Stukovs Medal Bonuses – Open XCOM Commendations
Medal Bonuses
An addon for Custom Soldier Medals that gives your medals mechanical weight. Award commendations through the medal UI, then apply stat bonuses via console commands.
Features
- 65 OpenXcom-inspired medals – A complete replacement medal library with thematic military commendations
- Stat bonuses – Each medal provides small, flavorful stat bonuses matching its theme
- Trade-off medals – Some medals have negative stats reflecting their nature (e.g., Crimson Heart: +3 Will, -1 Mobility)
- Combat Intelligence medals – Five medals can boost your soldier’s Combat Intelligence tier
- UFOpedia integration – Full lore entries with historical quotes for each medal (requires WOTC UFOpedia mod)
- Fully configurable – Edit XComMedalBonuses.ini to customize all bonuses
Requirements
- Custom Soldier Medals (Required) – The base medal system
- WOTC UFOpedia (Optional) – For encyclopedia entries with medal lore
Usage
- Award a medal to a soldier using the Custom Soldier Medals UI
- Open the console (~) while viewing that soldier in the Armory
- Type: AwardMedal Medal Name (quotes optional)
- To remove bonuses: StripMedal Medal Name
- To see all medals: ListMedals
Medal Categories
- Combat Excellence (9) – Kill performance medals
- Tactical Excellence (12) – Combat technique medals
- Capture & Restraint (3) – Non-lethal takedown medals
- Psi Warfare (3) – Psionic combat medals
- Valor & Survival (6) – Damage taken medals
- Medical (3) – Healing and support medals
- Mission Participation (6) – Service record medals
- Special Operations (2) – Night mission medals
- Base Operations (2) – Facility assault/defense medals
- Exceptional Performance (4) – Outstanding achievement medals
- Service & Leadership (5) – Long service medals
- Posthumous Awards (6) – Memorial medals
Design Philosophy
- Bonuses are intentionally small (+1 to +3 for most stats)
- Medals are flavor, not power spikes
- Some medals have trade-offs to reflect their nature
- Combat Intelligence boosts are rare and valuable
- Ability Points are permanent (cannot be stripped)
Compatibility
- Requires a new campaign for the medal library replacement
- Safe to add mid-campaign (bonuses work, but you’ll have the base mod’s medal names)
- No script overrides – purely additive
Configuration
Edit XComMedalBonuses.ini to customize bonuses. Available stats:
WillBonus, AimBonus, DefBonus, MobBonus, DodgeBonus, HackBonus, HPBonus, CritBonus, PsiBonus, ArmorBonus, ArmorPierceBonus, SightBonus, FlankCritBonus, FlankAimBonus, APBonus, ComIntBoost
Credits
- Medal concepts inspired by OpenXcom commendation system
- Quotes from Clausewitz, Sun Tzu, Napoleon, Churchill, Shakespeare, and more
"Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever." — Napoleon Bonaparte
Download
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack
Required DLC:
These DLC should be installed in order to use this item.
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen - Tactical Legacy Pack
