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 |
Start with Advanced Repair foundry project, which reduces repair time by 30% for aircraft, mechanized units, and damaged soldier gear.
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Nigeria |
§350 |
Pax Nigeriana |
All non-mechanical units start with +0.6 mobility.
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Advanced Conversion |
MEC augmentation acts if all soldiers have +2 HP. Start with 4 UFO Flight Computers (modified by campaign length).
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Bred Tough |
All biosoldiers start with 1 DR.
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South Africa |
§300 |
Resourceful |
Start with the Alien Metallurgy foundry project (+15% bonus alien alloys) and the Alien Nucleonics foundry project (+15% bonus elerium).
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Survival Training |
All non-mechanical units start with +2hp. Bonus attributes do not affect MEC augmentation.
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Asia |
Australia |
§550 |
Per Ardua Ad Astra |
All non-mechanical units start with +1 HP, +2 aim, and +3 will. Bonus attributes do not affect MEC augmentation or psi training.
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China |
§450 |
Assembly Line |
Start with two workshops (1st floor, both to the right of the elevator), 50 alloys, and 20 extra engineers in your base.
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Xenological Remedies |
10x credits from alien corpse/wreck and captive sales.
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Deus Ex |
90% reduction in genemod meld and Credits cost and modification time.
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India |
§500 |
Jai Vidwan |
Increases the bonus research from laboratories/lab adjacencies to +45/15% (from +30/10%) and gain double scientists from all abductions.
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Jai Jawan |
Start with 2 additional Interceptors, 12 UFO Power Sources (modified by campaign length), and the UFO Scanners project [Increases UFO interception time by 10% and displays UFO HP for analyzed UFOs].
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Research Focus |
Start with two laboratories (1st floor, both to the right of the elevator), 50 elerium, and 20 extra scientists in your base.
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Japan |
§450 |
Ring of Fire |
Thermogenerators produce 150 credits each month instead of having an upkeep cost. Start with 6 steam vents with no location restrictions (instead of 1 steam vent on the 4th floor).
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Ghost In the Machine |
SHIVs receive +20 aim, and you start the campaign with 4 extra SHIVs.
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Kiryu-Kai Commander |
Start with a Japanese Master Sergeant of a random class.
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Robotics |
+10 aim bonus for new SHIV's and MEC troopers.
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Global Networking |
Intel Scans cost only 50 credits, Grey Market Prices are 35% higher, and sightings on landed/downed UFOs occur twice as often.
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Europe |
France |
§450 |
Quai d'Orsay |
Country item requests occur 40% faster, fulfilled requests provide 40% additional defense, and intel scans cost 40% less.
|
Foreign Legion |
Start with 20 additional soldiers.
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Germany |
§400 |
Skunkworks |
Item production time is reduced by 50%. Start with 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 Fission generators built on the 4th floor (right side). Facility construction time is reduced by 85%.
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NeoPanzers |
65% reduction in credits, alloy and elerium required for MECs, SHIVS and their primary weapons.
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Militarization |
Soldier costs and arrival time are decreased by 30% and twice the officer billets are unlocked from the Captains and Colonels OTS upgrades.
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Russia |
§600 |
Sukhoi Company |
Start with Enhanced Avionics, Penetrator Weapons, and Elerium Afterburners foundry projects, granting all aircraft +10% to hit, +25% penetration, and 10 battle speed, respectively.
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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 +6 aim.
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Their Finest Hour |
Start with Armoured Fighters and UFO Countermeasures foundry projects, increasing all aircraft HP by 15% and dodge chance by 10%, respectively.
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Sandhurst |
15% reduction in mission fatigue and missions required to unlock Officer Training School projects.
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North America |
Canada |
§400 |
Advanced Preparations |
Start with 8 extra soldiers, all elevators, a workshop (1st floor, right of elevator), a laboratory (3rd floor, left of elevator), and a fission generator (1st floor, far right) built.
|
Cadre |
Five of your initial soldiers start at the Corporal rank. All active or fatigued soldiers gain 3xp each day.
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Mexico |
§450 |
Wealthy Benefactor |
Start with 1400 bonus Credits.
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Ancient Artifacts |
Start the campaign with 2 Illuminator Gunsights.
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Legacy of Uxmal |
6 bonus will, only for the purposes of psionic training.
|
United States |
§300 |
Special Warfare School |
All Officer Training School projects cost 95% less and XTPs provide 60% more experience.
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Cheyenne Mountain |
Start with all elevators built and a 2nd steam vent. Excavation costs are reduced by 80%.
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We Have Ways |
90% reduction in time to complete autopsies and interrogations.
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Daredevils |
Combat Patrols are twice as effective and cause half as much damage to the aircraft.
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South America |
Argentina |
§1000 |
Vigilis |
All non-mechanical units start with +20 will. Bonus attributes do not affect psi training.
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Public Heroes |
+130% credit, scientist, and engineer rewards from abduction missions.
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Brazil |
§1200 |
Jungle Scouts |
All non-mechanical units start with +1 HP. Bonus attributes do not affect MEC augmentation. Start with Improved Medkit [+1 Medkit healing], Advanced Surgery [Soldier wound times decreased by 15%], and 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 200 alloys and 100 elerium and research credits provide +30% bonus research (reducing research time by 80% instead of 50%).
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Born to Fly |
Pilots gain 4 aim per kill instead of 1.
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