Overview
This video guide covers tactics and strategy for Classic Ironman for every mission in the game, as well as base management on a month-by-month basis. All of my in-game play is included* with ongoing voice-over describing the reasons behind each of my tactical and strategic choices throughout the game.*There are a couple of exceptions due to video recording errors.
Month 1
Introduction:
Base management:
Missions:
#1: Abduction
#2: Crashed UFO (Medium)
#3: Abduction
Month 2
Base Management:
Missions:
#1: Abduction
#2: Crashed UFO (Medium)
#3: Operation Progeny – Portent
#4: Abduction
#5: Landed UFO (Small)
#6: Terror Mission
#7: Slingshot – Friends in Low Places
Month 3
Base Management:
Missions:
#1: Abduction
#2: Landed UFO (Medium)
#3: Slingshot – Confounding Light
#4: Abduction
Month 4
Base Management:
Missions:
#1: Abduction
#2: EXALT
#3: EXALT
#4: Site Recon (council)
#5: Crashed UFO (Medium)
#6: Terror Mission
#7: Abduction
#8: EXALT
Month 5
Base Management:
Missions:
#1: EXALT
#2: <Missing due to accidental deletion of raw video>
#3: Target Extraction (council)
#4: Landed UFO (Large)
#5: EXALT
Month 6
Base Management:
Missions:
#1: EXALT
#2: Bomb Defusal (council) *** failed
#3: Crashed UFO (Large)
#4: EXALT
#5: EXALT Base Assault
#6: Terror Mission
#7: Crashed UFO (Large)
#8: Alien Base Assault
Month 7
Base Management:
Missions:
#1: Landed UFO (Large)
#2: Overseer UFO (Crashed Medium with Ethereal)
#3: XCOM Base Assault
#4: Terror Mission
#5: Operation Progeny – Deluge
Month 8
Base Management (very little to see here):
Missions:
#1: Operation Progeny – Furies
#2: Temple Ship Assault – FINAL MISSION