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Aaaaah, that's what I was looking for. I'm pleased to see my gut feeling about spreading bases around was right, but it appears I was putting way too much money and time into the troops instead of the planes.

[Tips and guides?]

OK, this is a super lame ask, but I'm hitting a brick wall 3 months in, with my funding dwindling to nothing. And I used to play X-Com religiously

I have no problem with the battle screen, but is there some guidance as to where to place the bases, in what order, and what should be in them?

I've tried numerous combinations (within radar range, far apart etc.) and numerous builds, and I just cannot stop my funding disappearing.

I get the feeling I'm missing a trick, and falling into some newb trap.