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Makus at 15:37, 30 June 2021

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	Unfortunately on arrival the Patton triggers an automatic portal and activates a wormhole that transports it dozens of light years to the alien system that was the source of the invaders from the first game (UFO Enemy Unknown).		Unfortunately on arrival the Patton triggers an automatic portal and activates a wormhole that transports it dozens of light years to the alien system that was the source of the invaders from the first game (UFO Enemy Unknown).

	Once there they form an alliance (hence the name of the game) with a new alien race ([[~~The~~ Ascidians]]) who are at war with Earth’s old nemesis.		Once there they form an alliance (hence the name of the game) with a new alien race (The [[Ascidians]]) who are at war with Earth’s old nemesis.

	Alliance was intended to revisit many of the original alien types encountered from the first Xcom game and rationalize their relationships to each other, along with adding a fair few new ones in the process.\| Terry Greer}}		Alliance was intended to revisit many of the original alien types encountered from the first Xcom game and rationalize their relationships to each other, along with adding a fair few new ones in the process.\| Terry Greer}}

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Makus at 22:05, 23 June 2021

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 [[File:Xconalliance_004.jpg|200px|XCOM Alliance Screenshot]]
 ==Reception==
 Early versions of ''Alliance'' garnered very favorable responses from several video game publications, including '''GameSpot's''' "Best of E3 (Sequels)" award in 1998 and '''IGN''' PC's "Best Action Game of E3" award in 2000.https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/17/ignpcs-best-of-e3-2000 '''GameSpy''' called it "the most ambitious game we've seen at E3" and "the pinnacle of tactical gaming, a new high-water mark that'll bust through established game genres," and '''PC Zone''' called it "a serious contender for 'game of the year'" in 2000. http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/webcoverage.htm or https://web.archive.org/web/20060926140228/http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/webcoverage.htm

Makus at 23:29, 4 September 2020

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	<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube''' Some gameplay footage of X-COM Alliance "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level:		<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube''' Some gameplay footage of X-COM Alliance "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level:

	<sup>10</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Briefing Video ~~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY~~		<sup>10</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Briefing Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DEivO1KXfk

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DEivO1KXfk

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Games Navbar}}		{{Games Navbar}}

Makus at 11:45, 4 September 2020

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	<sup>8</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwJmMcImcU		<sup>8</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwJmMcImcU

	<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube''' Some gameplay footage of X-COM Alliance "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY		<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube''' Some gameplay footage of X-COM Alliance "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level:

			<sup>10</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Briefing Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY

			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DEivO1KXfk

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Games Navbar}}		{{Games Navbar}}

Makus at 10:47, 12 July 2020

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	<sup>6</sup> A leaked Beta is available for use in the Unreal program: http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=242035170		<sup>6</sup> A leaked Beta is available for use in the Unreal program: http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=242035170

	<sup>7</sup> '''YouTube~~: X-COM Alliance Trailer~~''' X-COM Alliance Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwIkJPMeP4		<sup>7</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwIkJPMeP4

	<sup>8</sup> '''YouTube~~: X-COM Alliance Intro~~''' X-COM Alliance Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwJmMcImcU		<sup>8</sup> '''YouTube''' X-COM Alliance Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwJmMcImcU

	<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube~~: X-COM Alliance Beta~~''' Some gameplay footage "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY		<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube''' Some gameplay footage of X-COM Alliance "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Games Navbar}}		{{Games Navbar}}

Makus at 10:46, 12 July 2020

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	<sup>6</sup> A leaked Beta is available for use in the Unreal program: http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=242035170		<sup>6</sup> A leaked Beta is available for use in the Unreal program: http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=242035170

	<sup>7</sup> X-COM Alliance Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwIkJPMeP4		<sup>7</sup> '''YouTube: X-COM Alliance Trailer''' X-COM Alliance Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwIkJPMeP4

	<sup>9</sup> Some gameplay footage "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY		<sup>8</sup> '''YouTube: X-COM Alliance Intro''' X-COM Alliance Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNwJmMcImcU

