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==X-COM Timeline==
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==Game Manual Introduction==
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===1947===
 
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The 509th Bomb Group regiment of the Army Air Corps were the first to officially report the crash of a "flying disk" in the desert near Roswell, deep within New Mexico. The original report explained that of the three occupants of what was termed a "UFO" (Unidentified Flying Object), one had survived the crash. Two had died. Before daybreak, however, government agencies had rapidly acted to retract this version of events, instead claiming that the "UFO" was in fact a weather balloon.
 
  
 +
It is 1999 and Unidentified Flying Objects ([[UFOs]]) have started appearing with disturbing
 +
regularity in the night skies. Reports of violent human [[Alien Abduction|abductions]] and
 +
horrific experimentation struck terror into the hearts of millions. The mass public hysteria has
 +
only served to expose Earth's impotence against a vastly superior technology.
 +
Many countries initially attempted to deal independently with the aliens. In August 1998, Japan
 +
established an anti-alien combat force; the ''Kiryu-Kai''. Equipped with Japanese-made fighter
 +
aircraft, the ''Kiryu-Kai'' certainly looked like a powerful force. However, after 5 months of
 +
expensive operations they had yet to intercept their first UFO. The lesson was clear: this was a
 +
worldwide problem which could not be dealt with by individual countries.
 +
On December 11, 1998, representatives from the worlds most economically powerful countries
 +
gathered secretly in Geneva. After much debate, the decision was made to establish a covert
 +
independent body to combat, investigate and defeat the alien threat. This organization would be
 +
equipped with the world's finest pilots, soldiers, scientists and engineers, working together as
 +
one multi-national force. This organization was named the E'''x'''traterrestrial '''Com'''bat
 +
Unit."
  
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===1997===
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==UFO: Defense Timeline (from [[Interceptor]])==
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For the last fifty years, men and women have claimed to have been abducted by alien lifeforms. Many claim to have been abused, or impregnated, or tested upon, or questioned. Most of the world chose to ignore these "crackpots", focusing instead upon the more mundane everyday events that plague us all. However, on the fiftieth anniversary of the Roswell incident, UFO sightings across the world skyrocket. Whilst this is at first believed to be caused by tabloid hype of the anniversary, soon intellectuals, officials and the legitimate press join the ranks of "the believers". One of the most popular headlines at this time is "We Are Not Alone". Whilst this has been claimed and theorised by many, it has never been proved. Until, it seems, now.
 
  
 +
Prelude
 +
1947
 +
Army Air Corps personnel from the 509th Bomb Group report the crash of a "flying disk" in the
 +
desert near Roswell, New Mexico. Some reports claim that there were two objects, and that one
 +
actually housed three alien beings: two dead and one alive. Before the end of the day, Army Air
 +
Corps officials retract the story, claiming that the object that crashed was actually a weather
 +
balloon. The existence of alien beings is categorically denied.
 +
All of the "weather balloon" debris and other physical evidence of the "Roswell Incident" are
 +
quickly whisked away to Wright Airfield in Ohio.
 +
1997
 +
Reports of the UFO activity increase thoughout the world. At first, the sighting are relatively
 +
rare, and serious scientists write off the reports as hype surrounding the 50th anniversary of
 +
the Roswell incident.
 +
However, as reports continue to increase, the legitimate press joins the tabloids in plashing
 +
"We Are Not Alone" headlines across the front page of major metropolitan newspapers all over the
 +
world.
 +
1998
 +
Documented cases of human abductions by UFOs become commonplace in areas of sparse population in
 +
countries throughout the world. World governments step up their military readiness, and there is
 +
a general news blackout in most of the affected countries. Scientists try to make contact with
 +
the aliens, but there is no substantial response.
 +
Many countries begin to contemplate a direct military strike against the aliens. Japan, taking
 +
the lead with it's stereotypical blind bravery and courage, forms the 'Kiryu-Kai' , an anti-alien
 +
combat force. After five months of operation, using the best equipment available, the group is
 +
unable to intercept even a single UFO. Due to lack of funding, Japan is forced to disband the
 +
Kiryu-Kai in November of 1998.
 +
On December 11, 1998, the United Nations Security Council holds a clandestine summit in Geneva,
 +
Switzerland. After much debate, it is unanimously decided that a covert, multinational force
 +
should be formed to investigate, combat, and (hopefully) defeat the aliens. Assembling the best
 +
pilots, soldiers, engineers, and scientists from all the funding nations, the Geneva council
 +
establishes X-COM - the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit.
  
