XCOM 2
True retroactive AWC
474 Comments
Insert Name 22 Apr @ 8:15am 
Even with this mod, AWC never gives me the abilities. Most recent game, 52 promotions and nothing. Stupid fucking piece of shit.
Thourq 2 Jan, 2024 @ 8:39pm 
ah, thanks
-bg-  [author] 2 Jan, 2024 @ 3:46am 
wotc completely changed how the extra perks work so this does not work with it.
Thourq 2 Jan, 2024 @ 12:43am 
Hey quick question, is this WoTC compatible?
ccostigan 23 Apr, 2023 @ 2:50pm 
Update: You don't need to promote a soldier to get a retroactive AWC perk, you just need to go to soldier abilities and it will show up immediately.
ccostigan 21 Apr, 2023 @ 3:38pm 
For those still confused: This mod lets you gain "lost" AWC perks when a soldier is promoted. It retains the limit of one per unit and is still unlocked at the perk level or higher.

Example: I had a grenadier Captain in a vanilla game with post-mission "assign promotion" status. I installed this mod. I built an AWC. When I opened his menu to promote him to Major, he got a Corporal AWC perk. This AWC perk would have been "lost" in the base game because I installed the AWC after he passed Corporal.

Works as intended with existing save games. Would recommend.
greyhound 11 Jul, 2021 @ 3:23pm 
Tried this mod in old save, then in a new one.
It did not work for me.
Any workaround or is the mod outdated?
IceColdHeart 6 Jul, 2021 @ 6:57am 
i was wondering on the last mission Avatar 2 and 3 not load and mission cannot end.
after disabling this mod and load savegame new i was able to end mission.
PremierVader 9 Apr, 2021 @ 3:20am 
Ok so I tried this not too long ago on a campaign and I got MULTIPLE awc mods on all my soldiers by the end of the campaign. Im not complaining I just want to know how to actually do this again, would be nice if somebody can help!
poptartprodigy 23 Dec, 2020 @ 5:24am 
Tried this out on an ongoing save file. Worked like a charm, no complaints.
RebeledgeSec 22 Sep, 2020 @ 11:18am 
Appears to be out of date. Doesn't work anymore. Is there plans for further development?
6 6 Apr, 2020 @ 6:55pm 
does this mod work with current save?
Zyrrashijn 1 Jan, 2020 @ 3:01am 
There's no AWC in WOTC.
Dr.NDL 31 Dec, 2019 @ 3:15pm 
can you please make this mod work for wotc?
Digi-Mau 24 Dec, 2017 @ 2:26am 
@zyrrashijin ah... well i wasnt aware. I only recently got Wotc and was upgrading my mods before playing it. Though that does make the answer clear
Zyrrashijn 24 Dec, 2017 @ 12:42am 
There not even an AWC in WotC...
Digi-Mau 23 Dec, 2017 @ 12:00am 
Is this mod wotc compatible?
BlackSilver 18 Nov, 2017 @ 4:17pm 
Does it work with current saves? btw, nice mod you made here Sir -bg-. Didn't know they fucked up with the hidden abilities, I can't believe this got pass official client deployment.
-bg-  [author] 14 Oct, 2017 @ 9:56pm 
and save scum will not work because they already rolled the abilities the moment you hired them, this mod looks into that and unlock them.
-bg-  [author] 14 Oct, 2017 @ 9:55pm 
there it is, you got volatile mix. You CANNOT reroll AWC abilities without other mods.
The Magic Dave 14 Oct, 2017 @ 8:30pm 
My soldiers are max rank "Col" before the AWC was built, so there is no promotion screen available. I retrained two of them which were max rank and they just repeatedly get "Volitile mix" no matter how much i scum save... My sniper really doesnt need better grenades...
-bg-  [author] 14 Oct, 2017 @ 5:49pm 
this mod will grant the skill, just visit the promotion screen, retraining won't affect anything.
The Magic Dave 14 Oct, 2017 @ 4:59pm 
If my solider is already at Col rank can i still get the extra skill via retraining in the AWC?
Nadj 4 Oct, 2017 @ 10:34am 
Thanks, very helpful mod. Great job!
initium 14 Sep, 2017 @ 6:26am 
Those of us not buying WotC just yet, very much appreciate these mods being kept alive. I expect there's a fair few of us too that aren't so sure that a DLC, at the same price as the base game, gives that much value. Especially when we have some outstanding mods and mod authors.
So thank you -bg-
eGregious 8 Sep, 2017 @ 5:43am 
Thanks for this mod!
Horagen81 2 Sep, 2017 @ 4:39am 
@-bg-
Well Thank you for this great mod aswell as the time you had to invest in making and maintane it :)
T-13 31 Aug, 2017 @ 5:21pm 
Good work bg!
RedPine 29 Aug, 2017 @ 6:55pm 
I'm going to miss not needing this mod. Thanks bg.
Zyrrashijn 15 Aug, 2017 @ 10:12pm 
I guess these changes will only apply to the Expansion. Not the base game. You won't be able to use an old save anyway.
-bg-  [author] 15 Aug, 2017 @ 9:13am 
yup and the new training center will replace choosable AWC perk partially as well with a more balanced system.
Lampros 15 Aug, 2017 @ 7:15am 
Dragon32,

