[WOTC] I’m the commander here REDUX

I’m the Commander Here REDUX is a WOTC ability replacement mod based on [WotC] I’m the Commander here.

Instead of only replacing the XCOM / Training Center ability line, REDUX lets you directly choose an ability-tree line, select a rank slot, and replace that slot with another ability.

• Adds an Ability Replace button to the soldier promotion / ability screen.
• Can replace existing ability slots and empty slots.
• Can replace already purchased slots if enabled in MCM.
• Uses a fixed training AP cost, configurable in MCM.
• Refreshes the promotion screen after applying a replacement.

• Default: uses the current soldier class, random deck, and shared / cross-class ability pools. This stays close to original ITCH behavior while still showing common class perks.
• Current class abilities only OFF: uses a broader all-class ability pool, similar to ITCH Extension.
• Show all abilities ON: experimental full X2AbilityTemplate scan. This can reveal standalone perk-pack abilities, but dummy, hidden, weapon-related, or enemy-only abilities may also appear. Use with caution.
• By default, Show all abilities uses Search-only Show All scan. REDUX behaves like the normal ITCH-style pool until you enter a search keyword.
• Search-only mode avoids scanning every ability template when opening the replacement screen or applying a replacement, greatly reducing lag.
• The tradeoff is that you need to know at least 1 character of the localized ability name or template name.
• Search results match either localized name or template name.
• Enable Slot Override lets you choose Primary Weapon, Secondary Weapon, or No Weapon Slot behavior when replacing an ability.
• Random uses the currently filtered ability pool and search results, then displays a random set of valid ability candidates.
• Random results do not apply automatically. You still choose one of the displayed cards and apply it manually.
• Abilities are sorted by localized display name by default, so English names are generally A-Z and Korean names are generally 가-나-다.
• Already learned abilities and abilities already present in the soldier’s tree are excluded.
• Abilities without LocHelpText are hidden by default to help filter out dummy or internal-use perks.

• REDUX uses a paged ability-card UI instead of spawning every available ability icon at once.
• Only a limited number of ability icons are loaded at once.
• This helps the replacement screen stay smoother even with many class mods, perk packs, or other ability-pool-expanding mods installed.

• Ability selection uses icon cards.
• Each card shows the ability icon, localized ability name, and template name.
• Ability cards support hover highlighting and persistent selected-card highlighting.
• Selected ability details appear in the left detail panel.
• Rank-slot tooltips can show the existing ability’s localized name, template name, and help text.
• Quick Filters let you toggle key ability-list filters directly from the replacement screen.
• Quick Filter tooltips explain each filter and show its current ON / OFF state.
• Bottom status text shows page, training AP cost, search keyword, selected slot, and selected ability.
• Layout, font size, icon size, card grid, panel positions, and panel sizes are configurable in MCM.

• Default ability line count is 3.
• MCM can increase ability lines up to 10 for custom classes.
• 1-5 ability lines: uses full-width line buttons.
• 6-10 ability lines: uses a compact two-column layout.
• Default rank slot count is 7.
• REDUX tries to auto-detect 8-rank class layouts when possible.
• MCM can manually set rank slots to 8 for LWOTC / Long War-style classes if auto-detection does not match the class layout.

Max Rank Slots note:

• 7 = standard WOTC rank layout.
• 8 = LWOTC / Long War-style rank layout.

• Not compatible with the original [WotC] I’m the Commander here or its extended versions.
• They modify similar promotion / ability replacement behavior and may create overlapping buttons or conflicting logic.
• Mods that completely replace the soldier promotion / ability screen may cause compatibility issues.
• Custom soldier classes and perk packs should generally work if their abilities are added to soldier class templates / possible ability lists.
• If you find a compatibility issue with another mod, please let me know.

• Ability Replace button position and size.
• Main panel layout.
• Ability card grid size.
• Font sizes and icon size.
• Training AP cost.
• Maximum ability line count.
• Maximum rank slot count.
• Enable / disable Quick Filters.
• Save Quick Filter values or use them temporarily per screen.
• Current-class pool, broader all-class pool, and experimental Show All scan toggles.
• Search-only Show All scan.
• Show / hide abilities without LocHelpText.
• Allow / disallow replacing already purchased ability slots.
• Dedicated MCM tooltips with default values and color-highlighted warnings.
• Reset all settings to defaults.

Controller support is included. This still needs more testing.

• R3: open the Change Ability menu.
• A / PS X: apply replacement.
• B / PS O: close.
• D-Pad Up/Down or Left Stick Up/Down: select ability line.
• D-Pad Left/Right or Left Stick Left/Right: select rank slot.
• LB / RB: select previous / next ability.
• LT / RT: previous / next ability page.
• X / PS Square: search.
• Y / PS Triangle: clear search.
• L3: show selected ability detail popup.

Console commands:

This mod is based on [WotC] I’m the Commander here.

Original concept and base functionality belong to the original mod. CommanderHere REDUX rebuilds and expands the ability replacement UI, ability selection flow, empty-slot replacement support, MCM options, search, sorting, layout handling, and compatibility options.

Thanks to RustyDios for the sticky highlight and hover outline suggestion.