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UPDATE: looplick made a WOTC-compatible version! https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2022162495

This mod takes away your ability to choose which perk a soldier gains upon promotion. Instead the perk is chosen randomly.

I'm probably alone in this, but deciding how to assign perks actually kinda bores me. If I have the option, I just pick the ones I'm most comfortable with and all of my soldiers end up looking the same and I don't really experiment with other squad builds or strategies.

So even in XCOM 1 I've typically rolled a die to randomly determine which perk I assign to a soldier every time they level up. With this mod, I don't have to put all that effort in. And sometimes my dice bag isn't within reach so I have to actually get up and go fetch it, and that's just terrible!

As I understand it (I'm new to XCOM modding) there should be no conflicts with other mods because I used a UIScreenListener to implement the random perk picking. I used the NUM_ABILITIES_PER_RANK constant in UIArmory_Promotion to ensure that mods which give additional choices will work seamlessly.

I tested it pretty thoroughly but this is my first time using the RNG, so if the results seem wonky please let me know.
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Shaggoth (Ищезаяц) 27 Nov, 2022 @ 10:30am 
seems like wotc version is down
looplick 14 Mar, 2020 @ 9:06am 
Hey Wajib I made a WotC version of this mod. I wanted to thank you for the original version! It was a huge help in getting it to work. Take care.
Comrade Corwin 3 Aug, 2019 @ 12:18pm 
Dang! I wanted this pretty badly, but I'm using WotC... Is there any way to update this? I'd give it a try, but I've never modded XCOM before and wouldn't even know where to start.
TheZuma 7 Oct, 2018 @ 12:29pm 
Any chance you'll make a WOTC version? I'd love this together with the RPG mod! :)
wajib  [author] 7 Sep, 2017 @ 3:59pm 
Unlikely. Even if it works for WOTC I expect it to fail in the Training Center screen.
Azimuth 7 Sep, 2017 @ 11:43am 
Great mod, thanks. Will it work for WOTC?
The_glycerine 9 Aug, 2017 @ 2:04pm 
Nope you are defenitly NOT alone ;-). And it would be nice if this mod would work together with LW2.....
DonkeyWorld 10 Jul, 2017 @ 1:12pm 
It seems like other mods such as Training Roulette use an ini file to allow users to set the number of abilities. Maybe it needs to be set as a constant instead a variable? Just a thought whenever you get around to it.
wajib  [author] 9 Jul, 2017 @ 5:11pm 
Thanks for the heads up, Mr. Avatar. I expected the NUM_ABILITIES_PER_RANK constant to be enough to let it choose among extra perks for other mods, but I guess not. Unfortunately it might be a while before I have time to figure out how to make them work together.
DonkeyWorld 7 Jul, 2017 @ 3:09pm 
It doesn't seem to work with the Long War Perk Pack. After roughly 50 promotions, it's never selected one of the new LW Perks.