Council Requests (Long War)

Council requests come from random Council countries that haven't left the XCOM project. Having fewer or more Council countries has no effect on the overall rate at which you receive requests. They generally require certain conditions be completed before they can be unlocked, mainly the completion of specific Research projects.

Requests trigger every 36-72 hours. While the game will not normally select requests you haven't completed the requirements for, if for whatever reason an invalid request is selected, the request is skipped and goes on cooldown for another 36-72 hours. This can occur if you randomly roll an identical request (same country, same item) or if you get an Interceptor Transfer request, which is disabled.

Each item the Council can request is normally equally likely to be selected as any other; the more items you fulfill the requirements for, the less likely any one specific item will be requested. That said, each item the Council can request has a special cooldown associated with it that prevents the game from repeatedly asking for the same thing unless there are no other alternatives. The first time you complete a request, it goes on cooldown for 40 days. Each subsequent time you complete a request, it goes on cooldown for 10 days. A request with an active cooldown will only be selected if all other valid requests that you meet the requirements for are also on cooldown.

Rewards

Soldiers

Soldier rewards are normally ranked Corporal by default, but can upgrade to Sergeant in the following circumstances:

Corporal by Default

Sergeant starting February 2017 (after 11 months) if the requesting country's Defense > 50

Scientists, Engineers

If a request would provide Scientists or Engineers as a reward, but XCOM has > 120 of them, there is a 33% chance to convert the reward to a soldier and a 33% chance to convert it to cash instead. Use the following formula to compute the cash value offered in the exchange, where "base reward" is the minimum number of Scientists/Engineers the request offered and "sale price" is the value the item sells for on the Gray Market.

Cash Reward = (Sale Price + base reward) x 1.25 x qty requested

All regular cash rewards listed in this page are also derived from the above formula, where "base reward" for regular cash rewards defaults to 2.

Panic Reduction

Panic Reduction rewards always apply -20 Panic to the requesting country.

Country Defense

Every country has a Defense rating (shown by the shield icon in the Situation Room) that ranges from 0 to 100. Every time a request is completed for a country, its Defense rating increases by +10, unless playing with France's starting bonus Quai d'Orsay, in which case the Defense increases by +14.

This rating has two effects:

1. A country has a Defense% chance to reduce panic from any source by half
2. A country has a Defense% / 2 chance to interfere with UFOs attempting to hunt down the Satellite in the country, preventing them from locating and destroying the Satellite.

Requests List

Transfer Request

Request	Quantity	Time Limit	Reward
Satellite Transfer	1	33 Days 8 hours	2 Engineers
Interceptor Transfer	1	10 Days	§150

The Interceptor Transfer request can be rolled but appears to always fail, which means the game doesn't give you a request and simply puts the request timer back on cooldown for another 36-72 hours. Normally it would occur if the requesting country is not in your home continent and has a satellite but its Continental Interceptor Bay has 3 or fewer Interceptors.

The Satellite Transfer request can only trigger if the requesting country doesn't have a satellite. This means it is less likely than any other request to appear, proportional to the number of satellites you have in the air. Of course, it's still the only request that can appear from the beginning of the game, so you'll see it a lot in the early game.

Artifact Sales

Request	Requirement	Quantity	Time Limit	Reward
Weapon Fragment	Alien Weaponry	2-5 x Months Elapsed Min 12, Max 50	10 Days	1 Engineer
Alien Alloys	Alien Materials	2-5 x Months Elapsed Min 12, Max 50	10 Days	§6.25 x qty (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Elerium	Alien Materials	2-5 x Months Elapsed Min 12, Max 50	10 Days	§6.25 x qty (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Meld	Alien Materials	2-5 x Months Elapsed Min 12, Max 50	20 Days	§7.5 x qty (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
UFO Flight Computer	Alien Computers	3	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
UFO Power Source	Alien Power Systems	2	20 Days	§155 AND Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Alien Stasis Tank	Sectoid Commander Autopsy	10	10 Days	2 Scientists
Alien Surgery	Sectoid Commander Autopsy	6	10 Days	2 Scientists
Alien Entertainment	Alien Communications	1	15 Days	Panic -20
Fusion Core	Fusion Weapons	1	10 Days	8-10 Engineers AND 2-6 Scientists

Corpse Sales

Request	Requirement	Quantity	Time Limit	Reward
Sectoid Corpses	Xenobiology	1-4 x Months Elapsed Min 6, Max 20	20 Days	1-2 Scientists
Thin Man Corpses	Thin Man Autopsy	1-4 x Months Elapsed Min 6, Max 20	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Floater Corpses	Floater Autopsy	1-4 x Months Elapsed Min 6, Max 20	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Chryssalid Carcasses	Chryssalid Autopsy	10	10 Days	2 Scientists
Muton Corpses	Muton Autopsy	1-4 x Months Elapsed Min 6, Max 20	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Berserker Corpses	Berserker Autopsy	10	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or §87 (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%)
Sectoid Commander Corpses	Sectoid Commander Autopsy	5	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Heavy Floater Corpses	Heavy Floater Autopsy	10	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Muton Elite Corpses	Muton Elite Autopsy	10	10 Days	Reward Soldier (33%) or 2 Scientists (33%) or 2 Engineers (33%)
Ethereal Corpses	Ethereal Autopsy	3	10 Days	Reward Soldier AND 2 Scientists
Drone Wrecks	Drone Autopsy	1-4 x Months Elapsed Min 6, Max 20	10 Days	2 Engineers
Seeker Wrecks	Seeker Autopsy	10	10 Days	2 Engineers
Cyberdisc Wrecks	Cyberdisc Autopsy	3	7 Days	§45 AND Reward Soldier (50%) or 2 Engineers (50%)
Mechtoid Cores	Mechtoid Autopsy	5	10 Days	1-2 Scientists AND 2 Engineers
Sectopod Wrecks	Sectopod Autopsy	3	10 Days	§42 AND 2 Engineers

Prisoner Transfer

Request	Requirements	Quantity	Time Limit	Reward
Sectoid Captive	Sectoid Interrogation	1	10 Days	2-3 Scientists
Thin Man Captive	Thin Man Interrogation	1	18 Days	2-3 Scientists
Floater Captive	Floater Interrogation	1	10 Days	2-3 Engineers
Muton Captive	Muton Interrogation	1	20 Days	Reward Soldier AND Reward Soldier (50%) or 2 Scientists (50%)
Berserker Captive	Berserker Interrogation	1	15 Days	Reward Soldier AND 1-2 Scientists
Sectoid Commander Captive	Sectoid Commander Interrogation	1	10 Days	Panic -20 AND Reward Soldier (50%) or 2 Scientists (50%)
Heavy Floater Captive	Heavy Floater Interrogation	1	20 Days	2 Engineers AND Reward Soldier (50%) or 2 Scientists (50%)
Muton Elite Captive	Muton Elite Interrogation	1	20 Days	2 Scientists AND Reward Soldier
Ethereal Captive	Ethereal Interrogation	1	20 Days	2 Engineers AND Reward Soldier (50%) or 2 Scientists (50%)

Arms Sales

Request	Requirements	Quantity	Time Limit	Reward
Laser Rifles	Beam Lasers	3	10 Days	Reward Soldier
Alien Pistols	Compact Plasma Weapons	3	10 Days	2 Scientists
Alien Carbines	Plasma Weapons	1-3	10 Days	2 Scientists
Alien Rifles	Advanced Plasma Weapons	1-2	10 Days	2 Scientists
Alien Heavy Weapons	Heavy Plasma Weapons	1	10 Days	2 Engineers