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	Earth governments can be infiltrated by alien agents which are human in appearance. This can result in official contact between aliens and governments at the highest level. The climax of this activity is characterised by intense UFO activity in the vicinity of major cities. The aliens will attempt to sign a pact with an earth government by offering knowledge of their superior technology. In return the government will allow the Aliens to conduct their activity unhindered. This Alien mission represents the worst threat to XCom. If a government agrees to a pact then its funding will cease.		Earth governments can be infiltrated by alien agents which are human in appearance. This can result in official contact between aliens and governments at the highest level. The climax of this activity is characterised by intense UFO activity in the vicinity of major cities. The aliens will attempt to sign a pact with an earth government by offering knowledge of their superior technology. In return the government will allow the Aliens to conduct their activity unhindered. This Alien mission represents the worst threat to XCom. If a government agrees to a pact then its funding will cease.
	{{Ref Close \| source = UFO: Enemy Unknown UFOpaedia}}		{{Ref Close \| source = UFO: Enemy Unknown UFOpaedia}}
	The aliens will [[Scoring#Alien_Scoring\|score]] 150 points for this mission. In addition, a country will cease funding X-Com, and an alien base will be constructed.		The aliens will [[Scoring#Alien_Scoring\|score]] 150 points for this mission. In addition, a country will cease [[Country Funding (EU)\|funding]] X-Com, and an [[Alien Base\|alien base]] will be constructed.

	Initially, several Scouts will perform investigations prior to the main infiltration attempt.		Initially, several Scouts will perform investigations prior to the main infiltration attempt.

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	[[Image:Alien Infiltration.png\|thumb~~\|right\|Alien Infiltration research topic and mission.~~]]		{{Ref Open \| title = Alien Infiltration}}[[Image:Alien Infiltration.png\|thumb]]
	~~This Alien mission represents the worst threat to X-COM.~~ Earth governments can be infiltrated by ~~Alien~~ agents which are ~~Human~~ in appearance. This can result in official contact between ~~Aliens~~ and governments at the highest level. The climax of this activity is characterised by intense ~~[[UFOs\|~~UFO]] activity in the vicinity of major cities. The aliens will attempt to sign a [[pact]] with an earth government by offering knowledge of their superior technology. In return, the government will allow the Aliens to conduct their activity unhindered.		Earth governments can be infiltrated by alien agents which are human in appearance. This can result in official contact between aliens and governments at the highest level. The climax of this activity is characterised by intense UFO activity in the vicinity of major cities. The aliens will attempt to sign a pact with an earth government by offering knowledge of their superior technology. In return the government will allow the Aliens to conduct their activity unhindered. This Alien mission represents the worst threat to XCom. If a government agrees to a pact then its funding will cease.
			{{Ref Close \| source = UFO: Enemy Unknown UFOpaedia}}
	If a government agrees to a pact then its funding will cease. ~~If successful, the~~ aliens will [[Scoring#Alien_Scoring\|score]] 150 points, and an alien base will ~~also~~ be constructed ~~which generates daily activity points, which are eventually subtracted from your score~~.		The aliens will [[Scoring#Alien_Scoring\|score]] 150 points for this mission. In addition, a country will cease funding X-Com, and an alien base will be constructed.

	Initially, several Scouts will perform investigations prior to the main infiltration attempt.		Initially, several Scouts will perform investigations prior to the main infiltration attempt.

	In the main Infiltration wave, a Large Scout will appear, followed by a Terror Ship, Supply Ship and two Battleships. ~~It has been shown that shooting~~ down any of these craft before they slow down will delay the next craft by a couple of days; if the craft are ignored even for a short while, long enough to slow down, the sequence proceeds extremely quickly.		In the main Infiltration wave, a Large Scout will appear, followed by a Terror Ship, Supply Ship and two Battleships. Shooting down any of these craft before they slow down will delay the next craft by a couple of days; if the craft are ignored even for a short while, long enough to slow down, the sequence proceeds extremely quickly.
	~~It has been conclusively shown that shooting~~ down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second ~~battleship~~ appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. If the month ~~ends before~~ the second ~~battleship~~ arrives, ~~the infiltrated country~~ will ~~still fund the project normally~~.		Shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second Battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. The country infiltrated will still provide funding at the end of the month when the second Battleship arrives (due to the way funding is handled), but its contribution will be set to zero in all future months, directly harming X-Com's wallet.

