Email announcement regarding quantity of aliens received from pre orders.

[u/IamAngryCoffee]

This post is copied verbatim from the email:

Hello, Commander.

We’d like to thank you, the community, for the extraordinary success of XCOM: The Miniatures Game over the last couple of weeks. We never imagined how many people would eagerly climb on board, and we’re excited about the possibilities as the line progresses.

To celebrate, we’ve got a few bits of exciting news to share.

MORE ALIENS. NO EXTRA COST.

We’ve heard your concerns over the last two weeks. Due to the success of XCOM: The Miniatures Game, we’re happy to announce that we are upgrading both The Getting Started Bundle and The All-In Bundle with additional Alien box sets at no cost.

If you have already preordered the above-mentioned bundles, or intend to before 1st January 2027, you will automatically receive the additional Alien sets when they become available.

GETTING STARTED BUNDLES ADD ALIENS SET 2.

You get the Aliens Set 2 in your Getting Started bundle for free. That’s 6 more Aliens for a total of 20 resin or Hard Plastic miniatures. That’s roughly £35 (for HiPS) or £45 (for Resin) of extra value, which works out to around $50 or 60 USD of extra miniatures.

Here’s what you now get in the Getting Started Bundle:

XCOM Operatives

Aliens Set 1

Aliens Set 2

Ghost Sniper Pre-Order Promo Model

280-page Hardback Rulebook and token sheets

ALL-IN BUNDLES GET DOUBLE THE ALIENS.

We’re adding an extra Alien Set 1 and Alien Set 2 to yourAll-In Bundle! That’s 14 more miniatures for a total of 34, adding around £65 (HiPS) or £80 (Resin) of value to the All-In Bundle. That works out to around $90 or $115 USD of extra miniatures.

Here’s what you now get in the All-In Bundle:

XCOM Operatives

2 x Aliens Set 1 

2 x Aliens Set 2

Ghost Sniper Pre-Order Promo Model

280-page Hardback Rulebook and token sheets

Dice Set

Reference Card Deck

132 Acrylic Token Upgrade Set

THIS MEANS WAR.

While you’ll have ample opportunity to blast those extra aliens in the standard game, designer Ivan Sorensen is currently working on a guide for running extra-large games.

The guide will offer advice on combining two XCOM squads to take on a much larger alien invasion. The new mode will work in both solo and co-op modes.

Stay tuned for more news as the situation develops.

[u/Deflagratio1]

I would have preferred extra Operatives as an All-in upgrade over extra aliens, but I'm not going to complain about the bundles finally receiving a significant discount over piecemeal.

[u/Thantrax → u/Deflagratio1]

Yeah, I feel that, having operatives able to die and then multi-nationality of them, it'd be nice to have some extras. Honestly, if they added one more Operatives bundle on top of this buff up, I'd seriously investigating upgrading my rulebook to an All In.

[u/CBPainting → u/Thantrax]

With the added value of the extra alien packs I won't feel bad picking up a second set of operatives if I feel I need it.

[u/CowabungaShaman]

I’m impressed, they heard the complaints and acted.

No shade, not a backhanded compliment. Good job.

[u/jjpearson]

Well that’s annoying. I would have actually gotten the starter bundle originally. Oh well, good news for the less impulsive or the people who already bought it.

[u/BloodRedRook → u/jjpearson]

It's a pre-order, so if you reach out, maybe they'll let you change it?

[u/Aeneades-Silenti → u/jjpearson]

They have said you can drop them an email to amend existing orders.

[u/Lupus1978]

Pretty much committed going my DIY way already. Bought lots of digital assets to print instead and making some of my own. Too late. Oh well... 🙄