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XCOM 2 DLC Set To Use Shadow Of Morder-like System For Enemies

XCOM 2 DLC Set To Use Shadow Of Morder-like System For Enemies

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Ever since Middle-earth: Shadow of Morder first released, it seemed likely that other developers would soon look to integrate its successful Nemesis system into their own games. The idea was such a new and unique idea that it looked likely that it could become a standard feature in the next couple of years. However, apart from the recently announced sequel to that game – Shadow of War – there have been almost no high-profile titles that have utilized a similar mechanic. That is all set to change with War of the Chosen, a brand new DLC expansion pack for XCOM 2. The expansion is set to include a brand new class of enemy called the Chosen. These characters are persistent, remembering everything you have done. This means that they can react to your tactics, develop grudges for specific troops, and can even talk smack about their fellow Chosen if they lose in battle to you. “We used [Shadow of Mordor] as a jumping off point,” designer Jake Solomon said in

XCOM 2 Gets New Mods

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Two new mods have been made available for XCOM 2. These come via official channels via Long Wars Studios, the team that made the Long Wars mod for the original XCOM. Check out the breakdown of the mods via the official XCOM website: “Hello, Commander. One of our resistance cells, Long War Studios, has promised new tools to help us combat ADVENT and the alien menace. Starting today, XCOM soldiers will have new laser-based weapons to equip, as well as a complete reworking of classes and Abilities to employ in XCOM 2. The “Perk Pack” and “Laser Pack” mods are available for download through the XCOM 2 Steam Workshop right now. Simply head over to the Long War Studios section of Steam Workshop here and subscribe to the new mods. They will then be automatically downloaded through your Steam client. PERK PACK” MOD Choice of three perks per promotion rank instead of two More than 70 new and reworked Abilities that can be assigned to soldiers, gear or aliens Reworks the

New XCOM 2 Mods Coming, One Available Now

New XCOM 2 Mods Coming, One Available Now

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Firaxis is very open about allowing “official” mods into their came XCOM 2. They even teamed up with Long War Studios, who made the Long War mod for the original XCOM to make 5 official mods for the sequel. The first one is available now, IGN got the official breakdown: “Called Toolbox, this mod offers several new options and tweaks including interface enhancements that allow you to bring up to 12 XCOM operatives into battle – up from the standard of six – plus configurable camera rotation and display soldier stats in more menus. Additionally, it implements Long War Studios’ versions of several options from XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s Second Wave pack: Hidden Potential (randomized soldier stats), Red Fog (stat penalties for wounded soldiers), and Damage Roulette (increased damage variation). Though much of this functionality is already available through community-created mods, this version has Firaxis’ blessing and was created with developer support, suggesting it might work more smoothly.” They also got details on the next mods to come out: “The second

XCOM 2 Will Only Be On PC

XCOM 2 Will Only Be On PC

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“Yeah, we figured that would surprise some people,” said Lead Producer Garth DeAngelis when it was revealed that XCOM 2 will debut exclusively on Steam and not on PS4 and Xbox One. When talking with IGN about the exclusivity, it was revealed that it all came down to what they wanted the game to be: “When we looked at what we wanted to do with the sequel, we had all these very, very ambitious goals,” Key among those goals were high-fidelity characters and environments, better-looking destruction, physically based rendering, and procedurally generated maps. “To do that, we had to use all of our studio expertise … and our expertise here is PC. That’s our home, and that’s where we’re really comfortable.” Also, the decision just came from the fact that their team is better suited for just a PC version: “Internally, with a relatively small team for the size of the game that we are, to be able to say we can focus on our platform that the studio has

2K Games Officially Announces XCOM 2

2K Games Officially Announces XCOM 2

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2K Games have been teasing an AAA title for several weeks now and they have finally revealed exactly what that game is with the announcement of XCOM 2.  The sequel to the 2012 turn-based strategy game is being developed by Firaxis Games, who are better known for the Civilization series but also worked on the last entry in the franchise. Last week the publisher launched a website for the Advent Administration that advertised new urban cities that offered gene therapies and DNA splicing for people looking to get rid of illnesses. The website portrayed these new cities as the future of humanity but warnings from apparent hackers littered the site, suggesting that the Advent cities might not have been the perfect places to live. While it was clear that the website was a marketing campaign for a new game, many believed that it may have been for a possible new BioShock game. Thanks to the information released by 2K Games though we now know that the Advent Administration is an