Corrupted Horizons

Corrupted Horizons is DLC 4. This DLC adds one more soldier class: Mutoids, one new mechanic: Corruption, one new enemy type: Acheron, three new story missions and few pieces of research. Corrupted Horizons DLC starts when Pandoran Colonies research is finished.

Walkthrough

Research Pandoran Colonies

This research is unlocked when player reveals and destroys one Pandoran Colony (it can be any type of colony). Link to this research: Pandoran Colonies research.

After this research is finished cinematics 1 (CH Corruption Breach) are played: Hello? Anyone? This is station sigma-seven-one. We need immediate evacuation. I repeat we need immediate evacuation. The facility has been compromised. The specimen two escaped containment chamber and is roaming throughout the lab! You need to get us out of here and purge the entire facility! The specimen must not be allowed to escape into the open! if it does... Its has released strain variant. I am initiating self-destruct procedure. The strain must not....

Call for help: We have received an urgent distress call from an unknown location, warning of contagion breach. We had better look into it. Site added to Geoscape: An unexpected emergency.

Mission 1: An unexpected emergency

Mission briefing:

According to the distress call, unknown Pandoran specimens are attempting to escape, bringing with them an unknown virus strain. Our goal is to prevent that from happening and secure the lab to prevent the virus from speading.

Mission:

On this mission players has to secure the area and reboot security system. Mission is full of turrets. Turrets can be taken under phoenix control one by one by moving soldier next to it or all of them at once by activating security system.

After mission:

cinematics 2 (CH Gene Ethics) are played: Phoenix Point, this is research team one. Area secure. No hostiles in sight. We are heading into the facility this creature came from. Stand by for direct feed. No idea who owns this place, but they have some serious tech. We are seeing a lot of bodies, not all of them human. Whatever broke out from here. Looks like gen-research. Whatever they were trying to make didn’t like being kept in here. Holy crap is this ugly! Moving in to further. I’m seeing, more tech here. Looks like… By the maker! Phoenix Point, we’ve found something you might want to see. Get a lab ready, we’re bringing some tech back to base.

We have successfully secured the lab and killed the abomination. While details concerning its nature remain unknown, cutting edge genetic equipment has been found in the lab. All functioning equipment has been sent to Phoenix Point. While the lab will be purged, there is fear that a few Pandoran specimens have managed to escape along with the infection.

Effect: New research available: Mutoid Genetics

Kill Acheron

You will encounter Acheron during An unexpected emergency mission.

Research Acheron Autopsy

You need to kill Acheron to unlock this research. This research will unlock corruption treatment via mutagens.

Research Pandoran Capture and Containment

This is the research: Pandoran Capture and Containment. It is needed to unlock Mission 2.

Mission 2: Experiments continue

Acheron Autopsy and Pandoran capture and containment has to be researched in order for this mission to appear.

Before mission:

We have discovered one of the original Acheron specimens, referred to as "Specimen 0", that escaped from the now destroyed research facility. Capturing it dead or alive is essential if we are to find a cure for the corruption virus. Site added to geoscape: Experiments Continue...

Mission briefing:

We have located one of the escaped lab specimens. It is vital to capture this Achron and kill all Pandorans in the area so we can extract it safely.

Mission: Player has to capture Acheron and secure the area. If player kills Acheron instead of capturing it the mission will be failed.