If you’re looking for some additional weapons and abilities to use in XCOM 2, here are two new mod packs from Long War Studios, creators of the original XCOM’s Long War mod The Long War Perk Pack reworks character abilities, and adds a load more, while the Laser Pack adds, um, laser weapons.
Once again, in more detail, the Perk Pack features:
- 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 four base classes into seven, including the assault, gunner and shinobi, or create your own class
- Adds ten new PCS items, each granting a unique ability
- Support for more than 15 active abilities in the tactical UI
While the Laser pack:
- Adds a new laser tier of XCOM weaponry, which includes a new variant for the assault rifle, shotgun, cannon, sniper rifle, pistol and SMG, plus all attachments
- Mod includes models, textures, particle effects and sounds
- Tier exists between magnetic and beam tiers, with two new technologies
Long War Studios previously released three mods to coincide with XCOM 2’s launch, while another, the Long War Toolbox, arrived in April. All six mods are available from their Steam Workshop page.
