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Data corruption happens when the game finds unused bytes in a savegame. | Data corruption happens when the game finds unused bytes in a savegame. | ||
| − | [[TFTD]] and [[UFO Enemy Unknown]] are nearly a clone but bytes are different, so | + | [[TFTD]] and [[UFO Enemy Unknown]] are nearly a clone but bytes are different, so weird things happen when files are placed in the wrong game. |
| − | Here | + | Here are a few tricks. |
| − | Base on land/water | + | == Base on land/water == |
| − | + | Copy [[loc.dat]] from UFO and paste in into [[TFTD]] savegame to get a base on land - and vice versa, copy loc.dat from TFTD to UFO to get a base on water. | |
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| − | Transformers | + | == Transformers == |
| − | + | This function still isn't researched very much. | |
| − | + | In UFO, get an [[Avenger]] (''not sure if it was Avenger, surely not [[Skyranger]] or [[Interceptor]]'') then copy [[craft.dat]] and [[loc.dat]] to TFTD. | |
| − | + | Then you can end up having 2 ships named ammunition-1 and ammunition-2, nicknamed Transformers. | |
| − | + | These will have 255 [[coelacanth tank]]s and other things. | |
| − | + | The most interesting thing is that these ships will disappear once an UFO is nearby and turn into those UFOs. | |
| − | + | For example, a [[survey ship]] passes nearby your base. Your ammunition-1 will disappear and the UFO will be yours. | |
| − | + | However, the game will crash once you click on it, since it isn't assigned to any base. | |
| − | + | It may be possible to control alien ships, but it still is unknown how. | |
| − | Unused Aliens or Items | + | == Unused Aliens or Items == |
| − | + | It appears that when [[research.dat]] is copied from game to game, weird things can happen. | |
| − | + | There were reports of seeing [[research item]]s like Zrbite Launcher or getting [[Tentaculat]] | |
| − | + | [[Commander]]. This function is however not completely researched. | |
| − | + | [[Category:Oddities and bugs]] | |
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Revision as of 14:58, 22 March 2005
Data corruption happens when the game finds unused bytes in a savegame. TFTD and UFO Enemy Unknown are nearly a clone but bytes are different, so weird things happen when files are placed in the wrong game.
Here are a few tricks.
Base on land/water
Copy loc.dat from UFO and paste in into TFTD savegame to get a base on land - and vice versa, copy loc.dat from TFTD to UFO to get a base on water.
Transformers
This function still isn't researched very much. In UFO, get an Avenger (not sure if it was Avenger, surely not Skyranger or Interceptor) then copy craft.dat and loc.dat to TFTD. Then you can end up having 2 ships named ammunition-1 and ammunition-2, nicknamed Transformers. These will have 255 coelacanth tanks and other things. The most interesting thing is that these ships will disappear once an UFO is nearby and turn into those UFOs. For example, a survey ship passes nearby your base. Your ammunition-1 will disappear and the UFO will be yours. However, the game will crash once you click on it, since it isn't assigned to any base. It may be possible to control alien ships, but it still is unknown how.
Unused Aliens or Items
It appears that when research.dat is copied from game to game, weird things can happen. There were reports of seeing research items like Zrbite Launcher or getting Tentaculat Commander. This function is however not completely researched.