THE BASE DISPLAY
The Base Display allows you to see, at a
glance, the size of your bases and their
facilities (pods).
X-COM may have up to eight bases world-
wide, which are represented above the Menu
Options as a row of eight icons. Each of these
icons contain a small map of the pods which
make up the base. Green squares represent
existing pods, red squares represent pods
under construction. Click on any of these
icons to select a different base.
The name of the selected base is displayed in
the top right of the Bases screen. Below this is
the geographical area in which the base is
located followed by the total Funds available
to X-COM.
The left two-thirds of the Bases screen shows
a top down view of the base. Move the mouse
pointer over a base facility to display its name
in the top left of the screen.
THE MENU OPTIONS
The Menu Options allow you to see in detail
how each of your bases is currently
functioning. You will use the Menu Options to
carry out tasks such as building pods, arming
individual subs and organizing research and
manufacture work.
Note: At times during the game, lists of
information may extend beyond the screen. If
this happens, an arrow appears in the bottom
right of the screen. Similarly, if the list extends
off the top of the screen, an arrow appears in
the top right. Click on these arrows to scroll
the list up or down.
Build A New Base
Click on this option to establish a new X-COM
Base.
You return to the Geoscape and the message
Select Site For New Base appears at the top
of the screen — click anywhere in the sea to
position the base. You might cancel the order
to build a new base by clicking on the Cancel
button. 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).
When you have selected the location for your
base, a message window appears informing
you of the cost to establish a base in this part
of the world. Click on OK to accept this
location or click on Cancel to select a different
location.
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