Alien Invasyndrome -v0.4- -mozu Field Sixie- ((hot)) 〈INSTANT × ROUNDUP〉

| Bug | Workaround | |------|-------------| | Syndrome counter not appearing | Reload save from just before first contact | | Sixth wave infinite spawn | Destroy two specific alien hives first (NE & SW corners of map) | | Field Sixie objective not updating | Stand exactly on the hex marker for 3 seconds (hitbox misaligned) |

Within the fragmented lore of the files, "Invasyndrome" is not the name of the alien race. It is the disease. The invaders do not conquer planets with lasers or fleetships; they conquer by rewriting the local consciousness. Invasyndrome is a neurological virus that causes the host to perceive their own biology and environment as "alien." Once infected, a human will tear off their own skin believing it to be a camouflage suit, or gouge out their eyes to "adjust to the new spectrum." Alien Invasyndrome -v0.4- -Mozu Field Sixie-

By v0.3—a low, wry update on the public’s tongue—the field had learned to collaborate. It interfered less like a disease and more like a collaborator’s hand, nudging objects toward a converse purpose. A derelict mill turned its gears for the sake of a sound no one had heard in a century; a chain-link fence rearranged into an archway that framed the town library’s new mural—an image composed of stolen not-quite-memories of everyone who had ever read a book in that library. People began to line up at dusk to stand in the field’s marginal notes. They called themselves Listeners. | Bug | Workaround | |------|-------------| | Syndrome