User:Riw/SquadronUnleashed - Revision history

Riw at 14:47, 16 September 2025

2025-09-16T14:47:12Z

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	'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.		'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.

	You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.14.2		You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.14.3 (in-game) / 1.15 (Nexus Mods).

	==Difficulty==		==Difficulty==

Riw at 07:08, 24 May 2025

2025-05-24T07:08:10Z

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	'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.		'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.

	You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.13.		You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.14.2

	==Difficulty==		==Difficulty==

Riw: /* Escort Rewards */

2024-11-02T21:44:59Z

Escort Rewards

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	====Escort Rewards====		====Escort Rewards====
	It makes sense that when the other UFOs provide cash and small amount of alloys rewards, why not escorts.		It makes sense that when the other UFOs provide cash and small amount of alloys rewards, why not escorts. As not to unbalance the game too much however, let's cut the rewards to half for escorts.
	<pre>		<pre>
	;set to TRUE to enable rewards for the escorts (FALSE by default)		;set to TRUE to enable rewards for the escorts (FALSE by default)
	ENABLE_ESCORT_REWARDS=true		ENABLE_ESCORT_REWARDS=true
	;Scout / Fighter		;Scout / Fighter
	EscortReward=(iCategory=1, iCash=~~100~~, iAlloy=4)		EscortReward=(iCategory=1, iCash=50, iAlloy=2)
	;Raider / Destroyer		;Raider / Destroyer
	EscortReward=(iCategory=2, iCash=~~200~~, iAlloy=6)		EscortReward=(iCategory=2, iCash=100, iAlloy=3)
	</pre>		</pre>

Riw: /* New in 1.10 */

2024-11-02T21:39:39Z

New in 1.10

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	==New in 1.10==		==New in 1.10==
	===Team Kills===		===Team Kills===
	Pilots receive Team Kills as a shared percentage 1/N, where N is the number of ships in a squadron. This is separate from Kills, displayed in parenthesis after Kills, rounded down. Team Kills only matter for promotions - a pilot requires to have either Kills or Team Kills at least 5 to be promoted to Major, for example. This allows Leaders to have the same promotion scheme as other careers. Team Kills do not increase Aim or Damage, only Kills do.		Pilots receive Team Kills as a shared percentage 1/N, where N is the number of ships in a squadron. This is separate from Kills, displayed in parenthesis after Kills, rounded down. Team Kills only matter for promotions - a pilot requires to have either Kills or Team Kills at least 6 to be promoted to Major, for example. This allows Leaders to have the same promotion scheme as other careers. Team Kills do not increase Aim or Damage, only Kills do.

	===UFO Squadrons===		===UFO Squadrons===
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	* The escort UFOs can only be Scout, Fighter, Raider or Destroyer, nothing bigger is possible (though you can configure in bigger escorts).		* The escort UFOs can only be Scout, Fighter, Raider or Destroyer, nothing bigger is possible (though you can configure in bigger escorts).
	* By default, you always get the maximum escorts possible, so if you have 4+ ships on continent and 4 Threat, expect 3 escorts with every UFO.		* By default, you always get the maximum escorts possible, so if you have 4+ ships on continent and 4 Threat, expect 3 escorts with every UFO.
	* By default, all the ~~exports~~ are always the same highest type as Alien Research and Alien Resource levels allows.		* By default, all the escorts are always the same highest type as Alien Research and Alien Resource levels allows.
	* Ships going Short range get hit by everyone - including the main UFO! - while at Long range you fight all Ufo's one at a time.		* Ships going Short range get hit by everyone - including the main UFO! - while at Long range you fight all Ufo's one at a time.
	* Ufo's not directly targeted by XCOM don't get Close range bonus when they fire at a Close range ship.		* Ufo's not directly targeted by XCOM don't get Close range bonus when they fire at a Close range ship.
	* Escort is never a bigger class UFO than the main ship		* Escort is never a bigger class UFO than the main ship (Raiders/Destroyers will not escort a Scout/Fighter even if alien research and resource levels would allow that)

