@CozMedic
No worries, although I didn't do much. Kudos for finding and reporting the problem mod.

As to my confusion earlier, apparently... Both missions are called Gatecrashers? [xcom.fandom.com]
Aside from that- After almost 6 hours of disabling mods, clearing config, and playing that tutorial mission to the point that I could probably do it with my eyes closed, my issue seemed to be [WOTC] Tactical HUD Lag Fixes, which is a shame. Apparently, the error regarding cover had nothing to do with it, but it's still an issue nonetheless. Hopefully it doesn't lead to a memory leak or similar.

Anyways, Thanks again @Dragon32, I wouldn't have been able to figure it out without that resource you shared!

@CozMedic
Ah, rubbish. I'd be tempted to narrow down the mods you're using to just those you'd need for a whole campaign (so class mods and the like) and drop UI and cosmetic ones until you've gone through the tutorial missions. Hopefully the problematic one is one of the disabled ones.

Oh. If you're playing WotC then using some base game mods can be problematic. Maybe what's causing the problem. If you're using Alternate Mod Launcher, you should, then have a good look at the mods it identifies as being non-WotC. Voice packs are OK in my experience, most others can cause problems.

Thank you for the resource, I'll see if I can troubleshoot that way, especially since I don't really think this mod has caused the issue anymore.

Unfortunately the mission in question does not allow saving/reloading (at least not a way that I have found). If anyone else maybe encountered this issue, what I'm seeing is as soon as I move the character (carrying the unconscious commander) behind the pillar before calling evac, the log shows:

Tried to set invalid cover state for unit: XGUnit_4. Requested cover state 0 but this unit cannot take cover!

repeating so many times, that after ~10 minutes of trying to fiddle with console commands, settings, etc. it printed 166,480 times before I quit lol. Unfortunately I have to play through like 20 minutes each time to test, so if you know of any mods that might help me skip parts or speed up the mission let me know lol.

@CozMedic
Oh, comprende.

I can't remember if there are auto-saves or manual saves in that but you could try a binary search . It can be a bit futzy disabling mods in tactical but it could help identify the problem.

I do play through the tutorial once in a while, to get the full story experience, but I don't think I've done so with this mod.

@Dragon32, sorry. I had believed that the new(?) tutorial mission was called Gatecrashers. I meant the tutorial mission for WOTC which has you “break the commander” out or something then evac.

@CozMedic
In the vanilla game you plant the C4 on the monument and Gatecrasher is done, there's no evac.

It sounds like you're using a mod that changes Gatecrasher, maybe LWotC? That changes so much of the game it's safe to assume it's incompatible with all other mods not explicitly stated as being compatible.

Hi there, It seems unlikely because I don't believe this mod is actually changing evac besides a color, but I can't track it down to any other mod... Playing the starting mission "gatecrashers" and when I get to where it prompts you to evac, the button is just gone & pressing P does seemingly nothing. The button is there before you reach this point, but obv the scripted mission prevents you from using it earlier than it wants you to.

This mod should be included in CI. I had it in base game and actually turned it off, but in Covert Infiltration it's absolutely essential. There are so many times I overstay my welcome and need to get all my homies out asap, thanks for a great mod.

The recent mod @oceansoul mentioned is Phantom Evac: https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1748331160

@oceansoul
Are you thinking of "Carry Unit Fix"? That was deprecated by the WotC Highlander, 17th October 2019

Your "there's a recent mod" makes me think you don't mean that one though.

@silverleaf1 that would likely be because the carried soldier remains in the location they were picked up until the person carrying puts them down again. I think there's a recent mod that changes this but can't recall the name offhand.

@michlakig I noticed that if a soldier is unconscious the area will show yellow even if the soldier is being carried by a soldier that can make it to the evac. I do not know how hard this might be but if the zone could show that evacuation is possible for all if all can make it out on their own or are being carried by a soldier that can make it out. I do not want to forget a soldier that has been disabled which can happen sometimes. This mod is essential; thanks again for making it.

This mod is very convenient. I have noticed that if a path is blocked by a fellow soldier the display will show yellow even though all soldiers can make it to the evac.

yes, I believe it should work with LW2. I've only tested it briefly though, so if you find any issues please let me know

Quick question, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't be, but is this compatable with long war?

@Doc:
Yep, I did.

is this safe to add mid-campaign?

Great mod. Thanks, spacemanaki

This is the kind of quality of life thing that you don't realize should really have been in the game until you have it. Thanks!

Wow, this is so fucking usefull and i would never have thought of getting it if i didnt see it in the top list, genius!

That could be related to the basegame bug which "Update Carried Units" fixed for the vanilla game, unfortunately not ported over to WotC

Yes, 4 units: 2 of them were awake since beginning my round. One was unconscious and being carried, one woke up from daze at the same turn I placed the Evac (he was already conscious when I was placing the evac).

Sure man, I'd be happy to help with anything you've got there.

hey thanks for the detailed bug report! just to be clear, you have 4 units, 1 unconscious but being carried? that's probably the issue, I will look into a fix. and I'll keep your offer for 2d stuff in mind :)

Forgot to mention: one of my unit were being carried in that situation and second one just woke up from Daze.

Hey spacemanaki, thanks for this awesome mod. However, I did not found it working properly, here is an imgur album that shows all my starting positions, proof that I was able to reach that point without any problems as well the proof that I did actually: https://imgur.com/a/im9w3

Anyway, thank you for your mod and if you need anything for your future mods in terms of 2D, hit me up on Steam. I did few things here and there, so far I worked on: class icons, perk icons, item icons (including renders), research images, corpse/autopsy images, some small texturing as well, promotional stuff too (logos, workshop icons).

Good luck on future mods tho!

I can't believe this isn't baseline part of the game!

hey @stonetomcat thanks for the suggestion. I'm probably not going to incorporate that as personally I find that 99% of the time I use evac in one of two situations: evac everyone on the same turn if possible (otherwise wait/overwatch/hunker until everyone can get out) or evac a single person who is badly hurt (or one person carrying someone bleeding out)

also, the base game uses a red evac zone target to indicate the placement would not be permitted (if there's an xcom unit inside or too many tiles blocked by terrain) so it would have to be a fourth color and that starts to get a bit visually messy. I do appreciate the comment though

What about making the zone red if nobody can get there within a turn? It's a small idea, but it could add some versatility.

yes, it's compatible with Evac All

What a useful mod. Thank you!

Should be... That just adds an ability to all soldiers, this is a code change.

Is this compatible with the Evac All mod?

thanks for testing and reporting back @Kepler68

Awesome! perfect example of Quality of Life mod

Yup! works perfectly fine with LW2 for anyone whos wondering

oooo this looks useful!
ill test it with LW2 and let you know if it works :)

Nice idea

A good idea
cool
genius

Really cool QOL.

What a great idea, thanks spacemanaki.

austinn345

You could read the mod description.

Read the description

Why is it yellow and not blue?

nice mod