XCOM Headquarters (EU2012)
In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM Headquarters is the single base from which the player fights the alien menace. Nicknamed the 'Ant Farm' by the design team, the base is presented with a side view cross-section that allows the player to zoom in on the different base facilities.
Starting Base
The starting base comes with the following modules. Each module requires a certain amount of power units, which can be increased by building additional power generators.
- Hangar - Houses interdiction & troop transport aircraft
- Mission Control - Contains the Geoscape
- Situation Room - Funding Council, panic level, satellite cover, finances, & objectives
- Armory - equip soldiers
- Barracks - view & recruit soldiers, view lost soldier memorial
- Science Labs - Research
- Engineering - Manufacturing
- Infirmary - Injured soldier recovery after combat missions
- Access Lift - Access to lower levels
Base Expansion
The base has 24 expansion slots available to construct new facilities. The position of the facilities in relation to one another will provide bonuses to their output. Each slot must be excavated (§10; 5 days) in order to buld a facility. Facilities may also be removed (§5).
- Alien Containment - interrogate live captured aliens
- Officer Training School - train soldiers & upgrade squad size
- Laboratories - Boosts Science Lab
- Workshop - Boosts Engineering, "Random resource rebate on whatever you built"
- The Foundry - Large manufacturing projects, improving manufacturable item attributes
- Power Generator
- Thermal Power Generator - More power, require steam vent
- Satellite Uplink - Allows new satellites over other countries
- Satellite Nexus - An alternative to Uplinks allowing more satellites at increased cost
The lower, unbuilt base level ground bonuses are randomized for each game.