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[WOTC] Restore Loadout Music
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Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:49am
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[WOTC] Restore Loadout Music

Description
Brings back the Loadout theme from base XCOM 2.

I loved the original loadout music, and whilst I do enjoy the new music, removing the original was a bad move.

I don't wish to remove the new loadout music completely, but the new theme fits more important missions.

Story missions, Avenger defence etc. will be the new loadout music as higher stakes; Resistance/Guerrilla/practically all standard missions etc. will be the restored original soundtrack.

This mod requires the Music Modding System mod to work. I think you will need to start a new game for this to work properly.

Problems I've found, most of which are current limitations of the The Music Modding System mod:

- The Music Modding System, whilst an achievement in itself will currently mess up the mission intro (when your troops are jumping out the back of the Skyranger).
This frequently causes not only an invisible Skyranger but your troops look like they fall slightly into the map (like quick sand).
This has no effect once the mission begins, just a initial graphical error.

- The Music Modding System hasn't yet been updated for WOTC, whilst it works, no new music from WOTC will play (chosen music (before or after activation), lost soundtrack etc.)
Normal battle music will play instead.

- New cutscenes will play correctly with correct music, sometimes you might get the previous soundtrack playing over it (but not frequently).

- If your game lags, the music will too, this is due to how The Music Modding System handles the music through the game now, rather than a separate layer.

To remove, delete your User XCOM2 config folder and unsubscribe to refresh your game (and potentially delete the mod in your workshop files (if not already done by unsubscribing)).
I believe you have to also unsubscribe from the The Music Modding System Mod (and potentially delete the mod in your workshop files (as it remembers...)), you can then re-subscribe to that again if needed.

Thanks to:
RoboJumper for creating the Music Modding System.
E3245 for providing the necessary documentation for creating this mod.

If anyone wants to buy me a beer for ongoing efforts in the war/modding: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8yoDPyPTMm
37 Comments
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werner May 13, 2024 @ 9:54am 
Thanks a lot for that!
John27 Mar 9, 2023 @ 11:21am 
The WOTC version is just as good but overused, that's more fitting for critical operations like confronting The Chosen or the final mission itself.
vladald1 Jun 26, 2022 @ 7:39am 
One of the best music mods, Metal And Steel really should be playing only for crucial missions, while easier ones should be playing OG theme.
Räzz May 4, 2021 @ 3:23pm 
Thx for one of the best mods!
Battlestar  [author] May 4, 2021 @ 11:10am 
Congrats Räzz, thanks for your patience in getting this to work. Firaxis have a habit of updating the launcher to mess with us all...
Räzz May 3, 2021 @ 1:09pm 
@joerg.lerch
To quote Jeff Goldblum: "You crazy SOAB, you did it. You actually did it!"

I've been missing this mod for so long, and I'd given up. But after doing your second tip as well it's finally working again! I just had to start the vanilla game without mods one time (see below).

Tip for anyone else with broken mods (I have messed up my xcom 2 game and mods, with >100 mods and moving the game, mods, and AML between drives, making my AML and mods really sketchy), what I did was:
1. Joerg's first and second tip.
2. After deleting Config-folder,
(found another post for troubleshooting mods via AML)
I started (make sure AML is CLOSED before) Xcom 2 with Steam (with the Firexis launcher) , no mods enabled, to acquire the default files for the Config-folder.
(This made Steam reacquire all my mods, > 1 GB, which for some weird reason was working anyway.)
3. Close the game, and restart it with AML - And I finally heard that Amazing song for the first time in over A YEAR!!!!
Shripnul Jul 21, 2020 @ 12:45pm 
Followed the step by step by joerg.lerch.
Does not work.
John J. Sheridan "The Nexus" Apr 25, 2020 @ 10:42pm 
UPDATE: After i try to add some more mods for Weapons, Graphics Armor and so, i find the best solution that you install all your mods, then go to youre User Folder like "C:\Users\YOURENAME\Documents\My Games\XCOM2 War of the Chosen\XComGame\Config\" and delete all the files (don´t worry they will rebuild after you fire up the game again). Aftzer that the Game use the OLD and BETTER Loadout-Song.

WARNING: Don´t delete the files in the Game Folder.

Thx Battlestar btw. for bringing it back :)
Battlestar  [author] Apr 25, 2020 @ 5:22am 
Thanks Joerg, great work.
John J. Sheridan "The Nexus" Apr 25, 2020 @ 12:00am 
Well, i tried and it works fine with the TLE-Mod. i did the follow steps:
1. Clean Install
2. Download the 3 Mods
3. Start the Game and use only the mod: "[WOTC] MOD CONFIG MENU" when loaded go to options, mods *should be empty* save the options. Quit Game.
4 Follow step 3: This time use both Mods: "[WOTC] MOD CONFIG MENU" & "MUSIC MODDING SYSTEM" Start Game, go to options, mods the you should see now the Music Modding System. Save options and quit game.
5. Follow Step 3 & 4, this time use all Mods: "[WOTC] MOD CONFIG MENU" & "MUSIC MODDING SYSTEM" & "[WOTC] RESTORE LOADOUT MUSIC" start the game go to options mods look if the tweo mods are loaded (dont make any changes in the "MUSIC MODDING SYSTEM) save options and start the game.
BEWARE use only in the Music options the War of Choosen Music, changes to Enemy Unknown or UFO will cause problems with playback of music. like stuttering or drops.

Sorry for my bad english.