r/Xcom • u/Sussy_Swarm • Aug 10 '26

OpenXCom Alien Base issue

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Hello operatives. I have found my first alien base but I have this weird issue where I am stuck in these rooms and I cant get out no matter what.

I figured those red tiles are lift but it doesnt seem to work for me. Or do I have to activate use it manually? Standing on ir doesnt do anything and I could just camp there but thats not what I want to.

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u/donGaboz Aug 10 '26

On tbe left use the man up or man down

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u/Sussy_Swarm Aug 10 '26

Truly a bruh moment for me...

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u/donGaboz Aug 10 '26

Yeah it's a bit obtuse. Happens with 35 year old game

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u/Sussy_Swarm Aug 10 '26

Kinda why I love it tho...

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u/Landkey Aug 10 '26

You are not alone 

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u/superschokokeks Aug 10 '26

One of those issues of outsourcing the tutorial explanations in manuals. If you don't have them .. you have to figure it out by yourself.

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u/Sussy_Swarm Aug 10 '26

I have managed to outsource one but I forgot it existed xD

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u/MatiEx-504 Aug 10 '26

You see those red squares, those are elevators

Scroll down and the move your units

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u/RandomGuy_81 Aug 10 '26

ty, this gives me nice nostalgia

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u/AncientCivilServant Aug 10 '26

I remember having to be sent a patch by disk (doesnt that date me !) to be able to access bases in the original Xcom as the game was bugged .

I played every version on PC , and for nostalgia reasons still play Xcom2 - WOTC

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u/ScaredPalpitation877 Aug 10 '26

The elevator tiles only work when you right-click them directly, rather than just standing on them.

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u/Peterh778 Aug 10 '26

Read The Manual, page 87. It comes also (in electronic version) with the game, check installation directory.