
The changes in the Long War mods don't just apply to the management side of the game.

RELATED: Cyberpunk 2077: Who Is Johnny Silverhand? Not only does this extend the length of the game, but it also requires the player to manage their time much closer. This is done by increasing mission timers and requiring in-game weeks' worth of time infiltrating the mission site to gather intel, using infiltration and stealth similar to that of a Chimera Squad.
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The mod also lives up to its name by extending the time certain missions and operations in the game take. Long War 2 brings back this mechanic in a spiritual sense, requiring players to run multiple missions at once whilst also adding a regional resistance cell management system. The original games would require the player to have at least one squad of soldiers based on each major continent for quick deployment. One of the notable changes that call back to the original XCOM games is requiring players to run multiple squads of soldiers at once. Long War 2 for XCOM 2 boasts several changes to the core gameplay. RELATED: Square Enix Makes Work-From-Home Option Permanent for All Employees

Long War also provides heavier punishment for mistakes, which is where the mod gets its reputation for being brutal and unforgiving. Luckily, there's the Long War mod for both games that, while waiting for upcoming tactical sci-fi games to release, fans should absolutely check out.ĭeveloped by Pavonis Interactive, the Long War mods' goal is to provide players with a more complex experience than what the vanilla game contains, giving XCOM the same replayability as other grand-scale sci-fi strategy games. This is meant to increase the difficulty of the game as a whole and provide the player with more options, as Long War adds more moving parts and mechanics in combat. However, for fans of the older XCOM titles on DOS, the difficulty of these newer games may seem fairly substandard. XCOM: Enemy Unknownand 2016's XCOM 2 presented players with challenging tactical gameplay that pushed the player's squad of XCOM soldiers to the limit of their abilities.
