Director of Operations – CLASSIFIED Z3_DELTA // TRANSCRIPT_LOG>ORIENTATION SPEECH – MILITARY PERSONNEL //
Greetings, all of you; let’s cut to the chase.
We have gathered you all here today because you are, if you’ll forgive the cliché, the best that humanity has to offer. No matter where your last deployment was, or who you were fighting for, I’m sure you’ve heard the news. Bizarre atmospheric activity; decommissioned satellites falling from orbit; meteor strikes on urban centres. The last six months have not been pretty.
It’s about to get a whole lot worse for us all.
You are here because the United Nations Security Council has officially authorised the activation of an international military task-force dedicated to combating an unknown enemy threat of extra-terrestrial origin. That’s right, everyone: we are not alone in the universe. And these little grey bastards aren’t friendly.
I know what some of you are thinking right now. Is this shit this guy is talking about actually real? Is this some conspiracy-theory tin-foil Roswell crap? Are Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones going to step out from behind a pillar and reveal this whole thing is a massive, multi-billion dollar practical joke? In order, the answers to those questions are Yes, Yes, and No. The world’s nations are pouring incredible amounts of money into this project; some of humanity’s greatest minds are already down in the research labs, fabricating new technologies to help us defend our home. We have eyewitness reports of weird shit going down around impact sites around the world. We are deadly serious.
As you may have noticed in your initial recruitment letters, the XCOM Project is designated Top Secret for reasons of operational security. While we are sure that the existence of the alien threat will become common knowledge soon enough, I need not remind you that we have no knowledge of the intelligence capabilities of the enemy. To minimise information risks, therefore, all personnel have been assigned identification callsigns, which will be used on all official documentation and transcripts.
Alright, that’s the basics. I will keep you informed as events develop. You’re all professionals; you know what’s at stake here. Dismissed.
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This is a GAF-centric Let’s Play for the recently released XCOM: Enemy Unknown by Firaxis. Difficulty is set to classic, but not ironman, due to bugs currently being ironed out. Please bear with me as crazy shit goes down. Hopefully this won’t end in a massive fireball called Earth but quite frankly it just might. Inspired by GuavaMoment’s X-COM LP on the Something Awful forums, Director Fishman’s ongoing X-COM LP on the Penny-Arcade forums, and Director McNum’s LP on GAF. Special thanks to Director Fishman for leading me through the LP process.
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---CURRENT XCOM STAFFING ROSTER---
[*] This document is subject to change as verified information is released for internal dissemination.
[*] As per standard security arrangements, all personnel are referred to via their pre-assigned callsigns. Refer to Document X-F501 for further information.
COMBAT-READY
Lt. Mupod
Lt. Thy
Sgt. UnknownSoldier
Sgt. Sober
Cpl. Frontieruk
Sqd. Deraldin
Pvt. Lorebringer
Pvt. Fin
Pvt. Rentahamster
Pvt. The Wizard
Pvt. Tu101uk
Pvt. Spirit Of Jazz
Pvt. Luigi87
ROBOTICS [DIVISION INACTIVE]
KO "Travelling Hobo"
PILOTS [FULL]
Squadron Leader PBAlfredo - RAVEN-1
Flight Lt. Babeslayer - RAVEN-2
Flight Lt. Kreunt - [GROUNDED]
Flight Lt. Dakota47 - [GROUNDED]
Cpt. Bluey - SKYRANGER-1
SCIENCE TEAM
Dr. Billiechu – Head of Science Team
Dr. Pickles the Firecat – Intelligence [Decryption/Linguistics/Tactical Analysis]
Prof. BigJiantRobut – Weapons Technology [Reverse Engineering/Terrestrial Fabrications/Xenotechnological Armaments]
Dr. Slackbladder – Xenology [Xenological Biology/Xenological Psychology/Autopsies]
Dr. Mindlog – Xenology Research Associate
Dr. Kriptikjoker – Applied Sciences [Vehicular Engineering/Quantum Gravitational Fields/Material Sciences/Anomalous Materials]
ENGINEERING TEAM
Dr. Vlodril – Head of Engineering
Dr. Vek – Armaments Fabrication
Dr. Jamie OD – Satellite Technology
Prof. Sonicmj1 – Construction
OPERATIONS
Cpt. McNum – Central Operations Officer
Lt. Eidelon – Central Operations Assistant
Lt. Corky – Logistics and Maintenance Officer
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WAITLISTED
Keikaku
Porkwing
Alboreo
Admiral Snackbar
Grimsen
Calder
Azure
Khatoz
Epmode
Atilac
Electricpirate
Miletius
Pixelhorror
Clevinger
Protein
Reluctant-Hero
FreakNamedPete
Gav47
Spudbud
Acksman
FtHTiny
Patapuf
Kami_Sama
Sotha Sil
Echothreealpha
DerFeef
Gibon3z
Dmax3901
Palmer_v1
Orgun
Raphier
Joeboy101
PsychoWARD23
Cirekiller
A_Secret_Boss
IamMikeSide
Arucardo
D1rtn4p
Red731
Whalleywhat
Magilla
Piratespwnninja
All applications are closed at the present time. All responses after this posting shall be ignored until such a time as Command determines that this policy shall be revised. Thank you for applying to the XCOM Project. Transfer requests are still being accepted.
