4-5 front line. Then its done. will need a few guy to be ur supply carrier too coz there are like 2-4 stages and the ammo will run out real fast. around 50+ enemys >_<;
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I agree, Apocolypse is crap IMO... UFO Uknown is #1 and TFTD is #2...

[Base commander]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Aug 1 2007, 10:44 PM) [snapback]302387[/snapback]</div>

UFO & TFTD is way better than Apocolypse IMO . Apo. is so easy compare to the other 2. I cleared all 3 and i must say! UFO is the best!
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You can say UFO is the best. But what are you talking about difficulty level!? The first levels are easy but wait till they pull out the bigger guns. I got killed fast. Am I just playing Apocalyse wrong?

In TFTD I am destroying the aliens. I am doing so good I'm getting 10,000,000 in funding!

Maybe it's just how I play.......

[akaliptos]

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