XCOM: Enemy Unknown - First Month Satellite Guide [Impossible] [Ironman]

Dude! This video was a game changer!

is there really no other way around it though, I mean basically if you want to PLAY the game you need to satellite rush everytime. every guide I read mentioned rush satellite first, and I found that kinda boring and limiting playstyle in tactical strategy games overall. also what's the optimal or how many did you need to build satellite uplink like just 4 only or 5 of them till mid-end game?

Thank you so much for this. XD

They cost 200 credits(5 engineers) in my game, 155 credits with 9 engineers. Did they change it? Also a workshop is built in 20 days instead of 10.

A great video, good guidelines, however there is one mistake and a note of interest.

You can start in ANY country, not just Europe. I personally have always played in Africa, yet I am still able to finish the whole month without losing a single country, so please ignore when he states that you should be in Europe.

If you play with the second wave option which randomizes rewards from alien abductions, it is possible to get 5, even 6 or so engineers, negating the need to build a workshop in order to obtain enough engineers for a satellite uplink. Although this is a gamble, and you may end up only obtaining 2 engineers instead.

I don't think you can do it on classic as you won't have to kill as much aliens and therefore can't sell as much to get enough cash... bummer...

Xcom was trolling me earlier with 4 snipers on one mission......... I was like -_- what i'ma gonna do. So basically snipers= riflemen with the snapshot ability. I just do what I always do when playing America in Company of heros......FUCKING RIFE SPAM XD

you much have really slow defencive tactics that take ages to complete a mission while taking no ricky moves 

with 2nd wave option random abduction rewards you can get 5 engineers to make 10 without a workshop.

For "Enemy within" it is useless. The workshop can not be built without 6 engineers and there is no mission or bonus to get that in time to build the uplink after. No matter what 3 countries leave after 1 month. Game sucks

"classic very easy" you must be a GOD!!!!
Fuck off

Not sure if really tactical or simply exploiting the game's mechanics...

snapshot over squadsight? Can't take the rest of the guide seriously

There is a strict formula to be followed for this to work out well, it seems. It is critical to get the UFO mission before only 20 days are left till the council report. I've been trying to make this work for the past 10 games at least, restarting from scratch every single time, and it seems that 25 days are the minimum for the abduction, while 20 is the minimum for UFO. Otherwise there appears to be a lack of time or funds for satellites or the uplink facility... I love the challenge though :)

omfg i just got this game got really far and just had like 8 nations leave and i didnt know how to make satelites now i gotta start over...i had full laser weapons and majors....fml

Thanks so much for your reply. I appreciate the tip! I'll remember to try it. Now back to my Impossible journey:P

Hi Costin, I know this is really late, but I realised that the random event generator is really not random at all. I saved after completing the opening mission and the first abduction mission but before scanning for activities. No matter how many times I reload my save, the event date the next mission occurs NEVER changes. Only the rewards are randomized. Do you recommend restarting a whole new game then?

After my 9th or so attempt I finally got through the first mission 1 casualty, Got a Alien panic mission then abduction then waited waited waited.. finally got a UFO mission and bought the satellites. 20 days til council report, 20 days 1 hour til my satellites are built. LMAO fml.

LOL at least you got that far! 1/3 the time my team gets destroyed first mission, and then if I do win none of the times so far have I had an abduction mission before march 8th.

Thank you. This was hugely helpful. I really appreciate the time you put in.

excellent explanation I'll remember that when i play again

You have 165 credits if you start at Europe. But it is 275 credits if you start at North America. Get it for extra money at the first month to build all the stuff.