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Does anyone else have this problem? The first base that I start off with I can only build a hangar, laboratory, workshop, rocket defense, detection system, and interrogation room. What happened to the living quarters and other base facilities? But in the instruction manual they have a diagram with a list full of base facilities to be built. I downloaded the patch and installed it but it didn't help. Also in my secondary bases I can only build the rocket defense, hangar, and the detection system. I can't even get troops to my other bases. So what happens when aliens decide to raid my secondary bases and all I have to defend it is two aircraft a missile defense and no ground forces? Is there another patch or missing file or something? Why don't the makers of the game have a tech support number because this is BS!!! Can anybody help!!!

No living quarters. It's weird as our beds are in an alternate dimension, the bosses say we sleep better there. [>:]
 
The ones you listed are the only ones you can build at main base without research. The secondary bases can only build hangers, power, detection, and defenses. I guess the aliens are supposed to be too stupid to realize that we've put all of our eggs in one basket... [&:]
 
Howard
 

I've taken the same steps - (d/l patch... etc..) and am having the same problems... (Can only build basic facil's at the home base, and only 3 possible facil's at the secondary base..)

Very, very odd...

That's just the way the game is. You only get one main base from which to send forth troops. If one of your other bases gets taken over by aliens you have to send in your ground groups from your main base to retake it. You have ten days. If you take it back during that time the base returns to normal. If you don't it turns into a permanent alien base. Capture that permanent alien base and you'll have to build your base all over again.

I noticed that I'm now able to build advanced workshops at my secondary bases. I do not know what triggered this but apparantly, over time, you can build additional facilities in the vanilla game....

I noticed the option available right after the llast patch. I haven't tried building any tho.

I'm right there with you. Can't build the most basic of base facilities. I also started with 8 soldiers and can't hire any more, but wether thats due to the limited living space or another entirely new problem I'm not sure.

7 guys in the hospital. My last guy is getting paranoid... and lonely.

ORIGINAL: chrispallace

I'm right there with you. Can't build the most basic of base facilities. I also started with 8 soldiers and can't hire any more, but wether thats due to the limited living space or another entirely new problem I'm not sure.

7 guys in the hospital. My last guy is getting paranoid... and lonely.

At various intervals a new soldier will show up, until you have 20 of them. You don't hire/fire them, they volunteer. [:)] The first base is the only base where you can build anything other than hangers, detection apparatus, defenses and advanced workshops (I think that is the entire list).

ORIGINAL: MjH

At various intervals a new soldier will show up, until you have 20 of them. You don't hire/fire them, they volunteer. [:)] The first base is the only base where you can build anything other than hangers, detection apparatus, defenses and advanced workshops (I think that is the entire list).

I cannot build anything other than the list you provided for my FIRST base. Do I learn how to build storage and living quarters as I need them? Or am I supposed to be able to build them from the begining?

You won't need storage or additional living quarters. Storage seems unlimited. Scientists and workers seem to live in their workplace. Soldiers are limited to 20.

so each new lab/workshop brings 10 new scientists/workers ... adv. labs/workshops bring 30