The Rag-Tag Classes (WOTC)

I’ve wanted to make some classes that would go alongside the 4 vanilla ones for while, wanted to make something more in line with them having 2 perk trees and such.

Also wanted to use some of the cool weapons from mods like SMG’s and Hunter Rifles but I always found that most of the time an Assault rifle is preferable when given a choice, similar to how Rangers can roll Shotguns or Assault rifles but why would you pick the latter in most situations?

Quick note: The 4 base game classes have by default the LW2 secondaries disabled for them for practical reasons.

The Rook: Rookies who have survived to promotion but prefer to stay with a more simpler approach in loadout, they use Assault Rifle class weapons and the Arcthrower as a throwback to EU, these guys are your sort of infantry type soldiers but instead of the traditional pistol they use their Arcthrowers in a support type role with options to become more offensive.

The Scout: These are your lightly armed forces who are quick on the feet so they can get to and extract objectives faster then many other classes, in return their primary weapon the SMG which is now it’s own weapon class instead of an Assault Rifle class weapon is not as strong, however they can make up for that with their sawed off shotguns which can provide good burst damage when needed. They also perform similar stealth roles to a Ranger or Reaper although the latter still exceeds overall.

The Tactician: They are your squad leaders and team support, they can handle themselves but their main objective is to support the rest of the squad by increasing their chances to succeed, equipped with Hunter rifles which are also their own weapon type they can mark and enemy while dealing damage however they can also give better Holotargeting support using their personal Holotargeters.

The Survivalist: Resistance members who prefer a more…old styled and subtle approach to Alien hunting, while their not quite stealth operated, they are there to make sure the enemy bleeds, Hunters of Aliens or those who try to survive, they use their Compound Crossbows and Combat knives to survive however they can.

Bonus perks: In addition to the classes the Xcom tree can now roll an additional 3 perks from the LW2 Perk Pack, Smoker, Flashbanger and Sprinter.

The first two give a free Smoke bomb and Flashbang for the specific soldier while Sprinter boosts a soldier’s mobility by one.

Here are some image albums for those who want to check out their skills and loadouts:

Rook: https://imgur.com/a/B26eWdW

Scout: https://imgur.com/a/uBjZLh1

Tactician: https://imgur.com/a/p8uzooq

Suvivalist: https://imgur.com/a/NcOVors

This mod incorporates 3 different mods for the primaries of the Scout, Tactician and Survivalist

The SMG: Only edits made to the mod are price adjustments for legend and outside of it as well as making it a SMG category instead of an assault rifle.

The Hunter Rifle: Edits were made to the damage so there would be less spread thus creating a more consistent weapon, prices were adjusted and the weapon was made into the hunterrifle weapon category.

The Crossbow: They were given their own schematics, they are separated from the Vektor rifles as much as possible for the transition as a standalone weapon category but for the most part they share the same stats such as damage damage, if you know how to edit an SRC file and ini configs then it’s adjustable.

The Lw2 secondaries are required for the classes but the mod itself is not included or edited in any way besides disabling their use on the base game classes, the Gauntlet is not used in this mod at all but it is removed from the base game classes so unless you have another class mod that uses it the weapon is just kinda there in your barracks sorry, I might make a separate class as an add on for this one.

Gauss weapons and Plasma Sniper research unlocks tier 2 and 3 Hunter rifles and Crossbows
Magnetized weapons and Plasma Rifle Research unlocks tier 2 and 3 SMG’s.

None recorded as of now for this mod specific but if any are reported I will add here until they are fixed. (If unable to be fixed it will remain up here)

If anyone runs into anymore issues let me know and I’ll try to address them as best as I can, this being my first publicly released class pack after several failed private attempts there could be hiccups, report them if you find any.

Instead of saying what is compatible let’s say what is not

The LW2 Classes mod if your using the perk pack for this, you could run this mod with just that class mod but my class mod doesn’t really fit for what that mod is trying to do, so it works but it doesn’t really mesh.

LW2 SMG: Since their included no reason to sub to them anyways.

The Hunter Rifle from Pathfinders, both the standalone and the one from the whole Pathfinder package.

I’d like to thank the following people who have helped and/or I’ve gotten permission to use assets from them

Flashstriker97: For helping me with planning and choosing many of the abilities for this mod, this probably wouldn’t be as balanced if it wasn’t for them.

Shiremct: For the assistance with their tips and guidance

Favid: For creating the LW2 Classes WOTC port, which I’ve ported to the Perk Pack required for this mod, as well as Favid’s Expanded Perk Pack which I also used for the mod.

Ketaros: For the class icons used for the Scout, Tactician and Survivalist.

Alterd-Rushnano: For the Shorten ability from his Primary LW2 secondaries mod which I’ve included in the mod for the Rook class and made it into a class ability instead of one tied to the weapon itself.

Claus: For the Xcom Hunter rifles which I’ve included in the mod.

HotChocletyLez: For the Vektor Crossbows which were used for the mod.

Pavonis Studios: For their LW2 series of mods which a bit of the content in this mod originated from

The original WOTC LW2 Classes and Perks mod from Favid: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1335226018

Crossbows: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1773420239

Hunter rifle: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1200161630

LW2 SMG: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1126071432

LW2 Primary secondaries for the Shorten perk: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1741136054

Ketaros 2D Package: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1557951815

Besides potential class balancing in the future there are two potential things I can do with this mod for new content.

GTS Purchasable abilities, I didn’t want to roll these off the bat because I wanted feedback so I could give these classes abilities that would work well but wouldn’t be absolutely required.

Breakthroughs for the SMG, Hunter Rifle and Crossbow, I currently don’t know how to add these to the mod plus I would need to make some UI stuff for them…which isn’t my strong suit personally.