It added character classes, abilities, weapons, armor, items, new features like soldier fatigue, and re-balanced and improved late-game enemy encounters by allowing enemies to research upgrades just as the player can - all of which significantly extended the lifespan of an XCOM campaign. The news comes along with the information that Long War Studios is re-branding as Pavonis Interactive, potentially due to their branching out from modding into developing their own project Terra Invicta - a strategy game set in space which is currently in 'pre-kickstarter development.'įor anyone who didn't play the original Long War mod, the project gained popularity due to its almost unprecedented scope and, as it stands, has been downloaded from Nexus Mods more than 800,000 times. If you're a fan of the XCOM franchise and a PC gamer, chances are you've heard of Long War Studios and their partial conversion mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Long War. If you're one of the many who enjoyed extending their XCOM experience then you'll be excited to hear that news released by 2K Games today on the official XCOM 2 website tells us that the studio is working on 'something ambitious' with the large headline of Long War 2 (intentionally) giving away what that might be.