			<sup>9</sup> '''YouTube: X-COM Alliance Beta''' Some gameplay footage "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Games Navbar}}		{{Games Navbar}}

Makus at 08:13, 12 July 2020

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	== X‑COM 5 Alliance Features (design doc) ==		== X‑COM 5 Alliance Features (design doc) <sup>2</sup> ==
	* The thrill of exploration and combat in a 3D texture mapped world		* The thrill of exploration and combat in a 3D texture mapped world
	* Full screen, 640 x 480 3D		* Full screen, 640 x 480 3D
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	* Sophisticated AI system for aliens and X‑COM troopers		* Sophisticated AI system for aliens and X‑COM troopers

	== Alliance Game Background ==		== Alliance Game Background <sup>2</sup>==
	{{Ref Open \| title = Alliance Game Background (design doc)}} [[File:XCOMallianceAscidiahomeworld_jr.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Capture\|Ascidia home world]]		{{Ref Open \| title = Alliance Game Background (design doc)}} [[File:XCOMallianceAscidiahomeworld_jr.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Capture\|Ascidia home world]]
	It is the year 2062. A research expedition on board the UGS Patton has been sent to the ruins of the Mars invasion base, their initial mission is to scour the site for any new technology overlooked at the end of the First Alien War. The base has previously been cleared out by X‑COM troops so nothing untoward is expected. A few troopers are sent , along with a smattering of weapons, but this is a research mission so valuable space is not wasted on items of mass destruction.		It is the year 2062. A research expedition on board the UGS Patton has been sent to the ruins of the Mars invasion base, their initial mission is to scour the site for any new technology overlooked at the end of the First Alien War. The base has previously been cleared out by X‑COM troops so nothing untoward is expected. A few troopers are sent , along with a smattering of weapons, but this is a research mission so valuable space is not wasted on items of mass destruction.
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	== Background on the Ascidian Caste system ==		== Background on the Ascidian Caste system <sup>2</sup>==


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	This ability allows the creatures to sense the emissions from our electronic equipment & to locate a unit without the need for a physical line of sight.		This ability allows the creatures to sense the emissions from our electronic equipment & to locate a unit without the need for a physical line of sight.

	== Credits ==		== Credits <sup>2</sup>==
	Please note that this only refers to those who worked on it in the UK.<sup>2</sup>		Please note that this only refers to those who worked on it in the UK.<sup>2</sup>

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	* Darren Lam bourne		* Darren Lam bourne

	== Gallery Terry Greers Screens==		== Gallery Terry Greers Screens <sup>2</sup>==

	[[File:XCOMallianceShot0018.jpg\|200px\|XCOM Alliance Screenshot]]		[[File:XCOMallianceShot0018.jpg\|200px\|XCOM Alliance Screenshot]]

Makus at 21:13, 11 July 2020

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	<sup>3</sup> '''Gamespot''', at ''https://www.gamespot.com/games/x-com-alliance/images/ ''.		<sup>3</sup> '''Gamespot''', at ''https://www.gamespot.com/games/x-com-alliance/images/ ''.

	<sup>3</sup> '''IGN''', at ''https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/06/x-com-alliance-interview-and-movie ''.		<sup>4</sup> '''IGN''', at ''https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/06/06/x-com-alliance-interview-and-movie ''.

	~~A leaked Beta is available for use in the Unreal program~~: http://~~www~~.~~xcomufo~~.com/~~forums/index~~.~~php?showtopic=242035170~~		<sup>5</sup> '''Fansite''', at ''https://web.archive.org/web/20070621223203/http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/''. lot of information

	Some gameplay footage, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY		<sup>6</sup> A leaked Beta is available for use in the Unreal program: http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=242035170

			<sup>7</sup> X-COM Alliance Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVwIkJPMeP4

			<sup>9</sup> Some gameplay footage "Beta 219" - One Level, mainly from this beta, is also available online on Youtube. For example, the opening level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjGxCerqPPY

