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[[Image:Personal_Teleporter.jpg|thumb|right|The Personal Teleporter, image from the UFOpaedia]]
 
[[Image:Personal_Teleporter.jpg|thumb|right|The Personal Teleporter, image from the UFOpaedia]]
The Personal Teleporter is the final Quantum Physics research topic in the game. and thus is the most powerful item in the game, allowing instantaneous movement to any location on the map for any number of conceivable reasons that you can think of.  
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The Personal Teleporter is the final alien artifact you'll encounter, and the most powerful Quantum Physics research topic in the game. Teleporters allow instantaneous movement to any location on the map for any number of conceivable reasons that you can think of. Agents with properly used Teleporters are practically unbeatable, though the methods differ drastically between real time and turn based mode.
  
Each use of the teleporter consumes the entire battery, despite the official entry stating that it is distance based.  Teleporters will recharge slowly over time.  
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Despite the official entry, the Teleporter has unlimited range and depletes the entire battery with each use.
  
With careful [[Teleporter Management]], multiple Teleporters can employed to extremely good effect in Real Time combat while the game is paused.  
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Teleporters will give an error if the destination is obstructed. If the location is in mid air, the Teleporter will not activate unless the agent has flight ability from [[Marsec Armor]]. They can move agents into the fog of war, allowing instantaneous map crossing maneuvers.
  
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===Real Time===
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*Teleporters will recharge in 12 seconds.
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*Teleporting is 100% instant. It will work when the game is paused, and can be used multiple times before resuming the game.
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*Teleporters can be used to dodge '''any''' type of incoming fire, including dimension missiles, Devastator shots, and even explosions mid-blast. [[Brainsucker]]s can find themselves leaping on to thin air!
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*Two Teleporters can be used to bait enemy fire upon themselves. Pop in, let the aliens launch their missiles/grenades, and teleport out. Add to the fun by dropping your own grenades at the same time.
  
'''''Official Entry:''''' "This extraordinary device uses inter-dimensional capability to transport the user over short distances via a dimensional flux. The energy level depletes according to the distance jumped, but it recovers over time."
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===Turn Based===
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*The Teleporter is fully recharged every turn.
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*Activating a Teleporter will use up 55% TUs. Agents can only use and will only ever need one.
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*Teleporters can be leapfrogged to gain vision deeper into the fog of war.
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*With a handful of agents, many missions can be ended in one or two turns by teleporting to the alien spawn points and hosing it down with the [[Toxigun]].
  
== Usage Examples ==
 
 
A handful of the many examples that can be done with the teleporter include escaping dangerous combat situations such as when a dimension missile or [[Popper]] explodes next to your agent. It can be used to teleport right behind an enemy such as shielded [[Anthropod]] or [[Megaspawn]] to put you in perfect position to unleash a full-auto dual [[Power Sword]] or [[Toxigun]] assault at point blank range before they even know what hit them. It can be used to get out of the way of an Entropy or Dimension Missile at the last second, or flee the explosion before any damage is done. In Real-Time, Agents can teleport around the battlefield dropping blast-on-impact [[Vortex Mine]]s or [[Alien Gas (Apocalypse)|Alien Gas]] grenades all in one pause session. Teleporters can also be used to allow ground based units to reach areas that normally can only be reached through flight, and those that have flight can teleport in mid-air.
 
  
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'''''Official Entry:''''' "This extraordinary device uses inter-dimensional capability to transport the user over short distances via a dimensional flux. The energy level depletes according to the distance jumped, but it recovers over time."
  
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 20:56, 1 December 2012

The Personal Teleporter, image from the UFOpaedia

The Personal Teleporter is the final alien artifact you'll encounter, and the most powerful Quantum Physics research topic in the game. Teleporters allow instantaneous movement to any location on the map for any number of conceivable reasons that you can think of. Agents with properly used Teleporters are practically unbeatable, though the methods differ drastically between real time and turn based mode.

Despite the official entry, the Teleporter has unlimited range and depletes the entire battery with each use.

Teleporters will give an error if the destination is obstructed. If the location is in mid air, the Teleporter will not activate unless the agent has flight ability from Marsec Armor. They can move agents into the fog of war, allowing instantaneous map crossing maneuvers.

Real Time

  • Teleporters will recharge in 12 seconds.
  • Teleporting is 100% instant. It will work when the game is paused, and can be used multiple times before resuming the game.
  • Teleporters can be used to dodge any type of incoming fire, including dimension missiles, Devastator shots, and even explosions mid-blast. Brainsuckers can find themselves leaping on to thin air!
  • Two Teleporters can be used to bait enemy fire upon themselves. Pop in, let the aliens launch their missiles/grenades, and teleport out. Add to the fun by dropping your own grenades at the same time.

Turn Based

  • The Teleporter is fully recharged every turn.
  • Activating a Teleporter will use up 55% TUs. Agents can only use and will only ever need one.
  • Teleporters can be leapfrogged to gain vision deeper into the fog of war.
  • With a handful of agents, many missions can be ended in one or two turns by teleporting to the alien spawn points and hosing it down with the Toxigun.


Official Entry: "This extraordinary device uses inter-dimensional capability to transport the user over short distances via a dimensional flux. The energy level depletes according to the distance jumped, but it recovers over time."

See Also


Apocalypse Insignia X-Com: Apocalypse: Equipment
Weapons:Megapol LawpistolMarsec M4000 Machine GunMegapol Laser Sniper GunMegapol Auto CannonMegapol Plasma GunMarsec Heavy LauncherMarsec MinilauncherMegapol Stun GrapplePower Sword
Megapol AP GrenadeMegapol Stun GrenadeMegapol Smoke GrenadeMarsec Proximity MineMarsec High ExplosiveDiablo Incendiary Grenade
ToxigunAlien Gas Grenade
Equipment:ArmorMind ShieldMind BenderMedi-KitMotion ScannerPsicloneElerium
Alien Artifacts:Disruptor GunDevastator CannonBoomeroidBrainsucker LauncherEntropy LauncherDimension Missile LauncherVortex MinePersonal Disruptor ShieldPersonal TeleporterPersonal Cloaking Field
Other:Innate/Grown-In Weapons