So how exactly does the alien land invasion work?

[Spartan448]

I've heard some people say it happens in 2030, some say it doesn't happen until almost 2040, and it's not really clear if this is RNG or if it's tied to something specific. Like, if I get some absolutely god-tier espionage/investigation counsellors, could I just permanently delay the invasion until I'm ready by continually sabotaging Servants research?

[Batailleuse]

it depends on the tech the servant unlock.

as long as they didn't search the tech that form the alien government there wont be any invasion i believe.

so the key to no get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ too early is to make sure Servants dont get good spot and hindering them as much as possible

[Spartan448]

Originally posted by Batailleuse:

it depends on the tech the servant unlock.

as long as they didn't search the tech that form the alien government there wont be any invasion i believe.

so the key to no get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ too early is to make sure Servants dont get good spot and hindering them as much as possible

Lucky me then, since I think I may have just managed to stunlock them

[Lovecraft]

What global tech unlocks the project for alien admin?

[jfoytek]

Servants have a Project called Alien Nation you don't want them to complete this as it will hand over a Nation on earth to the aliens....

When Servants do this project depends on the servants in your play thru they might be more or less on the ball resource constrained etc....

Another way Aliens could arrive is because you Ticked them off so much the Aliens decide to send a straight invasion force .... Manage your threat levels keep your USED MC down to 80 or less.....

Manage both of these routes and you can go for a long time without having to deal with aliens running a country on your planet....

[jfoytek]

Originally posted by Lovecraft:

What global tech unlocks the project for alien admin?

I havent actually played Servants yet but I assume this is a story line mission and not tied too the research tree....

[Lovecraft]

Originally posted by jfoytek:

Originally posted by Lovecraft:

What global tech unlocks the project for alien admin?

I havent actually played Servants yet but I assume this is a story line mission and not tied too the research tree....

Oh, yeah, probably. I was hoping to delay it by avoiding a tech.

[Brakiros]

the Servants can do it but that doesn't stop it, they will land ships into I believe into a country belonging to the faction that triggers the kill switch

[ExavierMacbeth]

Its not just the tech... You can also delay the landing of the super armies the aliens use to expand quickly. In the ships traveling to earth (Fleet manager > Show All) you can look for ships designated as Transport & Army Carrier. If you kill these you can really mess up with their ability to send operatives & armies to earth, they are usually easy enough to kill with 3 Monitors full of Viper or Copperhead missiles.

I am at 2037 now and they have yet to manage any coherent operations on earth. And I don't seem to generate threat as long as I limit killing 1-2 ships every 6 months (they usually send only 2 transports a year)

The Servants tried to found the Alien Nation without the super armies the ships usually bring... The country they founded it in immediately went civil war and reverted back to neutral because they had no military support :P