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| − | At the very beginning of a battle, alien units are not scattered randomly throughout the map. Most aliens are positioned at one of a well defined '''spawn points'''. The easiest example is base defence missions, because you can locate the spawn points fairly easily, and use that knowledge | + | At the very beginning of a battle, alien units are not scattered randomly throughout the map. Most aliens are positioned at one of a well defined '''spawn points'''. The easiest example is base defence missions, because you can locate the spawn points fairly easily, and use that knowledge to your advantage: |
[[Image:Hanger spawn spots.gif]] | [[Image:Hanger spawn spots.gif]] | ||
As you can see all the aliens appear either on the red-marked line, or in one of the small enclosures. A blind shot of blaster bomb that goes along the the red line goes through a lot of spawn points and is likely to hit an alien. | As you can see all the aliens appear either on the red-marked line, or in one of the small enclosures. A blind shot of blaster bomb that goes along the the red line goes through a lot of spawn points and is likely to hit an alien. | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 6 September 2009
Spawn points
At the very beginning of a battle, alien units are not scattered randomly throughout the map. Most aliens are positioned at one of a well defined spawn points. The easiest example is base defence missions, because you can locate the spawn points fairly easily, and use that knowledge to your advantage:
As you can see all the aliens appear either on the red-marked line, or in one of the small enclosures. A blind shot of blaster bomb that goes along the the red line goes through a lot of spawn points and is likely to hit an alien.