Country Starting Bonuses
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Continent |
Country |
Starting Credits |
Bonus |
Description
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Africa
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Egypt
|
§600
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For the Sake of Glory |
All injury and fatigue times are reduced by 30%.
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Nigeria |
§800 |
Pax Nigeriana |
All non-mechanical units start with +1.3 mobility.
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Advanced Conversion |
MECs start with +1.3 mobility, +5 base HP, +15 aim, +15 will, and +15 base DR.
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Bred Tough |
All biosoldiers and MECs start with +15 base DR.
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South Africa |
§750 |
Resourceful |
Additional salvage teams from UFOs will recover double the alloys, elerium, and weapon fragments without additional cost. Start with Advanced Scavenging [For a cost, scavenging teams can attain additional resources from UFOs].
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Survival Training |
All biosoldiers start with +4 HP.
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Asia |
Australia |
§850 |
Per Ardua Ad Astra |
All biosoldiers start with +1 HP, +5 aim, and +5 will. Soldiers acquired later in the campaign gain double the bonus attributes for each month passed.
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Robotics |
+20 aim bonus for SHIVs and MEC troopers.
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China |
§750 |
Assembly Line |
Start with two workshops (1st floor, both to the right of the elevator) and 10 extra engineers in your base. Removes the maintenance cost of workshops.
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Xeno Market |
Credits from selling alien corpses and wrecks increased by 10x. Credits from selling alien captives increased by 20x.
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Deus Ex |
Acquiring any genetic modification grants both gene mods for that body part.
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India |
§800 |
Jai Vidwan |
Increases the bonus research from laboratories and their adjacencies to +45/15% (from +30/10%) and gain double scientists from all abductions. Start with 100 weapon fragments (modified by campaign length) and 100 elerium.
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Jai Jawan |
Start with 2 extra Interceptors and increase aircraft fire rate by 80%.
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Japan |
§750 |
Ring of Fire |
Thermogenerators produce 7 credits each day instead of having an upkeep cost. Start with 6 steam vents at the bottom of the 2nd and 5th building columns in the base (instead of 1 steam vent on the middle of the 4th floor).
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Ghost In the Machine |
Start with 2 extra SHIVs and all SHIVs receive +30 aim.
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Kiryu-Kai Commander |
Start with an additional soldier: a Japanese Master Sergeant of a random class with Perseverance [Fatigue and injury times reduced by 50%, half if augmented]. Active and fatigued soldiers gain xp each day equal to 2x the number of months passed.
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Global Networking |
Intel Scans cost 20 credits (from 200), Grey Market sell prices are 50% higher, and countries are 50% more likely to aid in tactical missions with air strikes. Grants an additional unit to aid in Exalt Covert Op Data Recovery and Extraction missions. Start with Grey Market [Gives the ability to sell various equipment and artifacts XCOM has obtained].
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Europe |
France |
§450 |
Quai d'Orsay |
Country item requests occur twice as fast, fulfilled requests provide double country defense, and intel scans are free.
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Foreign Legion |
Start with 14 additional soldiers. Reduces soldier salary costs by 50%.
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Germany |
§400 |
Skunkworks |
Item production time is reduced by 50%. Start with all elevators, 3 Fission Generators, a Workshop, the Foundry, and the Repair Bay built on the 3rd floor.
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Baumeister |
Start with all elevators built and 3 Thermogenerators built on the 4th floor (right side). Facility construction time is reduced by 90%.
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NeoPanzers |
MECs and SHIVs start with +1.3 mobility. 50% reduction in cash, alloy and elerium required for MECs, SHIVs, and their primary weapons.
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Militarization |
Twice the officer billets are unlocked from all OTS upgrades. Grants an additional unit to aid in UFO Site missions.
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Russia |
§600 |
Uralvagonzavod |
Basic/Alloy/Hover SHIVs gain +4/6/8 damage, respectively. All SHIVs gain +15 base DR.
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Roscosmos |
All satellites cost 50% less to build and start with a satellite nexus (instead of a satellite uplink).
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United Kingdom |
§450 |
Special Air Service |
All non-mechanical units start with +12 aim.
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Their Finest Hour |
Start with 2 extra interceptors. All aircraft gain 15 dodge and damaged planes have no speed or aim malus. Hiring Repair Crews for damaged aircraft is twice as effective.
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Sandhurst |
Reduce mission fatigue and missions required to unlock Officer Training School projects both by 20%. Grants an additional unit to aid in Alien Base Assaults and the Exalt Base Assault.
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North America |
Canada |
§700 |
Advanced Preparations |
Start with 5 extra soldiers, all elevators, a workshop (1st floor, right of elevator), a laboratory (3rd floor, right of elevator), and a fission generator (1st floor, far right) built.
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Cadre |
Five of the initial PFCs start at the Lance Corporal rank and gain Perseverance [Fatigue and injury times reduced by 50%, half if augmented]. Active and fatigued soldiers gain xp each day equal to 2x the number of months passed.
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Research Focus |
Start with two laboratories (1st floor, both to the right of the elevator) and 20 extra scientists in your base. Removes the maintenance cost of laboratories.
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Mexico |
§750 |
Wealthy Benefactor |
Start with 300 bonus Credits. All soldier salaries are covered by the Benefactor. Council loans are twice as large and have a quarter the surcharge rate.
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Ancient Artifacts |
Start the campaign with 350 meld, an Illuminator Gunsight, Cognitive Enhancer, and Neuroregulator. Also start with a Blaster Launcher and Fusion Lance that can only be used after unlocking Fusion Weapons.
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Legacy of Uxmal |
Alien Level decreases by 0.25% for every psionic rank your soldiers acquire. Soldiers psionically train twice as fast.
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United States |
§600 |
Special Warfare School |
All Officer Training School projects cost 80% less. Start with Tactical Rigging [biosoldiers can carry 1 additional equipment], High-Capacity Pistols [Grants 1 additional ammo to all non-electric pistols], Rail Pistols [Grants 10 aim to all pistols], and Reflex Pistols [Grants +35% weapon damage to all pistols] (foundry must be built to benefit).
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Cheyenne Mountain |
Start with all elevators built and 3 steam vent on the bottom floor (left side). Excavation costs are reduced by 85%.
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We Have Ways |
Reduces time required for autopsies and interrogations by 80%. Start with Elerium Batteries [Increases Stun Rifle stun rate and gives +1 charge to the Stun Rifle, Arc Rifle, Arc Pistol, and Motion Tracker].
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Daredevils |
Start with 2 extra interceptors. Pilots gain +50 crit. Combat Patrols are 4x as effective and cause half as much damage to the aircraft.
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South America |
Argentina |
§1500 |
Vigilis |
All biosoldiers units start with +15 will.
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Public Heroes |
Gain 2x credit, scientist, and engineer rewards from abductions. Grants an additional unit to aid in abductions.
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Brazil |
§1600 |
Jungle Scouts |
All non-mechanical units start with +0.6 mobility and injury times are reduced by 20%. Start with Tactical Rigging [Non-mechanical units can carry 1 additional equipment -- foundry must be built to benefit]
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Ready For War |
Start with 100 alloys, 50 elerium, 100 weapon fragments (modified by campaign length), and 1 fusion core. Research credits provide an additional 30% bonus research (reducing research time by 80% instead of 50%).
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Born to Fly |
Start with 2 extra interceptors. Pilots gain 5 aim per kill (from 0.5) and +50 crit.
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