Can someone please upload a WotC version?

Hey, there's now a mod that scales the Skulljack's hit chance based on the user's Aim stat. Are there any chances you're planning on integrating that mod's data with yours?

For anyone interested by all means make a better/WOTC-friendly version of this. I don't support this item anymore, and it's not like anything I did was very difficult or advanced. Maybe some friendly credit, but please, continue!

Rack I have already done a revamp of this for WotC but never posted it up. Did it to test the mechanics a bit and see what could be done. If you have questions shoot me a message and I will assist where I can. Please provide proper credit if you use any of it.

Hey, I'm having a go at making a version of this for WotC , at the moment for my own purposes. If I get it working right would you have any objections to me posting it?

I wouldn't say its dead but if you review the notes I put ou thtere in another guide you can make the tweeks yourself. I recently did it with the Chosen DLC and had not issues. Plus you don't run the risk of losing a soldier when you remove the changes. Its rather simple basecode changes.

So the question for all of us who are "seeing" this mod is: is it functional or is dead for good?

I miss this mod.

No idea, probably not for the moment. I don't have time this weekend but I will work on updating this.

For the time being, is it still functional with WOTC?

Very good to know you're still active. Even if you can't get integration with the Mod Config Menu working, recompiling it with the War of the Chosen SDK to get rid of the warning would still be very nice. Thank you either way :)

Very cool, thanks for your hard work. All of you modders don't get enough credit and thank you's. THANK YOU!!!

Hey guys I'll probably revist this and try to add mod config menu support. Untested with WotC

Is this mod LW 2 compatible?

to anyone wondering...you can change skulljack chance to hit in .ini files:
Steam/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/XComGame/Config/DefaultGameCore

then search (ctrl+f) for "XComGame.X2AbilityToHitCalc_StasisLance" and modify it's base chance to what you want.

FYI, if you remove this mod any soldier that has the skulljack equipped will disappear from your roster. Tried adding the mod back, but the soldier is just AWOL.

Does anyone know how to modify the EMP stun chance? I have a feeling this is hard coded and cannot be modified, anyone?

Hey guys this mod is effectively abandoned at the moment. I'd like to tweak it so there are upgrades you pay for, but it's a little confusing so that'll take time. I apologize for any inconvenience!

Is this mod abandoned?

Please add mod compatibility with the Anarchy’s Children dlc and Hacking Rebalanced mod.

Actually Nobody it can be done I just have not played with the grenades as I didnt like wasting slots for ammo etc.

i thought it was weird that the emp grenade/bomb didnt do ANY damage to non robo units when combat protocol and capacitor discharge just did half damage to non robo's, maybe you could add that also? I have no clue how to mod xcom 2 so i dont know if thats even possibe.

Don't forget some balancing here OP. If I recall 220 is the general end game hack rating of sectopods blowing past 250 would make hacking over powered just a little. You should be able to take the initial upgrade code for the Skulljack and copy it. Do a little renaming some balancing and there you go.

If you do changes to the gremlin and the skull jack you can boost the hack rating to 200+. From my review of the code the rating for the gremlins is not quite balanced at I believe 37 and 67 for mk2 and mk3. In my own personal use tweek I did a 0, 50 and 75. Made more sense. I threw up a guide on some the locations in the files to tweek things. If anyone wants the info for others just ask and I can probally point you where to go.

@Opposing Farce that'd be a really neat way of handling the upgrade to the Skulljack! I like the improvement by default later in the game, but making it an actual upgrade over the current Skulljack would feel right at home with how improvements go.

Hello everyone, currently trying to figure out a way to add a second upgrade to the proving grounds. Via this upgrade is how the skulljack will reach +50 hacking ability, ideally. The idea being you wont go from +0 to +50. The upgrade might also provide a plus 10% chance to hit with the jack too. We'll see. This is all very new to me.

Esoba if you look into the defaultclassdata.ini file you can make multiple changes to each class through their various ranks. Including here a copy of the vanilla Corporal for Specialist. You will notice the line that says (StatType=eStat_Hacking,StatAmount=5), as the ranks go up in the code an additional number is added to each rank. The largest number vanilla is at the start. I went in and tweeked things here to represent experience over dumb luck. I can hack Sectopods with no trouble though it doesnt last like any other hack.
Hope this helps and if you are going to throw this together in a mod please afford proper respect for contribution of work. Take care.

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aStatProgression=((StatType=eStat_Offense,StatAmount=3), (StatType=eStat_HP,StatAmount=1), (StatType=eStat_Strength,StatAmount=0), (StatType=eStat_Hacking,StatAmount=5), (StatType=eStat_CombatSims,StatAmount=0)),\\

@Sy I found medic specialists to be nigh-useless. They can contribute, but it's a slot better taken up by any other class. Maybe in the early-game, before you have 101 ways of dealing with Stun Lancers, but even then, Flashbangs. Hackers are better, but really fall off in the late-game where their ability to get you strategic resources (intel/supplies/alloys) from tower/objective hack rewards is no longer relevant and Sectopods have a good chance of resisting a shutdown, let alone a takeover. This mod should make them keep up better with Psi-Operatives in the late-game, the class that really replaced Specialists for me.

@immortal - I found the line for the hit chance, but I'm interested to learn how you altered it by rank and hack rating.

somethings not quite right about that, immortalhunter2003. i know i've taken out undamaged shieldbearers with skullmine on several occassions. maybe the devs originally intended it to work with chances similar to the arc thrower from Enemy Unknown, but changed it later on? there seem to be quite a few things left over in the ini files that don't make sense in XCOM 2 anymore.

