[Megathread] XCOM 2 "The XCOM-project wants you!" character sharing-thread.

[Dezerte]

XCOM 2 MMOC character pool consolidation

Enlisted: 5

Date: 2016-02-14
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16-02-14
Added 'frogger237' as 'Thylacine'
16-02-13
Added 'iceberg265' as 'Iceberg'
16-02-06
Added 'Vespian'
16-02-05
Added 'Radaney'
16-02-04
Added 'Dezerte'

Character customization tips:

1. Make sure to include your MMOC user name in the 'Nickname' option. For first- and lastname don't use your real name, use a pseudonym (you're going to create one character that represents you).

2. Take note of the options on how your character will appear in the game.
Soldier Class
Rookie: your character will be randomly assigned a class when recruited.
Class-specific: your character will only appear as the class selected, this character can't be randomly recruited and must be found as a mission reward.

Spawn logic
Can Appear as Soldier: Determines whether this character can appear as a soldier or not.
Can Appear as VIP: Determines whether the character can appear as an mission reward or escort mission. Note: a character spawned as a 'VIP' can be either a soldier or scientist/engineer. (needs confirmation)
Can Appear as Dark VIP: Determines whether the character can appear as an enemy collaborator or not. Note: a character spawned as a 'Dark VIP' will be an enemy that either has to be captured or killed. (needs confirmation)

3. You can use the 'Biography' option to describe the character's beliefs and attitude, but also anything else that might be relevant or fun to know to act as an optional guideline for what kind of character this is.

How to submit your character to the pool:

1. Create your character with the 'Create Character' option in the 'Character Pool' option in the menu screen.
2. In the 'Character Pool' list your character should now appear, go ahead and select it (click the checkbox on the character) and go 'Export Selection'.
3. You will now be directed to the 'Importable Pools' list, go ahead and create a new pool with 'Create New Pool' (preferrably named the same as your username on MMOC).
4. Click on your newly created character pool and import your character to it.

5. Now go to x:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\MyGames\XCOM2\XComGame\CharacterPool\Importable
6. A .bin file with the name of the pool you created will be found here, this is the file you want to upload & share.
7. Upload this file to any file sharing site, e.g. Google Drive (requires registration) or Wikisend (requires no registration).
8. Post your file upload link in this thread or send me a PM, I will download your file and merge it to the consolidated character pool of MMOC users.

How to download & use the MMOC user character pool:

1. Download this file, 'MMOC.bin'.
2. Move the 'MMOC.bin' file to x:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\MyGames\XCOM2\XComGame\CharacterPool\Importable

3. Start XCOM 2.
4. Go into 'Character Pool' and click 'Import Character'.
5. The 'MMOC' pool should show up, select it and a list of all MMOC user characters should appear.
6. Choose 'Import Entire Pool' to import all characters, or select manually the characters you want.

(Optional) Changing how and when custom soldiers spawn:

1. Go to x:\Users\<UserName>\Documents\MyGames\XCOM2\XComGame\Config
2. Open 'XComGameData.ini'.
3. Search for (CTRL+F) 'character'.
4. There will be two lines of code that determine the spawning of characters:

InitialSoldiersCharacterPoolSelectionMode=eCPSM_Mixed

(this controls spawn logic for recruited soldiers)

RewardUnitCharacterSelectionMode=eCPSM_Mixed

(this controls spawn logic for rewarded characters)

5. There are three possible values for these two lines of code: Mixed, RandomOnly and PoolOnly.
6. You want to change the two lines of codes from Mixed to PoolOnly to prioritize custom characters over randomly generated characters.
7. The two lines of code should look like this if done correctly:

InitialSoldiersCharacterPoolSelectionMode=eCPSM_PoolOnly
RewardUnitCharacterSelectionMode=eCPSM_PoolOnly

Note: In the default setting (Mixed) there will be no preference for spawning custom characters, meaning random characters are just as likely to spawn as custom ones.

You can customize these two lines however you want, e.g. if you don't want custom characters to be able to show up as rewarded characters then edit the second line of code from PoolOnly to Random Only (note that this might prevent some characters that only spawn as reward characters from spawning at all).

tl;dr edition


"I want to join the pool but..."

