Talk:Mind Control

Would someone test it please:

You can stop you mind controlled unit from attacking itself by orientating the mind controlled quarter to be topmost. That is, turn your unit on the spot until it does not see itself! You can move only upwards (not vertical) along the map. If you move when the alien can see itself, then it will almost alway reaction fire as itself (if it fire). Turning on the spot does not trigger reaction fire in your own turn.

USE: sometimes (read: rarely) the controlled quarter will shoot at aliens in the aliens turn as you would commonly expect, but if it has turned by a quarter movement then it can then see itself and sometimes, attack itself with its own reaction shots.

Note: I think this is the only time that reaction shots are triggers by turning on the spot. Its a bit vague, but my memory is like a sieve (just look at all the minor edits i do to my pages!! )

If you decide to integrate it into the main article, you don't need to sign me to my words.

--EsTeR 13:28, 27 April 2007 (PDT)

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Given some recent events I've seen in the game, I believe that aliens that come off of Mind Control(at the beginning of the X-COM turn) are granted their full allotment of Time Units when returned to alien control. This would make aliens you mind controlled last turn EXTREMELY dangerous(they have all their TUs available to take potshots at you.) Zombie, you be willing to test this a bit? Arrow Quivershaft 18:16, 14 October 2007 (PDT)

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I'd always thought they got their full TUs back. A quick test with a mind probe shows otherwise; they keep whatever you left them with.

- Bomb Bloke 18:46, 14 October 2007 (PDT)