For those who have not looked at the files this toward Sy's comment the skulljack is only an instant kill on enemies with 4 or less HP. I went through the files myself and played around with them and tweeked my own files to increase the hit percentage as the rank goes up and you have it fully upgraded. My Specialist Col has a 220 got 245 at mission right before starting the end missions and hits at 90% or better with the Skulljack.

To Opposing Force there is a line in the files to up the skull jack to hit chance I would have to review it again to tell you which it is. The way I changed out my files was a small change to up the hit ratio as the rank goes up and hack rating increases. I also upped the HP requirements of the Skulljack to take out enemies at 10 HP instead of its 4 if you use skull mining. Just felt right do to the nature of the Skull mine process that it would be a little more violent and therefore able to take more HP. Let me know what you think.

really? specialists are the one class i'd bring two of on every mission. one for healing, the other for combat protocol, hacking and scan. both can really help a unit in trouble with aid protocol.

its a nice mod but not for me, finished commander ironman playthrough and to be quite honest, specialist are garbage...they really need to balance the classes.

personally, i like the 30% miss chance on the skulljack/mine.

i actually use the Accurate Swords mod that makes ranger sword attacks a guaranteed hit, but swords have a damage potential roughly similar to one gunshot. skulljack/mine on the other hand is an instant kill regardless of how much hp and armor the enemy has, if it hits. taking out an elite shieldbearer in cover with full hp and armor (and even ignoring an active shield on top of that) can be a big deal, so i think the risky nature of that attack is more than justified.

plus, skullmine can also get you some intel, giving it use beyond taking out an enemy in battle.

Thanks for the comments guys, and as always if you don't feel comfortable with a certain value feel free to change it, its quite easy, check the discussion topic for deets.

Thanks for finding the hit value! I'll take a look. I think I'd personally want it to be closer to 90 than 70 when it comes to hitting. At least it has parity with the sword. But this is a personal change, so I don't think I'd include it in the mod. If I do it would be just as easy to change back to vanilla values if people desired.

@Asskickerson - I also disagree, having completed the game on Veteran I can say that I kept a EMP grenade with me at all times and not for the hacking bonus. That said, I never got the coveted +25 skill bonus, and even with a Gremlin Mk II and a Skulljack, my specialist had 125 hacking ability, roughly 20-40 higher than most hackable units, so rarely did 'take control' of a creature drop below 50%, most of the time I had a 66% chance or higher and if couldn't afford to whiff a hack, disable was nearly 100% and taking a unit out of play is nearly as useful as controlling it outright.

@AssKickerson Grenades I can agree with, they are too situational. But Bluescreen rounds? They are great as they guarantee me to one shot Codexes. Nearly all of the toughest enemies in the game count as mechanical: Gatekeeper, Sectopod, Andomedon, etc

@Asskickerson not really, throw two of them at a Sectoid and than use your snipper to shoot it and it's dead in one round. Also I notice that the EMP rounds will ignore shields. I run my sniper with them to take out the shield soldiers to drop the shields they put up. I also don't run all the same types of granads. If your smart you carry a well rounded team for all opponets that you might meet. Though I admit I only bring the EMP granads when I know there is going to be a sectiod on the mission.

Thanks for the mod! I was surprised to discover that the hacking debuff for EMP was so low. I was using them specifically for that purpose but it was really just upping my chances by 1-2%. As you didn't modify the damage numbers I don't consider this OP at all, they were somewhat underperforming in terms of utility.

This mod seems op where i currently am in game,
but if i add it in a few game-days, it should scale in pretty well.

Is it possible to separate SkullJack and EMP into different mods ? Some ppl might want only the SkullJack.

@SMOrcLife You're actually a total scrub if you bring EMP rounds or grenades on to your missions.

I think I found it. DefaultGameData_CharacterSkills.ini under Stasis Lance.

Has anyone found a way to increase the number of uses per mission for skullmining?

@SMOrc4Life Damn, I sure pity you since apparently someone is holding you at gun point to download this mod

EMP grenade was not a viable option compared to others?Bluescreen rounds are not OP enough?
You have got to be kidding me.

Nice balancing mod. I also like making every option viable and EMPs/Bluescreens where weak. I agree that any melee needs to be about a 100% chance to hit to offset displacing your character and possibly putting them in a bad position. Also the hacking bonuses need to increase incrementally. 50 Hack bonus early on is huge but 25 does not scale late game. Maybe base jack is 25 and +15 for each upgrade.

SkullJack -> SkullHack ---> SkullCrack ----> SkullFrack

@Opposing Farce

I'm not sure if you've already been informed or you figured it out, but you can totally change the hit chance of the Skulljack/Skulllmine in the XComGameCore.ini file. It's under the XComGame.X2AbilityToHitCalc_StasisLance section and the BASE_CHANCE value is the Skulljack/Skullmine chance to hit.

SkullLance?Nah,too much L's . I think we need to go not into not physical,but digital aspect. As in "data mining". SkullProcessing?SkullDecompiler?
Anyway,good luck with your mod :)

Skullfucking did cross my mind. Though I don't think Skullcracking is .... shall we say, invasive enough.

Other choices are SkullPiercing, SkullDriving/SkullDriver, SkullProbing, SkullSpike, SkullSeizing, SkullCrusher, SkullSplinter, SkullSundering, etc.

Thx Force
:)