u/Ravenwing14

Played through till part way through the main invasion, and I can feel myself losing control of the air war, I only had 3 interceptors for 2 bases and neglected my laser interceptor weapons. Going to restart, and want to optimize a few things

• When do I build a 2nd base? I kind of rushed mine and it took a long time to get operational
  • SPeaking of bases, is it better to get a cheaper 1st base with less coverage, or the middle-east base that can eventually cover everything?
• Ops wise, is it best to focus on one continent, focus on all the ops generators, or focus on the cheap green ones?
  • And do I prioritize taking out infiltrators, or securing my own supporters?
• How much of an improvement is the next-gen interceptor? It costs a lot of alenium, and waiting to build my 4th interceptor for that is what tanked me this round
  • Am I intended to be spending ops on crashed UFOs to get said alenium
• Do plot researches advance the plot? I spaced out my plot researches thinking it would cause stronger enemies to appear, but it seems to all be time-based
• Am I intended to be ditching the crappier soldiers and recruiting better stated ones?
• How do I clear shrubs? I keep dropping demo charges and grenades expecting cover to go away, and it's always the weird bush or waht not that just will not be destroyed