Ideas on how to find a codex?

[The Asciiman]

I am now about 130 hours into my Long War 2 game, and I am wondering when I will be able to finish. For at least the last 20 hours I've been looking for codex's to spawn. I have done every story mission up to this, and now need to use the skulljack on one of them.

I am even beginning to wonder if I will liberate the whole planet before codex's show up. I assume this is related to both the difficulty(rookie, I was recommended to start here) and Advent strength in a region, which is never higher than 8.

Any thoughts or ideas to help me finish this?

[Online Addict]

To unleash the Codex, you must use the Skulljack on an Advent Officer. Have you played the game without LW2?? And um, the point of LW2 is that it's not finished as quickly as Vanilla, hence the name... Long War 2.

[R2_Opus2]

The chain of events that wrap up the plot of the game is unchanged. What's really different are a lot of side tracky missions that flesh things out Long War style.

[The Asciiman]

Okay, this is the problem. As I already mentioned, I did everything else. Skulljacked an officer, even Operation Gatecrasher. And yes I have finished the vanilla game, twice.

It just seems so rare to ever find a codex. Nothing seems to be spawning them.

[SamBC]

Using any other mods on top of LW2?

[The Asciiman]

Perfect Information, Additional Icons, and Stop Wasting My Time.

[krabdr]

What month are you in? They tend to show up in October or later.

[The Asciiman]

November actually. I have seen ONE, just one and this was when I skulljacked the officer. For the life of me I am not sure what is expected of me at this point.

[Zyrrashijn]

Codexes can spawn from FL8 upward and in pods of max number 3.

[teh1archon]

I use tons of mods and I actually do see codex but besides 2 (one of them from jacking an officer) only moded codex (Black ICE). I too see not normal ones. Also took me some time until they spawned at all.
Same with Archons. I see berserkers and centurions but not Archons.

[The Asciiman]

FL8? is that Advent strength? If so, how do I increase it? Right now I have two areas on the geoscape that are at 6, but nothing is at 8.

[Dakkon]

I am about the same place as you are (September, skulljack codex mission) and I have seen my third one now. I haven't skulljacked any though because all of my specialists are out for for friggen weeks at a time every time they catch some grazing fire along with my other soliders. Anyway it could be worth noting that they have only been seen in missions where I do not infilitrate at all (full salvage).

[The Asciiman]

So, maybe a supply line with low levels infiltration? That could get very dangerous.

[Dakkon]

Yeah I had a super hard time with this last one but my strategy has been 3 snipers, 2 sting grenadiers, and then your front line gunners etc. I will have two shinobi scout ahead after I set up my sniper positions and if you get lucky you can eliminate many pods with sniper crits because with squad sight and hidden shinobis spotting them the enemies don't take proper cover as they inch foward toward the sniper. This, of course, requires long sight lines and a good set up but without the oppressive turn timer othe rmissions have that can be done more easily. Also I have found that heavy weapons I tend to rely on will not net you many rewards because they destroy loot so that is why I rely on snipers and sword attacks for the bulk of the kills on the mission.

[MidnightSerpent]

I let a UFO shoot me down, This spawned both a Codex and an Avatar. I just go the mission a week prior to that.

[gussev79]

Strange, I never had such problem.