Crucades Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Hey all, just got the game and loving it, sorry if this question has came up before but... Currently on Feb in my first playthrough, everything is going well (playing on easy) have a few bases up and am managing to intercept most if not all UFOs (corsair/foxtrots). Am stuck on finding a Leader to interrogate, ive read that you find them in alien bases but havent delved into further into researching as to try and limit myself to spoilers, currently am shooting down landing craft and at best only capturing officers. When do alien bases appear? My only complaint with the game so far is that constant ground combat is getting a bit dull and quite repetitive as currently there is nothing new going on with my current game, just blasting medium UFOs and hoping for find a leader for the past 20 or so engagments. Thanks for any help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar Pancakes Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Bases appear after certain specific UFOs manage to land and build them. If you keep shooting them all down, then there aren't any aliens there to build the thing. If I remember correctly, there's actually a base that will trigger-spawn after a certain amount of time to prevent this specific issue, though I do not remember how many months are required. I think it's also affected by the difficulty setting, as I've had it pop up quite quickly whenever I'm playing on the harder difficulties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucades Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Ah ok, well good to know I can grind until it happens naturally I cant stand to let the UFOs bomb countries just to advance the story lol. Which UFOs build bases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelpoint Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Corvette's, Landing Ships and Carrier's can build bases. While Alien Bases can hold alien leaders, a certain UFO type will also hold alien leaders. The first UFO to carry one is: A Crusier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucades Posted September 9, 2014 Author Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks for the help, am trying my best not to get ahead of myself but whats the timeline for these things to appear on easy mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelpoint Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I think that UFO starts to appear mid way through January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerbilSchooler Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 You don't need an Alien Base to appear to find an alien leader. All of the aliens you need to complete the story line will appear on UFO's that you can shoot down. Alien leaders should appear on Corvettes (sometimes they die in the crash landing, though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerbilSchooler Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'd also recommend you install The Expanded Lore mod http://www.goldhawkinteractive.com/forums/showthread.php/9159-The-Lore-project It will give you more detail about UFO's, alien missions, and aliens alike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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