I have a complaint. I think modifying the invisible stats makes the game absurdly easy. The biggest difference I've noticed is the guns shooting way too far. Or maybe it's just the aim, having rifles shoot at nearly sniper range is quite confusing after playing the normal lwotc.

Or maybe it's just the aim, I have no real idea what's causing the absurd range. Plus that one free pistol shot skill might be affecting enemies since I had a duelist shoot at me 4 times.

So I've found that this mod works for some stats and not others. I've tried modifying the mod load order and un/resubbing in all the permutations I could think of. This mod WAS affecting some things, but not others. It was juicing offense, but nothing else I could see. So I decided to manually edit these items and found that the CharacterBaseStats[eStat_Offense] stat was missing from in the config file on the difficulty level. I added it and it was accepted.

My conclusion is that it could write those (non existent) values, but not override the other values. Specifically mobility.
I don't know what to do with this information. But good luck out there gents.

Or not, shoot.

@geo resubbing worked for me thank you.

I think I found another way to make "A better..." work^
Actually, AML has a load order. I think mods are numbered based on how long they've been subscribed to in Steam Workshop. I have LWOTC as #18 and "A better..." as #11-13. I just changed that order and... It started working correctly, affecting all characters, including changes within config files.

Anyone struggling to get this to work, I turned off second wave remastered (SWR) mods except SWR points based not created equal and it works

I have tried multiple times to install this and have had no luck. I followed the steps recommended by red-eyed where i got the alternate mod launcher and moved the "A Better" files to local. I Enabled the mods, so they should be making changes in game but they don't. A real let down.

I got this and a better arsenal but it feels like it made the game too easy, if I remove either of them in the middle of a run will it corrupt the run?

update please

Why do the faction rookies have bad stat compared to normal rookies? They always have bad movement.

all of the A Better ____ mods are not working for me with long war of the chosen and i have tried to use them and even went as far as to reinstall wotc

i mean my 2 best friends are dead and mia some where and i got now a his kid then and some one use to work for the alien what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wait just wait you mean tell me i been on ice for 40 years and my soldiers are till alive wait what you mean there no to old to fight or was kill off by the aliens what !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOD STILL WORKS!!!!! HERE"S HOW TO MAKE IT WORK (2022)
-DOWNLOAD XCOM 2 Alternate Mod Launcher. (Use it, its better than the default 300%)
-Subscribe to all your preferred "A Better Mod"
-Move the folder of mod to your local mod folder. (Move the whole folder with , for this, its 2054860592 to your local mod folder location, its usually steamapps\common\XCOM 2\XCom2-WarOfTheChosen\XComGame\Mods)
-Use AML to activate the mod.
-Thats it. Youre good to go.

(Theres no need to make LWOTC Local, only the A Better series mod you prefer.)

All of these mods don't allow Specialist and Dragoon to hack objectives in Mod Jam. Conflict to be looked at.

I'd rather add perk or ability than change a rookie's stats.

Can rookie have a perk or ability?
Classes that are promoted through editing the config file can add perk or ability, but in the case of rookie, I can't promote, so I don't know what syntax to use.

Thank you Mage NightMare your advice worked marvelously.

For LWOTC,I've tried a lot times to load these mods from local versions,and found that:
The folders' names must be changed to the following names:

LWOTC_ABetterArsenal
LWOTC_ABetterRookie
LWOTC_ABetterStart

Then they will work.

Because in their config/XComEditor.ini ,for example, A Better Arsenal, there is a code:

"+ModPackages=LWOTC_ABetterArsenal"

So the folder's name must be as same as this code , then AML can load it successfully.

I recently reloaded everything... and tried this mod. some stats change others don't. is there a load order i need to set somewhere?

When I try to select the Local versions instead of the Workshop versions it selects both

Help, please! How to increase my squad? Now I have max 8 on mission and 12 in Squad manager( What mods I need???

Help, please! How to increase my squad? Now I have max 8 on mission and 12 in Squad manager( What mods I need???

Does the mod work as of today?

Malkontent, almost every soldier has an "Oh shit, what have I gotten myself into" moment when first experiencing combat

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.

Due to feedback on the lite version of this mod I made the same correction to this version and put back in a bump to Offense stat which impacts Aim and To-Hit.

I know, right?! I know it breaks a mechanic of the game a bit to pump up the will so high but I get over it by killing more aliens with a fully intact and engaged squad, none of whom are shaking behind a garbage can.

Hahahah, YES. That moment of "Oh sh*t, what have I gotten myself into?" that my rookies had was always annoying. They're soldiers, not civs. They shouldn't be that terrified by aliens they've known about for ages...