WotC: Please recommend mods (or modpack)

[azairvine]

I haven't played XCOM2 in a few years, and haven't played WotC at all. I've got probably 100 mods but I'm assuming a lot are going to be out of date.

Is there a modpack with up to date mods or a link to a list of mods for WotC I can reference?

Thanks

[Karasukan]

play without mods and enjoy the story. At least for one campaign?

i couldnt think of a mod i would like. I guess mods could be fun but i always fear i will not experience the true game.

[Dragon32]

On the Workshop choose to browse Collections.

[Stinker]

War of the Chosen is a category on the workshop. A lot of old mods have been updated to WotC also. Plus most mods released today are for WotC without a base game equivalent. But you should really play WotC without mods for your first time because, you know, things are different.

[ammonh]

I was in your spot a month ago. Finished my vanilla base game run from 2018 with a mod collection from a buddy with ~20 QoL mods.

Most of those didn't work as they were WOTC. Plenty of times where I thought, well this is dumb, or why did the make it work this way. Most of that stuff was fixed with that QoL collection, so I was looking forward to the WOTC run, in order for those to work properly.

After being close to finishing my first WOTC run, you'd have to pay me to play vanilla again.

I just sorted by most subscriped / popular and got most of the QoL, Fixes & Speed-Ups.

Basically, whenever you feel something is off or feels sluggish, there'll most likely be a mod for it, so add 'em as you go.

[HazardHawk]

I am going to agree... Play through without mods and discover what YOU do not like and would want fixed and then scroll through mods in workshop by both most subscribed and most popular lists. There is a mod change for almost everything.

Using multiple mods, I recommend the Alternative Launcher from Github so it will help you see duplicated or conflicting mods. It will save a lot of frustration trying to find the two not playing well together and doesnt drop mods in loading like the 2K launcher does.

My mod pack I am running would be about 200 mods, but I did have to consolidate some to make them play well together as some changed the same base file in different places so I am only running what appears to be 134 mods.

[azairvine]

Originally posted by ammonh:

I was in your spot a month ago. Finished my vanilla base game run from 2018 with a mod collection from a buddy with ~20 QoL mods.

QoL mods are primarily what I'm looking for. Are you able to provide me with a list of what you're running?

Alternatively I like the advice of everyone else to play through Vanilla to begin with, I never actually played Vanilla XCOM2 as I went straight into LW2 - logged 770+hrs and still never managed to finish it - so many restarts.

I read there is a LWotC? What's it like? I could only find mods to complement it, not the LWotC mod itself.

[mk11]

QoL mods would recommend (WOTC versions when applicable)

Gotcha Again - avoids some accidents
New Target Icons - makes it easier to target correct alien
Blackmarket Usage
Tactical UI Kill counter - but sometimes goes wrong
Hours instead of Days

[ayrtep]

The important two mods are smart overwarch all https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1123486456 and the one that allows you to evacuate all. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1126395106

After that its personal preference: For instance one that give you better solder list and coloured bonds looks nice: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1124175584
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1128263618

There are also lots of solder customisation mods. outfits hairstyles etc. Up to you.

I would not advise mods that change game-play but that's up to you as well.

[michael]

I play with:

Wotc: robojumper's Squad Select
Instant Avenger Menus - WotC
Upcoming Events [WotC]
Evac All - WotC
[WOTC] Additional Icons
[WOTC] Detailed Soldier Lists
WotC: "Increase Combat Intelligence" for everyone
Hush Little Chosen
Remove Weapon Upgrades
Stop Wasting My Time - WotC
[WotC] Mod Config Menu

[ammonh]

This is the one I was using at the start: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2039508326

Would recommend a camera mod too.

[TwinuX]

Originally posted by azairvine:

I read there is a LWotC? What's it like? I could only find mods to complement it, not the LWotC mod itself.

LWotC is currently not on the Workshop, but it will be eventually. The mod is still in development, although nearing full release, and the beta/development builds can be found on Nexus/the LWOTC subreddit. The odd balance issue or bug will appear every now and then, but the mod is playable and runs can be completed without any gamebreaking bugs.

The installation process is a bit complicated, and the size of the mod naturally makes it incompatible with a lot of other mods that aren't explicitly designed to work with it, so it's not really something we can slide into an existing mod setup.

[Karasukan]

is there a mod to activation all pods at start?

[Creating Garbage]

There's an evac mod somewhere that's lets you evac everyone at the extraction point at the same time- no need to go one by one. If you want a quality of life mod that's one right there

[Creating Garbage]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1126395106
cant edit previous reply for some reason so here you go

[azairvine]

Awesome feedback, thanks guys, LWotC will be great when it's released no doubt. LW2 was a lot of fun and soaked up many hours back in the day.

What kind of pool do I need for WotC? I'd like to not run out and have randomly generated characters turn up.