Talk:UIGLOB.DAT

Could some of those offsets also be the next number for XCom Crafts? (Interceptor, Firestorm, Skyranger, Lightning, Avenger) Still leaves 2 unknowns though... Too lazy to test this myself right now --Pi Masta 14:11, 2 March 2007 (PST)

Comparing a couple of saves early and a few months in I can assume that 0x0C is Skyranger (its 2 on a new game, 4 on one where i have 3 of them), 0x12 is the Interceptor count (its 3 in new game, 9 where I had 8 at one point), 0x0E is Lightning which I built only one of, 0x10 is still one - the first Avenger is still in production in that save), 0x14 is Firestorm which I have two of in the late save.

Just leaves 0x06 (always 0 that I have seen) and 0x08 - 01 in the game in early February, 07 in the game in about July from the number of monthly scores inserted. Ground Assaults? I think those number differently to UFO Recovery missions, and it would be about the right number; my new game, I have shot them all down so far, so that also fits being 01 still, in the later game I have had a few ground assaults, 6 sounds about right, and with its location seems a good option.

Hmm, as four of the the first five are alien missions, and its sandwiched in between seems most likely to be another alien mission type - but unlike the rest its zero at the start, not 1. The only thing left I can think of is XCOM base attacks. Do those get a number? Its been a very long time since I got attacked in my base, and it would take some time to work out how to hack the aliens into doing it I imagine, depending on how well that part of the files is known already(in ACTS.DAT I think?).

--Sfnhltb 14:54, 2 March 2007 (PST)

Something to check - at the end of the month the extra score might be 400/16 = 25 per happy country.

--Sfnhltb 14:59, 2 March 2007 (PST)

But that cant be right - because their happiness is based on the score, so that would be a self reference. Per country still could be the key - maybe if you outscored the Alien activity (using that local xcom + (total xcom/10) vs local alien + (total alien/5) calculation that was posted elsewhere as working out whether the countries are happy with your actions.

--Sfnhltb 15:02, 2 March 2007 (PST)

Yeah I think the ground assaults as well as the recoveries get the same number as the UFO involved. 0x06 could be a pad byte and is never used. I'm glad you did this, it would have taken me some time to set up the saves and all. --Pi Masta 15:05, 2 March 2007 (PST)

You might try editing MISSIONS.DAT and setting it to a retal, shoot it down and they should keep sending more after you. --Pi Masta 15:08, 2 March 2007 (PST)