I'm in the beginning of 1998, and I gotta say this mod is very enjoyable, showing the humble beginnings of X-COM and its MiB/WiB killing cryptids and cultists by the dozen. Tech-wise, I'm starting to get helicopters, Humvees and the initial black ops weapons, which fit very well with my current playstyle of insane gunslingers wielding Magnum revolvers and Desert Eagle semi-autos akimbo. Interestingly, the amount of human opponents make wounds much more likely, whereas ayyyyy guns tend to be instakill in the original game.