
However taking as many soldiers as possible on every mission is not advisable due to the new Infiltration mechanics, which make it so the squads sent on a mission have to wait to build up infiltration to carry out the mission without it being excessively difficult. On missions involving Havens your squad will be reinforced by the Advisor assigned to them and in some occasions a few rebels. Network Tower Assaults have a maximum of 5 soldiers. Players can send up to 8 soldiers on most missions, and up to 10 or 12 on special missions. If the game is going to remain a turn-based RPG that requires some massive suspension of disbelief when missing a shot right in front of a drooling alien, the least we can have is our squads bonding together and becoming more badass as they grow battle-hardened.Unlike in Long War or vanilla XCOM 2, the maximum squad size remains fixed for the entire campaign. This is exactly what XCOM 2 needs to stay fresh.

RealityMachina broke down the benefits on the mod’s page:Īt 300 to 600 points, a deployed squad gains a buff of +2 Aim, +2 Def, +1 Mobility, +5 Hacking, and +10 WillĪt 600 to 1200 points, a deployed squad gains a buff of +5 aim, +5 Def, +2 Crit Chance, +10 hacking, +1 Mobility and +15 WillĪnd past 1200 points, a deployed squad will gain a buff of +5 aim, +5 Def, +5 crit chance, +2 Mobility, +15 hacking, and +20 Will Points come from healing your soldiers, carrying a soldier out of a battle zone, flawlessly completing missions and killing aliens. You receive points that bring your squad together like the best squads known to man (like the crew from Predator because they were probably the best group of men to ever fight an alien).

In other words, your squad will bond together and begin to love fighting together (if you want to add an emotional gravity to the situation). Now, using a system like Fire Emblem’s, in which the more your squad fights together and kills together, the more bonuses that squad will receive. If you were one of those gamers that was tired of XCOM 2’s fun, but been there, done that gameplay, and wanted a more of an emotional attachment to your squad, modder RealityMachina has done it. XCOM 2 is a fantastic strategy game that’s had its already long life extended into immortality with the addition of Steam Workshop compatibility.
