PHOENIX-NEO

YEP guilty im afraid i also am using names from ALIENS but im also using names from STARGATE SG1 , X-FILES, JAGGED ALLIANCE 2, X-MEN, VIETNAM FILMS, TOPGUN etc

Whoa talk about information overload, in perspective i agree with a lot of what has been suggested but much of it belongs in latter games in hopefully a series.as for expansions i think there should be two types of official releases, the 1st should been free downloadable versions that purely enhance what is there {just like the very nice people at stardock are doing as at this very moment for a very good game called GALACTIC CIVILIZATIONS which is my saviour due to the great dissapointment i had when i purchased the agonisingly awaited release of MOO3},the 2nd should be sold like most expansion packs.For the freebies it should consist of the usual bug fixes and annoying gameplay redundencies like the ability to stop if required the 7 voices speaking all at once all the time such as delegating the most experienced squaddie in a created! group to confirm orders and orders completed {chain of command and all that}.These are my thoughts on ENHANCEMENTS bearing in mind i still have yet to fully play the game and these things might already exist,you should have the option to recruit rescued pilots as well as them going back to being a pilot since they gain xp at the end of mission as well {had a couple level up then they went back to flying grrr}.an expanded set of skills for squaddies when they become high level maybe something like feats as in fallout,stealth/cloaking suits,more weapons and armour like the pulse rifle from aliens and modern day rifles with grenade launcher barrels, cybernetic upgrades, implants etc ,battle enhancement drugs eg ANGEL DUST PCP or whatever they're names are,an amendment to the equipment screens at bases such as having a redundant item pool or a sub category for say the 100 or so single shot desert eagles you have acquired and wouldn't even dream of using at this point so u can only see the items u are going to use during selection instead of an ocean of useless junk.there is more to come but i leave that for others and a latter time.for a buying expansion pack things like new campaigns ,new aliens new tech trees set within the current story such as capturing an orbital station in a stolen ufo etc..more latter.sorry to waffle on!

IN RESPONSE TO XCOM AND UFO COMPARISONS I THINK ITS BEST TO KEEP IN MIND THE STORY DIFFERENCES 1ST XCOM IS A DEFENSIVE OUTFIT FUNDED TO DEFEND THE EARTH AGAINST ALIENS ATTEMPTING TO INVADE,2ND THEY HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES OF THE WORLDS GOVERNMENTS POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE TO THEM,AND THESE RESOURCES ARE BASED ON CURRENT AND FAMILIAR ECONOMICS.BUT UFO IS SET AFTER THE DESOLATION OF AN INVASION AND IS ABOUT SCATTERED SURVIVORS SEARCHING FOR EACH OTHER AND BANDING TOGETHER TO FORM A RESISTANCE AND ATTEMPT TO TAKE BACK EARTH.THERE IS NO MORE CURRENT WORLD ECONOMICS SUCH AS MONEY AND MASS INDUSTRY BUT MERELY WHAT THEY CAN SCROUNGE TOGETHER OR CAPTURE,SO IT IS FEASIBLE TO LACK SOME OF THE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES AS XCOM DID.SURE ITS A BIT OF AN EXCUSE BUT IT HOLDS TRUE TO THE STORY...ALSO I AGREE STARCRAFT ROCKS! IT IS A RARE OCCURENCE TO FIND A TRULY UNIQUE GAME THAT IS ALSO TRULY GREAT,MOST GAMES LOOK GREAT BUT FAIL TO LIVE UPTO THEIR IMAGE ESPECIALLY IN THE LONG RUN.