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===1998===
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The First Alien War (AW-I)
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Credible reports of human abductions steadily filter into government files and the press. These abductions all follow a similar pattern - the victims inhabited rural areas with a low population density. The governments of the world, worrying at what this might really mean, begin to bring their armed forces to a state of full combat readiness. Contact is attempted, but no results are forthcoming. As the abductions continue, military action is considered to defend the peoples of the world. Japan, taking the lead with its stereotypical blind bravery and courage, forms the 'Kiryu-Kai' - the first anti-alien combat force. They are equipped with the very latest Japanese military equipment, and are manned by the country's finest, but after five months they are forced to disband, without downing a single UFO.
+
1999 January 1st: The First Alien War Begins
 +
X-COM's first secret base is established. Equipped with two state-of-the-art [[Interceptor]]
 +
fighter craft and a [[Skyranger]] troop carrier, the base begins scanning local airspace for UFO
 +
activity. The base's scanning equipment proves to be extremely effective at detecting alien craft,
 +
and the Interceptors, though out-classed by larger UFOs, produce immediate results-downing dozens
 +
of aliens ships in the first few months.
 +
As X-COM soldiers explore crashed alien craft and collect examples of alien technology, the labs
 +
and workshops, staffed with the world's top labs and workshops, study the alien artefacts and
 +
develop methods to effectively re-create alien weapons and equipment.
 +
UFO activity continues to increase worldwide. X-COM funding to fluctuate; the organization is
 +
funded voluntarily by the establishing countries of the world, but a loophole in the X-COM
 +
charter allows contributing nations to raise or lower their funding based on their perception of
 +
X-COM's success. Countries out of the original base's scanning range quickly become dissatisfied
 +
with X-COM's performance. Fearing the loss of funding, X-COM scrambles to increase the detection
 +
range of its original base, and start searching the world for other possible base sites.
 +
The aliens become increasingly bold. They begin landing in large metropolitan areas and
 +
terrorizing the population. The number of abductions decreases as the aliens turn to wholesale
 +
slaughter of Earth's population.
 +
As more alien incidents take place, it quickly becomes clear that the invasion force consists of
 +
not one, but numerous alien species.
 +
2000
 +
X-COM expands, with more bases placed strategically around the globe. This pacifies most of the
 +
contributing nations, and the organization's funding stabilizes. Even so, X-COM base commanders
 +
come up with alternative funding scenarios in case the situation worsens in the future. Tentative
 +
deals are made to sell X-COM and alien equipment and weapons to certain underground organizations
 +
for a significant profit.
 +
As captured alien equipment is researching, it is logged into an on-line data bank dubbed
 +
the "UFOpedia" by X-COM scientists and operatives. This knowledge is quickly put to practical
 +
use, as X-COM agents are equipped with more powerful weapons and devices bases on alien
 +
technology.
 +
2001
 +
Starting early in the year, X-COM patrols begin to discover alien bases in hidden locations
 +
throughout the world. X-COM base commanders agree that the best defence is a strong offence.
 +
Every time a new aliens stronghold is discovered, a strike force is sent to clear and destroy
 +
the base. Despite numerous victories, new alien bases continue to appear.
 +
X-COM research into the alien culture and technology proceeds as worldwide UFO and alien
 +
terrorist activity continue to increase.
 +
2002
 +
X-COM commanders begin to realize that they are fighting a losing battle. While Earth is the
 +
nexus of alien activity, the aliens' infrastructure and leader ship is obviously not based here.
 +
It becomes clear that the key to defeating the aliens is discovering the base from which they are
 +
coordinating their invasion.
 +
Despite continued success in some geographical areas, X-COM funding is severely reduced as
 +
beleaguered nations ratify pacts with the alien forces. Base commanders make the unpopular but
 +
financially sound decision to concentrate their interception and ground-attack efforts in only
 +
the richest, most powerful nations of the world. This strategy, coupled with increased sales of
 +
X-COM and alien technology to "unknown buyers", provides X-COM with enough money to continue for
 +
some time. It is recognized, however, that a final solution to the alien problem must be found
 +
soon.
 +
After a spate of successfully interceptions and alien base invasions, X-COM personnel get the
 +
break they are waiting for. Interrogation of captured alien leaders shows that the alien's home
 +
base is on Mars, in a area known as [[Cydonia]]. Using all the captured technology available,
 +
X-COM engineers construct the [[Avenger]] - an interplanetary spacecraft capable of transporting
 +
troops and heavy equipment to the aliens' Mars base. Manufacturing efforts increase dramatically,
 +
as weapons and equipment are produced for use in final strike against the Martian base.
 +
X-COM soldiers invade the alien base at Cydonia. After a fierce battle, the alien "Brain"
 +
creature that had apparently been guiding the entire invasion is located and killed. UFO activity
 +
declines to zero, and the remaining pockets of alien resistance prove to be disorganized and easy
 +
to defeat without the leadership of the " Brain". The war is over.
 +
As the last of the aliens at Cydonia base are being hunted down by the X-COM strike team, an
 +
automated distress beacon is activated.
 +
A transmission of unknown content is broadcast to Earth.
 +
The strike team manages to shut down the beacon within a matter of seconds. After extensive
 +
study, scientists conclude that the message was a call for reinforcements from the aliens bases
 +
on Earth. Since these bases have already been neutralized, the alien message is dismissed and
 +
quickly forgotten.
 +
After a period of six months, information about the X-COM operation is released to the general
 +
public, the news comes a no suprise to most of the world, since the presence of X-COM craft and
 +
personnel in the world's major metropolitan areas had become commonplace over the previous year
 +
and a half.
  
