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X-COM seriesStunned aliens dissapier after mission ends.(9 posts)(9 posts)
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Posted July 03, 2017
So I have this problem. I can not capture commander becouse stuned enemys are dissapiring after a mission. Only killed ones apper in post mission screen. Any solutions?
Posted July 03, 2017
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Maniekk: So I have this problem. I can not capture commander becouse stuned enemys are dissapiring after a mission. Only killed ones apper in post mission screen. Any solutions?
Please give us more information. Which game are you playing? X-COM: Enemy Unknown, X-COM: Terror From The Deep, or one of the newer titles? If one of those two, are you using the original DOS engine or are you using the GOG data with OpenXCom? If OpenXCom, what version and are any mods enabled?

Is the mission launched from a base with an Alien Containment structure? How do you know you stunned the Commander alien? Did you verify that its body survived the mission? If an explosion occurs too close to a stunned body, the body will be destroyed and the alien will not be recovered. Similarly, are you sure the Commander stayed stunned, rather than waking up and being killed by your troops (possibly during reaction fire)?
Posted July 03, 2017
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advowson: Please give us more information. Which game are you playing? X-COM: Enemy Unknown, X-COM: Terror From The Deep, or one of the newer titles? If one of those two, are you using the original DOS engine or are you using the GOG data with OpenXCom? If OpenXCom, what version and are any mods enabled?

Is the mission launched from a base with an Alien Containment structure? How do you know you stunned the Commander alien? Did you verify that its body survived the mission? If an explosion occurs too close to a stunned body, the body will be destroyed and the alien will not be recovered. Similarly, are you sure the Commander stayed stunned, rather than waking up and being killed by your troops (possibly during reaction fire)?
I'm playing X-com: enemy unknown, and using gog version of the game. I have alien containment. First time when I've got Psi-Amp and the Small Luncher with stun bombs I have gathered group of aliens: 2 X navigator and 2 X soldier. They were under mind control, then I have shoot them with stun bomb. Two of them collapsed, and my second soldier had to shoot again, becouse navigator was still standing. After the shoot all of the aliens was on the ground. Mission ended next turn, and on the mission debriefigng screen, I've seen only alienst that I've killed earler. Shoudl be 2 dead and 4 stunned, but message sed only 2 dead, like the other 4 was never there.
Never had this bug, even on Amiga version.
Sorry for my english, its not my first language.
Posted July 07, 2017
The game has a limit on the number of aliens that can be stored in alien containment. It's possible you've hit the limit. Try clearing out your containment by interrogating the aliens you have held.
Posted July 24, 2017
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advowson: Please give us more information. Which game are you playing? X-COM: Enemy Unknown, X-COM: Terror From The Deep, or one of the newer titles? If one of those two, are you using the original DOS engine or are you using the GOG data with OpenXCom? If OpenXCom, what version and are any mods enabled?

Is the mission launched from a base with an Alien Containment structure? How do you know you stunned the Commander alien? Did you verify that its body survived the mission? If an explosion occurs too close to a stunned body, the body will be destroyed and the alien will not be recovered. Similarly, are you sure the Commander stayed stunned, rather than waking up and being killed by your troops (possibly during reaction fire)?
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Maniekk: I'm playing X-com: enemy unknown, and using gog version of the game. I have alien containment. First time when I've got Psi-Amp and the Small Luncher with stun bombs I have gathered group of aliens: 2 X navigator and 2 X soldier. They were under mind control, then I have shoot them with stun bomb. Two of them collapsed, and my second soldier had to shoot again, becouse navigator was still standing. After the shoot all of the aliens was on the ground. Mission ended next turn, and on the mission debriefigng screen, I've seen only alienst that I've killed earler. Shoudl be 2 dead and 4 stunned, but message sed only 2 dead, like the other 4 was never there.
Never had this bug, even on Amiga version.
Sorry for my english, its not my first language.
I think I found a solution to your bug, which I also had now but never before in my other playthroughs.

I was having the same problem, mind controlling Commanders, stunning with Stun Bombs, but never getting the research of "X" Commander in the Research screen. I built 3 additionals Alien Containments (had 1) and researched all the alive aliens I had, but still nothing.

After reading your post, I decided to try something different, just stun them instead of mind controlling first, and IT WORKED.

I think the game ignores them once you mind control THEN stun. I hope this helps you.
Posted July 24, 2017
The original game (which GOG ships) had several bugs regarding Mind Control and unit ownership. This specific one does not appear to be on the known bugs page, but it is very similar to some which are there. OpenXCom implements Mind Control without these bugs.
Posted August 31, 2017
The bug is probably with the mind control and unit ownership, but just for the completion sake, have you tried to actually stuff the stunned alien in the inventory of some strong soldier? It's likely something like couple of decades since I placed this, but I have vague memories somewhere something was kind of fixed that way. Maybe just my itch to grab things and stuff in the pockets... ;)
Posted September 14, 2017
the problem is that mind controlled units are counted as friendly and you can't capture friendly units. As you already mentioned, not controlling them or letting it wear off before you stun them will give the desired result. (also, if some of your units are mind controlled when the mission ends, they might be permanently lost to you.)
Posted October 30, 2017
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Maniekk: I'm playing X-com: enemy unknown, and using gog version of the game. I have alien containment. First time when I've got Psi-Amp and the Small Luncher with stun bombs I have gathered group of aliens: 2 X navigator and 2 X soldier. They were under mind control, then I have shoot them with stun bomb. Two of them collapsed, and my second soldier had to shoot again, becouse navigator was still standing. After the shoot all of the aliens was on the ground. Mission ended next turn, and on the mission debriefigng screen, I've seen only alienst that I've killed earler. Shoudl be 2 dead and 4 stunned, but message sed only 2 dead, like the other 4 was never there.
Never had this bug, even on Amiga version.
Sorry for my english, its not my first language.
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Hookan91: I think I found a solution to your bug, which I also had now but never before in my other playthroughs.

I was having the same problem, mind controlling Commanders, stunning with Stun Bombs, but never getting the research of "X" Commander in the Research screen. I built 3 additionals Alien Containments (had 1) and researched all the alive aliens I had, but still nothing.

After reading your post, I decided to try something different, just stun them instead of mind controlling first, and IT WORKED.

I think the game ignores them once you mind control THEN stun. I hope this helps you.
Sorry for the late replay. I will try out your solution. Next time I will take Mind Probe with me and try stunning aliens using this way.

Thank you for your help.
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