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Riw: /* Traits */

2024-10-24T13:45:52Z

Traits

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	\|rowspan=2\|'''LEADER'''\|\|'''Maestro'''\|\|+5s contact time\|\|none\|\|+5s contact time\|\|none		\|rowspan=2\|'''LEADER'''\|\|'''Maestro'''\|\|+5s contact time\|\|none\|\|+5s contact time\|\|none
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Wingman'''\|\|+10s contact time, +5 Sq.Aim, +5 Sq.Def\|\|Firestorm, BAL stance\|\|+5s contact time, +10 Sq.Aim, +10 Sq.Def\|\|Sq Size exactly 2		\|'''Wingman'''\|\|+10s contact time, +5 Sq.Aim, +5 Sq.Def\|\|Firestorm, BAL stance\|\|+5s contact time, +10 Sq.Aim, +10 Sq.Def\|\|Firestorm, Sq Size exactly 2
	\|}		\|}

Riw at 13:27, 24 October 2024

2024-10-24T13:27:17Z

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	'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.		'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.

	You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.12.		You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.13.

	==Difficulty==		==Difficulty==

Riw: /* UFO Squadrons */

2024-03-31T19:44:08Z

UFO Squadrons

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	\|Default\|\|Recommended\|\|Default\|\|Recommended		\|Default\|\|Recommended\|\|Default\|\|Recommended
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Scout'''\|\|30\|\|90\|\|1\|\|1		\|'''Scout'''\|\|90\|\|90\|\|1\|\|1
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Fighter'''\|\|~~180~~\|\|180\|\|2\|\|2		\|'''Fighter'''\|\|270\|\|180\|\|2\|\|2
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Raider'''\|\|30\|\|270\|\|3\|\|3		\|'''Raider'''\|\|90\|\|270\|\|3\|\|3
	\|-		\|-
	\|'''Destroyer'''\|\|~~180~~\|\|360\|\|3\|\|4		\|'''Destroyer'''\|\|270\|\|360\|\|3\|\|4
	\|}		\|}

Riw: /* UFO Squadrons */

2024-03-31T19:26:10Z

UFO Squadrons

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	I recommend to set the options to true to add more variation to UFO escorts.		I recommend to set the options to true to add more variation to UFO escorts.

			====Escort Rewards====
			It makes sense that when the other UFOs provide cash and small amount of alloys rewards, why not escorts.
			<pre>
			;set to TRUE to enable rewards for the escorts (FALSE by default)
			ENABLE_ESCORT_REWARDS=true
			;Scout / Fighter
			EscortReward=(iCategory=1, iCash=100, iAlloy=4)
			;Raider / Destroyer
			EscortReward=(iCategory=2, iCash=200, iAlloy=6)
			</pre>

	==Other Config Changes==		==Other Config Changes==

Riw at 17:09, 17 March 2024

2024-03-17T17:09:50Z

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	'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.		'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.

	You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.11.		You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.12.

	==Difficulty==		==Difficulty==

Riw at 14:25, 3 December 2023

2023-12-03T14:25:31Z

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	'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.		'''Squadron Unleashed''', or '''Squadron Unleashed 2''' is a Long War mod by ''szmind'' which greatly enhances the air game. In short: multiple ships can engage UFO's, they have two weapons equipped, they can go short/long range at user's request or automatically as defined. Pilots are separated from ships, they gain experience, choose career paths, and gain unique traits. They also get experience outside combat, in the Training Center. From version 1.10, also UFO's can get escorts, meaning multiple ships engage on both sides! Basically, it should have been part of Long War in the first place, and you are missing a lot by not installing it.

	You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.~~10.3-beta~~.		You can download and also read some basic documentation here: https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/809. Current version: 1.11.

	==Difficulty==		==Difficulty==
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	'''Auto-back off, Auto-abort'''. By default, ships will Auto-back off at 67/50/25 (DEF/BAL/AGG) percent of their HP. Backing-off means going Long range if the ship was Short range. Ships will Auto-abort (disengage from combat) at 33%/25%/10% of HP (DEF/BAL/AGG). You can define any values here, my recommendation is being a little more cautious: DEF: 70-35 BAL: 50-25 AGG: 30-15.		'''Auto-back off, Auto-abort'''. By default, ships will Auto-back off at 67/50/25 (DEF/BAL/AGG) percent of their HP. Backing-off means going Long range if the ship was Short range. Ships will Auto-abort (disengage from combat) at 33%/25%/10% of HP (DEF/BAL/AGG). You can define any values here, my recommendation is being a little more cautious: DEF: 70-35 BAL: 50-25 AGG: 30-15.