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Greetings, all of you; let’s cut to the chase.
We have gathered you all here today because you are, if you’ll forgive the cliché, the best that humanity has to offer. No matter where your last deployment was, or who you were fighting for, I’m sure you’ve heard the news. Bizarre atmospheric activity; decommissioned satellites falling from orbit; meteor strikes on urban centres. The last six months have not been pretty.
It’s about to get a whole lot worse for us all.
You are here because the United Nations Security Council has officially authorised the activation of an international military task-force dedicated to combating an unknown enemy threat of extra-terrestrial origin. That’s right, everyone: we are not alone in the universe. And these little grey bastards aren’t friendly.
I know what some of you are thinking right now. Is this shit this guy is talking about actually real? Is this some conspiracy-theory tin-foil Roswell crap? Are Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones going to step out from behind a pillar and reveal this whole thing is a massive, multi-billion dollar practical joke? In order, the answers to those questions are Yes, Yes, and No. The world’s nations are pouring incredible amounts of money into this project; some of humanity’s greatest minds are already down in the research labs, fabricating new technologies to help us defend our home. We have eyewitness reports of weird shit going down around impact sites around the world. We are deadly serious.
As you may have noticed in your initial recruitment letters, the XCOM Project is designated Top Secret for reasons of operational security. While we are sure that the existence of the alien threat will become common knowledge soon enough, I need not remind you that we have no knowledge of the intelligence capabilities of the enemy. To minimise information risks, therefore, all personnel have been assigned identification callsigns, which will be used on all official documentation and transcripts.
Alright, that’s the basics. I will keep you informed as events develop. You’re all professionals; you know what’s at stake here. Dismissed.
---
This is a GAF-centric Let’s Play for the recently released XCOM: Enemy Unknown by Firaxis. Difficulty is set to classic, but not ironman, due to bugs currently being ironed out. Please bear with me as crazy shit goes down. Hopefully this won’t end in a massive fireball called Earth but quite frankly it just might. Inspired by GuavaMoment’s X-COM LP on the Something Awful forums, Director Fishman’s ongoing X-COM LP on the Penny-Arcade forums, and Director McNum’s LP on GAF. Special thanks to Director Fishman for leading me through the LP process.
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---CURRENT XCOM STAFFING ROSTER---
[*] This document is subject to change as verified information is released for internal dissemination.
[*] As per standard security arrangements, all personnel are referred to via their pre-assigned callsigns. Refer to Document X-F501 for further information.
COMBAT-READY
Lt. Mupod
Lt. Thy
Sgt. UnknownSoldier
Sgt. Sober
Cpl. Frontieruk
Sqd. Deraldin
Pvt. Lorebringer
Pvt. Fin
Pvt. Rentahamster
Pvt. The Wizard
Pvt. Tu101uk
Pvt. Spirit Of Jazz
Pvt. Luigi87
ROBOTICS [DIVISION INACTIVE]
KO "Travelling Hobo"
PILOTS [FULL]
Squadron Leader PBAlfredo - RAVEN-1
Flight Lt. Babeslayer - RAVEN-2
Flight Lt. Kreunt - [GROUNDED]
Flight Lt. Dakota47 - [GROUNDED]
Cpt. Bluey - SKYRANGER-1
SCIENCE TEAM
Dr. Billiechu – Head of Science Team
Dr. Pickles the Firecat – Intelligence [Decryption/Linguistics/Tactical Analysis]
Prof. BigJiantRobut – Weapons Technology [Reverse Engineering/Terrestrial Fabrications/Xenotechnological Armaments]
Dr. Slackbladder – Xenology [Xenological Biology/Xenological Psychology/Autopsies]
Dr. Mindlog – Xenology Research Associate
Dr. Kriptikjoker – Applied Sciences [Vehicular Engineering/Quantum Gravitational Fields/Material Sciences/Anomalous Materials]
ENGINEERING TEAM
Dr. Vlodril – Head of Engineering
Dr. Vek – Armaments Fabrication
Dr. Jamie OD – Satellite Technology
Prof. Sonicmj1 – Construction
OPERATIONS
Cpt. McNum – Central Operations Officer
Lt. Eidelon – Central Operations Assistant
Lt. Corky – Logistics and Maintenance Officer
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WAITLISTED
Keikaku
Porkwing
Alboreo
Admiral Snackbar
Grimsen
Calder
Azure
Khatoz
Epmode
Atilac
Electricpirate
Miletius
Pixelhorror
Clevinger
Protein
Reluctant-Hero
FreakNamedPete
Gav47
Spudbud
Acksman
FtHTiny
Patapuf
Kami_Sama
Sotha Sil
Echothreealpha
DerFeef
Gibon3z
Dmax3901
Palmer_v1
Orgun
Raphier
Joeboy101
PsychoWARD23
Cirekiller
A_Secret_Boss
IamMikeSide
Arucardo
D1rtn4p
Red731
Whalleywhat
Magilla
Piratespwnninja
All applications are closed at the present time. All responses after this posting shall be ignored until such a time as Command determines that this policy shall be revised. Thank you for applying to the XCOM Project. Transfer requests are still being accepted.
