For example, if playing on Veteran difficulty, the default value is “1” – I increase that to around 4 or sometimes 6. I would recommend the same for Commander and Legendary difficulties. I found adding about 3-4 turns was great for Veteran Difficulty, up to about 6 extra turns maximum.

For example if you want to add 3 turns to all Veteran difficulty mission timers, change the line:.

The difficulty setting is listed at the end of each line of text.

There are four lines, one for each difficulty setting.

Edit ONLY the last number before the semicolon.

Do a search in the XComLW_Overhaul.ini file for the below line of text (it should be around line 1240):.

Press CONTROL+F on your keyboard to bring up the search and find function.

Step 2: Edit the Default Turn Timer Value in the Config File

In that folder, find the below file (“XComLW_Overhaul.ini”), right click on the file, then click “Edit in Notepad++” (or your desired text editor).

Use your File Explorer (My Computer, Windows Explorer, etc) to navigate to:.

The change we are making here will be overwritten whenever you update Long War 2. Make sure you have the latest Long War 2 patch already installed. Step 1: Find and Open the XCOM 2 LW2 Steam Config Filesįirst ensure that your XCOM 2 game is closed completely.

You can download Notepad++ at its official site here.

The Notepad built into Windows could work here, but is not ideal because the text in the files will look jumbled up and be harder to read. Step 0: First, Get a Good Text Editorįirst I would recommend installing Notepad++, a great free text editor. While definitely strategic and I think a decent balance, it became a bit tedious and slow for me. I found I didn’t like this because I tended to take way too much time at the beginning of a mission trying to get the perfect start.

In my three or more Long War 2 campaigns I have found that adding a few extra turn timers allows you some strategic freedom while keeping the urgency.Īnother option would be to install the mod True Concealment for LW2 – this mod makes it so the countdown won’t start until your squad is revealed. While it certainly adds a lot of suspense and urgency to the missions, this can stifle any strategic planning. If you do run out of time, you instantly lose the mission and all soldiers are captured. With the default options you will likely find yourself rushing on a straight line to get to extraction point or objective before running out of time. A common complaint about XCOM 2 Long War 2 is that the turn timers are too harsh and limiting. Explains in detail how to change or disable turn timers in XCOM 2 Long War 2 (LW2).

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