Earth's Finest - Crew Improvements
⚪ Last updated 2016This mod may not work until the author updates it. Check for an update, or see the rollback guide.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #5 of 66 Gameplay Effects and Changes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This mod aims to make recruiting your crew a more worthwhile endeavour, greatly increasing the strenght and usefulness of your crew members. By making each class unique and useful in their own way, choosing the right person to bring on a mission can make a difference.
Additionally, your tailor will now consider your head slot items for your crew's uniform!
Buffs, nerfs, tweaks, we got it all!
1. 7a Final compatibility pass
1. 7 Added compatibility for mods that edit player.config
1. 6 All combat classes have gone through a balance pass, they should better fit their role now. Outlaws and mechanics in particular have different purpose in mind. Note that compared to vanilla, all crewmembers are stronger across the board. This changelog compares the previous values from this mod
Reduced health and regeneration Increased damage Increased invulnerability time after hit Increased run speed
Soldier Slightly increased health Increased damage
Increased health and regeneration
Reduced health Reduced invulnerability time after hit
Reduced health Reduced invulnerability time after hit Slightly increased damage
Reduced health Reduced invulnerability time after hit
1. 5 The Janitor finally got a promotion! Now called Quartermaster, they act as your personal merchants. They have slightly better prices for buying and selling items compared to merchants in the outpost. (If your former janitor was recruited at the time of this update you will be unable to dismiss them, easiest way to fix it is to trap them in lava or have a monster kill them, they'll respawn on the ship and stay there) Idle crewmembers will wander around less frequently Penguins no longer have their weapons out at all times
1. 4 Each class now has an assigned weapon type - no more randomly assigned weapons for soldiers Soldier - Assault Rifles Outlaw - Sniper Rifles (+ dagger) Engineer - Rocket Launchers (no melee) Mechanic, Janitor - Shotguns
In a nutshell, soldiers are jack of all trades, outlaws excel at long range and engineers are heavy hitters, particularly effective against bosses but they won't fare well against small and agile enemies!
1. 3 Fix for crew members becoming unresponsive
1. 2 Crewmembers can apply field buffs from slightly further away Bugfixing
1. 1 Fixed crashing caused by the latest patch Compared to current vanilla version, crewmembers do roughly one third more damage <
Earth's Finest - Crew Improvements is a gameplay mod for XCOM 2 that makes recruiting crew members more rewarding by significantly boosting their strength and usefulness. It's for players who want their crew to be more effective in missions.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Solid community support with 336 endorsements and over 10k downloads
- Directly addresses a common complaint about crew being underpowered
- Simple concept that fits seamlessly into the game
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2016, so it may not be compatible with all current DLC or mods
- No detailed feature list, so you'll have to test to see exactly what changes
- Potential conflicts with other gameplay overhaul mods that touch crew stats
For XCOM 2 players who feel their crew members are too weak and want them to contribute more in combat. Skip if you prefer a challenging experience where crew are expendable.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure to check if the mod is compatible with your game version, especially if you have War of the Chosen.
- If you use other gameplay mods, load this one early to avoid conflicts.
- Test on a save before committing to a campaign to see if the balance feels right.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Starbound Mods
- Author
- Mickyan
- Version
- 1.7a
- Downloads
- 10,359
- Endorsements
- 336
- Category
- Gameplay Effects and Changes
- Created
- 7/28/2016
- Updated
- 8/13/2016
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