UFO:Afterlight has many events. For example, win the tutorial mission and the people will discuss the need of a military force. Not long after, communication officer will report that communication with Earth is lost. And when human meet the first alien faction, they will send a diplomatic message requesting alliance.
Events in Afterlight are both trigger and time based. Some events happens no matter what you do, like losing communication, and some events happen with a trigger, like meeting aliens. Difficulty does not affect the time between events.
Below is a list of events. Times are rounded to nearest 15 minutes interval. Because of game engine's imprecise timing, the actual trigger time may be off by a few minutes.
Prologue Events[]
Event | Trigger |
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Game Start | After game start. (53-04-21 06:00) |
Robots Attack Aqueduct | ~2.4 days after game start. (53-04-23 16:45) |
After First Aqueduct Mission | Accomplish ⚔ First Aqueduct. |
Back to Excavation Site | ~4 days after game start. (53-04-25 07:30) |
Gate Opened | After ⚔ First Hyperspace Gate, or on 53-05-04 at 00:30. |
Gate Confirmed | ~6.8 days after Gate Opened, and research Hyperspace Gates. |
Human Events[]
Event | Trigger |
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Lost Contact with Earth | ~2 days after game start. (53-04-23 04:45) |
Contact with Servants | ~3 days after building Satellite, before Laputa back in control (must finish building before 53-05-14 16:30). |
Contact with Laputa | Built Satellite and ~24.3 days after game start. (53-05-17 14:30) |
Earth Technology | ~1 day after sharing data with Servants or contact Laputians |
First Spaceship Launched | ~6.8 days after Contact with Laputa |
First Spaceship Arrival | ~12.2 days after First Spaceship Launched |
Second Spaceship Launched | Research Moon Data Analysis and ~40.5 days after game start. |
Second Spaceship Arrival | ~20.3 days after Second Spaceship Launched |
Harald Retires | Victory in ⚔ Primary Key Gate, and Herald is alive. |
Aliens Events[]
Event | Trigger |
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Contact with Reticulan | Neighbor with Reticulans. |
Reticulan Treason | Allied with Reticulans and research Reticulan Technologies. |
Expedition Arrives in Peace | ~48.7 days after game start (53-06-13 22:45), sites not owned by human. |
Expedition Arrives in War | ~48.7 days after game start (53-06-13 22:45), any site owned by human. |
Expedition Peace Proposal | When no territories are invaded by Expedition. |
Reticulan Archive | Raided the Main Base of Reticulans or Expedition. |
Martians Arrive in Peace | ~60.8 days after game start (53-06-26 02:30), sites not owned by human. |
Martians Arrive in War | ~60.8 days after game start (53-06-26 02:30), any site owned by human. |
Martians Peace Proposal | After research Spoken Martian Language. |
Home Base Under Attack | ~73 days after game start (53-07-10 07:00). |
Terraform Events[]
Event | Trigger |
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Terraform with Reticulan Technology | Research Humidity Condensation. |
Terraform with Beastmen Technology | Research Beastman Shaman Interrogation. |
Terraform with Martian Technology | Research EM Principles. |
Water Condensation Possiblity | open up said research topic if reqs are met , Terraform 40% |
Advanced Mine Possibility | open up said research topic if reqs are met, Terraform 48% |
Martians Protest | Martians Peace Proposal , Terraform 63% |
Terraform with Compromise | Research Terraforming Acceptable by Martians. |
Mars Events[]
Event | Trigger |
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Fossil Fuel | Research Fossil Fuel Origin |
Martian Archive | Research Elements of Martian Language |
Martian Drones | Research Martian Drones |
Moon Visit Request | 36 hours after researched Martian Astronomical Model |
Return From Moon | Victory in ⚔ Second Moon. |
Moon Data | Research Moon Data Analysis |
Original Inhabitants of Mars | Research Original Inhabitants of Mars |
Hidden Triggers[]
These events have no dialogs or indications, but have real consequence, typically enabling research.
Event | Trigger |
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Defended Territory | Return from a ⚔ Territory Defence mission. |
Acquired First Corpse | Bring any alien corpse to base. |
Captured First Alien | Victory in any ⚔ Enemy Capture mission. |
Encountered Natural Force | After a mission with Natural Force. |
Water Condensation Possiblity | open up said research topic if reqs are met , Terraform 40% |
Advanced Mine Possibility | open up said research topic if reqs are met, Terraform 48% |
Rescue Martians | after alliance, on Beastmen territory, Captured alien missions |
Human Robot Controlled | Robot got controlled by Martian. |
Note:
There's a type of mission call Counter Martian Appearance and Counter Expedition Landing. They appear when these factions appear in timed events, at areas slotted to be theirs but Human currently controlled. These missions are the same as territory defense missions. Aka in Counter Martian in Cherson you fight as if Martian force invade your land and not the martian base type.
If you let counter missions run out, that specific faction will own that land, and later on you have to fight on that faction's base map. To get the tagged event of raiding a specific faction's base HQ, you need to fight this base map and not the counter maps.
After alliance with Martian is on, on Beastmen territory, aside from Zephyria and Elysium mountain, will appear a type of mission called Rescue captured alien. The mission note clearly say what need to be done: team of 6 or less. Enemy type is Beastmen, with one Martian stay around the Beastmen. Meet it and it joins immediately. Win that mission and one Martian join roster. Win three and the missions are done, no longer appear. The order to join is: soldier, scientist, soldier/scientist.