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A Better ADVENT: All The Enemies!

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Description
-- A Better ADVENT: All The Enemies! --
-- Plugin for A Better ADVENT --
-- Mod by DerBK --

-- Release 1.12 --

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OLD VERSION OF THE MOD!
DO NOT USE THIS MOD WITH A BETTER ADVENT 2!
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Important notice, read this!
All The Enemies! is a metamod, which means it's a mod that edits other mods. For that reason, the load order is important when using it. Make sure that Better Advent and all enemy mods you want to run are above ATE! in the load order. Else, ATE! won't be able to modify those mods. If you use Steam Workshop, mods are ordered by subscription date. So that means you need to subscribe to ATE! last. If you add additional enemies afterwards, unsub from ATE! and then sub again to push it back down on the load order.
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This plugin improves the way that enemy mods by other authors work together with A Better ADVENT.
It achieves this by doing the following:
- Adjusting spawnvalues for those mods' enemies down to the level that ABAs' enemies have.
- Defines every enemy from those mods as either a follower or a leader, the same way ABA does it.
- For leader units: Inserts ABA followers into the follower list of that leader.
- For follower units: Adds these units to the follower lists of ABA leaders.
- Crossreferences all follower units to all leaders, so for example a Corrupt Avatar can come with Advent SPARKs and troopers form Ascension, if you are subscribed to all of those mods.

This plugin can't solve every possible problem with mod compatibility between enemy mods, but at the very least it should make things better...


FAQ:

Q: Do i need this to use different enemy mods together?
A: No. But without it, enemies from different mods can't spawn together in a pod because they aren't in each others lists of supported followers. Also, the enemies spawnvalues aren't balanced against each other which can cause imbalances in pod compositions leading to some enemies spawning either way too often or only very rarely. This mod puts all the mods on equal footing, for example making Troopers from ADVENT Ascension just as likely as one from Spectrum or A Better ADVENT.

Q: Are you going to add support for <Mod X>?
A: Yes, if time allows. Want a certain mod added? Tell me in the comments and i'll take a look!

Q: So you are editing other peoples work? Shame! *ding ding ding* Shame! *ding ding ding*
A: I took care to keep the other authors intentions intact. I merely adjusted things to fit with A Better ADVENT and with each other. No innocent mods were harmed in the process of making this plugin. All i am doing is some ini editing, just as anyone else would do with the mods he has installed.



This plugin currently inserts the following mods into context with A Better ADVENT:

Long War Alien Pack -- by Long War Studios
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=577474474
-- Note: The LW Alien Pack not only gets the usual compatibility stuff with this mod, but also some balancing adjustments that make are meant to integrate them into ABA better. Find more info in the discussion thread here: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/628891110/360671727319246350/

ADVENT Ascension -- by Indigoblade
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=647242004
-- Note: AA also changes some things about pod composition which will collide with Better Advent. After installing it, go to its folder, open the XComMissions.ini and delete everything in it. Save and close.

ADVENT Commander -- by Farkyrie
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=620528981
Sectoid Commander -- by Farkyrie
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=655821827
ADVENT Titan -- by Farkyrie
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=654518307
ADVENT Specter -- by Farkyrie
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=651482213
ADVENT Priest -- by Farkyrie
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=648839877
ADVENT Sniper -- by Farkyrie
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=628401700

Elite Viper -- by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=634377972
ADVENT MEC Breacher -- by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=647998839
Muton Demolisher -- by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=637434617
ADVENT Reconnaissance Unit -- by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=632036075
ADVENT Psi Operative -- by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=628352640
ADVENT Headhunter -- by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=710122811
ADVENT SPARK: Prototype - by Kobazco
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=716259304

Spectrum: Enemies Only -- by Yzaxtol
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=667025720
Spectrum: Aegis Division - by Yzaxtol
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=725196351
Venator Enemy -- by LeaderEnemyBoss
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=687067268
Riftkeeper -- by LeaderEnemyBoss
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=653666446

Flame Viper - by Ashlynne_Lee
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=715318608
ADVENT Warlock - by Ashlynne_Lee
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=692243100
Black ICE Codex - by Ashlynne_Lee
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=766768567

Archon Avenged -- by Landgreen
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=691632429
ADVENT Spliced -- by Landgreen
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=641477359

Sigma Specialist -- by Numralan
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=655888787
Sigma Squad -- by Numralan
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=631570198

Draco Enemy -- by OCaptainMyCaptain
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=658622878

Hive Overlord -- by fireborn
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=655190438

It's Raining Mecha -- by Natural Causes
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=691717015

Corrupt Avatar -- by XxRazex
-- http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=702143276
-- Note: Corrupt Avatar will be able to spawn in non-boss pods when used with ATE and ABA. His spawnweight has been brought down enough that this should not be an issue.

ADVENT Sentinel - by Wibbleh
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=657986226

Bio Troops - by Team CreativeXenos
-- https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=750704140
385 Comments
ssomchay85 Apr 18, 2020 @ 8:53pm 
I'm hoping All the enemies..All at Once.If the aliens really wanted to destroy.They went with that plan.
DerBK  [author] Jul 31, 2019 @ 8:52am 
This mod is deader than a dodo.

It's quite simply not needed for WotC, Firaxis made improvements to their game that already cause enemy mods to play nice with each other.
TooT_PikK Jul 31, 2019 @ 8:50am 
Heya DerBK, is this usable for WOTC and the wotc version of ABA?
Dęąth Viper Jul 24, 2017 @ 2:57am 
Oh okay so its compatible with everything that old aba is and has this extension built in... sold!
DerBK  [author] Jul 24, 2017 @ 2:52am 
In theory, the old ABA still works. So if you prefer that, you can use it. You will need this plugin only if you also want other enemy mods.

You can not run this plugin with ABA2. ABA2 has everything already built in. The thing you need to look out for with ABA2 are other mods that change mission setup. You also need to be aware that it is balanced for bigger squad sizes.
Dęąth Viper Jul 23, 2017 @ 8:54pm 
Wait wait does this mod work with aba2 as well? So if I keep this it will still have all thebtuff aba has along with the compatibility? Thats why Im iffy about aba2 is the compatibility
Dęąth Viper Jul 23, 2017 @ 8:45pm 
Ik but I like your old one better!
DerBK  [author] Jul 23, 2017 @ 8:30pm 
Did you read my comment right before yours? This mod is outdated and probably should not be used anymore.

Forget this plugin, it's yesteryears news. Just run A Better ADVENT 2.
Dęąth Viper Jul 23, 2017 @ 5:11pm 
What happens if I dont use this mod with aba? Will it glitch out
DerBK  [author] Jan 1, 2017 @ 2:19am 
All The Enemies is an outdated mod that was a plugin for another outdated mod of mine.

There are two things you can get from my Workshop that are current versions:
A Better AI : This is just the AI upgrade. You can just sub to it and it will work for everything, no further care needed.
A Better ADVENT 2 : This is much more than just an AI upgrade. It comes with more than 70 new enemies, alters the amount of enemies you face, does things to the missions, has the AI upgrade of course. And a lot more, really. Now, if you want to run A Better ADVENT 2, you need to read through the mod description there, including the linked threads about interaction with other enemy mods and about recommended mod setup. It's a large mod, you need to build around it.