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I would strongly recommend anyone experiencing this to install a mod like Perfect Information (or EU Aim Rolls, which is more accurate but requires some .ini editing to work correctly with LW2) and start tracking shots (% to hit + result) that happen in their game, both by XCOM and the aliens. If th...

I'm pretty sure that's irrelevant in 1.3, because of the Retaliation changes. Now any working rebels will contribute to spawning one. So what's the optimal amount of working rebels per region then? In order to not draw too much attention too fast This is the way the new system works, per the patch ...

Is this a good idea? I clearly recall expansion being a very slow process in LW1, not sure if I'm ready to deal with 4+ regions while having just unlocked laser weapons a month ago In general it's a good idea to expand as quick as intel and resistance contacts allow. Unlike LW1 there's no major dow...

I witnessed a disoriented Advent Trooper hit for 3 damage against full cover. Now, to do the math, full cover offers 45 defense, which combined with the -25 from being disoriented means the trooper is shooting with at 70% penalty. So, there should be no way for him to do any damage at all, let alon...

You really gonna bring fluff to a balance discussion? The fluff is part of the balance of these missions, is the thing. Retaliations are supposed to make you feel uneasy (at the least), because they are something bad happening to you outside of your direct control - the second most severe instance ...

Just checked the INI. All of my short_ ranged configurations list range [0] as 0, and range [1] as 60, as I've been told is "correct." So the game is interpreting the relative distances differently than the ini is set up for, causing my soldiers to be counted a tile closer than they actua...

Yes, it stacks. If you shoot a target with a plasma weapon three times, you do +0 (because the rupture does not apply to the shot that causes it), +1, +2.

I'll try to grab one but this has happen on multiple occasions, I'm wondering if its overwatch based causing the Ammo not to trigger but I'm not sure. There's no specific enemy type as I've had it clearly show full armour being deducted against a range of enemies from drones and mechs to Muton's. W...

Oh, XCOM 1 and Long War 1 definitely had innate height defence. Floaters were really scary just because when flying they got some 20 to 30 additional defence (some of them had DGG as well). That wasn't actually 'height' defence, it was flying defence, which they got even if they were lower than you...

This is normal. It happens exclusively on that specific mission type (lib3 dark vip), so you aren't going to be running into it too often.

1. what mods do y'all use My suggested core mods. Black Market Usage Shaken Scars s questions: Black Market Usage... is this the mod that allows for intel to be paid for items Shaken Scars there were two here, Shaken Scars (the one i think you meant) and Shaken Scars are back and THANKS AGAIN for t...

I realize this is not really an issue that you should be considering as developers, but I have played long war for a while now in conjunction with a number of other mods that help me get the most from Long war 2. Those mods, however, are not all available at nexusmods and I am not currently aware o...

I really don't think these changes are enough, and the backwards scaling issue will always remain until a minimum infiltration level is enforced. I use house rules to restrict my own behavior because I want to have a meaningful strategic layer, not a power fantasy, and once you learn how to beat 0%...

Any sort of major setting overhaul would absolutely struggle with graphics, but it has much less to do with fidelity of the graphics than with the sheer volume of assets required (and I believe in certain cases the lack of access to the proprietary tools used by Firaxis). A skilled artist who is fam...

What makes absolutely no sense for me (i only tested the melee stealth) is the way you become "invisible" for an entire turn (alien turn included) when you use Silent Takedown. This is definitely the problem I have with using those mods, made worse by the fact that unless something has ch...

ADVENT Strength is not important for this purpose, just Force Level - faceles have a minimum FL of I believe 3, which because Rendezvous missions use I believe FL/2 - 2 to determine which enemies appear on them means that starting at around 4 months in-game they can appear as regular enemies, in add...

Has anything been done to address suicide tactics? The most egregious being Hack Workstation, which can be done by any rookie pretty easily. I don't know how much it will change, but I assume it will be affected at least somewhat by the general nerfs to solo/duo missions: - With more pods roaming t...

No, you learn what it is at the end of the mission. Also, the rewards are randomly chosen at the start, and there's nothing preventing multiples of the same reward Right. I was making a suggestion, not trying to describe how the mod works now. Do you think the way it works now is more fun/engaging ...

Thanks to both of you! I look forward to seeing what 1.3 does. And thanks tons for all the work Pavonis has put into this amazing mod. I'm having a BLAST with it. Pardon the dumb question, but when 1.3 drops, do I need to start a new campaign to use it, or does it kick in with my existing game? You...

No idea if that'll be the case in 1.3 It will not, as they are increasing the damage of later tier psi abilities. Which on that note, Bill, you may wish to wait a little bit and see how psi plays in 1.3, which is likely releasing some time in the near-ish future - they've made a bunch of pretty sig...

Yep, you can unsubscribe from the Workshop then download the 1.2 version from the Nexus. You just need to find your install folder then unpack the archive. There is another option as well, but you first should ask the Long War team for permission. You can create a new mod in the workshop just for v...

Any change of fixing the AI-keeps-smashing-through-building bug? Make AI not smash though the environment while at green alert. This is absolutely barbaric in the game... A fix would be very nice. A pair of Drones or a Sectopod can destroy so much ADVENT property during patrol duty... I think this ...

The activation is probably not on purpose (a consequence of zombie-raising enemies being able to use those abilities even if they aren't active yet), but the friendly fire is how it works in vanilla, and I think is actually intentional - the Gatekeeper doesn't care about friendlies in the area becau...

The real issue is that I was critical and stood by what I wrote despite all attempts to knock me down, which is a crime whose punishment is to have my character attacked so that my content can hopefully be ignored by those who wish to ignore it. No, the real issue is that you have by and large refu...

Go away, there is some great discussion about improving this mod on these forums, you just aren't part of it. This is not your forum. You have absolutely no business declaring that people are unwelcome here. I do agree that hermescostell was unnecessarily aggressive in some of the things they said,...