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Mission Control is the facility at XCOM's HQ where the Geoscape is located. The Geoscape is the 3D real-time representation of the Earth (and Moon) used by the XCOM commander to send aircraft and soldiers on missions and to track the evolution of the fight against the aliens.

Using the Geoscape the XCOM commander can Scan for Activity and/or wait for upcoming Research or Engineering reports. The Geoscape will also show unexpected events such as detected UFOs, alien attacks in progress or Council missions. The world view will also display any missions in progress, such as air interceptions and you transport craft either going or returning from ground combat missions.

The Geoscape is where the game can be advanced until new events occur. Enemy Unknown is played in real time, although base management of base and ordering planes don't pause the game, those can be done at leisure. But all non-trivial actions, such as planes flying to their destination, completion of Research projects, waiting for new recruits to arrive and so on, these take time to accomplish and this time must be waited out in the world view.

The Geoscape can be accessed both through the Mission Control and Situation Room of the XCOM HQ. The Situation Room also allows the XCOM commander to access other important strategic aspects such as funding and finances, expanding satellite and interceptor coverage and to track XCOM's campaign objectives.

World View

The view of the Earth-Moon system is presented in a 3D format which allows to zooming in specific locations and that will also display icons for current XCOM and alien activity. The map is continuously updated as the 'Scan For Activity' button is pressed to speed up time, showing events like day/night transition, etc.

A number of 3D icons will be displayed by the view:

XCOM HQ
Outline of funding countries and their Panic levels
Countries which signed pacts with the aliens are also signalled
XCOM craft on missions
Satellites and interceptors stationed over countries
Airborne UFOs
Downed/Crashed UFOs
Terror Sites
Alien Abductions

World Countries/Regions

The Geoscape displays the 16 countries which directly contribute to XCOM and thus in turn need to be protected. Each nation provides resources which may be increased by deploying satellites above that particular country and exhibits a panic level between 1 and 5 (5 being the worst). These countries, their satellite coverage and associated panic levels can be seen in the Situation Room and are listed here:

United States
Canada
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Egypt
South Africa
Nigeria
United Kingdom
Russia
France
Germany
China
Japan
India
Australia

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-The '''Geoscape''' is the combination of the world view  and XCOM's [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]. The '''Geoscape''' is where the XCOM commander fights the strategic war, whereas the HQ provides the operational means to ready and deploy XCOM squads to fight on [[Battlescape (EU2012)|Battlescape]] the tactical battles required for research and eventual victory.
+'''Mission Control''' is the facility at XCOM's [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]] where the ''Geoscape'' is located. The Geoscape is the 3D real-time representation of the Earth (and Moon) used by the XCOM commander to send aircraft and soldiers on missions and to track the evolution of the fight against the aliens.
-[[File:Geoscape EU2012.jpg|center|The '''Geoscape''']]
+[[File:Geoscape 2 EU2012.png|thumb|800px|center|Geoscape on Mission Control - Hologram view]]
-On the '''Geoscape''' you scan for UFOs to speed the game and wait for upcoming scientific, engineering and funding, or unexpected events such as alien attacks or Council missions. The World view will also display any missions in progress, such as air interceptions and you transport craft either going or returning from ground combat missions. The '''Geoscape''' is played in real time, although management of bases and ordering planes pauses the game and these can be done at leisure. All non-trivial actions, such as planes flying to their destination, research, manufacturing, and so on, take time to accomplish and this time must be waited out in the world view.
+Using the Geoscape the XCOM commander can Scan for Activity and/or wait for upcoming [[Research (EU2012)|Research]] or [[Engineering (EU2012)|Engineering]] reports. The Geoscape will also show unexpected events such as detected UFOs, alien attacks in progress or Council missions. The world view will also display any missions in progress, such as air interceptions and you transport craft either going or returning from ground combat missions.
+The Geoscape is where the game can be advanced until new events occur. Enemy Unknown is played in real time, although base management of base and ordering planes don't pause the game, those can be done at leisure. But all non-trivial actions, such as planes flying to their destination, completion of Research projects, waiting for new recruits to arrive and so on, these take time to accomplish and this time must be waited out in the world view.
+The Geoscape can be accessed both through the [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]] and [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]] of the XCOM HQ. The Situation Room also allows the XCOM commander to access other important strategic aspects such as funding and finances, expanding satellite and interceptor coverage and to track XCOM's campaign objectives.
 ==World View==
-The '''Geoscape''' world view can be accessed both through the [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]] and [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]] of the XCOM HQ. Both facilities also allow the XCOM commander to access other important aspects such as funding, expanding satellite and radar coverage and track your overall objectives.
+[[File:Geoscape 3 EU2012.png|thumb|800px|center|Canada signs a pact with the aliens while abductions (and panic) rise on the US]]
+The view of the Earth-Moon system is presented in a 3D format which allows to zooming in specific locations and that will also display icons for current XCOM and alien activity. The map is continuously updated as the 'Scan For Activity' button is pressed to speed up time, showing events like day/night transition, etc.
 [[File:Geo Skyranger EU2012.png|right|thumb|300 px|Skyranger approaches a Terror Site]]
-The view of the Earth-Moon system is presented in a 3D format which allows to zooming in specific locations and that will also display icons for current XCOM and alien activity. The map is continuously updated as the 'Scan For UFOs' button is pressed to speed up time, showing events like day/night transition, etc.
+A number of 3D icons will be displayed by the view:
-A number of icons will be displayed by the view:
 * XCOM HQ
+* Outline of funding countries and their Panic levels
+* Countries which signed pacts with the aliens are also signalled
 * XCOM craft on missions
 * Satellites and interceptors stationed over countries
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 * Downed/Crashed UFOs
 * Terror Sites
-<br>
+* Alien Abductions
-==Air Interceptions==
-==Upcoming Events==
-==Satellite Coverage==
 ==World Countries/Regions==
-There are 16 countries which directly contribute to XCom and thus in turn need to be protected.  Each nation provides resources which may be increased by deploying satellites above that particular country and exhibits a panic level between 1 and 5 (5 being the worst).  These countries, their satellite coverage and associated panic levels can be seen in the [[Situation_Room_(2012)|Situation Room]] and are listed here:
+The Geoscape displays the 16 countries which directly contribute to XCOM and thus in turn need to be protected. Each nation provides resources which may be increased by deploying satellites above that particular country and exhibits a panic level between 1 and 5 (5 being the worst). These countries, their satellite coverage and associated panic levels can be seen in the [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]] and are listed here:
 * United States
 * Canada
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 * India
 * Australia
+==Satellite Coverage==
+==Air Interceptions==
+==Upcoming Events==
 ==See Also==
-* [[Mission Control (EU2012)|Mission Control]]
 * [[Situation Room (EU2012)|Situation Room]]
 * [[XCOM HQ (EU2012)|HQ]]
 [[Category: Enemy Unknown (2012)]]