 +
And the timeline continues through the events leading to [[Background (TFTD)|Terror From The Deep]].
  
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The United Nations was the next to take action. On the 11th of December, 1998, the Security Council gathered in Geneva to decide upon a course of action. It is eventually decided by the representatives of the world's nations that the only way to combat the aliens is to present a united front. Together, they agree to form a covert, multi-national military-based unit to investigate the alien threat and gauge its depth. This organisation is known as X-COM - the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit.
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==Back to==
  
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[[X-COM|Enemy Unknown]]
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X-COM is assembled from the finest soldiers, pilots, engineers and scientists from across the world. Together with the very latest military equipment, it is hoped that this will be capable of defeating the alien menace.
 
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===1999===
 
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January 1st: The First Alien War begins.
 
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Construction on X-COM's first base is completed. The base is well-equipped with a RADAR system, a complement of well-trained soldiers, engineers and scientists, two rapid-response 'Interceptor'-class aircraft, and one 'Skyranger'-class troop carrier. The scanning equipment detects the first UFO within days, and the Interceptors are scrambled...
 
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Over the next few months it becomes clear that X-COM is severely outclassed, but the soldiers and pilots bravely fight on. The Interceptors down the unwieldy supply craft, and the lightly armoured scout craft, with conventional air-to-air guided missile systems. Sometimes the alien craft are shot down or destroyed. Sometimes they turn and attack the Interceptors with some form of powerful energy weapon. More often they simply outrun their pursuers.
 
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On the ground, X-COM meets even stiffer resistance. Soldiers protected only by thin Kevlar vests and armed with little more than standard assault rifles are pitted against aliens with superior numbers, weaponry and armour. However, despite horrendous losses, the X-COM soldiers' tactics win them through time after time. Dozens of alien craft - each a treasure-trove of advanced technology - are recovered. The research complement of the base immediately goes to work. Work begins on weapons incorporating LASER technology, as well as research into the bizarre alien weaponry, tentatively described as 'plasma'.
 
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UFO activity increases across the world, and X-COM is forced to set up more and more bases across the world, in order to provide a greater scanning range, and shorter times to the interception of an alien craft. The funding provided every month by the Council of Funding Nations fluctuates severely as some countries gratefully increase their rates, whilst others lower them to indicate dissatisfaction with X-COM performance. Despite an overall increase in funding, X-COM soon needs to discover an alternative method of financing its growth. The Commander strikes upon the idea of selling off excess alien technology, and even selling corpses to private researchers and exotic restaurants.
 
