XCOM 2
Aero's Shells - Generic Shell Mod [WOTC]
166 Comments
bamboocarpet 9 Oct @ 11:10am 
Wow. Booted up the game for the first time with this installed, and got the little girl clutching her bunny. Damn, really great stuff.
RustyDios 1 Oct @ 11:26am 
? This mod doesn't affect your saves - it affects the start menu before you even play (the shell)
Copy 1 Oct @ 2:58am 
I have to Start New Game or I can play withmy Current Save with this mod?
Paddon 30 Sep @ 3:54am 
God, yeah. I just saw the Terror_Alleyway one and it's haunting
RatboyW 29 Sep @ 4:58pm 
What I wouldn't give for this to be compatible with MMS. The shell with the little girl and the Chrysalid casting a shadow is BRUTAL, but such a good "remember what these bastards took from us" resistance vibe
HKR31 27 Jul @ 3:48am 
How do I remove them?
HKR31 27 Jul @ 3:46am 
I deactivated all the vanilla shells and dlc shells but the viper nest and shens last gift still show up
henrykhaung 26 Jun @ 1:53am 
how do i disable menu interfaces for a bit for better screenshot ?
RakkoHug~<3 6 May @ 3:47pm 
Thank you very much for the response, Dragon :)
RakkoHug~<3 6 May @ 2:53pm 
Oh, started new campaign and the crashes stopped. :)
b9thirty99 5 May @ 2:41am 
Nooooo I use music modding system. Oh well thanks for making the mod
Dragon32 14 Apr @ 7:58am 
@RakkoHug~<3
This mod's not changed in almost 2 years
RakkoHug~<3 14 Apr @ 3:40am 
Game suddenly started crashing as soon as "Load Game" or "Character Pool" button is clicked :(
MikeyRyu 6 Feb @ 8:41pm 
nevermind I just realized that this isn't compatible with the music mod system, I am a complete dummy I apologize if I gave anyone a hemorage reading my previous comments regarding the music select
Uzi Hitman 13 Jan @ 8:29am 
Once I press Load Game with this mod, instant crash. Removed mod, everything back to normal. Too bad, it makes the menu so cool.
ShiaLaBunion5 24 Dec, 2024 @ 6:48pm 
Holy shit I was not prepared for the the little girl
-=Jordan=- 15 Sep, 2024 @ 3:43pm 
Sorry I didn't read it right away, everything worked, thanks
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 15 Sep, 2024 @ 3:03pm 
@-=Jordan=- Check the FAQ. Its been updated
-=Jordan=- 15 Sep, 2024 @ 2:56pm 
Why do I now always have a reaper in the main menu with the chef's capsule in the background?
Maddog Wolfus 10 Sep, 2024 @ 5:46pm 
Okay I had a feeling some of them would be.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 10 Sep, 2024 @ 4:53pm 
@Maddog Wolfus Hey glad you're enjoying it. On the screenshots of this mod gallery, you can see a music symbol on the bottom left with the name of the music track. Some of these shells have custom music -- which may lead to copyrighted music -- so just be mindful of that.

Example: The first screenshot is the bar -- which has Tifa's theme (7th Heaven) from FF7R.
Maddog Wolfus 10 Sep, 2024 @ 3:09pm 
Great mod, still using it today and came across a Shell pf a Gem. I do have to ask if there is any copyrighted music in this mod at all. I only ask as I have just made a recording of it and I really wish to upload it to my channel as it just made my day seeing it.
PuppetGod 3 Sep, 2024 @ 10:59am 
Holy Shit! Just wanted to come by and tell you how Amazing these shells are. Really improving my playthrough. :winter2019surprisedyul:
Thank you for making this and for the love that you put into it! <3
BigHillsBigLegs 23 Jul, 2024 @ 9:48pm 
Had to delay my new playthrough to drop by and say how cool this is and thanks for making it! I was on my phone waiting for things to load in, looked up and saw these new shells! Seeing the crew chill together is so cool!
Jontej 29 Jun, 2024 @ 1:51pm 
I have had this for a while and only today I got the Night Club shell for the first time. Hah! Brilliant work! Really gave me a big laugh, have a prize. :lunar2019grinningpig:
LightenedDark 24 Jun, 2024 @ 4:42pm 
Aeronautic, I have a strange request: would it be easy to make a separate 'blank' shell mod as the only used shell? No map, no models, no music, just blackness with the menu overtop.

