Undead Phoenix
Arcane
The Story
The Xenonauts are a clandestine organisation founded jointly by NATO and the USSR in 1958 following the Iceland Incident, humanities first contact with extraterrestrial life that left Iceland a radioactive wasteland and both superpowers with staggering loses. Their purpose: a global fighting force to protect the world from extraterrestrial invasion. Initially well funded and with powerful backers, the Xenonauts set about meticulously studying the events of the alien contact. Though no technology was recovered from the site and there were few survivors of the battle, some useful data was gained. Special forces soldiers were requisitioned and formed into strike teams, and brilliant minds from both sides of the Iron Curtain brought on board. Aircraft were refitted to use materials known to be resistant to alien weaponry, soldiers were drilled in combat doctrine, and radar data analysed to find a plausible way to track extraterrestrial craft. A network of underground installations was secretly established to provide coverage across the globe.
But without a looming threat against which to defend humanity, the organisation fell into decline. Powerful backers retired or lost their positions, replaced by people unaware of the events in Iceland. Geopolitical considerations clouded the judgement of the major alliances, each coming to distrust the organisation formed to unite them because of its close ties with the other. Funding was reduced to a trickle. By 1979, the Xenonauts were reduced to only a single installation, a dozen trained soldiers and a handful of loyal researchers and technicians. Shrewd political maneuvering ensured they retained access to the most advanced technology developed by both the West and the Soviets, but only in limited amounts.
Q&A
Veteran difficulty with the XNT mod, so quite a bit of stuff will be new to me.
Whoever volunteers to die in the vanguard, I honour you
The Xenonauts are a clandestine organisation founded jointly by NATO and the USSR in 1958 following the Iceland Incident, humanities first contact with extraterrestrial life that left Iceland a radioactive wasteland and both superpowers with staggering loses. Their purpose: a global fighting force to protect the world from extraterrestrial invasion. Initially well funded and with powerful backers, the Xenonauts set about meticulously studying the events of the alien contact. Though no technology was recovered from the site and there were few survivors of the battle, some useful data was gained. Special forces soldiers were requisitioned and formed into strike teams, and brilliant minds from both sides of the Iron Curtain brought on board. Aircraft were refitted to use materials known to be resistant to alien weaponry, soldiers were drilled in combat doctrine, and radar data analysed to find a plausible way to track extraterrestrial craft. A network of underground installations was secretly established to provide coverage across the globe.
But without a looming threat against which to defend humanity, the organisation fell into decline. Powerful backers retired or lost their positions, replaced by people unaware of the events in Iceland. Geopolitical considerations clouded the judgement of the major alliances, each coming to distrust the organisation formed to unite them because of its close ties with the other. Funding was reduced to a trickle. By 1979, the Xenonauts were reduced to only a single installation, a dozen trained soldiers and a handful of loyal researchers and technicians. Shrewd political maneuvering ensured they retained access to the most advanced technology developed by both the West and the Soviets, but only in limited amounts.
Q&A
- What the fuck is this and why should I care?
- What are you playing?
Veteran difficulty with the XNT mod, so quite a bit of stuff will be new to me.- Will you show us everything?
- What do you want from us?
- In before abandonment at page 3.
Whoever volunteers to die in the vanguard, I honour you
