LW Rebalance (for Long War)

What is this Mod?

This is a modification of a modification. :)  The popular Long War 1. 0 modification for XCOM:EU/EW was amazing and very successful.  However, there was still room for improvement... thus this mod.

Is there a wiki for this mod?

Yes.  Click here: https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php/Long_War_Rebalance

The wiki is a very thorough documentation of the entire mod.

Is there a discord for this mod?

Yes.  Click here: https://discord.gg/pMksYj98Zf

Is there a guide for this mod?

Yes.  Click here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3699171520

What difficulty should I play on?

LWR Easy is easier than Long War 1. 0 Normal. LWR Classic is similar to Long War 1. 0 Classic. LWR Brutal is around as hard as Long War 1. 0 Impossible. LWR Impossible is really tough, and pretty unforgiving.

It's probably best to start out a little easier if you've never played LWR before.

I'm amazing and am going to play on Impossible anyway!

If you feel like being masochistic and decide to play on impossible: please expect to lose many (literally many) times before you even come close to winning. I'd recommend treating impossible as more of a "How far can you get?" rather then a "Can you beat the game?". Impossible in Long War Rebalance is much harder than that difficulty was in Long War 1. 0.

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Articles Written:

On Vigaroe (by Ghoul King): https://www.vigaroe.com/2023/01/long-war-rebalance.html

On Substack (by Casey): https://xcom.substack.com/p/lw-rebalance-one-of-the-best-versions

Player Feedback:

...the best xcom experience I've ever had. This is a terrific modding work. I played LW before, but LWR is on another level.-- MT

The mod is a huuuuge improvement upon the base game, with mechanics far outmatching even the sequels of Enemy Within. The variety of builds, strats, and enemy leaders offer a massive sum of replayibility. The quality of life improvements are indispensible, and you cannot imagine not playing with anymore. The mod is one of the best I have ever played in any game.-- ImperatorSimo

It’s legitimately the best version of xcom I’ve played, even including some of the shenanigans you can do with modded xcom 2 -- Admiral Billy

LWR is beyond expectations.  Some of the code adjustments have completely changed the game for the better.  I love the pod mechanics, Xcom scamper, air game changes, recon & perk adjustments, the list goes on.  And over all balance of perks, gear, everything is much better than LW.-- bcdaphi

LWR represents in my opinion the best modification of - hands down - the best pc-strategy game of the last 30 years (I was born in 1982), Long War-Mod included of course.-- guitarwolf03

XCOM Long War was already my favorite game of all time, and you've made it even better! Finding your mod was a revelation. I particularly like how the new pod activation mechanics fundamentally change the feel and tactics of the alien engagements. Very nicely done.-- Grendel13G

u shaped my favourite game in a drug-- Nuvola84

I have sunk hundreds of hours into this mod and will sink in thousands more. This mod has taken the awesome core of LW and removed all of the the boring bloat - no more will you be overwatch crawling across the map for hours avoiding pods at all costs, now you will spend most of your time murking aliens, strategising, and actually doing the stuff that makes XCOM fun. Absolute killer, thank you.--Regatronification

I absolutelly love the mod – one of the best games I have ever played.[/quo