I just want to load and run the game quickly with as little resources or overhead as possible. I do like shells, but only to occasionally look at with the Shell Swapper mod.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 16 Jun, 2024 @ 3:13pm 
@henrykhaung Check the xcom 2 modding reddit. Theres tuts there that can guide you in mod creation. Theres also discord there as well. Ofc if you got questions, add me here on steam or the discord.
henrykhaung 16 Jun, 2024 @ 1:52pm 
can you provide me a tutorial on how to make these shells ?
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 7 Jun, 2024 @ 7:44pm 
@Leokosta Yes you can install more than one shell mod.
Leokosta 7 Jun, 2024 @ 12:16pm 
Can we use more than one shell mod at a time ? Thank you
henrykhaung 26 May, 2024 @ 10:23am 
is there an option to toggle on and off on helmets ? It's just that I also use invisible body part mods for my soldiers for customization purposes
Dood! 16 Apr, 2024 @ 9:08pm 
My good ser, in all my years, I've ignored shells and didn't really care for them. But I installed yours on a whim and loaded a game into Terror Alley and I must say, excellent work! It rekindled my drive to exterminate all aliens with extreme prejudice! Thumbs up!
Inksu 4 Mar, 2024 @ 1:33pm 
Hey, small bug but one of the shells doesn't let you load a game (I think some invisible collision might be in front of the load menu?). It's the one that pans between several XCOM soldiers in cells with soldiers waiting to storm the prison from outside. It only seems to be an issue during the scene with a soldier sitting on the bed with their head down.
Cúchulainn 19 Jan, 2024 @ 11:32am 
I guess I'll have to turn off music modding system if I want to experience this, but I love my Cyberpunk music with the MMS mod :((
SuperDigga 4 Jan, 2024 @ 7:45am 
Its beautiful
Secondhand Lighter 17 Nov, 2023 @ 5:48pm 
Quickly taking a screenshot after clicking on charater pool works for a screenshot xD
Rave Minion 12 Sep, 2023 @ 11:24am 
I just got to see the club scene shell. It is so amazing. This makes me attached to my soldiers and feel sad when they get KIA now. Great work!!!
ryuunosuke 5 Jul, 2023 @ 5:22pm 
Thank you for creating a great mod.
This mod gave my character a new world!
Cylinder05 27 Jun, 2023 @ 11:40am 
I love this mod
Great job
:steamthumbsup:
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 8 Jun, 2023 @ 10:38pm 
V1.01a IS LIVE! Please let me know if you run into any issues...
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* Minor Fixes
** Terror -- Alleyway: Minor fixes to texture work
** Night Club: Removed some fires to free up more frames
Vegeta002 7 Jun, 2023 @ 10:32am 
I'll give it a try, see if it helps.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 6 Jun, 2023 @ 5:37pm 
@Vegeta002 I saw you recently asked Fallen King about this issue too and may piggyback on that. I recommend doing these:
1) Check your configs and refresh em (as in delete and open XCOM to refresh the configs)
2) Ensure you are in the middle of a playthrough
3) Check your mods. Anything that touches the Barracks as well as how you recruit soldiers could be why (but don't quote me as I am just guessing).

Otherwise I don't know what else as I never had anyone else mention the issue. Apologies if I may not be much help.
Vegeta002 6 Jun, 2023 @ 2:53pm 
That part doesn't seem to be fully working for me, mine keeps putting randomly generated soldiers in the shells. Soldiers in the CP and Barracks appear, but only rarely.

There's usually just 1 or 2 of mine in the shells with a really big population, but they almost never appear in the ones with small groups and randoms are always the majority.

The "Alternate Mod Launcher" isn't registering any mod conflicts, either.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 5 Jun, 2023 @ 3:13pm 
@Vegeta002 This mod should use the CP/Barracks depending on playthrough as it follows the same behavior as any base game shell would
Vegeta002 5 Jun, 2023 @ 4:00am 
Is there a way to have this only use soldiers from the Character Pool or my Barracks?

I almost never see my own soldiers because of all the randoms.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 4 Jun, 2023 @ 1:36pm 
Scratch that. No possible fix from my sources mostly due to how both mods behave. Sorry about that but you can disable the shells with custom OST or disable MMS.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 4 Jun, 2023 @ 12:54pm 
@What's An Airport? Damn. Thanks for the heads up. We will look into this shortly. Meantime, go ahead and do either:
A) Disable any shell that has custom music
B) Disable MMS (doubt youll choose this one though lol)
What's An Airport? 4 Jun, 2023 @ 9:14am 
If a shell has a custom OST and a MMS mod changes the menu music too, they both play on top of each other.
($S360)Aeronautic ver.2.50668...  [author] 29 May, 2023 @ 6:44pm 
@FL1P27 Hey appreciate it. The mod you are looking for is "Squid-Be-Gone" by Musashi. Note its only a bandaid solution and not a complete one
FL1P27 29 May, 2023 @ 8:59am 
Really love this mods but my only problem is some my soldiers are all stretch out, can anyone tell me how to fix this?