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Meanwhile, the aliens similarly step-up their operations. Several cities come under attack from fearsome alien warriors. The initial 'grey' aliens are complemented by others, as the aliens begin to terrorise human cities, perhaps hoping to disrupt X-COM funding.
 
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===2000===
 
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X-COM continues to grow in size. experience and efficiency. Most countries are now content with the defence provided, although several countries do withdraw from the Council altogether. It is feared by X-COM intelligence that they have are effectively controlled by the menacing alien invaders.
 
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The scientists of X-COM persevere, and an understanding of the surprisingly simple principles behind the alien weaponry is reached. Results of tests and research summaries are recorded in the Commander's "UFOpedia" resource. Newly discovered weaponry is placed in the eager hands of X-COM agents, and they begin training with the new laser and plasma weapons. This, coupled with new armour based on alien alloy technology, makes X-COM ground forces the close equivalent of their enemies.
 
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===2001===
 
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The invaders begin to set up covert bases around the world. It is not long before X-COM chances upon one of these, and action is rapidly taken to eliminate it. The base is heavily defended, but the X-COM soldiers fight like fanatics, and the alien stronghold falls. As fast as they are destroyed, however, a new one is discovered. As more and more UFOs appear in the skies, X-COM intensifies research into more ways to fight back and resist.
 
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===2002===
 
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It is determined with great sadness by the top brass of X-COM that they are fighting an unwinnable war. They have intercepted hundreds of alien craft, and the ground forces have killed and captured nearly a thousand aliens, and a dozen alien bases have been annihilated, but the alien invasion is barely slowed. Scientists, interrogating captured aliens, confirm what is already suspected - the alien command is not based on Earth. It is decided that the new priority is to locate whatever is directing the alien war effort.
 
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X-COM funding continues to plunge as more nations withdraw from what they have begun to see as a 'wasted effort'. Some nations increase funding to compensate and X-COM quartermasters continue to sell excess equipment. These two methods of financing operations are sufficient to keep X-COM alive, but they are no closer to defeating the aliens.
 
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Then, X-COM ground forces successfully pull off an unparalleled victory. Alien commanders are captured, and the subsequent interrogations reveal the location of the alien command structure - at Cydonia, on the nearby planet of Mars.
 
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Work progresses furiously on a new interplanetary craft, dubbed the 'Avenger'. The 'Avenger' is an X-COM gunship, capable not only of travelling through the depths of space, but also of going toe-to-toe with the largest alien battleships, and returning home victorious. As soon as an 'Avenger' is completed, and the very best X-COM soldiers assembled, the team is launched to attempt to destroy the alien leaders at Cydonia.
 
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A short but intense battle ensues. The 'Avenger' evades weapons fire from alien defence batteries and UFOs long enough to land on the surface of Mars, within the alien base. X-COM soldiers pour from the transport, and immediately meet resistance from alien warriors. They fight their way around the pyramid structures on the surface until discovering their goal in one of them - an elevator, which transports the desperate survivors into the interior of Mars itself.
 
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Grim tunnel fighting follows, and despite horrendous casualties in X-COM's forces, balanced against barely a dent in the innumerable alien hordes, a few armoured soldiers manage to struggle their way to the antechamber of the alien brain. The bizarre creature had apparently been single-handedly orchestrating the invasion effort. No more; X-COM shows no mercy, and the creature is vaporised. Without its leadership, the alien hordes crumble before the armed forces of Earth, and are easily destroyed.
 
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As the last of the aliens at the Cydonia base are being hunted down by the X-COM strike team, an automated distress beacon is activated. The last dying scream of the alien brain stretches across the void, penetrating Earth's atmosphere with ease. It is cut off within seconds, and scientists decide that it must have been a request for reinforcements from bases on Earth. These bases are either in ruins or are in the process of being captured by X-COM soldiers, so little more thought is given to it.
 
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Once victory has been affirmed, X-COM's covert status is revoked, and information about their operations is released to the general public. The fact that a military unit had been battling the aliens for so long came as little surprise to many; grim-visaged soldiers had been seen in many major metropolitan areas over the last few years, fending off the alien invaders.
 
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The first alien war officially comes to a conclusion.
 
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== Game Design notes==
 
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Published in 1994 by [http://www.microprose.com Microprose] (bought by Atari), developed by Mythos Games, chief designers brothers Nick and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Gollop Julian Gollop].
 
