A condensed and revised version of "NevikTheStoryteller's Covert Infiltration Penultimate Modlist (800+ Mods)"
( https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2854356614 ) with a focus on streamlining and balance over pushing the limit of modlist size. Split into two types of collection, Gameplay and Cosmetics, allowing you to mix and match or to choose your own mods for either given genre.

For those looking for a more coherent experience or who have had problems with the prior massive modlist, I hope you might enjoy these revised collections.

[NevikTheStoryteller's XCOM 2023 Modlist - Gameplay (Covert Infiltration)]
-- Provides an massive influx of content based around the Covert Infiltration overhaul to create an abundant expansion to the game.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2933752583

[NevikTheStoryteller's XCOM 2023 Modlist - Gameplay (LWOTC)]
-- Built around the Long War of the Chosen overhaul, the Gameplay Alternative modlist focuses on creating a fully seamless, balanced, and stable experience while expanding upon the Long War concept as much as possible.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3006126879

[NevikTheStoryteller's XCOM 2024 Modlist - Gameplay (Core Enhanced)]
-- A consolidation of the Covert Infiltration and LWOTC modlists built around core WOTC. Without the restrictions and experimental features of the other overhauls, I have made this into one of my largest yet most stable and content-packed modlists yet.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3151750146

[NevikTheStoryteller's XCOM 2024 Modlist - Gameplay (Optimized)]
-- Sacrificing content for stability, this modlist fleshes out the game while prioritizing balanced gameplay.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3165178980

[NevikTheStoryteller's XCOM 2023 Modlist - Cosmetics (Unrestricted Customization)]
-- A massive assortment of quality customization options to give soldiers unique and persistent appearances. Also offers a complementary character pool for manual install that fully utilizes the customization options in this modlist.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2933754177

[NevikTheStoryteller's XCOM 2023 Modlist - Cosmetics (Vanilla Expanded)]
-- A minimal collection of cosmetics based around making soldier appearances match their worn armor.
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2933968068



For those who want a Character Pool to accompany these customizations, I have created a detailed 68 person pool that I couldn't quite make into a mod (because Modbuddy is as tamable as a raging Muton) but will make available for download here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15-PMbLsGjGjJ3Hp6OleBDDu-d4eByfoY?usp=drive_link

To install the character pool, simply place the bin file into your character pool archive folder, usually found here:
C:\Users\yourname\Documents\My Games\XCOM2 War of the Chosen\XComGame\CharacterPool\Importable

If you would like to read about the characters included in the pool, their character articles are included in a World Anvil archive of a story I am creating:
https://www.worldanvil.com/w/the-knight-26-the-faun-shaudawn


Acknowledgements:
-- Requires all XCOM 2 DLC, including War of the Chosen.
-- Use Alternate Mod Launcher for XCOM 2, as Firaxis is a little better at making games than mod managers. Using AML increases mod compatibility and game stability tenfold, and also communicates to you when there are conflicts or missing mods. There is one conflict in this modlist and a few missing dependencies, these are normal and work perfectly fine in the way this modlist has been set up.
-- More mods means more data to load, resulting in some longer load times (at least when starting the game), so allow the game some time to start up even if it looks like it is freezing. Add "-log" to your Active Arguments in Alternate Mod Launcher's Settings menu to see what's going on in the background while the game is launching, it will show a DOS box detailing everything it is doing leading up to the main menu.