	'''Start Combat Close.''' This means go Short range immediately at the start of combat. It is by default ON for AGG and BAL stances. Fortunately from 1.08, you can choose starting distance before engagement. Remember to always do that! Even if this is turned off and you leave "Auto" at UFO Contact screen, it actually selects distance according to DPS. If you use all Long weapons as is recommended, this will always be Close as you get small bonus Aim for Close distance. You might still want to start Long most of the time, especially against UFO Squadrons, so make sure you manually select Long distance before every ~~enagement~~!		'''Start Combat Close.''' This means go Short range immediately at the start of combat. It is by default ON for AGG and BAL stances. Fortunately from 1.08, you can choose starting distance before engagement. Remember to always do that! Even if this is turned off and you leave "Auto" at UFO Contact screen, it actually selects distance according to DPS. If you use all Long weapons as is recommended, this will always be Close as you get small bonus Aim for Close distance. You might still want to start Long most of the time, especially against UFO Squadrons, so make sure you manually select Long distance before every engagement!

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	*'''Stance''': DEF, BAL, AGG. As in vanilla Long War, this defines whether the ship prioritizes UFO destruction (AGG) or safety (DEF). Basically, DEF means -15 Aim but +20% Dodge (20% chance to change hit into miss), AGG means +15 Aim but 25% chance to change miss into hit (recommended to change to this to 20% in the configuration (AGG_JET_FORCE_HIT_CHANCE) to keep symmetry). Stances have also defined maximum hit chance that can ever be achieved - this is 75%/85%/95% DEF/BAL/AGG.		*'''Stance''': DEF, BAL, AGG. As in vanilla Long War, this defines whether the ship prioritizes UFO destruction (AGG) or safety (DEF). Basically, DEF means -15 Aim but +20% Dodge (20% chance to change hit into miss), AGG means +15 Aim but 25% chance to change miss into hit (recommended to change to this to 20% in the configuration (AGG_JET_FORCE_HIT_CHANCE) to keep symmetry). Stances have also defined maximum hit chance that can ever be achieved - this is 75%/85%/95% DEF/BAL/AGG.
	*'''Weapons used'''. Use both, only Primary, or only Secondary. Well, the author says that disabling a weapon might lead to longer engagement leading to more XP, or that disabling high damage weapon would increase the chance of UFO not being destroyed but shot down, or that by going EMP Cannon only means less alien artifacts will be destroyed. While all this is true, the main goal in every engagement is to outgun and destroy the UFO as fast as possible while suffering ideally no damage to your ships. So you should definitely always use both your weapons, no exceptions.		*'''Weapons used'''. Use both, only Primary, or only Secondary. Well, the author says that disabling a weapon might lead to longer engagement leading to more XP, or that disabling high damage weapon would increase the chance of UFO not being destroyed but shot down, or that by going EMP Cannon only means less alien artifacts will be destroyed. While all this is true, the main goal in every engagement is to outgun and destroy the UFO as fast as possible while suffering ideally no damage to your ships. So you should definitely always use both your weapons, no exceptions.
	*'''Distance'''. Select the ship's starting distance. Can be Short, Long, or Auto. Auto sets the starting distance according to better DPS, if the Start Close option is off. This will actually always be Close if you use the recommended vanilla LW weapons balance. Beware Close range ships are primary UFO targets and even get ~~targetted~~ by the whole UFO squadrons with bonus aim! So remember to set this before every ~~enagement~~!		*'''Distance'''. Select the ship's starting distance. Can be Short, Long, or Auto. Auto sets the starting distance according to better DPS, if the Start Close option is off. This will actually always be Close if you use the recommended vanilla LW weapons balance. Beware Close range ships are primary UFO targets and even get targeted by the whole UFO squadrons with bonus aim! So remember to set this before every engagement!

