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XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn based strategy game developed by Firaxis for PC, XBOX 360, Playstation 3, OS X, and iOS.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn based strategy game developed by Firaxis for PC, XBOX 360, Playstation 3, OS X, and iOS, and is a remake of the 1994 classic strategy game UFO: Enemy Unknown, also known as X-COM: UFO Defense.

Game Synopsis

Threatened by an unknown enemy, the Earth’s governments unite to form a secret paramilitary organization, known as XCOM, to combat this extraterrestrial attack. As the commander of XCOM, you control the global defense team and its resources in a battle against the terrifying alien invasion.

General Information

  • North America Release date: October 9, 2012
  • Europe and Australia Release Date: October 12, 2012
  • OS X Release Date: April 25, 2013
  • iOS Release Date: June 20, 2013
  • Developer: Firaxis Games
  • Publisher: 2k Games

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What alien bits should I sell?

I've got a considerable amount of alien detritus lying around my base: Some items, like the damaged UFO flight computer, are marked as useless and intended for sale without consequence. However, I have no idea how many bits of Alien Alloys I'm…
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How can I reduce panic in a country?

I had to ignore a call for help from India because the one from Germany had a better reward. Now India is at 4 out of 5 panic bar thingies, and I don't know what I can do to get that back down. They are not funding me currently, but it seems like it…
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What does the full research tree look like?

I find myself constantly wishing I had some idea what the research tree looked like. For example, if I want to unlock plasma weapons, do I have to go down the laser weapon path first to unlock it, or am I going in completely in the wrong…
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Where's this "Unit Analysis View"?

When I finish an autopsy, the research report ends with We may be able to gain further insight into this creature's unique abilities in combat if another specimen is targeted in the field in the Unit Analysis View. Where is this view? Is it…
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Is there any way to guide what class a rookie will become?

As far as I can tell, the game decides what class my guys will be promoted to upon receiving their first promotion. Are there any ways to influence this decision? Right now I'm stuck with more snipers than I know what to do with, and still only have…
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Can I skip cutscenes in XCOM: Enemy Unknown?

Starting with the intro movie, XCOM features its fair share of cutscenes that I'm just not all that interested in. I know Firaxis made the game, I don't need to see their logo for a full minute every time I open the game, and I know what Central…
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Is there a way to remove all items from squad members, or exchange items between squad members?

Is there a way to remove all items from squad members, or easily exchange items between squad members? It can be obnoxious to try and remember which items you've placed on which squad member, especially if you have many recruits and only a few…
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Can I get a country back into XCOM program?

I am playing XCOM - Enemy Unknown on Classic difficulty. In the first month, Australia quit the XCOM program. Due to the lack of money and fitting missions, I could not do too much to decrease the panic level there. Is there any way to get this…
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What actions gain experience for units?

I'd like to try to spread the XP around my group, so that I'm frequently ranking up both my experienced soldiers and my new recruits. I'm pretty sure that I get XP for killing an alien, but are there other actions I can take during a mission to…
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What determines if a soldier is gifted with psionic powers?

The game mentions a soldier's will influencing whether they have a gift or not. Since you can only test a soldier once, does that mean promoting a soldier a couple of times before testing might produce a different outcome than testing them as soon…
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Where are the savegames located in x-com enemy unknown?

I have a lot of savegames and I'd like to clean them up. Ingame you can only delete them one by one. There is a folder "Saves" in the steamapps folder (I have the steam game) but there are no files in there. Am I looking at the wrong location? I am…
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How often should my troops use Overwatch?

When my troops are deployed on a mission, how often per turn should I use the Overwatch command? Are there particular classes that are better at this, or is each class equally useful in this regard? I'm new to both XCOM and turn-based strategy…
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What does it mean when the Alien Icon has a yellow reticle on top of it?

At the bottom right of the screen, there is a red or yellow alien icon for each alien that the currently selected soldier can see. Occasionally, when a sniper is selected, some of these icons have a yellow reticle on top of them. What does this…
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Capturing multiple of the same alien

Is there any benefit to capturing multiples of the same species? For example, say I've captured a Sectoid and researched the related interrogation, and now I've captured another - does anything happen?
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Do tasered aliens wake up?

In the original X-Com your little foreign buddy could wake up and run off during the mission. Does this happen in the new one, or are they out cold for the rest of the mission regardless of duration?
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