Looks quite interesting. I’ll probably pick it up.
On top of the new weapons, there are also three new suits of armor that can be unlocked in Alien Hunters. Each armor set is created from the corpse of a Ruler alien, and provides unique tactical abilities for the wearer. Each unique armor set also strikes fear into the subordinate alien caste. For example, the Icarus Suit is outfitted with powerful boosters that allow its wearer to fly around the map for maximum mobility.
Sold.
Seems like a bad idea to name your flying suit an Icarus suit. Hindenberg probably isn’t a good name either. Or Earhart.
-Tomhaha, i was thinking the same thing when i saw that name
Hopefully this dlc is worth a damn.
As long as it isn’t held together with wax. Or coated with what is essentially thermite. Or is abducted by aliens… oh wait. Nevermind.
There had better be an achievement for getting burned out of the sky by an incendiary weapon.
So for my fellow masochists who stubbornly did this on L/I from start to finish, how long was your playtime in the steam client before you beat it?
Mine was 53 hours. 78341 of which were spend doing the momument mission (or that’s what it felt like anyway).
Also, is the Long War Toolbox actually working now?
I saw ZealinTV from Twitch, the first guy I’m aware of who beat L/I with zero losses and recorded it, play around with the toolbox the other day and half the functions were half working and the rest not really at all. Feedback would be appreciated
Seems like a great naming system if you want to be remembered forever. Legends never die!
I want my…
I want my…
I want my DLC!
Now look at them yo-yo’s that’s the way you do it
You play XCOM2 with the DLC
That ain’t cheatin’ that’s the way you do it
More content for money, this shit isn’t free.
We gotta install mods by the dozens, custom characters that aren’t cheese?
We gotta mod these uniforms we gotta mod the colors for free
I shoulda learned to program in C#
I shoulda learned to use the GIMP
Look at that mama she got it clipping through the scenery
This looks like it was modded by a chimp
I want my…
I want my…
I want my DLC! {repeat}
LOL very good!
Looks like it’s loading now, least in my steam it is…
Still no fix for ceilings walls not blocking line of sight according to the patch notes. Guess LOS isn’t an issue for most people, I found it really annoying.
Patch notes:
Gameplay
Fixed an issue where the doom countdown timer was refilling after the Avatar bar filled up
Repeater no longer triggers after Stock damage or damage done over time
Mimic Beacons can no longer be reanimated
Mimic Beacons can no longer be targeted by Aid Protocol
Zombie Soldiers count towards “Soldiers Dead” counter
Evac zones can no longer be placed on a soldier
Fixed an issue where XCOM units were hitching after pod reveals
Fixed an issue where armor was not resetting properly after restarting the Avenger Defense mission
Fixed a crash that would occur after opening an ADVENT garage door
Soldiers equipped with the Hazmat Vest will no longer be affected by Acid Burn when pathing over Acid
Fixed an issue where loot was not being given to the player after killing an enemy next to a soldier with a hacked turret
Fixed multiple issues that would occur when a Gatekeeper is killed while affected by Chryssalid poison
Specialists can no longer receive the Phantom ability through the Advanced Warfare Center
Fixed an issue where certain AOE attacks could be used when selected while the unit was in movement
MP
MP balance changes (more details below)
ADVENT and Alien units with weapons have been given range bonuses/penalties
Fixed an issue where squads would be deleted when saving and editing Loadouts
Fixed an issue where new squads were not being created upon selecting “Save As New Loadout” in the Edit Loadouts Menu
Fixed an issue where weapon customizations were not saved when created in the Squad Loadout
Fixed an issue where the Stun Lancer’s charge attack was causing players to desync
Gameplay/Visualization
Fixed an issue where Skulljacked units floated too high in the air
Fixed an issue where weapons inappropriately remained in the hands of soldiers
Fixed an issue where grenades were causing environmental damage on their way to the target
Fixed an issue where XCOM soldiers and Psi-Zombies were able to share the same tile
Fixed multiple animation issues caused when carrying an unconscious unit
Fixed an issue where a soldier remained bound by a Viper’s Bind and Crush ability after killing it
Fixed an issue where explosions would occur early
Performance
Removed a hitch that would occur when building visibility is disabled/enabled
Fixed an issue causing lighting to appear dark when launching the title on specific AMD setups
Systems
Fixed an issue where the default setting for the Anarchy’s Children slider in the options menu was inconsistent between platforms
Fixed an issue where enemy weapons would continuously ragdoll after a unit was killed
Fixed an issue where the Loadout screen music plays after loading a Strategy save mid-mission
Fixed a crash that would occur when accessing the ADVENT Broadcast Network mission while mods were active on the Geoscape
UI
Implemented a ‘Select All Mods’ button
Extended the character length for bios
Adjusted some prewritten soldier bios
Fixed an issue where users could access locked customization options
Fixed an issue where the wrong options were sometimes appearing in the Gameplay tab in the Options menu
Fixed an issue where tooltips would not show when viewing the Options menu
Modding/SDK
Game state classes can now be overridden
The ‘static’ scope keyword now works with override classes, allowing static functions to be overridden
The X2DownloadableContentInfo class has been extended to provide many new hooks for events such as mission start/end
The X2DownloadableContent class can now route ‘exec’ functions (console commands) allowing mods to implement their own cheats
Reviews are coming in on steam and don’t seem good…
So far this has been a TERRIBLE season pass to buy. There is only one more DLC attached to this season pass and given the track record, it seems unlikely it will be good at all, much less redeem the season pass.
That said the trailer looks kind of interesting. So i am going to finish witcher 3 and pretend these are all people who haven’t played the DLC yet making fake reviews.
Part of the problem is that it’s really hard to make any kind of content for this game worth the season pass price that’s not a full-blown expansion. More random levels, more outfits, more weapons and gear, more enemies, etc, are not that compelling. Even if you disregard the fact that free mods supply all this stuff already, these kinds of additions don’t make much of a difference to the normal player. So you see the new enemies a couple times during a playthrough? Big whoop.
The only thing that will redeem the season pass price is some additional campaign content like a trip to the moon, or an undersea storyline. It has to be something with a lot of impact.
Hmm, not seeing a fix for the Steam Controller double click bug when using Big Picture, which means you sometimes order more than one item for production and also can’t see the upcoming events queue in the Avenger view.
I agree in a sense that it is hard to make DLC for xcom that is worth the asking price, but it is possible. They did it with enemy within.
I’d pay $10 for a new soldier class.
Maybe those mutation things from the previous game which you can add to soldiers?
A re-skinned psi guy with different types of abilities but using the same system?
Completely new enemies and not just commander versions of existing ones?
Mecs (pretty much the same thing as new soldier class)?
I understand the people who got the Season Pass being disappointed. OTOH I am happy with this one DLC being $10. It’s worth it to me. YMMV of course.
FYI there are some awesome user made mods for just about everything you listed.
I guess it’s spoiler time again.
DLC stuff.
Viper King cave. Fucking ouch! Gonna have to skip this unil I get better troops. Better armor.