<s>
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Chimera	I-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
XCOM	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
set	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
,	O
after	O
a	O
tenuous	O
peace	O
accord	O
between	O
warring	O
human	O
and	O
alien	O
forces	O
has	O
been	O
achieved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
mixed	O
squad	O
of	O
human	O
and	O
alien	O
special	B-Application
forces	I-Application
soldiers	O
that	O
help	O
maintain	O
the	O
fragile	O
peace	O
of	O
City	O
31	O
,	O
an	O
experimental	O
city	O
where	O
humans	O
and	O
aliens	O
are	O
attempting	O
cohabitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
follows	O
similar	O
tactical	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
XCOM	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
introduces	O
new	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
to	O
accelerate	O
the	O
pace	O
of	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
squad	O
of	O
eleven	O
characters	O
,	O
both	O
human	O
and	O
alien	O
,	O
that	O
form	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
divided	O
between	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactical	I-Application
combat	I-Application
and	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
squad	O
's	O
non-combat	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
enabling	O
"	O
ironman	O
mode	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
limits	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
save	O
slot	O
and	O
imposes	O
permadeath	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
has	O
extensive	O
support	O
for	O
mods	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
equipment	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
City	O
31	O
,	O
a	O
model	O
city	O
with	O
humans	O
and	O
aliens	O
living	O
alongside	O
one	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
titular	O
organization	O
defeated	O
ADVENT	O
,	O
the	O
alien-led	O
puppet	O
government	O
that	O
ruled	O
Earth	O
for	O
20	O
years	O
following	O
an	O
invasion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
City	O
31	O
's	O
Mayor	O
Nightingale	O
is	O
killed	O
in	O
a	O
terrorist	O
attack	O
and	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
culprit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
their	O
investigation	O
,	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
confronts	O
three	O
criminal	O
factions	O
,	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
;	O
The	O
Progeny	O
,	O
a	O
doomsday	O
cult	O
composed	O
of	O
individuals	O
with	O
psionic	O
powers	O
,	O
Gray	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
a	O
street	O
gang	O
composed	O
of	O
aliens	O
who	O
see	O
themselves	O
unfit	O
for	O
Earth	O
society	O
,	O
and	O
Sacred	O
Coil	O
,	O
a	O
religious	O
cult	O
preaching	O
salvation	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
opposed	O
XCOM	O
composed	O
of	O
former	O
ADVENT	O
soldiers	O
and	O
aliens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
all	O
the	O
three	O
criminal	O
groups	O
are	O
defeated	O
,	O
Atlas	O
launch	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
City	O
31	O
's	O
Town	O
Hall	O
and	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
rescues	O
Deputy	O
Mayor	O
Parata	O
while	O
fending	O
off	O
the	O
attackers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
storms	O
Atlas	O
 '	O
hideout	O
and	O
defeat	O
their	O
leader	O
,	O
bringing	O
down	O
the	O
organization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
as	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
celebrates	O
their	O
victory	O
,	O
two	O
individuals	O
watching	O
their	O
headquarters	O
from	O
a	O
monitor	O
note	O
that	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
XCOM	O
realizes	O
that	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
war	O
with	O
the	O
mysterious	O
new	O
threat	O
they	O
represent	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chimera	B-Application
Squads	I-Application
lead	O
designer	O
is	O
Mark	O
Nauta	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
lead	O
developer	O
Jake	O
Solomon	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
for	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
includes	O
many	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
team	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
himself	O
was	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
began	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firaxis	O
,	O
''	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squads	I-Application
developer	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
neither	O
a	O
sequel	O
or	O
expansion	O
to	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nauta	O
stated	O
that	O
their	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
explore	O
different	O
gameplay	O
and	O
storytelling	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
XCOM	O
games	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
re-balance	O
the	O
elements	O
within	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
War	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nauta	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
,	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
changes	O
were	O
large	O
enough	O
to	O
be	O
challenging	O
to	O
experienced	O
players	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
smaller	O
scale	O
would	O
help	O
draw	O
newer	O
players	O
into	O
the	O
XCOM	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
pivot	O
to	O
a	O
character-centered	O
game	O
where	O
each	O
unit	O
had	O
unique	O
abilities	O
was	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
developers	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
War	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Chosen	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
several	O
unique	O
enemies	O
and	O
recruitable	O
soldiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
they	O
opted	O
for	O
designing	O
characters	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
using	O
randomly	O
generated	O
ones	O
as	O
typical	O
with	O
XCOM	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
avoided	O
the	O
normal	O
permadeath	B-Application
rules	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
ensuring	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
still	O
consequences	O
from	O
having	O
characters	O
bleed	O
out	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
changes	O
between	O
Chimera	B-Application
Squad	I-Application
and	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
randomly	O
generated	O
soldiers	O
with	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
eleven	O
unique	O
ones	O
–	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
both	O
praise	O
and	O
disappointment	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
that	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
crash	O
were	O
an	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
