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Xenonauts is the 2014 spiritual successor to X-COM: UFO Defense which was published and developed by Goldhawk Interactive.

Xenonauts is a spirtual successor to the 1994 Mythos Game X-COM: UFO Defense. Xenonauts was developed and published by Goldhawk Interactive, and was released on June 17, 2014.

The game maintains several features present in X-COM: UFO Defense (such as multiple bases and time units), and also introduces new features (such as improved air combat and improved UI).

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How do soldiers increase their attributes?

In an effort to ensure I get the most bang for my buck when hiring my soldiers I'm trying to figure out which attributes are the most important to look for in a new hire. Part of this is just knowing what each of the attributes do, but I'm also…
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How do I go up staircases?

A lot of maps seem to have stairways on them. As far as I can tell, I can't walk up them, but sometimes I see NPCs running around up there. Is there a way I can have my troops go up staircases?
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How is enemy progression determined in Xenonauts?

How is enemy progression handled in Xenonauts? Do enemies get harder with time, or is enemy progression locked until you research certain technologies or meet some other criteria? If technologies are involved, what are the threshold technologies…
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Does an airstrike bring more money than shooting down over water?

Sometimes, when a lot of UFOs appear at the same time and I don't have the resources (or nerve) to go on all missions, I simply destroy one of the UFOs for a quick buck. If you destroy an UFO over water, it disappears immediately. That's why there…
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Does timely first aid speed up a wounded soldier's recovery?

A soldier will have to spend some time recuperating if they receive a serious wound during a mission. That time seems to depend on their remaining hitpoints, as they essentially recover those over the next few days. Are "grey" HP, the ones that can…
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When to build that second base?

I am looking for advice on expanding your reach from your starting base. When is a good time to start building further bases? Should you try to go for it early in the game to stop the loss of funds from other continents or is it better to stick with…
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Should you go on every crash recovery mission?

The game can become quite grindy as it goes on, for crash recovery missions. There's the risk that you'll start taking risks, when bored of the mission, and lose men. Should you go on every crash recovery mission, or start using air strikes?
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Do missions change if you wait?

If you shoot down a UFO, does it matter at all how long you take to send your strike team there? Will the Aliens kill more Civilians or spread around on the map more if you take your time? I get the impression that sometimes the enemies on a map…
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What happens to aliens and items outside of captured UFOs?

You can capture landed and crashed UFOs by clearing them of aliens and keeping at least one soldier inside for five turns. What happens to any aliens and/or items left outside when the mission ends that way? Are they recovered?
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What is the full research tree?

In a similiar vein to What does the full research tree look like? for XCOM: Enemy Unkown, I'd like to have an image of the full research tree for Xenonauts. Ideally I'd want it to outline both research requirements as well as event requirements …
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Are there any drawbacks to using explosions instead of guns?

In the early stage of the game, frag rockets are free and unlimited. I found that a squad with rockets, clear aliens more quickly and risk-free (almost 1 kill per shot and it rarely misses), whereas a gun usually misses and an Alien kills my troops…
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Do incapacitated soldiers with bleeding wounds need any extra care?

In my ground squad's latest outing, I lost a trooper to a shot that left her with 1 hitpoint - and a bleeding wound, which incapacitated her at the beginning of my next turn. I know that the more HP dealt to the soldier over their maximum, the more…
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What happens to stunned civilians?

Early in the game, stun weapons become available. Their intended use is, of course, capturing aliens alive. But what if I use them to keep civilians from endangering themselves? Will aliens attempt to execute them? Will they be considered casualties…
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Is Xenonauts deterministic?

Is Xenonauts deterministic with a predetermined seed for a savegame or is the dice rolled each time completely new when a random event occurs. That means: If you load an earlier save and repeat all actions exactly the same as before, will the result…
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What is a good squad composition?

I have trouble finding a great squad composition. Shotguns are great for reaction shots early game. Heavy weapons are able to take out or suppress almost anything, assuming they can shoot at all. Snipers are also awesome when they level up.…
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