	~~When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country.~~ Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship, as otherwise it will continue to ~~[[Scoring\|~~score points]] for the Aliens.		Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship, as otherwise it will continue to score points for the Aliens.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	It has been conclusively shown that shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. If the month ends before the second battleship arrives, the infiltrated country will still fund the project normally.		It has been conclusively shown that shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. If the month ends before the second battleship arrives, the infiltrated country will still fund the project normally.

	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship~~; while there is no way to reverse infiltration once it is successful and the base has been created~~, ~~allowing~~ it to continue to ~~operate will generate negative~~ score ~~as usual~~.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship, as otherwise it will continue to [[Scoring\|score points]] for the Aliens.

	==See also==		==See also==

Aquillion: The wording here implied that there are options for dealing with infiltration by interacting with the base, which isn't true - by the time the base is created, it is far too late to do anything about the infiltration itself.

2025-04-25T02:43:17Z

The wording here implied that there are options for dealing with infiltration by interacting with the base, which isn't true - by the time the base is created, it is far too late to do anything about the infiltration itself.

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	It has been conclusively shown that shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. If the month ends before the second battleship arrives, the infiltrated country will still fund the project normally.		It has been conclusively shown that shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. If the month ends before the second battleship arrives, the infiltrated country will still fund the project normally.

	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship~~. And~~ once ~~you know that~~ the base ~~is there~~, ~~you have several options available~~ to ~~you~~.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship; while there is no way to reverse infiltration once it is successful and the base has been created, allowing it to continue to operate will generate negative score as usual.

	==See also==		==See also==

Magic9mushroom: You can't lose all countries to infiltration (Russia is immune), and even if you did you wouldn't lose the game.

2018-08-11T02:13:39Z

You can't lose all countries to infiltration (Russia is immune), and even if you did you wouldn't lose the game.

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	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.

	~~After losing all countries to alien infiltration results in the council terminating the project and you losing the game.~~

	==See also==		==See also==

Grazei at 12:07, 10 August 2018

2018-08-10T12:07:04Z

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	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.

	~~<s>Of course,~~ losing ~~too many~~ countries to alien infiltration ~~may result~~ in the council terminating the project and you losing the game~~, but that hasn't been confirmed~~.~~</s>~~		After losing all countries to alien infiltration results in the council terminating the project and you losing the game.

	==See also==		==See also==

Morgan525 at 03:02, 2 December 2014

2014-12-02T03:02:33Z

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	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.

	Of course, losing too many countries to alien infiltration may result in the council terminating the project and you losing the game, but that hasn't been confirmed.		<s>Of course, losing too many countries to alien infiltration may result in the council terminating the project and you losing the game, but that hasn't been confirmed.</s>

	==See also==		==See also==

Hobbes: categorizing

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			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

KiethSomataw99 at 20:15, 8 July 2013

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	In the main Infiltration wave, a Large Scout will appear, followed by a Terror Ship, Supply Ship and two Battleships. It has been shown that shooting down any of these craft before they slow down will delay the next craft by a couple of days; if the craft are ignored even for a short while, long enough to slow down, the sequence proceeds extremely quickly.		In the main Infiltration wave, a Large Scout will appear, followed by a Terror Ship, Supply Ship and two Battleships. It has been shown that shooting down any of these craft before they slow down will delay the next craft by a couple of days; if the craft are ignored even for a short while, long enough to slow down, the sequence proceeds extremely quickly.
	It has been conclusively shown that shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete.		It has been conclusively shown that shooting down the UFOs or [[UFO Ground Assault\|assaulting the landed ships]] will NOT stop the infiltration from succeeding. Shooting down the earlier ships will delay, but not entirely stop the second Battleship. The moment the second battleship appears in Earth's atmosphere, the infiltration is successful and complete. If the month ends before the second battleship arrives, the infiltrated country will still fund the project normally.

	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.

KiethSomataw99 at 21:42, 25 June 2013

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	When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.		When a country is successfully infiltrated, an alien base will be instantly created in or near the country. Always search for the alien base after the second Battleship. And once you know that the base is there, you have several options available to you.

			Of course, losing too many countries to alien infiltration may result in the council terminating the project and you losing the game, but that hasn't been confirmed.

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{Alien Missions Navbar}}		{{Alien Missions Navbar}}
	[[Category:Research (EU)]]		[[Category:Research (EU)]]