Thanks! Now I am worried that my random class skill bonuses will be gone by and replaced by something worse! :(
Dragon32 15 Aug, 2017 @ 7:10am 
@Lampros:
Yeah, the AWC is being replaced by a new facility, the Training Centre.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/games/268500/announcements/detail/1440442886466647497
Lampros 15 Aug, 2017 @ 5:56am 
eXistenZ,

Huh? DLC will remove AWC?
eXistenZ 15 Aug, 2017 @ 4:23am 
I assume this mod will become obsolete, as the AWC gets removed?
Mr Retro 12 Aug, 2017 @ 3:24pm 
ROOHYPE
-bg-  [author] 16 Jul, 2017 @ 3:26pm 
They did fixed AWC once and they did specifically made soldiers at higher rank not get AWC ability clearly, however the fix also made sure soldiers acquired from black market that are generated after the AWC is built get their AWC perk.

So this might be a design decision to force the player to train a new squad after building AWC.
Dragon32 16 Jul, 2017 @ 3:00pm 
I'm not sure you can say vanilla behaviour is a bug. Without a mod like this there's some incentive to develop troopers other than your original four, as they're more likely to miss out on the AWC bonus.
Having said that, I still use this mod.
Neo Kefka 16 Jul, 2017 @ 2:01pm 
This mod should 100% be in the base game. A soldier was TOO skilled when the AWC was built and therefore gets no ability forever? Absolutely stupid and plainly a bug. But Firaxis isn't even interested in fixing the memory leak that causes the Avenger hang so I imagine they'll never get to simple quality-of-life stuff. :steamsalty::steamsalty:
mutant 14 Jul, 2017 @ 3:36pm 
@Oscaretto

it is not a cheat, it's just plugging a loophole that firaxis left in unattended in the AWC bonus-perk feature.

Thing is in vanilla, if you recruit a soldier at rank N and the AWC assigned a perk to him that should trigger at rank N-M, then your soldier would never get the perk (devs just forgot to implement that scenario). This mod fixes that problem.
Zyrrashijn 13 Jul, 2017 @ 4:47am 
You could consider it a cheat, because it improves your game compared to vanilla. But it's a very mild one.
Kaminari 13 Jul, 2017 @ 4:45am 
Is this kind of a cheat or something? I just want to know, i think it's a fix, but i may be wrong
KELLOXS 25 Jun, 2017 @ 6:09pm 
Hey Guys! Here is a list with compatible mods for LONG WAR 2.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0KYKP0J-c9vcksxLXBTUkFzdE0/view
Wolfiefang 18 Feb, 2017 @ 7:57am 
I can atleast state that I accidentally left this one and I have seen no side effects to Long War 2. So... if you go back and forth between LW2 and Vanilla, you don't need to panic about this mod. =)
Dragon32 18 Feb, 2017 @ 2:45am 
@AceTheGreat:
Pretty sure that the changes LW 2 makes to the AWC mechanics render this mod unnecessary.
AceTheGreat 17 Feb, 2017 @ 8:19pm 
Compatible with Long War 2?
Cyborgt 12 Feb, 2017 @ 2:13pm 
@Dragon32: Ah, well ok then. I guess there's no problem.

That makes for some potentially ridiculously OP early soldiers though, depending on your luck of course. Almost makes me wonder if it would be worth the trouble to recruit large numbers of soldiers with the "To Serve Mankind" continent bonus and get them a couple ranks to see what you get.

Either way, I guess I don't have to worry about the mod having made my early game any easier.
Dragon32 12 Feb, 2017 @ 1:25pm 
@Cyborgt:
it's intended for the rank you can get an ability to not be tied to the rank its class normally would so that it's possible for the AWC to assign Colonel rank abilities as a Lieutenant tier unlock
Yes, this is how it works.
Cyborgt 12 Feb, 2017 @ 12:58pm 
@Zyrrashijn: I'm not entirely certain what it is you're saying here but i'll clarify my own point just to be sure.

What I was saying was I built my AWC in the early-mid game when my soldiers were still mostly Lieutenant or lower rank but my specialist was immediately given the Colonel rank ability Rapid Fire. He WAS NOT a Colonel at the time he recieved this ability but I simply hadn't realized what happened in that moment because it's my first playthrough.

Now unless you're saying that it's intended for the rank you can get an ability to not be tied to the rank its class normally would so that it's possible for the AWC to assign Colonel rank abilities as a Lieutenant tier unlock then this strikes me as a problem.
Zyrrashijn 12 Feb, 2017 @ 11:39am 
Cyborgt: That's not how AWC perks work. Each soldier has a rank and a skill set to gain when the AWc is built or the soldier is recruited. Upon reaching that rank, the soldier will get the skill, which can be anything. So, it's totally possible that a corporal gets rapid fire. The only thing this mod does, is make the mechanic retroactive. So a soldier will get his skill, even if he is already higher ranked than the rank rolled for him by the awc.