It looks like they screwed up the game, there is a alternate xcom 2 loader that might help.

Elantos, you are not the first to report this about WOTC. Something must have changed recently that has them dropping in the load order and my changes are overwritten. I'll do some testing and find out what's going on. Thanks for the feedback. Thanks Addict for jumping into to help.

Which ones are you trying to use? WotC or LWotC?

The WOTC (not LWOTC) mods aren't working.

He is aware of the Soulfire issue and I believe he's going to remedy the problem.

I adore your mods but I am having an issue mid game.
Abilities like Soulfire and Void Rift do no damage. While Null Lance and Schism does.
Any reason why?

For those who are interested I have put out "A Better Start" for Chimera Squad.

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2077831303

If you have XCS then give this a try. I'll be coming out with a Lite version and then A Better Agent and A Better Arsenal all with Lite versions here soon.

WOO! Yeah! Never been a dev before! Lol. Logically, that makes sense. We can talk about it more in private. :D

Thanks Addict for the extra testing. I'll try firing it up on my end. I just installed the latest v15 BETA so that may be something.
What it sounds like is that the load order is, well, out of order. My mod has to load after LWOTC so it can overwrite their config values. The fact that you got no change in the soldiers suggest this is the case. I'll do some testing and get back to you.
I sure appreciate the help and if you are cool with it I'll add you as a dev so we can chat on this in detail in the private dev comments.

Let me know if you want to chat about this. So I started a new campaign with: Better Start, Better Rookie Lite and Better Arsenal Lite (all Beta LWotC). The game initially crashed during the initial load of a new game, so I unchecked each one and ran the campaign start with each one, one by one, and strangely it worked after I checked the last one.

I did notice that soldier's aim still sucked BAD on the first mission and the soldier's HP wasn't that different. I am using a Stat Randomizer mod (Point-Based Not Equal), so they are going to be different.

After I got to the Avenger, I checked to see if the 'Better X' mods were working and... they aren't. I'm playing on Legendary so with 'Better Start' I should have 1150 Supplies, but I've got 175. Like I said, my aim REALLY SUCKED. I've got soldiers with mobility of 13 and that definitely sounds low. I did verify in the AML that they ARE checked. Lol.

Soooo...... What do we do now, bud?

@Lumiere,
I can only assume that it's because the mod is unsupported and not being built by standard means, but rather by community involvement. Also, the mod is currently only in it's developmental stage so there are potential for a flurry of bugs. Currently, I'm using Dev 11, however I've heard they are up to Dev 13 at least.

@Scuba,
Well, I know I've said it already, but your work and effort to make these mods compatible with LWotC is greatly appreciated. Yeah, it's always the intent of anything "Long War" to extend the life of the game and the war which I've always found very compelling. I remember when they made LW for EU. Oy! What a change! Lol. I'm sure you're learning a lot... about LW2 and about XCOM. Keep up the good work! I await your release of Better Rookie Beta!

Why is it not yet on steam, if I may ask? The main mod that is.

Oh and Online Addict, you are not rushing me. I'm excited to get them done too. A Better Rookie was last as it looks to be the one that involves multiple files. Excited for that challenge too. You learn a lot about some of the mechanics in reading through their config files. No spoilers, surprisingly but still learn a few things.

One of the things I have tried to keep in mind is the spirit or intent of the Long War devs is that the game takes longer and goes deeper. My mods have a tendency to accelerate the game so I am working to buff things without making the acceleration a little slower. ...well at least in the LITE version.. The research and building time scalars in the full version of A Better Start allow you to research all the way to beam weapons and powered armor with a full built out facility in the first 7 game days.. A little play testing of LWOTC shows that they still find ways to stretch out the time of such things.

Oh the actual LWOTC mod is not currently on steam. Right now you must download it in Beta from their site here: Long War of The Chosen .BETA.2 [github.com]

I will make sure to put that link in the descriptions of my LWOTC mods when I finish them.

Do pay close attention to install the mods required with it. All of those can be found on Steam.
There is a link to the collection listed on their wiki here: LWOTC Required Mods

the lwotc mod itself. I can only find the vanilla version.

... Of a Better X? Yeah, he's only got 3 mods listed so far, but he's working hard on the rest as we speak. They should be the last 3 on the list... at least they are for me. Or do you mean the LWotC mod?

So I looked for lwotc in the mod list and can't find it, did they finally make a wotc version? If so, how do I find it?

Sounds great! I really didn't mean for you to rush through it. I'm most interested in Better Rookie and Better Start, but I'll go ahead and sub what you got. THANK YOU for working so hard on this!

I'm in the process of upgrading to LWOTC. So far I just have Better Arsenal (full and lite versions) and Better Start (lite). I have not yet published the completed ones as I need to test them and tighten up the descriptions for each to reflect what has changed. What I will do since you have requested these is publish them with a "BETA" disclaimer until I have them finished. Check back in a few minutes and you should see them out there.

Alright Scuba, so I noticed the picture says "Long" War of the Chosen. Does that mean you've made your mods compatible with LWotC? And if so, which ones do I use, LW2 or WotC ones?