Welcome to the XCOM: Long War wiki, a part of UFOPaedia.org. Long War is a mod designed for XCOM: Enemy Unknown with the expansion XCOM: Enemy Within that introduces more than 700 changes, large and small, to the vanilla version of the game. It is longer and, with default settings, harder than the vanilla version but gives you many more tools to combat the alien threat.

A complete overhaul mod that uses the Long War (XCOM: Enemy Within) mod (v1.0) as a base. Primary features include re-balanced perk trees, equipment, enemies, facilities, and four distinct play modes. The Art of War project is designed towards getting the maximum possible tactical and strategic enjoyment out of the XCOM (2012) engine.

This wiki is meant to explain the big and small changes introduced by the mod to the game and it is mostly done. Nevertheless, everyone can contribute by creating an account and editing the pages. Please use the Talk button to discuss any aspects of this wiki. If you want to discuss the mod with its creators, please use the Nexus forums or the Pavonis Interactive forums.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown, in addition to randomly generated missions, also has a main storyline that leads us to the final victory over the visitors from outer space.
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An expansion, XCOM: Enemy Within, was released in November 2013. It added new enemy types, maps, items and customization options, the ability to genetically enhance XCOM troopers, a new XCOM unit called the Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit Trooper and a.
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Underswap download full game free. All information on this wiki relates to the latest version of Long War, which is Long War 1.0. To download Long War use this link.

There are some bugs, most remnants from the vanilla game. You can find the complete change log and known bugs list here. Always keep a recent save file, as the game may unexpectedly crash. The developers recommend switching on Autosave and playing Iron Man at your own peril.

If you're looking for the sequel mod for XCOM 2, see Long War 2.

Long War

Overview

Change Log

Dev Console

Difficulty Levels

Custom Modifications

New Commands

Second Wave

Troubleshooting Guide

XCOM Facilities

Access Lift

Barracks

Officer Training School

Engineering

Foundry

Repair Bay

Workshop

Hangar

Mission Control

Alien Containment

Gollop Chamber

Hyperwave Relay

Power Generators

Elerium Generator

Fission Generator

Thermo Generator

Research

Genetics Lab

Laboratory

Psionic Labs

Situation Room

Satellite Nexus

Satellite Uplink

Soldiers

Scout

Sniper

Infantry

Assault

Gunner

Rocketeer

Medic

Engineer

MEC Troopers

Jaeger

Pathfinder

Valkyrie

Marauder

Goliath

Archer

Guardian

Shogun

Loadout

Primary Weapons

Secondary Weapons

Missions

Map Table

Mission Types

Aliens

EXALT

Gameplay Mechanics

Strategic Layer

Air Combat

Council

Gray Market

Panic

Tactical Combat

Abilities list

Cover

Damage

Guides & Tips

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Long War is a comprehensive mod for the computer game XCOM: Enemy Within. Long War expands the base game’s four classes into eight. These guides are designed to introduce new Long War players to the new classes. Most of the perks are identical to their vanilla counterparts, but Long War adds a few perks and changes others. When necessary, I will explain the perks in greater detail but I will assume for the most part that the player is familiar with what perks do.

Disclaimer: I typically use the following Second Wave options in my campaigns that slightly influence how I use certain classes: Red Fog, Hidden Potential, and Aiming Angles. Red Fog decreases player and AI accuracy for every point of health (not armor) damage sustained, up to -30%; it also decreases mobility for damaged units. This is important because with Red Fog enabled, inflicting minor damage is helpful because it can effectively neuter an enemy. Also, it makes Medkits more important for the player to ensure your soldiers are fighting at full effectiveness. Hidden Potential grants randomized boosts to a soldier’s stats at level up. Keep that in mind when deciding whether a particular soldier should be given a certain perk. Aiming Angles increases player and AI accuracy the closer a unit is to flanking another. Again, keep that in mind with certain perks. If you don’t play with these Second Wave options, the following guide will still be relevant.

The Sniper – General Notes

The Sniper receives some great perks in Long War, but function essentially the same as in vanilla. However, Snipers now have access to two main weapon types: Sniper Rifles (same as vanilla) and Marksman’s Rifles (also called Strike Rifles at Laser tech level and beyond). MRs do less damage and have shorter range than Sniper Rifles, but give the Snap Shot ability by default, allowing you to move and shoot*. I prefer MRs with my snipers, because they still get Squadsight for an additional 5 tiles outside their normal range. My Snipers are generally on roofs or at the back of my squad, and are still able to hit most enemies at range with their MRs.

*MR/Strike Rifles used to confer the Snap Shot perk automatically in LW, but this was changed in the latest version. They no longer grant the perk, but they also receive no aim penalty after moving. Sniper rifles only gain the ability to fire after moving if you select Snap Shot at Corporal; they still have a -10 aim penalty. Essentially, if you are planning to use Strike Rifles, Snap Shot has no use at all.

Perks

Specialist: Squadsight

One of the great things about Long War is that it finally makes both Squadsight and Shap Shot useful. In vanilla, Snap Shot was almost worthless, because although it made your Snipers better close-to-mid-range fighters, it failed to perform that role as well as any other class. Even with the nerf to Squadsight and buff to Snap Shot in Enemy Within, Squadsight was still the better perk by far. Now, all Snipers have access to Squadsight, and you may choose to combine that ability with Snap Shot if you desire. Squadsight lowers your ability to land critical hits by 30% on targets outside your normal range; enemies that are in Squadsight range will have a yellow crosshair on their icon. With Sniper Rifles/Marksman’s Rifles only, Squadsight applies to overwatch shots.

Lance Corporal: Low Profile – Gunslinger – Lone Wolf

Gunslinger was a must-have ability for Squadsight snipers in vanilla XCOM, but in Long War it is far outclassed by the other two perks. I almost exclusively use Low Profile with my snipers; although Long War boosts the effectiveness of low cover compared to vanilla XCOM, the ability to turn all cover into high cover is incredibly useful. Lone Wolf has its advantages if your sniper is going to be off on his own somewhere, but it’s hard to beat Low Pro

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