If I delay a council mission, do I lose it?
In XCOM: Enemy Within / Unknown if you choose to delay the Council mission to investigate the fishing village (full of chryssalids) as it's just too difficult for your current troops, does it ever come around again?
The last couple of games I've started I've gotten it extremely early so I don't want to keep risking soldiers getting killed when I have no Revive perks or decent weapons.
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How long do Council missions last XCOM?
Guerrilla Ops, Supply Raids, Landed UFOs, Retaliation Strikes, and Council missions last for a random amount of time, between 18 and 26 hours. This time is determined when the mission is first created and presented to the player.How long can you ignore a mission XCOM 2?
XCOM has 30 hours to start the mission before it is considered ignored and is no longer available.Death of Alexander the Great Explained | The Ancients Podcast
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