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Cybsled

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You should definitely play through the game unmodded first.

Even if you want a "pure" play through, get the cosmetic mods, like clothing and hairstyles and the like. The base ones kind of suck lol
 

Mountain Biker

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You should definitely play through the game unmodded first.
I have played through the base game. I just never bought WOTC or any other DLCs. I was ready to shake things up with a modded playthrough.

My only complaint so far is that the Lost just seem to make missions way too long and not really even any harder.
 

Mist

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If you still have a hankering to play after you finish your current playthrough I'd look at 'A Better Advent'.
What about the rest of the mods that go with it?

I'm not sure I want a full Long War of the Chosen type experience, but something with a bit more complexity and variety than the base game.
 

Gavinmad

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What about the rest of the mods that go with it?

I'm not sure I want a full Long War of the Chosen type experience, but something with a bit more complexity and variety than the base game.
iirc ABA is just an enemy and AI overhaul, so the game will be more difficult but still mostly play out the same. If you want something more transformative you should probably just jump into LWoTC which at least has the advantage of being written by a professional and thorough playtesting.
 

mkopec

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So I picked this up just a few days ago with expansion on steam I think it was like $8? Anyway, why the fuck is this game so brutally hard? even on easy they just throw shit at you all the time thats unfair as fuck. And I play the shit out of these tactical games. My steram library is filled with them, so its not like Im some noob to the genre.
 
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Cybsled

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Get xcom'd!

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Shmoopy

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So I picked this up just a few days ago with expansion on steam I think it was like $8? Anyway, why the fuck is this game so brutally hard? even on easy they just throw shit at you all the time thats unfair as fuck. And I play the shit out of these tactical games. My steram library is filled with them, so its not like Im some noob to the genre.
Been a while, but yeah I remember Xcom-2 making some ... questionable ... gameplay decisions vs. XCom 1. With mods you can fix the issues though.

Among multiple reasons I put Xcom-1 and Chimaera Squad above Xcom-2 out of the box, with no mods.
 
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mkopec

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YEah I palyed chimera squad and I had no problems with that game at all. But this shit is next level.
 

Mist

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YEah I palyed chimera squad and I had no problems with that game at all. But this shit is next level.
get gud

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This is my only achievement in my entire steam library that I am proud of.
 
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Gavinmad

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Yeah but I had a job at the time.
I admit that this is a legitimate increase in difficulty factor on top of being a pretty savage comeback burn, but unfortunately it's still lacking an 'achievement unlocked' to flex with.
 
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mkopec

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So ive been replaying this xmas with these mods on...This dude flashed on my youtube feed one day and I started to watch his season 9. So I clicked the link to his mod setup and downloaded them all, like 500+ lol. Plus I got all his characters (roster) that people make for him too. Still prob one of my top 10 games of all time. Hopefully they are working on 3.



It has all the amalgamation mods which mix up and randomize classes/skill trees so all characters end up being unique. Plus all new mobs they throw at you later in the game. Exalt squad that fucks with you in missions and you can capture them too if your lucky...Plus all new modded map packs and all that shit too. He has it all balanced too. If he sees something that is OP or whatever, he has his mod team fix it right away too. So its pretty much all play tested to be as balanced as possible.

It all works for the most part but one thing that I cant figure out is all my female characters all come in black and bald, lol. I mean Its no big deal, I just change them one by one when they show up/recruited.
 
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