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Mythos preceded X-COM with Laser Squad and have recently produced [http://www.lasersquadnemesis.com/ Laser Squad Nemesis].
 
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An ''Official Strategy Guide'' was written by Dave Ellis and is available on [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1559587644/qid%3D1121087539/026-3141432-0820461 Amazon].
 
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== Backstory ==
 
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The Gollop brothers RIPPED the story of X-COM STRAIGHT from today's HEADLINES! ... Of the National Enquirer, that is.
 
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Links for the conspiratorially inclined. Warning, may contain elerium. CIA may be tracing your web-browsing...but you probably suspected that already. Could an alien war really be covered up? Search term: "Robert Lazar".
 
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http://www.abovetopsecret.com/pages/ufos.html
 
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http://www.subversiveelement.com/SubversiveElement.html
 
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== Real life equivalents ==
 
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[[Equivalents]] surmised by [[User:JellyfishGreen|JellyfishGreen]] 11:54, 25 Apr 2005 (BST)
 

Revision as of 23:11, 2 November 2009

Game Manual Introduction

It is 1999 and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have started appearing with disturbing
regularity in the night skies. Reports of violent human abductions and
horrific experimentation struck terror into the hearts of millions. The mass public hysteria has
only served to expose Earth's impotence against a vastly superior technology.
Many countries initially attempted to deal independently with the aliens. In August 1998, Japan
established an anti-alien combat force; the Kiryu-Kai. Equipped with Japanese-made fighter
aircraft, the Kiryu-Kai certainly looked like a powerful force. However, after 5 months of
expensive operations they had yet to intercept their first UFO. The lesson was clear: this was a
worldwide problem which could not be dealt with by individual countries.
On December 11, 1998, representatives from the worlds most economically powerful countries
gathered secretly in Geneva. After much debate, the decision was made to establish a covert
independent body to combat, investigate and defeat the alien threat. This organization would be
equipped with the world's finest pilots, soldiers, scientists and engineers, working together as
one multi-national force. This organization was named the Extraterrestrial Combat
Unit."

UFO: Defense Timeline (from Interceptor)

Prelude
1947
Army Air Corps personnel from the 509th Bomb Group report the crash of a "flying disk" in the
desert near Roswell, New Mexico. Some reports claim that there were two objects, and that one
actually housed three alien beings: two dead and one alive. Before the end of the day, Army Air
Corps officials retract the story, claiming that the object that crashed was actually a weather
balloon. The existence of alien beings is categorically denied.
All of the "weather balloon" debris and other physical evidence of the "Roswell Incident" are
quickly whisked away to Wright Airfield in Ohio.
1997
Reports of the UFO activity increase thoughout the world. At first, the sighting are relatively
rare, and serious scientists write off the reports as hype surrounding the 50th anniversary of
the Roswell incident.
However, as reports continue to increase, the legitimate press joins the tabloids in plashing
"We Are Not Alone" headlines across the front page of major metropolitan newspapers all over the
world.
1998
Documented cases of human abductions by UFOs become commonplace in areas of sparse population in
countries throughout the world. World governments step up their military readiness, and there is
a general news blackout in most of the affected countries. Scientists try to make contact with
the aliens, but there is no substantial response.
Many countries begin to contemplate a direct military strike against the aliens. Japan, taking
the lead with it's stereotypical blind bravery and courage, forms the 'Kiryu-Kai' , an anti-alien
combat force. After five months of operation, using the best equipment available, the group is
unable to intercept even a single UFO. Due to lack of funding, Japan is forced to disband the
Kiryu-Kai in November of 1998.
On December 11, 1998, the United Nations Security Council holds a clandestine summit in Geneva,
Switzerland. After much debate, it is unanimously decided that a covert, multinational force
should be formed to investigate, combat, and (hopefully) defeat the aliens. Assembling the best
pilots, soldiers, engineers, and scientists from all the funding nations, the Geneva council
establishes X-COM - the Extraterrestrial Combat Unit.

