[v18.3 HF 2 Geoscape] Still no directional thrusters, can't research alien armor

[thedjstu]

So directional thrusters are still not dropping, I've done ~20 landing ships and cruisers, no joy.

Also cruisers aren't unlocking alien armor research anymore, is that intentional or a bug?

[Matthew]

Thanks

[Chris]

I've removed the actual items. The research projects should now unlock when you recover the datacore from the Landing Ship / Cruiser etc (i.e when you finish a mission where you capture one). Are they not unlocking correctly?

[thedjstu]

I've removed the actual items. The research projects should now unlock when you recover the datacore from the Landing Ship / Cruiser etc (i.e when you finish a mission where you capture one). Are they not unlocking correctly?

They don't seem to be, I downed >20 and never got it.

I also have downed carriers in the same game and only gotten fusion reactor tech (at least I assume that's what it is, the research box is ####), no tube launchers or armor from it either.

The trend seems to be that datacores in general are either not triggering research properly or they're somehow getting destroyed... the aliens seem very trigger happy in their own ships this build (trying to shoot through the walls)

[GreySciTe]

I have recognized that somehow i often don't get points for ufo secured. I don't know what i have to do to get points for that but perhaps it has also to do with this problem.