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Soundtrack Restoration - WotC + TLE
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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
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Soundtrack Restoration - WotC + TLE

Description
Reuses soundtracks added with XCOM UFO Defense (TLE), XCOM Enemy Unknown, Shen's Gift, Alien Hunters, Lost and Abandoned missions in addition to few others from the base game that are rarely used. By default this mod makes all these soundtracks play randomly during gameplay (without the need to change soundtracks manually in game options). Configuration INI file is provided to allow for customization (example default config[gist.github.com])

Features

Combat Soundtracks (Customizable):
  • (New!) Music during combat now randomly plays themes from all soundtracks available in Tactical Legacy Expansion pack.
  • Soundtrack from Tutorial and Avenger Defense has been added to the random pool of combat music tracks.
  • All three soundtracks from Shen's Last Gift have been added to the random pool of combat music tracks.

Mission Soundtracks (Customizable):
  • Lost missions: Now use the soundtrack from Lost and Abandoned mission.
  • Abandoned city missions: Now use the soundtrack from Lost and Abandoned mission.
  • Retaliation missions: Now use the tense soundtrack from Tutorial and Avenger Defense missions.
  • Landed UFO missions: Now use the soundtrack from Alien Hunters mission.
  • Chosen fortress missions: Now use the soundtrack from the final alien fortress mission.
  • Other missions can be customized with INI file.

Avenger Soundtracks: (Now customizable!)
  • (New!) Music in the base and geoscape now randomly plays themes from all soundtracks available in Tactical Legacy Expansion pack.
  • Stage Two soundtrack in the strategic layer will trigger much earlier once Magnetic Weapons and Plated Armor technologies are researched.
  • Stage Three soundtrack in the strategic layer will trigger once the first Avatar is killed.

Soundtracks

Only one track that is missing is the original squad select track from the base game (from before WotC), which can no longer be played by (simply) modifiying scripts.

Customization

Commented INI file that can be customized is located at: "Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\268500\1137361817\Config\XComSoundtrackRestoration.ini"

Compatibility
  • Compatible with existing saves and can be safely removed at any point.
  • Requires War of the Chosen expansion pack (with free TLE update) and will not work with the base game.
  • Overrides "XComTacticalSoundManager" and "XComStrategySoundManager" classes.

Bugs
If you encounter a mission without any soundtrack, it means that this mod is the most likely culprit. Let me know if this or any other bugs happen!

FAQ
Q: What's the point of soundtrack selection in game options now?
A: Soundtrack selected in game options will now only apply to main menu theme (which is not randomized). Soundtrack set in options is also used when entries in config file are missing or set to default values (without postfixes).

Q: Do I need Shen's Last Gift or Alien Hunters DLCs for this mod to work?
A: No. Soundtracks from DLCs are including within War of the Chosen expansion pack.

Q: Does this mod require Robojumper's Music Modding System or any other mods?
A: No. This is a standalone mod.

Q: Does this mod replace default soundtracks entirely?
A: No. This mod replaces soundtracks in roughly 1/3 of missions that you will encounter.

Credits
http://game-icons.net - Workshop thumbnail icon
169 Comments
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prokolyo 16 May, 2023 @ 6:33am 
Is there any way to stop the XCOM2 squad select track from playing? I tried to comment it out in the ini but it didn't work... Then again I know close to nothing about editing inis...
KZFKreation 7 May, 2023 @ 3:22pm 
Can you use this with the MMS?
AxFive 29 Mar, 2023 @ 8:09am 
Is it possible to create a version that replaces the WOTC Soundtrack entirely with the Original Base Game soundtrack?
Kinsect 11 Feb, 2023 @ 2:43pm 
Can this work alongside the music modding system?
I see Sethorven use the Half-life music alongside the normal sound track in his live streams
Teiya, the Blue Dragon 20 Jan, 2023 @ 11:51am 
Ah, dammit, thats sad. Oh well, the tactical legacy and enemy within themes are more than enough already.
Dragon32 20 Jan, 2023 @ 10:48am 
@Nikitaw99
No, unfortunately.
Krzyzyk [author] 19 Jan, 2019 @ 1:14pm
Unfortunately there is no way to trigger the original XCOM2 squad select using the method that this mod is using (switching between wwise states), as it has been entirely replaced by the new one from WOTC. Files are still there somewhere, but I could not figure out how to trigger them (you would have to do custom audio playback the way robojumper's mod does).
Teiya, the Blue Dragon 20 Jan, 2023 @ 9:35am 
Fantastic mod! Really makes the game that much less monotonous. Little sad it doesn't bring back the Squad Loadout theme from the basegame though; Is there no way to bring it back?
Flynn 12 Dec, 2022 @ 12:11am 
This mod is fantastic, Hearing the same tracks over and over and over again was miserable. This is so much better. Thank you. :steamhappy::steamthumbsup:
Dragon32 12 Nov, 2022 @ 5:20pm 
@ОГУЗОК
Oh. Adding new music. That'd be Music Modding System.
VladivostokFM ENJOER 12 Nov, 2022 @ 4:37pm 
@Dragon32
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