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APPROVED RECIPIENTS ONLY
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Attention, candidate!
You have chosen, or been chosen, to join a recruitment program for a high-level international military task force with the backing of the United Nations. We are looking for experts in a variety of fields, from professional soldiers of all stripes to experienced research scientists and military engineers. If you feel that you have what it takes to stand tall amongst the best of the best, please respond to this initial communication withindays with a !signup notification.[REDACTED]
This initiative will be dealing with security issues of the highest priority for a majority of the world’s nations, and as such is designated [TOP SECRET] in all jurisdictions. No information regarding this task force may be released to non-authorised personnel or organisations without prior clearance. Heavy civil and criminal sanctions apply.
There is a certain amount of risk involved with participation in the recruitment process, and, should your application succeed, with participation in the initiative itself. Although we are not authorised to release details of the initiative’s ultimate objectives and goals, analysts predict casualty rates of 70-80% for field personnel (significantly lower rates apply to non-combat staff). While financial compensation and other programs are offered to the families and relatives of downed individuals, the high likelihood of critical injury or death should be fully understood prior to application.
As a consequence of the projected casualty rate, we are accepting applications for all combat personnel positions. Specialist combat personnel are requested to apply, but specialisation designations will be determined in the field on a case-by-case basis based on performance.
Additionally, there are limited positions available for the following non-combat positions:
Excess applications will be waitlisted for more detailed consideration at a future date. Please respond promptly. Time is of the essence.
- Pilots
- Scientists
- Engineers
Director Jintor
United NationsCombat Unit[REDACTED]
/2014[REDACTED]
“VIGILO CONFIDO”
Director of Operations – CLASSIFIED Z2_BETA // REPORTS>PRE-PROJECT REPORT 0013 – COUNCIL FUNDING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE //
Preliminary security clearance procedures are progressing at an acceptable rate. While a large number of military personnel have been volunteered from among the ranks of the member nations, only four soldiers have completed the vetting process so far and are ready for deployment; these individuals have been assigned to Contact Team Alpha. Meanwhile, additional personnel are currently undergoing clearance procedures on-base. Alternative personnel are also being contacted, processed, and relocated, in anticipation of the unscheduled termination of the primary selections.
Science team personnel are proving more difficult to get our hands on, but we are currently liaising with a number of academic, commercial and industrial institutions around the world. It’s unfortunate that most of the fields we’re looking for experts in don’t actually exist yet, but I’m sure we can tempt some renegades out of the woodwork with talk of Xenobiology, alien technologies and massive amounts of funding. I need not remind you all that security vetting is of paramount importance in this area, so delays may be expected. Nonetheless, we have acquired a number of qualified team leads, including the infamous Dr. Billiechu (who has been assigned to head of Science Team, after vigorous internal debate) and the radical scholar Dr. Slackbladder (whose release from British custody is greatly appreciated and may yet prove vital to the defence of this planet).
Two Interceptor-class fighter jets and a Skyranger-class VTOL aircraft have arrived on-base; our Piloting and Engineering staff are currently modifying them to meet expected standards, although specifications are estimates only at this juncture. Our Operations staff have also arrived and are familiarising themselves with the base’s various technical systems. Cpt. McNum’s recall from retirement in an advisory capacity in particular is also appreciated.
Relay my thanks to the German councilmember for the use of this facility; Lt. Corky informs me that hardly any repairs were required, besides replacement signage and the like. Finally, the satellite uplink facilities are currently coming online, although due to some technical problems with our equipment we will likely not possess operational capacity for at least another week.
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