Long War Mod Revisited

[KyzBP]

I don't know if you need more system specs or not but the game is way more challenging.  I'm on my 9th restart and this time I messed with the 2nd Wave settings a little.  The one thing that has turned the tables this time is the setting that allows you to have an extra (7th) squad member on each mission.  It's amazing how much just one extra gun changes the balance.  It's still early but so far so good.

[chemkid]

AFAIK it needs enemy within

from the 'requirements section' on nexusmods:

[...]An Enemy Unknown version of this mod (with fewer features) is available in the Files section. It has not been updated to work with EU patches 5 and 6 (too much work), so you have to take extra steps to roll back your XCOM EU installation to patch 4, with this tool. For help with installation of the EU version, check out Phwop's tutorial, here.[...]

link: http://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/88

don't know about the details - first day out there for me.  ;)

@KyzBP - thanks! looks and feels real good to me - very fluid on high settings.  :)

beers!
chem!

[undercovergeek]

cool, so it wants Enemy Within but they did a lite version for Unknown with ungodly arseing around to install it

[chemkid]

cool, so it wants Enemy Within but they did a lite version for Unknown with ungodly arseing around to install it

hmm... dunno if this is a good price for an 'old' game - steam xmas sale's just over and all.. but mmoga has a bundle for 10 euros:
http://www.mmoga.com/Steam-Games/XCOM-Enemy-Unknown-Complete-Edition.html

cheers!
chem!

[JasonPratt]

I was going to say, it's easy to get EW pretty cheap nowadays (especially with XCom2 about to be released).

[Con]

OK I have been intrigued enough reading this thread to reinstall X-Com and purchase Enemy Within

So what are the steps to use this MOD (is it on Steam Store?) and how do you modify your settings?  What settings do you favor (i hear lowest difficulty add extra soldier etc)

Thanks for the help

Con

[KyzBP]

I think I got the mod at; Nexusmods.com.  Just follow the instructions on installing it.

I started on the 2nd easiest setting.  That was a mistake.  The easiest setting was best for me initially.  I've moved back up to the 2nd after 8 restarts.  The difference is I went into the "Second Wave" settings and enabled whatever selection allowed me to have 7 soldiers on each mission.  That, and some hard earned experience, balanced out the hordes of bad guys that emerge on level 2.  Enjoy!

[JasonPratt]

Yes, the lower (i.e. Normal) Long War difficulty does not add soldiers, just a few buff to your team and debuffs to the enemy.

It's possible that the four sub-normal difficulties which, at the moment, can only be unlocked by a slight file hack, add a starting extra slot, but as Kyz says the best way to do that is to fiddle with the Second Wave setting, some of which help others of which make the game harder. Those settings are found in the EW expansion/upgrade, too, but many of them have been tweaked again by the Long War modders.