The original X-COM had a map that you could toggle on and off to make it easier to find "just detected" aliens...
 
-Cabby

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When you capture enemy weapons early on, you can see the question mark in the research area, but the weapons themselves are not carried in your inventory (even as alien artifacts). The original X-com let you sell the captured weapons as artifacts to get extra money, and believe me with ...