The First Alien War (AW-I)
1999 January 1st: The First Alien War Begins
X-COM's first secret base is established. Equipped with two state-of-the-art Interceptor
fighter craft and a Skyranger troop carrier, the base begins scanning local airspace for UFO
activity. The base's scanning equipment proves to be extremely effective at detecting alien craft,
and the Interceptors, though out-classed by larger UFOs, produce immediate results-downing dozens
of aliens ships in the first few months.
As X-COM soldiers explore crashed alien craft and collect examples of alien technology, the labs
and workshops, staffed with the world's top labs and workshops, study the alien artefacts and
develop methods to effectively re-create alien weapons and equipment.
UFO activity continues to increase worldwide. X-COM funding to fluctuate; the organization is
funded voluntarily by the establishing countries of the world, but a loophole in the X-COM
charter allows contributing nations to raise or lower their funding based on their perception of
X-COM's success. Countries out of the original base's scanning range quickly become dissatisfied
with X-COM's performance. Fearing the loss of funding, X-COM scrambles to increase the detection
range of its original base, and start searching the world for other possible base sites.
The aliens become increasingly bold. They begin landing in large metropolitan areas and
terrorizing the population. The number of abductions decreases as the aliens turn to wholesale
slaughter of Earth's population.
As more alien incidents take place, it quickly becomes clear that the invasion force consists of
not one, but numerous alien species.
2000
X-COM expands, with more bases placed strategically around the globe. This pacifies most of the
contributing nations, and the organization's funding stabilizes. Even so, X-COM base commanders
come up with alternative funding scenarios in case the situation worsens in the future. Tentative
deals are made to sell X-COM and alien equipment and weapons to certain underground organizations
for a significant profit.
As captured alien equipment is researching, it is logged into an on-line data bank dubbed
the "UFOpedia" by X-COM scientists and operatives. This knowledge is quickly put to practical
use, as X-COM agents are equipped with more powerful weapons and devices bases on alien
technology.
2001
Starting early in the year, X-COM patrols begin to discover alien bases in hidden locations
throughout the world. X-COM base commanders agree that the best defence is a strong offence.
Every time a new aliens stronghold is discovered, a strike force is sent to clear and destroy
the base. Despite numerous victories, new alien bases continue to appear.
X-COM research into the alien culture and technology proceeds as worldwide UFO and alien
terrorist activity continue to increase.
2002
X-COM commanders begin to realize that they are fighting a losing battle. While Earth is the
nexus of alien activity, the aliens' infrastructure and leader ship is obviously not based here.
It becomes clear that the key to defeating the aliens is discovering the base from which they are
coordinating their invasion.
Despite continued success in some geographical areas, X-COM funding is severely reduced as
beleaguered nations ratify pacts with the alien forces. Base commanders make the unpopular but
financially sound decision to concentrate their interception and ground-attack efforts in only
the richest, most powerful nations of the world. This strategy, coupled with increased sales of
X-COM and alien technology to "unknown buyers", provides X-COM with enough money to continue for
some time. It is recognized, however, that a final solution to the alien problem must be found
soon.
After a spate of successfully interceptions and alien base invasions, X-COM personnel get the
break they are waiting for. Interrogation of captured alien leaders shows that the alien's home
base is on Mars, in a area known as Cydonia. Using all the captured technology available,
X-COM engineers construct the Avenger - an interplanetary spacecraft capable of transporting
troops and heavy equipment to the aliens' Mars base. Manufacturing efforts increase dramatically,
as weapons and equipment are produced for use in final strike against the Martian base.
X-COM soldiers invade the alien base at Cydonia. After a fierce battle, the alien "Brain"
creature that had apparently been guiding the entire invasion is located and killed. UFO activity
declines to zero, and the remaining pockets of alien resistance prove to be disorganized and easy
to defeat without the leadership of the " Brain". The war is over.
As the last of the aliens at Cydonia base are being hunted down by the X-COM strike team, an
automated distress beacon is activated.
A transmission of unknown content is broadcast to Earth.
The strike team manages to shut down the beacon within a matter of seconds. After extensive
study, scientists conclude that the message was a call for reinforcements from the aliens bases
on Earth. Since these bases have already been neutralized, the alien message is dismissed and
quickly forgotten.
After a period of six months, information about the X-COM operation is released to the general
public, the news comes a no suprise to most of the world, since the presence of X-COM craft and
personnel in the world's major metropolitan areas had become commonplace over the previous year
and a half.

And the timeline continues through the events leading to Terror From The Deep.

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