Is there a minimum date for UFO landings?

[Divisible by Zero]

In several of my playthroughs i've gone a VERY long time before getting my first UFO landing. Is this random or time gated? Am i just feeling impatient because i know i NEED them. it almost makes me want to just let the ufo's fly around un-intercepted because I want one to land.   Maybe instead of requiring a landed UFO you could add a damaged component that could be reverse engineered if you recover a set number of them for the same effect?

 

Thanks

[Alienkiller]

The UFOs are secondary at the Game-Start. You will see them soon enough, with Probes etc. which make automated Recovery-Crash-Sites after shoot down.

You have in the first Gamepart enough to do with the Cleaners and Alien-Special-Missions and holding your existing Specialists alive.

Later on you get enough UFOs, Alien Outposts and Alien-Bases to shoot down and recover.

Short said: Be happy to go stressless in the Game instead fighting an 2-Front-War you can´t win.

Edited November 20, 2023 by Alienkiller

[Divisible by Zero]

I think you missed the part about LANDING. I had shot down dozens of UFO's but you need a specific item for research that you only get from a LANDED ufo. That said i managed to get one on day 31 in this game so...i just don't know ...i was at day 180 in one game, and past 90 in several others before i encountered a landing.

[Alienkiller]

The Item wasn´t announced. Then it´s clear what you mean. Sometimes you have luck and get such an Landing-Site. But there is no Date or whatever, just the 50:50 Change to get such an Landing-Site.

Such Landing-Sites will get with Oberservers or similar UFOs, which build up an Alien-Outpost or do something similar. With smaller UFOs or War-UFOs that´s mostly not the Case.

[Divisible by Zero]

Turns out it doesn't actually matter anymore. Alien Electronics now apparently comes from Observer class ships either shot down or landed. That's what i get for using out of date strats.