Long War Studios, the straightforwardly named developer of XCOM's Long War mod, continues to bung in new (smaller) mods for the game's sequel. Their latest is an update for their Muton Centurion Pack, which chucks in even more enemies to confuse, delight, and oh yes, try to murder you.
Long War has updated the mod so hard that it deserves a new name, and by jove it's got one: it's now the Long War Alien Pack, sensibly enough. While you can still get the old version over on Nexus Mods, this new one acts as a comprehensive replacement, supplementing the old enemies with a bunch of exciting-sounding new ones, including an alien sharpshooter, a hive queen, and the 'Advent MEC Archer', who sounds particularly cool. Here's the full list:
(Ta, RPS.)
- Muton Centurion, a Muton leader with the ability to inspire its allies
- Muton Elite, a powerful Muton who can dominate in battle
- ADVENT Drone, a small, nimble crowd-control robot that hunts for hidden enemies
- Naja, an alien sharpshooter related to the Viper
- Sidewinder, a speedy alien skirmisher related to the Viper
- Sectoid Commander, a stronger sectoid with area-of-effect abilities
- ADVENT MEC Archer, a mechanized unit built to bombard at long ranges
- Chryssalid Soldier, a larger, strong Chryssalid
- Hive Queen, a monstrously large Chryssalid
- ADVENT Sentry, a soldier specializing in overwatch abilities
- ADVENT Grenadier, a soldier with a grenade launcher
- ADVENT Rocketeer, a soldier with a rocket launcher
- ADVENT Gunner, a suppression specialist
- Many of these have upgraded versions that appear later in the campaign, and the mod includes upgraded Vipers and Archons as well