I have read what you want to do with the multiplayer in the game, and its ok, in a way. I personally beleave that the Aliens should remain completely unplayable. The reason the game is so good is becuase you are against a larger, better equiped, higher trained force that is, well, totally alien to you and all youve known. To make it so you could play as the Aliens would strip X-Com of what made it so enjoyable, the feeling of the under-dog winning. Think of it this way. In Multiplayer the number of nations represented increases, maybe all nations of the world could be represented. Even all the states of America, seeing as that individual states would appropiate money as well as the Federal Government for X-Coms Services. Then the Players all play as competeing X-Com LIKE groups. (The reason for more countries being as that you would need more to accomidate the amount of people competeing for thier money). How this would work. Everyone would take a turn at a day in the world. A Terror attack that day? Player one decides to send a Ranger with 11 troops on it to it. Also Player 2 decides to send a Ranger with 12 Troops on it. Now the game notices and records who go there first but the mission doesnt start yet, imagine it was being on the back burner till the end of this turn/day. After the turn is over lets say Player 2 got there first, so player one gets the message "The Green Destroyers (Player 2) are already on site, do you wish to procede?" And he can choose to go in, and risk the aliens and Player 2s troops, or he can leave. Lets say he says, Im in, and goes for it. Then Player two gets 2 or 3 turns before Player 1 touches down and its all out war. Also imagine the selling of equipment, and you able ot buy it from other groups, or able to raid another X-Com groups base to steal all thier equipment, want that new Heavy Plasma rifle?? Take it from player 3! Also you should be able to download thier research onto a laptop and steal some of thier research progress. This idea opts for a much better game period. Players against each other and a larger force will force peace and diseption and tatics and bastardness all into one. I dont really want to continue the thought, but let these ideas lead you along to other better ideas. But truthfully, to play as the aliens would kill the great feeling that X-Com gave you, I won, I shouldnt have, It was almost impossible, but I did it, I saved humanity. Thrawn The Man who stepped into an Alien Base, realized it was etheral so stunned the first alien and left, got back to base and went, ITS AN ETHERAL COMMANDER! YES YES YES YES
