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Diverse Aliens By Force Level WOTC
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Diverse Aliens By Force Level WOTC

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Description
To combine the best of both worlds, and more!
This mod was originally a combination of the amazing Diverse Alien Pods WOTC and [WOTC] Increase Pod Size By Force Level.
Said mods used to be incompatible, but the incompatibility has since been fixed.

Additionally I was never a fan of the clunky rules IPSBFL implemented, so I created my own system to add more enemies. I wanted to make it as simple as possible while also keeping it powerful to suit a wide variety of setups.

This mod recreates enemy pods with a configurable number of extra enemies while at the same time allowing for more variety than what the base game offers.
By default, extra enemies start to appear starting from force level 5 and by the end there is a chance for up to +4 enemies per pod (with an average of +2).

What / How / Why?
DAP and IPSBF stop at recreating the vanilla spawning behaviour while this mod goes beyond that by adding several options to possibly increase enemy numbers and diversity even further (for better or worse!).
All of the configurable options are documented in the XComDABFL.ini config file, read the comments carefully!

Spawn rules?
The default rules for more enemies are as follows:
; format: ;+AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=1, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=100, iNumToAdd=5, iForceLevelOffset=5) ; 'iMinForceLevel' is the minimum force level for this rule to be rolled. ; 'iMaxForceLevel' is the maximum force level for this rule to be rolled. ; 'iChance' is a percentage value how likely this rule succeeds. ; 'iNumToAdd' is the number of enemies this rule adds if it succeeds. ; 'iForceLevelOffset' is used to adjust the force level of followers added by the rule. ; Unspecified values default to 0. ; The rules are independent of each other, and are rolled in the order they appear here. ; by default, every 5 force levels adds an additional coin flip for +1 enemy in each pod +AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=5, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1) +AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=10, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1) +AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=15, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1) +AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=20, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1) ; this results in no additional enemies until FL5, and up to +4 per pod at FL20, if it rolls 4 heads in a row ; Reinforcements rules are only rolled for reinforcement pods. ; By default we add at maximum 3 units to each reinforcement pod, with a similar pacing as for regular pods. +ReinforcementRules=(iMinForceLevel=5, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1) +ReinforcementRules=(iMinForceLevel=10, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1) +ReinforcementRules=(iMinForceLevel=15, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=50, iNumToAdd=1)

Balance
Obviously adding more enemies to every pod is quite bad for balancing in a couple of situations.
Thats why I also made system to limit some aspects of the pod creation process depending on current mission and any active SitReps.
By default:
  • Disabled on Covert Escape missions.
  • Disabled in the Chosen chambers. (still affects the fortress part of the mission)
  • The ADVENT Network Tower mission cant have pods bigger than 4 enemies each. (you only get to send 3 soldiers)
  • On Fireteam, pods are capped at 2 enemies and followers are rolled from 4 FL lower. (you only get to send 2 soldiers)
  • On Surgical, pods are capped at 3 enemies. (you only get to send 3 soldiers)
  • On LowProfile, 1 less enemy is rolled for each pod. (you only get to send Sergeants or lower)
  • On Advanced, pods are capped at 2 enemies. (FL increased by 6)
Note: These are my personal preferences; You can reconfigure them in the config!

Compatibility
  • The Highlander is required for this mod to have any effect! (without it, nothing happens)
  • Should be compatible with anything that doesn't do similar changes. (leave a message if you find something odd)
  • Can be de/activated mid campaign, though any mission that has already been generated wont be affected.
  • Can be disabled on any specific Mission or SitRep using the modifiers described in the configuration file.
  • Not compatible with DAP, IPSBFL or Surgical SitRep Fix. (their functionality in included and having them might cause odd behaviour)
  • This mod uses the same configuration values as the base game for the follower selection; If some enemies seem too rare / common its most likely not caused by this mod.
  • If something seems broken, please leave a message with a Launch.log file from when the issue appeared.

general troubleshooting: Mod not working? Mods still have their effects after you disable them?

Technical stuff
This mod functions by "post processing" any generated pods using a hook provided by the highlander. Most mods that change the pod generation process do so by tweaking the configuration files the base game uses to create the pods.
This means if you have a mod that makes the base game generate bigger pods using config edits, this mod will assume that pod to be of "original" size and will in turn add to it. Any mods that use the PostEncounterCreation highlander hook may or may not conflict depending on what they do with it.

