Have a look at the NexusMods site and you’ll find voices and characters from games like Gears of War and Mass Effect, ready to fight for XCOM. Of course, the other options for modding XCOM are Voices which run from the serious ( Spec Ops Voicepacks) to the downright silly ( Sooperspazz Voice Pack) and Unit Customisation which can look awesome ( New Textures for SHIV and MEC) or bloody stupid ( Big Heads). Requires the Enemy Within expansion and Long War mod (above). Definitely one for those that want more varied soldiers. Unlike other mods that change the training roulette, TRP ensures that certain useless perks don’t waste your precious slots. AzXeus’ Roulette mod completely overhauls the training system for the base game and Long War to make each soldier level much more unique and interesting. The second wave option ‘training roulette’ is one of the best additions to the game but it’s not without its issues. Sharper edges, deeper shadows, and just generally all around visual improvements, this is an important one if you care about visuals. While not the most exciting, it is always useful to have clever clog modders updating eight year old games to our modern visual standards and philstatUK has managed to make Enemy Unknown look much better. There is a version available that does not require EW but has less maps available. This mod requires the Enemy Within expansion. Thankfully with the power of mods you can get 23 additional maps! All of which really drag the game down after a few dozen hours.

One of the downsides to XCOM: EW is that eventually you learn where the aliens will spawn, how the maps are laid out, and what the best tactic is. This is also the easiest mod to install as it has its own custom installer. If you’re looking to get back into XCOM, then this is the one ‘must have’ mod. With units requiring rest after missions it becomes important to keep a roster of well rounded soldiers rather than having one squad of badasses. Long War overhauls the campaign to make it longer, more difficult. These are the best XCOM: Enemy Unknown mods:Ī full overhaul of the campaign, the Long War mod was such a massive success that the modders (Pavonis Interactive) actually worked together with 2K and Firaxis to develop mods for XCOM 2 and refine their software.

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