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	{{Games Navbar}}		{{Games Navbar}}

Makus at 20:05, 11 July 2020

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	==Reception==		==Reception==
	Early versions of ''Alliance'' garnered very favorable responses from several video game publications, including [[GameSpot]]'s "Best of E3 (Sequels)" award in 1998 and [[IGN]] PC's "Best Action Game of E3" award in 2000.~~<ref name=e3 /><ref>{{cite web\|url=~~ https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/17/ignpcs-best-of-e3-2000~~\|title=IGNPC~~'~~s Best of E3 2000\|website=IGN \|date=2000-05-17 \|accessdate=2013-08-23}}</ref> [[~~GameSpy]] called it "the most ambitious game we've seen at E3" and "the pinnacle of tactical gaming, a new high-water mark that'll bust through established game genres," and ''[[PC Zone]]'' called it "a serious contender for 'game of the year'" in 2000.~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=~~http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/webcoverage.htm ~~\|archiveurl=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20060926140228/http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/webcoverage.htm ~~\|archivedate=2006-09-26 \|title=''Alliance'' 1998–2000 web coverage \|publisher=Web.archive.org \|date= \|accessdate=2013-08-23}}</ref>~~		Early versions of ''Alliance'' garnered very favorable responses from several video game publications, including '''GameSpot's''' "Best of E3 (Sequels)" award in 1998 and '''IGN''' PC's "Best Action Game of E3" award in 2000.https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/05/17/ignpcs-best-of-e3-2000 '''GameSpy''' called it "the most ambitious game we've seen at E3" and "the pinnacle of tactical gaming, a new high-water mark that'll bust through established game genres," and '''PC Zone''' called it "a serious contender for 'game of the year'" in 2000. http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/webcoverage.htm or https://web.archive.org/web/20060926140228/http://xcomalliance.3dactionplanet.gamespy.com/webcoverage.htm

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	Unfortunately on arrival the Patton triggers an automatic portal and activates a wormhole that transports it dozens of light years to the alien system that was the source of the invaders from the first game (UFO Enemy Unknown).		Unfortunately on arrival the Patton triggers an automatic portal and activates a wormhole that transports it dozens of light years to the alien system that was the source of the invaders from the first game (UFO Enemy Unknown).

	Once there they form an alliance (hence the name of the game) with a new alien race (The Ascidians) who are at war with Earth’s old nemesis.		Once there they form an alliance (hence the name of the game) with a new alien race ([[The Ascidians]]) who are at war with Earth’s old nemesis.

	Alliance was intended to revisit many of the original alien types encountered from the first Xcom game and rationalize their relationships to each other, along with adding a fair few new ones in the process.\| Terry Greer}}		Alliance was intended to revisit many of the original alien types encountered from the first Xcom game and rationalize their relationships to each other, along with adding a fair few new ones in the process.\| Terry Greer}}
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	Here's an excerpt from a press release about X-COM: Alliance.		Here's an excerpt from a press release about X-COM: Alliance.

	"The year is 2062. X-COM is returning to the ruins of the alien invasion base at [[Cydonia]] on [[Mars]]. Their mission: to search for any technology overlooked at the end of the first alien war fought in UFO: Enemy Unknown. As X-COM reaches orbit around Mars, an abandoned dimension gate flings them 60 light-years from Earth into the middle of a war between X-COM's original foes and a race called the [[Ascidians]]. Attempting to return home, X-COM allies join with the Ascidians to defeat the alien threat.		"The year is 2062. X-COM is returning to the ruins of the alien invasion base at [[Cydonia]] on [[Mars]]. Their mission: to search for any technology overlooked at the end of the first alien war fought in UFO: Enemy Unknown. As X-COM reaches orbit around Mars, an abandoned dimension gate flings them 60 light-years from Earth into the middle of a war between X-COM's original foes and a race called the [[Ascidians]]. Attempting to return home, X-COM allies join with the [[Ascidians]] to defeat the alien threat.

