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[WOTC] Equalized Advent Weaponry

This mod changes the damage and ranges of all enemy weapons in the game and makes them equal to the Xcom equivalent, overall this makes the game far far more punishing for poor tactical choices. It is no where near impossible I have played through the game with this mod over and over.

This mod is not intended for Beta Strike and has not been tested with it but it WILL work just not by how I intended


To be clear this mod affects ALL enemies, not just Advent

I am not going to list every change in this mod as there are a lot, but here is an example of how the all Advent hybrids except the purifier are handled:

Since they all have the same gun they all do~

5-7 damage with innate crit and receive range bonuses

They do not increase as the game goes on, this is because Xcom's mag rifles do 5-7, so in the late game they actually will be doing less damage than the standard game, however early game they are very dangerous.


As for weapons and abilities that do not have an Xcom equivalent such as Wrath Cannon or Viper Beam Rifles:

For things like Wrath Cannon I took a logical approach~

It does 14-17 damage and shreds three armor, the reasoning for this is the fact it destroys everything in it's path and is very easy to avoid, a weapon that takes an entire turn to charge should be devastating.

For the Vipers~

I treated their weapon like an SMG, it does slightly less damage than a beam rifle for instance

What this means for gameplay~

It promotes an early game defensive playstyle, and late game Xcom soldiers are no longer walking tanks but are able to take a few hits. It emphasizes a bigger role on armor and smart decisions and is not for the faint of heart, enjoy :D


Also another thing, this mod alone will not make the game unbearable as it doesn't alter units' stats or AI, so a good player likely won't be challenged anymore than normal except get punished hard when he or she does make a mistake