Other config options:
(default values)
; Should this mod roll for more enemies for pods that only contain a single unit. bAffectSingleUnits=false ; Should this mod also process reinforcement spawns. bAffectReinforcements=true ; Should this mod also process the Lost spawns. bAffectTheLost=false ; Should this mod ignore the ForceSpawnTemplateNames set on an encounter. bIgnoreForcedSpawnNames=false ; Should this mod ignore MaxCharactersPerGroup set in the encounter lists. bIgnoreMaxCharactersPerGroup=false ; Should this mod ingnore the supported followers list on character templates. bIgnoreSupportedFollowers=false ; Should this mod use a merged sitrep encounter list rather than an overriding one. bMergeSitrepLists=true ; How much variance should be added to the follower force levels. ; This can smooth difficulty spikes caused by all of the troopers (or any other units) upgrading from basic to advanced to elites overnight. ForceLevelVariance=(iMinForceLevel=0, iPositive=0, iNegative=0) ; Should this mod and how much to favour adding duplicate units in a pod based on what enemies are already selected. fDuplicateUnitFavourFactor=-1.0
More in-depth descriptions in the actual config file!
583 Comments
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Evader 5 Oct @ 2:40am 
Thank you for your answer, appreciate it

I understand that, but it seems like a get +3 for any pod at FL 11, while i should be getting +2. Mission is extract VIP.

I did some testing now though and i see there are 6 pods of 6,5,5,4,4,4 enemies each.

I think it's not a problem of your mod adding 3 enemies per pod earlier(FL 11) that what it should (FL 16) because i certainly can't be getting 3 pods of a single enemy (to get to 3 pods of 4 as it seems i am getting)

Does this mission type has more enemies than other missions? I have multiple playthroughs but i can't remember about it.

If i get +2 enemies with your mod, it means normally pods should be 4,3,3,2,2,2 for a total of 18 enemies, that they eventually end up 6,5,5,4,4,4 with your mod right now for me.
h4ilst0rm  [author] 5 Oct @ 2:10am 
each rule applies to each pod separately so starting at 11 you'll have +2 in each. I don't remember exact numbers how many enemies there are at every stage but I do remember it also varies by mission type and mission difficulty. You can take a peek in the launch.log file and read what this mod is doing.
Evader 5 Oct @ 1:57am 
I have my ini edited like that:

+AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=1, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=100, iNumToAdd=1)
+AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=11, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=100, iNumToAdd=1)
+AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=16, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=100, iNumToAdd=1)

But i get 28 enemies on missions at force level 11
Shouldn't i get 23 (13+(2x5 pods) enemies? On very difficult missions on legendary
It's like the third rule comes into play despite not being at force level 16 yet?
No show of force black event or sitrep active

It worked correctly until FL 10 with +1 enemy per pod

Also, in missions with sitrep where all advent have retreaded and there are only lost, i get advent on the mission, i can't remember if there are lost as well.

I have dozens of mods, including a better advent and a better campaign but i don't think i have any mod that alters number of enemies.

Am i doing something wrong?
Dragon32 20 Sep @ 3:01am 
@Bombermans
Both will be OK, if this mod didn't work with them there'd have been a lot of comments.
Bombermans 20 Sep @ 2:52am 
Is this compatible with A Better Campaign or A Better Campaign Plus?
Rtma Eros Paragon 9 Aug @ 1:05am 
Thanks for clarifying.
Dragon32 8 Aug @ 7:12am 
@Rtma Eros Paragon
I believe each one of those lines is resolved separately for each pod, so they will stack.
Rtma Eros Paragon 8 Aug @ 5:39am 
Also is their a way to affect The Hive feral team reinforcements? cause it does not right now.
Rtma Eros Paragon 8 Aug @ 5:38am 
I need to know, does adding this ...

+AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=6, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=67, iNumToAdd=5, iForceLevelOffset=5)

and this ...

+AlienPodSizeRules=(iMinForceLevel=11, iMaxForceLevel=20, iChance=34, iNumToAdd=10, iForceLevelOffset=10)

can stack on any pod or apply separately?
Schnitzel Brother 6 Aug @ 7:01pm 
@Dragon32

I thought the XComDABFL.ini file was primarily there to explain how to make the changes, not simultaneously also be the location where I made the changes. I was searching for a separate folder to make the changes because I was under the notion that the explaining was kept a part from the actual file.

In that case the green text would've been helpful, though I doubt I'd have stumbled upon that unless I encountered a similar issue. Thank you Dragon, and also you @Soul