Is there an X-COM mod that allows you to continue fighting after all funding from the council is cut?
Nope. Probably hardcoded.
SAVE FILE EDITING WORKS!
"Its January 1st. The beginning of the alien invasion. What the heck happened? I remember the Council of handicaps cutting our funding, and then Chryssalids swarming the base.......
Whatever the cause is, X-COM has been given a second chance by the gods."
Talia and Lee Hanson dying outside of Cydonia is non-canon, so yeah.

SWEET JESUS THE AVENGER IS HERE

PSI SPAM HERE WE COME

Talia is PSI strong and Lee Hanson is a PSI Weakling in comparison. Still not as bad as Iron Whale or Daundra, or even Aliano Removio. Oh, and Revolver Rookie is pretty strong too, along with Lee Hanson #2 and Steele.

Pink Flying Suits are avalible for everyone.

What the hell is a dart rifle? Why didn't we get that earlier?

503 memes is in a flying suit which has the BEST armor from the FRONT. A sectoid shoots him in the face with a plasma pistol, and he dies instantly. Why do we even wear armor, again? 503 Memes took 200% of the damage due to the dice roll.


CYDONIA. The final battle awaits us at CYDONIA. Talia and Revolver Rookie are currently in PSI training. When they train their PSI skills, that is when we attack Cydonia.

The council is amused with us. Smug bastards expected us to fail in the first place, and it shows.

Oh! Floaters attacking the base! I'm so scared! Please don't slowly tap me to death with those dinky plasma pistols!