This allows you to change the way the game
plays to suit your skill level, from level 1
(Beginner) to level 5 (Superhuman). It is
recommended that you complete the game at
one of the lower difficulty levels before
attempting to play the game at level 5.
The difficulty level affects:
• the hostility and skill of aliens
• the aggression of Alien Subs
Pick a difficulty level by clicking on one of
these five buttons.
The Geoscape, the main game screen,
appears with the message Select Site For
New Base.
Click on any of the world’s oceans to position
your first X-COM base. Use the Geoscape
controls if you want to rotate the display of the
Earth (see the section of this manual on The
Geoscape Screen for full details of the
Geoscape controls).
The first New Game set up is to name your
first base. The prompt Base Name? will
appear — type in your first base’s name using
the keyboard and press
r
. You will now
be able to use the Geoscape as normal.
LOAD SAVED GAME
If you select Load Saved Game in the Game
Options, the Select Game To Load screen
appears.
The names of all saved games are displayed in
the middle of the screen; each game’s time
and date is also displayed.
Pick a saved game by clicking the LMB on one
of the ten buttons on the left hand side of the
screen. The game returns to the Geoscape, at
the point of the save.
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