The goal of this collection is to give newish players a simple way to expierence our beloved WOTC the way veteran players do - without adding tons of enemies or weapons, but instead tweaking many aspects of the game for an improved vanilla expierence.

(DLC's are required)

This Mod-Collection roughly contains:

- 1/3 QoL mods like Yet Another F1, Gotcha again etc.

- 1/3 Fixes and slight gameplay tweaks that just make sense

- 1/3 Soldier and Skyranger customization + additional maps

- 6 Mods, that improve the game in various aspects. Be aware: these mods change the game significantly.

--- Proficiency Classes --- Complete class overhaul
--- Psionics Ex Machina --- Complete Psi overhaul
--- Covert Infiltration --- Complete strategic and mission overhaul
--- Iridar's SPARK Arsenal --- Complete Spark overhaul
--- World War L --- Complete Lost overhaul
--- Yellow Alert Gameplay --- Complete AI overhaul
(This Mod makes each mission harder, since Alienpods are now investigating any disturbance on the map. You will fight more enemies at once // Pods now activate each other (i.E. Lost vs. Advent), wich make Lost missions actual fun and not a 60+ minutes annoyance. If you don't want any of that, just unsuscribe to [WOTC] Yellow Alert Gameplay V2.0 while you're downloading this collection).

If you have a brand new version of Xcom installed, make sure to just launch the game once.
Suscribe to all in here.
I recommend that you use the Alternative Mod Launcher[github.com]
Also check AML Installation Guide[github.com] and AML Getting stared[github.com] for further info on how to use it.

Make sure to enable all mods in AML and start the game with the "Run War of the Chosen" button on the top. Missing dependecies and conflicts that AML will show can be ignored. This collection is tested and should work without problems.

Once you're in the main menu of XCom:
1. Follow every instruction of windows that will pop up. Some Mods might want you to restart the game, so config files can be created. Just do what you're told :)
2. Navigate to the game options >> Gameplay >> check the box for "Target Preview"
3. Navigate to the game options >> Mod Settings >> check all boxes in World War Lost besides "Generic Lost"

If you start a new campaign:
1. Choose your game difficulty
2. Navigate to Advanced Options >> check every additional game option in case you find something interesting.
Personally, i recommend using at least "Point based not created equal". It will give your soldiers a wider range of all attributes, resulting in a more diverse campaign, because you're forced to skill your soldiers different.
i.E.
a) Skirmishers with 62 aim might seem horrible, but they have an intresting melee tree you can use.
b) A Marksmen with 14 mobilty but only 69 aim ? Sure thing, just skill him as a stealth recon unit.
This just spices your game up, and variety is all XCom need, to make Mission 52 just as exciting as Mission 1.

Ironman or not ?
In general, i would not recommend playing an ironman campaign with that many mods. However i did with this collection an had no issues. At least do a honestman campaign. Just live with the descisions you make. Beating a campaign after a squad wipe with your A-Team is just great. But really, the descision is yours to make.

Lastly, there is the checked box for additional DLC Content. Ingame, you get poor information what enabling or disabling really does. The main things you need to know if you uncheck everything here is:
1. The three rulers are not bound to their ADVENT blacksites anymore. Which means, they will appear random and at an earlier stage of the campain, which makes the game a little bit harder. However, if you kill them early, you will benefit earlier from the researched objects you get, once they are dead.
2. DLC Items, like the Frostbomb, are available from the start, you don't need to research them.

Tutorials are disabled due to Covert Infiltration (this mod has it's own, well written tutorial). So make sure, you're are at least familiar with the basic concepts of this game.

So think about all of this, before just checking oder unchecking any boxes in the campaign setup and make an informed decision. After that, you're a got to go.

LET HER RIP

Once you're in the first mission "Gatecrasher":
If you want the soldier bar on top of your hud somewhere else or you want soldier photos instead of the XCom coat of arms, navigate to Options >>> Mod Settings >>> Quick Soldier Info
Here you can adjust the bar. This is only possible during a running mission.

Credits and a huge thanks to all the modders in this awesome community.