

I didn't build any laboratories, but as many workshops as I could. I don't research Beam, at all, I captured an Outsider or thin man with light plasma and went straight to a 28 days research of it. Then alloy which doesn't help much (armor item) then straight to carapace. On my current Impossible and on my Classic beforehand, I researched weapon frags first (for SCOPE), then xeno for arc thrower, I didn't bother building a containment, i just wanted to get guns. In the last game, when the first Terror Mission hit, I didn't have laser weapons OR Carapace armor, so I just skipped it. Plus I'm going to be more efficient with my research this time. For one thing, my new HQ has a steam vent right next to the 2nd floor lift. The thread I linked concerns impossible difficulty, but this mostly adds negative points to the strategy, like not being able to defend all countrys.I decided to just start a new game. Remember there are 2 abductions per month, so don't fill your quota of full panic abductions with the first one.Īpart from satellite rushing there are other strategies which allow for keeping all countrys.Īs long as you are not playing on impossible the April Base Rush is very viable to keep all countries. Next step is to know how many satellites you can launch this month, you CAN let that many countrys go full panic because you have a way to get them back to lower panic with the satellites. That means you can't just take the rewards you want, you have to check how many countrys will go full panic depending on which abduction you take. If you prevent an abduction that country gets -3 panic In addition the whole continent gets +1 panic if an abduction mission on it is ignored Ignored abduction missions raise panic by 2(3 on impossible) in the country where the abduction takes place Point one is a bit more complex, so here are the basic rules for abduction panic: The second point should be pretty obvious, satellites lower panic AND prevents further abductions in the covered country. There are 2 things you need to keep panic in check:
