Base Farming

Base Farming involves finding an Alien Base and then constructing a base on top of it. Once you have it set up with a radar, stores, men and a Skyranger, you may begin farming off the base's supply drop offs. Between 150 to 900 Elerium is worth the -150 points you'll get at the end of the month. And the best part is if you get bored of it then you just attack the base and then dismantle yours so it can be built over another one, and you may have up to seven of these if you do not have Research/Manufacturing/intercept/Radar bases.

Things you'll need

A Skyranger

However many soldiers you wish to train

Laser or Plasma Weapons

Stores for loot

A Hyper-wave Decoder (If you can’t get it yet, then use a Large Radar but it does not work as well)

Bring Grenades or High Explosives as the Supply Ships top floor has a maze of corridors on the south end of the ship. Also the leader outside the control room sometimes reacts and shoots you if it is facing that direction. (For another fix to this you could always shoot through the wall to the bridge.)

Rules of Farming

Obviously don't go for Ethereals as they have Psionics, which can get really annoying and drag out the battle.

Only go for Sectoids if you are psionically trained, need a leader for psionics or just want bravery training

Don't go for Mutons if you are using Laser Weaponry is not recommend as lasers are weak against their armour. (If you have Plasma go ahead)

So that leaves Snakemen and Floaters. Snakemen are okay if you are going after the Supply Ships, but bases’ have nasty little Chryssalids. (If your men have good reactions and Plasma Weapons then this works fine)

So for Bases alone, Floaters are Probably best.

But for Supply Ships, Mutons if you have heavy Plasmas, Floaters because they are weak little things and Snakemen because they do not have Chryssalids with them.

Bases that are East of Europe and West of New Zealand, and in-between the poles to ensure you have a day time Mission, due to the fact that Alien Supply missions always occur at the same time.

Mutons also make great PSI improving dummies. Muton bases and Supply Ships are basically just sat their with a sign saying come train here. Train PSI on Supply Ships, and train PSI and Reactions in bases.

If you are looking to train a few people in particular, in one aspect or another, then pick the appropriate base and alien type and then only stock your Skyranger with those soldiers in order to train their particular skill.

Only go after Supply Ships if you have a Hyper-wave Decoder, and it is probably more worth it to just destroy the Alien Bases over trying to farm a base that is being restocked by ships that you can not see.