WOTC compatibility?

You wanna play a zombie game?

some one needs to make a mod that replaces the psi zombie ability with the mind merge ability from the LW perk pack

Think you could perhaps also make Mindspin actualy usefull? That ability is basicaly a free attack on whoever is near the panic victim, which often results with damage or kill, backfiring immensily, kinda annoyed how they ruined it, it doesnt even last that long, its so unrealiable, i tought its supposed to make someone useless, not more able. That cooldown also seems whack, dont like it, doesnt even make sence.

[quote=Sadbot]This is a general issue with all X-Com 2 mods that make adjustments to the ini files. Until Firaxis gets around to fixing this, the solution is to clear out the config files in My Documents\My Games\XCom2\XComGame\Config - the game will rebuild them the next time it launches.[/quote]
I wish someone would sticky this very succint answer that comes up so frequently.

for some reason the picture is really cute... I don't know why but it is.

Seconded. And it's exactly on point. But it does make the Sectoid look like the Space Core (SPAAAACE!!!).

I just had to stop by and say I love the main picture for this mod. It's so funny.

It makes an adjustment to XComAI.ini (line 1479) and DefaultGameData_WeaponData.ini (line 386). The mod would be incompatible with other mods that modify those two lines, causing only whichever of them loads first to work.

It doesn't overwrite any files, but due to the way X-Com 2 builds and stores it's config files these adjustments could continue to be active after the mod is disabled, unloaded or uninstalled.

This is a general issue with all X-Com 2 mods that make adjustments to the ini files. Until Firaxis gets around to fixing this, the solution is to clear out the config files in My Documents\My Games\XCom2\XComGame\Config - the game will rebuild them the next time it launches.

does this override any files? any known compatibility issues?

That's a known bug with the default game/AI, has nothing to do with this mod.

i've had an avitar re-animate a mimic becon
bug

i realize it's a different file, but is there any way to make the ability target civilians rather than corpses? Not sure what good 'animating' a corpse destroyed by this kind of firepower would do anyway(maybe they have teleinesis).
Ive also been considering 'psizombies using 'bound' rather than a punch... thoughts?
Anyway, nicely done - sectoids should be smart.

thanks for the clarrification.

It is a random chance of normal mind control or psi panic. Same ability it normally has.

Before I subscribe to this (although I probably will do anyway), is the Psispin side effect normal mind control (temporay) or domination (permenent). It seems slightly overpowered if its the latter

I'd love this mod if you could get rid of that global cooldown, stuff like that baffles me in this game

@Vortex-Pixalation I've seen Sectoids not do anything in the base game, with no mods that affect them in any way. I'm not sure if this mod could be making them do it more often, but the behavior itself is definitively in vanilla.

Added a chance for the Sectoid to do it's shooting action instead of Mindspin/Psi-renimation when considering it's options.

Current percentages are:
Try Mindspin: 65%
Try Shooting: 25%
Try Zombie: 10%

I believe there is some fall-through if the selected action isn't possible (due to cooldowns or valid targets not being visible) so after the first mindspin it may have a 90% chance to shoot (including seeking cover) on subsequent turns until the Mindspin cooldown is available again. This also means that when you have a pod with multiple sectoids it will be very likely that one will try mindspinning then the rest will shoot plasma.

That'd be nice for a change.

It is possible to give them a chance to fire their weapons instead of psi-animating/mindspinning. I may do this.

"with this mod Sectoids often don't do anything on their turn, this can't possibly be intended"

Do you have any other mods installed that might affect abilities, Sectoids or the AI? There's really not much going on in this mod, it's just two configuration tweaks. Are they not doing anything at all, not even moving?

Enchantment!

Thumbs up for the description picture alone!

Works great for me!

with this mod Sectoids often don't do anything on their turn, this can't possibly be intended

Good mod idea, and good picture. Zombies? Zombies!

Sectoids are the clowns of ADVENT.

I've stopped counting how many times they rescued my soldiers that went too far ahead by panicking them, giving them a free retreat or hunker down.

Sometimes those scared soldiers actually rush towards the sectoid and blap them in the face. Priceless!

I always wondered why Sectoids had such an addiction to raising the dead.

Oh, I thought you made them to use their pistols more, lol

Sectoids have a huge addiction to raising zombies which almost wastes their turns, especially as they often put themselves in positions that can be flanked in the process. 9 times out of 10 I kill everything I can besides the Sectoids because they are pretty harmless.

please, more explanation.

Not exactly interested in what this mod offers but I'm loving the screenshot.

lol that picture...

good icon

The original sectoids were more of a threat. Haha.

This mod is much needed, and the picture made my day :D

I do agree sectoids are fucking retarded, I am on my second campagin and ive only been shot at by a sectoid ONCE! however i like og EU sectoids and think reanimation is a wasted skill for them.

Clever girl~ just had to say it! :D

That pic is so hilarious!

Good idea! The biggest problem with sectoids isn't that they use reanimation, but way they use it - which is they move close to your guys and then reanimate, making themselves easy targets. Could it be possible to adjust range of reanimation, which maybe then could leave reanimating sectoid further from our operatives thus making them more difficult as foes?

Can this mod be added to Nexus mods? And if it is on Nexus can you like to it in the description? Thanks a bunch mate

Yes. Due to the way the game works they'll probably open with a mindspin and then try to animate a psi-zombie the turn after. They still have a chance to open up with a zombie on the first turn.

Yep, good one! Wanted to do that myself just didn't really know how. Thank you, sir:)
They do still create zombies tho, right?