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Soundtrack Restoration - WotC + TLE
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Sep 17, 2017 @ 6:08am
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Soundtrack Restoration - WotC + TLE

Description
Reuses soundtracks added with XCOM UFO Defense (TLE), XCOM Enemy Unknown, Shen's Gift, Alien Hunters, Lost and Abandoned missions in addition to few others from the base game that are rarely used. By default this mod makes all these soundtracks play randomly during gameplay (without the need to change soundtracks manually in game options). Configuration INI file is provided to allow for customization (example default config[gist.github.com])

Features

Combat Soundtracks (Customizable):
  • (New!) Music during combat now randomly plays themes from all soundtracks available in Tactical Legacy Expansion pack.
  • Soundtrack from Tutorial and Avenger Defense has been added to the random pool of combat music tracks.
  • All three soundtracks from Shen's Last Gift have been added to the random pool of combat music tracks.

Mission Soundtracks (Customizable):
  • Lost missions: Now use the soundtrack from Lost and Abandoned mission.
  • Abandoned city missions: Now use the soundtrack from Lost and Abandoned mission.
  • Retaliation missions: Now use the tense soundtrack from Tutorial and Avenger Defense missions.
  • Landed UFO missions: Now use the soundtrack from Alien Hunters mission.
  • Chosen fortress missions: Now use the soundtrack from the final alien fortress mission.
  • Other missions can be customized with INI file.

Avenger Soundtracks: (Now customizable!)
  • (New!) Music in the base and geoscape now randomly plays themes from all soundtracks available in Tactical Legacy Expansion pack.
  • Stage Two soundtrack in the strategic layer will trigger much earlier once Magnetic Weapons and Plated Armor technologies are researched.
  • Stage Three soundtrack in the strategic layer will trigger once the first Avatar is killed.

Soundtracks

Only one track that is missing is the original squad select track from the base game (from before WotC), which can no longer be played by (simply) modifiying scripts.

Customization

Commented INI file that can be customized is located at: "Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\268500\1137361817\Config\XComSoundtrackRestoration.ini"

Compatibility
  • Compatible with existing saves and can be safely removed at any point.
  • Requires War of the Chosen expansion pack (with free TLE update) and will not work with the base game.
  • Overrides "XComTacticalSoundManager" and "XComStrategySoundManager" classes.

Bugs
If you encounter a mission without any soundtrack, it means that this mod is the most likely culprit. Let me know if this or any other bugs happen!

FAQ
Q: What's the point of soundtrack selection in game options now?
A: Soundtrack selected in game options will now only apply to main menu theme (which is not randomized). Soundtrack set in options is also used when entries in config file are missing or set to default values (without postfixes).

Q: Do I need Shen's Last Gift or Alien Hunters DLCs for this mod to work?
A: No. Soundtracks from DLCs are including within War of the Chosen expansion pack.

Q: Does this mod require Robojumper's Music Modding System or any other mods?
A: No. This is a standalone mod.

Q: Does this mod replace default soundtracks entirely?
A: No. This mod replaces soundtracks in roughly 1/3 of missions that you will encounter.

Credits
http://game-icons.net - Workshop thumbnail icon
181 Comments
Gerarderloper 14 hours ago 
The great mystery that is LWOTC crippling of the music system. That mod team needs to push out a fix so its compatible with music mods again.

Or someone with a real high IQ need to figure out a fix, wink wink... :)
Claymix May 21 @ 5:14am 
As others have stated, this mod does not work with LWOTC (Long War). Some missions have no ambient/exploration music at all. Others only seem to play the "Lost and Abandoned" theme and nothing else, regardless of the mission setting. Between these two issues, I've had to disable this mod. It worked great for me for vanilla WOTC.
General Anakin Skywalker Mar 29 @ 9:55am 
Does it work with just the download with the workshop? Or do we have to do others things?
I installed it but i didn't answer any of those musics yet
Spanks Masterson Dec 21, 2024 @ 3:02pm 
It's a tragedy that there seems to be no simple way of replacing the WOTC squad loadout song with the original. Is it possible to simply make a copy of the original song, rename that file to whatever the WOTC song is called, and replacie the WOTC song with the renamed original? Does anyone know what folders the music files are stored in?
Socrates Dec 1, 2024 @ 12:36pm 
@Dragon32
Thanks!
Seems that my issue was not using that AML which completely turns off vanilla X2 mods.
Dragon32 Dec 1, 2024 @ 11:37am 
Socrates Dec 1, 2024 @ 11:33am 
seems to be not working with the community highlander or am I missing something?
Dragon32 Nov 23, 2024 @ 2:25am 
@ArtanisKAI
XCOM1 is EU / EW
XCOM2 is this game
TLE is added by DLC
ArtanisKAI Nov 23, 2024 @ 1:01am 
currently, my only concern is wether the numbering of the music sets listed here correspond to the right set number that can be listened too on youtube. example is wether Set01_XCOM2 is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9McFTDn_cA&list=PL_eztCDu33iE28AWPhI87Vcsm4WG92CwH or Set02_XCOM1 is this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqfHuaHvaT4&list=PL92y0qwKnU6NSp13sViD2iIxwMImf8uir&index=2
Flametrout Oct 18, 2024 @ 3:19am 
How do I disable the track that has heavy guitar riffs and sounds like pokemon music? not sure what it is called