If you have ever played with any other mods on your EW install, or have changed some files yourself, verify back to a vanilla installation of EW before installing Long War.(It needs contributions!) (Art in this section by Dana Henderson/lfish) Tech tree is in the file Long_War_3_tech_tree.png in your XEW directory, or here.Ī Long War wiki is hosted on UFOpeadia, here. Perk trees for all classes are in the file Long_War_3_perk_tree.jpg in your XEW directory, or here. Many game mechanics have changed, so read perk, tech and item descriptions closely! They may not do what you expect from vanilla. Most of the specific changes will be detailed in in-game text. Training mode config file for easier campaigns.Modified Second Wave options to support longer campaigns.Soldiers rest after each mission, requiring the player to build a much deeper roster of soldiers.Aliens and EXALT forces grow tougher over time, gaining stats and perks.Help council countries defend themselves by fulfilling their requests for alien technology! XCOM can now retake countries by finding and conquering alien bases in those countries. Overhauled strategy game, in which the aliens gather resources and conduct research - efforts XCOM must interdict if it hopes to save humanity.Overhauled interception game, with five new UFO classes such as the Fighter, Raider and Harvester, as well as six interceptors per continent, foundry projects to upgrade your aircraft, individualized pilot names and pilot experience, and the Stingray Missile weapon system.A system of commissioning and promoting XCOM officers who provide bonuses to your entire squad during missions (replaces the Enemy Within medals system).Earlier access to psionics and an expanded psionics tree.Five tiers of XCOM weaponry, many new armors and small items and S.H.I.V.s that can be equipped with perk-granting small items! See some of the new weapons here.New and modified technologies, including Xenopsionics, Alien Biocybernetics, Pulse Lasers, Gauss Weapons and Advanced Aerospace Concepts, and many new foundry projects.New and modified perks, including Ranger, Sapper, HEAT Warheads, Lock N' Load, Fire in the Hole, Hit and Run, and Javelin Rockets.English-accent voicepacks for soldiers from England, Australia and several other nations.Eight soldier classes: Infantry, Assault, Sniper, Scout, Gunner, Rocketeer, Medic and Engineer, and eight MEC classes: Valkyrie, Marauder, Jaeger, Pathfinder, Goliath, Archer, Guardian and Shogun.Tactical missions that allow up to twelve XCom soldiers per mission with the right upgrades.An extended campaign requiring far more missions to complete.It is harder and longer than the vanilla version but gives you many more tools to combat the alien threat. This mod makes hundreds of changes, large and small, to the vanilla version of the game. IT EXPLAINS SOME MAJOR CHANGES FROM VANILLA.

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