In November 1979 a huge alien fleet arrives in orbit. The governments of the world realise that a hostile interstellar alien race is too much for any of them to face alone, so the Xenonauts are founded to combat the alien menace if and when it returns. The United States and Soviet Union shoot down the UFO with nuclear missiles, which then self-destructs. In an alternate history 1958, an alien UFO enters Earth's atmosphere over Iceland and is immediately hostile to the fighters scrambled to intercept it. The inclusion of a directional cover system in ground combat.įriendly local military and law enforcement NPCs present in ground combat.Īlternative victory conditions for ground combat missions (other than just simply eliminating all alien forces). The starting position of infantry and vehicles can be arranged inside the dropship (at first a troop transport helicopter). The option to save soldier equipment loadouts between missions, and the ability to change the weapon loadouts of ground vehicles. All terrain in the ground combat maps is destructible.įeatures advertised by Goldhawk as "enhancements" to the original X-COM model include the following:Īn improved air combat model (in real-time with pause mode) that allows combat between up to three aircraft/UFOs on each side. Soldiers can develop their attributes through combat experience. The game utilizes the fundamental mechanics of the early X-COM games, in this case considered to be the real-time global air control and strategic management and research components of the game, coupled with turn-based ground combat where the player controls a squad of soldiers and vehicles against the alien forces.
#XENONAUTS 2 PUBLIC BUILD MAC OS X#
Ports to Mac OS X and Linux were initially based on the Wine compatibility layer, until native ports became available in September 2015. The game was released on Jfor Microsoft Windows. Inspired by the 1994 game UFO: Enemy Unknown (Called X-COM: UFO Defense in North America), gameplay involves the player taking the role of the commander of a clandestine organization known as the Xenonauts, and attempting to defeat an alien invasion of Earth in the alternate history year 1979. Xenonauts is a turn-based science fiction video game developed and published as the maiden title of London-based independent game studio Goldhawk Interactive.
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