I just want to announce that the updated C3C version of the X-COM mod will be released soon :)

Changes

The C3C version will have several locked sides or alliances:

-X-COM - always at war with Aliens
-NATO (US and Europe) - always at war with Aliens
-Aliens - always at war with those above of course

That means the other countries can make treaties with one of these sides, and can later change sides. Maybe I still include the old biq file without alliances, if one likes to play that.

- Later Alien units will be stronger
- Chryssalids can "enslave" other units into new Chryssalids (this comes close to the original X-COM, where they planted eggs in their victims which developed into new Chryssalids)
- Several units stats changed, some units also have now AA capability
- Bugfixes, better pedia with less spelling errors (I hope ;))
- Spaceship victory will be ON, but instead of one spaceship, you build a squadron of spacefighters which attack the Alien fleet in the space near the Earth (including a new custom spaceship video sequence which shows that battle )
- some sequences of the intro video are new or reworked

Overall it is not a completely new mod, but has quite a lot of improvements :)

Two preview screens (player setup and "spaceship")

http://www.cdgroup.org/upload/tbs/civ3/xcom/screens/setup_screen.jpg

http://www.cdgroup.org/upload/tbs/civ3/xcom/screens/spacevic_screen.jpg

Great to see you are working on it again. I had a hunch you would revisit at some point. ;)

I would love to see this worked also into an epic game style mod. Loads of work, I know. Would be cool though. :)

That is great news! I love your future units and I'd love to see the scenerio they were created for!

Sorry, there's a little delay now, I'm having hardware trouble. I guess it is just my monitor, but until I get a new one I can't access my civ stuff (I'm writing from my laptop here).

:eek: Hope everything works out ok...

The scenario for PTW was excellent,I enjoyed it very much and I am sure that the C3C version will be even better with all the new features.:)
I just wanted to ask you,have you ever consider to release the great alien units of X-COM seperate,or in a pack?If you have done it and I am not aware of it,I am sorry but if you didn't until now I think they will be great additions to any sci-fi mods;)

I'm also glad to hear you are releasing this for c3c, can't wait

sorry double post