	X-COM Alliance is a first-person point-of-view action game that plunges the player into the X-COM universe to take on the alien threat. The explosive battles take place on numerous unique 3-D worlds in a 15-mission fight to kill the aliens and find your way back to Earth. Utilizing a new and exciting view of combat, in which you can also see the first-person view of up to four troopers in your X-COM strike team, the player commands an X-COM squad as they fight their way to the enemies' home world to prevent the decimation of their allies, the Ascidians. On board the X-COM ship, the Patton, the player controls the resources scavenged from the alien craft during combat missions, handpicking squads and arming them with the latest technology researched from both alien and human technologies."		X-COM Alliance is a first-person point-of-view action game that plunges the player into the X-COM universe to take on the alien threat. The explosive battles take place on numerous unique 3-D worlds in a 15-mission fight to kill the aliens and find your way back to Earth. Utilizing a new and exciting view of combat, in which you can also see the first-person view of up to four troopers in your X-COM strike team, the player commands an X-COM squad as they fight their way to the enemies' home world to prevent the decimation of their allies, the [[Ascidians]]. On board the X-COM ship, the Patton, the player controls the resources scavenged from the alien craft during combat missions, handpicking squads and arming them with the latest technology researched from both alien and human technologies."
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	Taking this as a cue the Patton attempts to slip quietly away from the planet but is tailed by one of the enemy ships. Suddenly a garbled transmission bursts across the bridge speakers, and while scientists try to decode the transmissions the Patton opens fire on the pursuing craft.		Taking this as a cue the Patton attempts to slip quietly away from the planet but is tailed by one of the enemy ships. Suddenly a garbled transmission bursts across the bridge speakers, and while scientists try to decode the transmissions the Patton opens fire on the pursuing craft.

	During the first mission briefing the player discovers that the attacking force seen by the crew of the Patton are an Alien race known as the Ascidians and that their target, was the same breed of foot soldiers as those seen in the first game in the brand ‘X‑COM: Enemy Unknown’.		During the first mission briefing the player discovers that the attacking force seen by the crew of the Patton are an Alien race known as the [[Ascidians]] and that their target, was the same breed of foot soldiers as those seen in the first game in the brand ‘X‑COM: Enemy Unknown’.

	Taking the role of the X‑COM Commander of the Patton, the player must command the rookie troopers ‘drafted’ from the ship’s population of engineers and scientists. On board the Patton the player controls the resources scavenged from the alien craft, and bases, during combat missions. Hand picking squads and arming them with the latest technology developed from both Alien and Human technologies he prepares them for their next foray into the unknown.		Taking the role of the X‑COM Commander of the Patton, the player must command the rookie troopers ‘drafted’ from the ship’s population of engineers and scientists. On board the Patton the player controls the resources scavenged from the alien craft, and bases, during combat missions. Hand picking squads and arming them with the latest technology developed from both Alien and Human technologies he prepares them for their next foray into the unknown.

	As the player progresses through the missions, they receive information about their new allies the Ascidians, and the alien races they are at war with. On board the Patton the scientists and engineers must master the recovered alien technology and construct new weapons and equipment from materials scavenged from both their encounters and what lies within the hold of their own ship.		As the player progresses through the missions, they receive information about their new allies the [[Ascidians]], and the alien races they are at war with. On board the Patton the scientists and engineers must master the recovered alien technology and construct new weapons and equipment from materials scavenged from both their encounters and what lies within the hold of their own ship.

	Within the combat missions the player controls their squad as they fight their way to the enemies’ home world to prevent the decimation of the Ascidian’s homeworld and to gain the dimension gate technology to enable them to return home. Direct control of the troopers can be given to the X‑COM Commander, assisting the trooper if they become injured or panic as they get thrown in to the heat of combat.		Within the combat missions the player controls their squad as they fight their way to the enemies’ home world to prevent the decimation of the Ascidian’s homeworld and to gain the dimension gate technology to enable them to return home. Direct control of the troopers can be given to the X‑COM Commander, assisting the trooper if they become injured or panic as they get thrown in to the heat of combat.