Do you need to start a new game for this? How can I tell if it works? Is it compatible with Better ADVENT and custom enemies such as Kobazo’s enemies, including the ADVENT Headhunter?

Is it compatibile with WOTC?

long war 2 is crap

This needs to be worked on soon, I wanna use it now and before and when the new dlc comes out, even with the alien mods i have its still not enough, even with long war 2. This would make the lw2 mod amazing and etc, so please work on figuring things out.

PLus when I used this with the dlc hunters, it worked just fine,

I'd also like to know that...

This works, right? With all the DLCs? Better Pods + seems to have been discontinued...

Is there a super version of this for even more enemies? I'm wanting a 10+ squad of my own and I dont think they would have any issues with 4-5 enemies. I've looked at triple enemies mod and the author doesn't seem to be very active anymore and some issues have been reported.

If not could you at least tell me if I can activate this after the gatecrasher mission and if it has any issues with all aliens all missions/long war mods?

Anyone else having issues with Advent reinforcement pods dropping T posed units? They only Tpose during the cutscene, so i guess its not a big deal. Just irritating.

can you increase the amount of pods spawning per mission?

I have all DLC's and it works!! First mission after installing (retaliation), killed 28 aliens! I did'nt think my asshole was ever going to unpucker! LOL Thanks for this fun mod!!!

Seems to work fine with the alien hunters dlc patch

can you make a version that prevents a squad of 4-5 sectoids a pod. That shit gets annoying fast

I'm enjoying this mod with All Pods Activated and LWS's squad size 12.

@JackStone - I can't speak to this mod (yet) as I just installed it. But I do know that Double Enemy Counts[\url] works.

does this mod work well with the new longwar mod? i want to have 10 - 12 soldiers but i can't seem to find any mods that will balance out the aliens, since 10 soldiers can do waaay to much damage. any suggestions ?

If you are having problems with IESS and Alien Hunters, try this:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/619302232/364041776199079516/

The only problem is that it doesn't work with Additonal Dark Events, wheras this one did

@I stole ur Kids and sold them, Yes it does work with ABA, but the author of ABA just released a companion mod (A Better ADVENT: Better Pods) that achieves what IESS does but with 100% integration with ABA.

Playing with the DLC and haven't noticed any problems.

Does it work with a better Advent? I dont know if it modifies the number of enemies too.

Probably one of the most vital mods for my game ...

I just came here to offer you the DLC as well. This is, simply put, probably the most essential mod for me (that and marathon). The devs would have been smart to offer free copies of DLC to all modders with a large amount of ratings/downloads. I even tried to delay updating XCOM so I could keep these mods active until they were fixed, but the came forced shut down with a warning message about 6 hours after the patch arrived.

Don't hesitate to contact me if you want a copy of the DLC!

Example:

--
-EncounterBuckets=(EncounterBucketID="LIST_BOSSx4_Standard", \\
EncounterIDs[0]=(EncounterID="BOSSx4_Standard"), \\
EncounterIDs[1]=(EncounterID="BOSSx4_FillStandard"), \\
)
--

is replaced by:

--
+EncounterBuckets=(EncounterBucketID="LIST_BOSSx4_Standard", \\
EncounterIDs[0]=(EncounterID="LIST_RULER_Viper", \\
IncludeTacticalTag="Ruler_ViperKingActive", \\
ExcludeTacticalTag="Ruler_ViperKingDead"), \\
EncounterIDs[1]=(EncounterID="LIST_RULER_Berserker", \\
IncludeTacticalTag="Ruler_BerserkerQueenActive", \\
ExcludeTacticalTag="Ruler_BerserkerQueenDead"), \\
EncounterIDs[2]=(EncounterID="LIST_RULER_Archon", \\
IncludeTacticalTag="Ruler_ArchonKingActive", \\
ExcludeTacticalTag="Ruler_ArchonKingDead"), \\
EncounterIDs[3]=(EncounterID="BOSSx4_Standard"), \\
EncounterIDs[4]=(EncounterID="BOSSx4_FillStandard"), \\
)
--

So your edits to BOSSx4_Standard and BOSSx4_FillStandard will still be called.

SakuraKoi said:
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Thanks, Chieftain Mk.3, sadly this looks quite worse than expected, in short: There will be problems, namely the .ini already reads:

";Remove base game boss buckets -- If a mod has overridden these in any way, it could conflict with this and fail."

This in return means that there will/must be made a new mod while keeping this one for those without DLC.
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I think you'll be alright actually - that section only removes and replaces the EncounterBucketIDs, whereas your ini works with EncounterIDs - the replaced EncounterBucketIDs are still calling on the same EncounterIDs, so your edits will take effect still. That's also the only section in the ini that has any removals, the rest is just additions.

