Asteroids UFO's before 7k?

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I was thinking the little UFO's in Asteroids didn't come out until 7000 or something. They're coming out at under 3k on my machine.

There are no dip controlled difficulty settings. Am I incorrect about the score threshold or is my machine just a pisser?
 
the saucers come out on the first screen for me on two different boards (of different revision). Somewhere under 3k for sure IIRC
 
On mine, I usually get two of the bigger saucers on the 1st wave, unless I can eliminate all the asteroids rather quickly. If one is to lollygag, taking a lot of time clearing the first wave, you generally will get 3 shots at the bigger saucers, after that, the little bastard comes out. If, when I do clear the 1st wave, and have only had to deal with 2 bigger saucers, then I will get 1 bigger saucer in the second round - and the next will be the little SOB. After that it seems random.
But to answer your question, simply coin it up and barely shoot anything, and you will find that they will come to kill you even if you have no points!
 
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OK, thanks for the clarification guys. I knew the big saucers came out in the first wave, but I thought the little ones didn't come out until some point threshold.

I probably got that stuck in my head from one of the console versions.
 
I don't usually see them on mine until at least around 5K points. But at the same time, I clear all the Asteroids as quickly as possible- I don't leave one rock floating around so I can cash in on slow (the big guy) UFO points.
 
It was in the 3K range on my game. I'll mess around next time I play and see how early they start coming out.

I've had the machine for a few months, but I'm just now getting around to spending some time playing it.
 
I think it's more of a time thing than score. I'm running revision 2 and I think after two bigs saucers a small one will come but I'm not sure. I believe the point threshold is that after 30k, only the small saucers come out.
 
I think it's more of a time thing than score. I'm running revision 2 and I think after two bigs saucers a small one will come but I'm not sure. I believe the point threshold is that after 30k, only the small saucers come out.

Yes but they will send out a big saucer about 120,000 2 or 3 times then go back little for the rest of that 100,000. When you are flying fast waiting for the next little one, a big one pops up and kills you on the first shot. I love the little ones, I can waste them over and over. When you are flying fast and the little one pops up, slam on the brakes.
 
The game can send out big saucers any time your score is between 0 and 30,000, even if you've rolled the game. And yes, I do the same thing with those big saucers. Slam on the brakes and blow them away asap.
 
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