	===Aggro===		===Aggro===
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	===UFO Squadrons===		===UFO Squadrons===
	Depending on [[Threat (Long War)\|XCOM Threat]] and Number of Ships on a continent, aliens will deploy 0-3 extra UFOs to protect the main UFO performing an [[Alien Missions (Long War)\|Alien Misison]]. The formula is Min(3, XComThreat + NumOfShipsOnContinent - 5), where XComThreat is 0-4, NumOfShips is 0-6. Aliens also need to reach certain [[Alien Research (Long War)\|Alien Research]] and have enough [[Alien Resources (Long War)\|Alien Resources]] level to launch specific escorts (configurable). Escorts always pick Aggressive stance (by default), and grant some extra engagement time. Killing escorts only grants experience and kills for pilots, they do not provide any cash or alloys, and never spawn a crash site.		Depending on [[Threat (Long War)\|XCOM Threat]] and Number of Ships on a continent, aliens will deploy 0-3 extra UFOs to protect the main UFO performing an [[Alien Missions (Long War)\|Alien Misison]]. The formula is Min(3, XComThreat + NumOfShipsOnContinent - 5), where XComThreat is 0-4, NumOfShips is 0-6. Aliens also need to reach certain [[Alien Research (Long War)\|Alien Research]] and have enough [[Alien Resources (Long War)\|Alien Resources]] level to launch specific escorts (configurable). Escorts always pick Aggressive stance (by default), and grant some extra engagement time. Killing escorts only grants experience and kills for pilots, they do not provide any cash or alloys (by default), and never spawn a crash site.

	Important facts not mentioned in mod description:		Important facts not mentioned in mod description:
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	* By default, all the exports are always the same highest type as Alien Research and Alien Resource levels allows.		* By default, all the exports are always the same highest type as Alien Research and Alien Resource levels allows.
	* Ships going Short range get hit by everyone - including the main UFO! - while at Long range you fight all Ufo's one at a time.		* Ships going Short range get hit by everyone - including the main UFO! - while at Long range you fight all Ufo's one at a time.
	* Ufo's not directly ~~targetted~~ by XCOM don't get Close range bonus when they fire at a Close range ship.		* Ufo's not directly targeted by XCOM don't get Close range bonus when they fire at a Close range ship.
			* Escort is never a bigger class UFO than the main ship

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	;Raider		;Raider
	PossibleEscort=(iUFOType=5, iReqResearch=270, iReqResourceLvl=3)		PossibleEscort=(iUFOType=11, iReqResearch=270, iReqResourceLvl=3)

	;Destroyer		;Destroyer
	PossibleEscort=(iUFOType=11, iReqResearch=360, iReqResourceLvl=4)		PossibleEscort=(iUFOType=5, iReqResearch=360, iReqResourceLvl=4)
	</pre>		</pre>

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	;set TRUE below to allow random stance for escorts (otherwise escorts are always AGG)		;set TRUE below to allow random stance for escorts (otherwise escorts are always AGG)
	RANDOMIZE_STANCE_OF_ESCORTS=~~false~~		RANDOMIZE_STANCE_OF_ESCORTS=true
	</pre>		</pre>

	I recommend to set the ~~first two~~ options to true to add more variation to UFO escorts~~. All aggressive is probably fine - escort UFO's are guarding the main UFO's mission, seeking to destroy any XCOM ship which could threaten it. They don't care much about their own safety~~.		I recommend to set the options to true to add more variation to UFO escorts.

	==Other Config Changes==		==Other Config Changes==
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	==Just Squadrons==		==Just Squadrons==
	Need more vanilla Long War? Don't ~~wan't~~ to bother with all the new features, just want to see XCOM and UFO squadrons to play it out? Look no further:		Need more vanilla Long War? Don't want to bother with all the new features, just want to see XCOM and UFO squadrons to play it out? Look no further:

	https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/823		https://www.nexusmods.com/xcom/mods/823

	[[Category: Long War]]		[[Category: Long War]]