The Alien Sub Detected
Window
X-COM bases automatically detect any Alien
Subs within range of their sonar. Later on in
the game, you will be able to research and
manufacture better sonar and tracking
systems, based on captured alien technology.
When an Alien Sub is detected, time is paused
and a window titled Alien Sub-
(number)
Detected appears in the center of the
Geoscape display. Every Alien Sub detected is
given a consecutive number, for example, the
41st Alien Sub detected by X-COM will be
named Alien Sub-41.
The following data is also presented when an
Alien Sub is detected:
Size – the size of the Alien Sub.
Depth – the approximate depth at which the
Alien Sub is traveling.
Heading – the general direction in which the
Alien Sub is traveling.
Speed – the speed at which the Alien Sub is
traveling (in knots).
This window also gives you the option to
either:
Centre on Alien Sub-Time=5 Secs – centers
the Geoscape display on the Alien Sub’s
current position and reduces the passage of
time to 5 seconds. Click on this option if you
intend to intercept the Alien Sub.
Cancel – hides the message window and
leaves the Geoscape as it was before the Alien
Sub was detected. Click on this option if you
wish to take no action against the Alien Sub.
Note: While your Interceptor Subs
(Barracudas) are capable of a high maximum
speed, Alien Subs often travel faster. An Alien
Sub may unwittingly change course or slow
down, however, so it is good practice to
attempt to intercept all Alien Subs detected.
The Launch Interception
Window
To assign an X-COM Barracuda to attack an
Alien Sub, you may either click on the
Barracuda’s base or click on the Intercept
Menu Option (in the top-right of the Geoscape
screen), in which case the display will change
to this:
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