That only leaves the 40 ConfigurableEncounters lines to add into your ini, and any updates to match changes to the base-game file.

I quite like IESS+, so I'll try out the new version whenever you have a link to it.

Thanks but I'll have to refuse. I am going to buy the Reinforcement Pack myself, rather sooner than later if necessary. However I am still not sure if I will actually be able to make the DLC Version even if I have it because testing it would take time I atm can not spare.

I am going to make thread with replacement .ini based on my mod and the new .ini for the brave in the community to test. The first I'd like to test would be the one that simply replaces this mod's, the other would be the failsafe which replaces the .ini of Alien Hunters (wherever that one is placed).

sent you friends request SakuraKoi be more than happy too gift you the dlc if you need it

Seconding Syntax's comment. This is a great mod to have!

Hope you can get it working again :) This mod is a must have!

Thanks, Chieftain Mk.3, sadly this looks quite worse than expected, in short: There will be problems, namely the .ini already reads:

";Remove base game boss buckets -- If a mod has overridden these in any way, it could conflict with this and fail."

This in return means that there will/must be made a new mod while keeping this one for those without DLC.

There are now two more problems: Simply put I will not be able to test it and worse, I am afraid that it may not work at all due to the DLC technically seemingly being like a mod (I recall not being able to mod a mod before)

Worked on Gate Crahser.

Here is the Xcommissions.ini Sakurakoi https://mega.nz/#!aloklSKZ!K7IatssfTRycsQXCNtHaCIlCVvrJtuerD3hEixzlBdw

This should be still working however if there are new types of pods, then those will not be affected and be smaller in return. I can not check that myself until I get the DLC or someone with sends me the XComMissions.ini or equivalent .ini for the DLC (I obviously do not know but that's where I'd look first).

Maybe and just maybe after the 2,1GB update I am atm downloading, the entry for the new enemy may still be added for non-owners (but not activated).

Works with new DLC ?

Sorry to bother you, but is it possible to make an IESS++? I seem to be snowballing right now and would love to up the challenge. Thanks!

Then the first in list will override the one on the botton Since both mods basically do the same :S Just go the IESS+ .ini and increase squad size if you want more enemies

What happens if I have both this and Double Enemy Spawn Count active?

I think I found a bug. Whenever an enemy reinforcement pod lands, one of the dropping in troopers is always un-animated. the other troopers land on their feet in the cutscene, the the one trooper is in the "default" pose with legs straight and arms spread to the side. it has no effect on gameplay but does break immersion during cutscenes. great mod otherwise, keep up the good work.

Does this mod increase the enemy numbers more when you get to higher force level? Because one of the best parts about Long War was when you ran into a giant 8-man pod (something like 3 Muton elites and 5 Berserkers), saw them spread out and get ready for combat, all the while silently (or not so silently) going 'Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu....' :)

So I am trying to get even bigger pods sizes, do increased pod size+ work with double enemy mod, or do I have to do some other kind of edit to make it work?

Also thank you very much, bigger pods make the game much more enjoyable with larger squad.

Going to try this on a 12 man squad size :) should be fun.

@Dema - Ah yeah, I saw a post that the author made that you can edit the ini files mid game.

Also there's another post that says a shadow chamber reverts the IESS changes. Anyone can confirm? thanks.

With plated armor and mag + gauss I'm thinking about turning IESS+ back on. The main problem for me was the single slot for tier 1 armor, after getting the second slot you have more options. But since I'm in the middle of the campaign (Archons about to show up and 8 soldiers), I still need more testing...

@Dema - yeah I have the haven siege mod too. Thanks for the advice. Are you finding it challenging with just the IESS mod?

Where is the folder located for the XComAI.ini

@Arsy I'm not a top xcom player, but I'm playing legend 6-8 with fatigue mod and I started the campaign with IESS+ and had some problems regarding balancing before predator armor, so I'm using IESS instead for now. It's manageable to play, but some pod compositions can be quite insane (4 lancers + Leader, 4 sectoids + Leader, etc) on early supply raids, or even the haven siege mission (mod).

hmm, i'm also getting pod sizes of 3-4 mostly. Is this mod compatible with the basic Marathon Mod (not the one that has the tweaks)? The other version that replaces pods of 3 with 4 worked fine for me, but this version (I only have iESS enabled) I'm only getting pods of 4 max so far, and some 3's.

Hmm, question. for a 6-8 man squad on Legend difficulty, will this be challenging or just plain impossible at the early mid game? One of the comments here scares me when 4 lancers spawn or 3 pods near where u start.

Loved the first version of this, getting ready to try this one on my new campaign. Great mod. Thanks for all the hard work!

I second Nivek's suggestion that Force Level should play into the amount of increased spawns. The balance is so good early game with the original mod, it just doesn't carry over to the endgame. I'd imagine this would, though.