If you don't have XCOM 2, or don't want to go through all that hassle, then write down a short summary of your character instead and I will attempt to re-create your character for the MMOC character pool.
Make sure to include:

* Nickname, gender and nationality.
* Soldier or non-combat role.
* General appearance, attitude and color scheme.

[eschatological]

I like the idea, I'll submit mine asap.


I'm also building a pool of pacifist revolutionaries as soldiers, cause I think Gandhi blowing away aliens is hilarious.

[Super Kami Dende]

Everytime I play through X-Com I always make a Jack Flash. He's always the first person I try to push to Captain.

Maybe I should add him to the Pool.

[Radaney]

I'll submit mine via PM asap.

[chipeat]

Here's mine using the characters from Mad Max. The antagonists can appear as either soldiers or Dark VIPs. Some creative license was needed for the creation of the soldiers so don't judge too harshly.

Since this is my first post, the forums will not allow me to post a link so i'll PM them to Dezerte.

-Chip

[Tenjen]

iam going to hold back a bit until some of the performance issues are fixed but ive head the gameplay is great and an upgrade over 1

[Radaney]

iam going to hold back a bit until some of the performance issues are fixed but ive head the gameplay is great and an upgrade over 1

Yeh it's great gameplay wise, the performance issues are real though. Freeze Frames, Slow actions, FPS drops. It's not unplayable but it can be awkward.

[Dezerte]

Here's mine using the characters from Mad Max. The antagonists can appear as either soldiers or Dark VIPs. Some creative license was needed for the creation of the soldiers so don't judge too harshly.

Since this is my first post, the forums will not allow me to post a link so i'll PM them to Dezerte.

-Chip

Just to clarify, one character that represents you is the idea behind this.

[Vespian]

I will soon upload mine. I've just decided to alter my current one, into an old(er) version of myself, which also makes it easier to write a bio. I'll edit and PM once I'm done.

Ehhh.. biography has a char limit?

Mine:
http://wikisend.com/download/767724/Vespian.bin

[Dezerte]

I've noticed some strange behavior with how custom characters appear in-game, e.g. they spawn in but with a different hairstyle or different biography (so I can have two characters with the same name, color etc except e.g. different hairstyle). Building a 'Guerrilla Tactics School' supposedly remedies the problem, but it seems weird that you have to do that.

[Radaney]

I've noticed some strange behavior with how custom characters appear in-game, e.g. they spawn in but with a different hairstyle or different biography (so I can have two characters with the same name, color etc except e.g. different hairstyle). Building a 'Guerrilla Tactics School' supposedly remedies the problem, but it seems weird that you have to do that.

Because certain cosmetic things unlock at different ranks in the story campaign. Also changing between regular armour and resistance DLC armour can make it change too.

[Dezerte]

Because certain cosmetic things unlock at different ranks in the story campaign. Also changing between regular armour and resistance DLC armour can make it change too.

I think some things are definitely randomized either way, despite how your character was designed. My own character was recruited with the 'Intense' attitude, when it was supposed to be 'By the book'. But I could also recruit soldiers that had the 'By the book' attitude as rookies, so it can't be that the 'By the book' attitude is locked behind ranks.

[iceberg265]

Here is me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9I...ew?usp=sharing

[Dezerte]

Here is me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9I...ew?usp=sharing

Added to the pool.

[frogger237]

I'm to lazy to go thru all the stuff to post one so here is mine if you guys want:

Kurt "Thylacine" Hogan
From Australia
Props-
Boonie Hat
Arms 4
legs 0
Torso 0
Eyepatch
Cigarette
Armor pattern Tiger
weapon pattern Tiger
Rest are None

Face A
Long Layers
Scruffy Beard
Hair Color 1
eye 0
race 0
skin 1
main armor color 4
secondary color 0
weapon color 4



Was going to do a biography but never got around to it.

[Deleted]

is the pool.bin somewhere to dl ?
Just found the links to Vespians (which isnt available anymore) and Icebergs Char.

Bought the Game yesterday, did the tut and 2 missions and now i wanna create a pool of chars first before i start playing
Will submit my Chars in the next days.