XCOM: Enemy Unknown

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About this mod

nTex is a UI texture replacement mod, designed to bring a bit of colour and added clearness to XCOM. The files used in the creation of the mod have been released so you can make your own version easily.

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User Recommendations
"I can see this become the next must-have mod for XCOM." - ssskoopa
"This mod is truly brilliant. Funny how much difference updated and improved icons make to my gaming pleasure." - bluedive
"Beautiful! Awesome! Wonderful! Excellent! I'm excited and impressed! At this point, I DON'T play XCOM without your mod!" - resonansER


Recommended Mods
Long War
XCOM Camera Tweaks
XCOM Interface & Gameplay Tweaks
Military Retexture Pack for EW Long War
Note: These are mods that I personally use and enjoy, there are lots of other great ones out there too!


nTex is designed to bring a different flavour to the standard XCOM interface. It replaces many of the icons and graphics present in vanilla with custom-made ones that were either drawn from scratch, use images extracted directly from the game, or taken from completely free clipart sites such as clker.com. The mod is compatible with pretty much any mod except those that use TexMod to change the same graphics files. Mods that conflict can be set to take priority over nTex simply by putting them above nTex in the TexMod load order.

Full installation instructions are included in the mod download.

Note for Long War users: Follow the instructions in the download for nTex after you have installed Long War and not before, otherwise Long War will fail to install correctly.

Users of non-English Versions
If you load up the mod using TexMod and find the game is now in English but want to use it in your native langauge, please follow the instructions in the post here. Thanks to vnsh for discovering how to do this!

Note on Anti-Virus Programs
TexMod works by "intercepting" calls to memory addresses and replacing the graphic that would normally come back with one included in the mod. This behaviour is sometimes used by viruses and most AV software will flag TexMod as some sort of risk. This has been happening as long as TexMod has been going, and I've been using the exact executable included in the mod for 6 years with no ill effects. If you are unsure in any way I take no offense if you wish to be cautious and not use the mod!




  • Class icons for both normal, genetically modified, and psionic soldiers.
  • Perk icons for the Assault, Heavy, Sniper, Support, MEC Trooper & Psionic classes, as well as all Gene Mods.
  • Icons for general abilities (Shoot, Hunker Down, Overwatch etc)
  • Utility buttons for Tactical screen (End Turn, Soldier Info etc)
  • Country flags for squad list and uniform patches.
  • New images for Officer Training School upgrades.
  • Redone ammo counters using in-game graphics.
  • Civilian counter images during terror missions.
  • End of mission report images.
  • Barracks recruitment image.
  • Rank insignia.




  • EXALT weapon ammo counters are the same as XCOM ones. These weapons use the default image for their type and I can't change it using TexMod.
  • On the Abilities screen unattained rank insignia have the grey outline of the original images visible when promotions are available.
  • Target Info menu button in tactical screens is cyan instead of orange like the rest, this is a piece of weirdness by the designers and I can't change it.




  • A HUGE thank you to those who've donated, I never expected it and knowing you enjoy the mod enough to bother doing that makes all the hours that have gone into creating it worthwhile!
  • Firaxis for making the game in the first place.
  • Amineri, XMarksTheSpot, Bertilsson, johnnylump, and everyone else who has worked so hard, both to make XCOM moddable and to pass on their knowledge for others to use and learn from!
  • ssskoopa for plenty of useful feedback and suggestions over the course of the mods life.
  • Obelixdk for providing files he'd been working on to shorten development time of the Long War version!
  • Everyone else who has provided feedback and suggestions!




  • 4.3 - Added new SHIV icons and barracks navigation icons.
  • 4.2 - Added new icons for High Ground and MEC Close Combat. Removed old medal texture test.
  • 4.1 - Added new icons for Battle Fatigue, Fallen Comrades, and EXALT Hack. Tweaked Heavy perk Grenadier and MEC skill Grenade Launcher to use in-game frag grenade icon instead of generic one. Tweaked colour of small textures Poisoned, Shredder Rocket, Holo-Targeting, Panic, Suppression, and Critical Hit to red instead of cyan in keeping with normal colour scheme.
  • 4.0 - Added MEC ammo counters, small icons for overwatch, hunker down, lightning reflexes, blood call, critical hit, intimidate, heal, revive, poisoned, shredder rocket, suppression, holo-targeting, disabling shot and failed. Added new icons for medals and medal abilities both in medal screen and tactical screens. Added general icons for hardened, SCOPE, reaper rounds, mind shield, lead by example, and respirator implant. Added back and target info menu buttons. Redone SHIV plasma ammo counter, tactical end-of-mission icons (and added MELD one), slight tweak to dense smoke icon, redone barracks recruit image, tweaked gene icon in gene lab, redone all OTS icons and added Lead By Example.
  • 3.0 - New "Vanilla+" style for all ability icons, genemods, and general icons.
  • 2.3 - Added icons for all gene mods: Neural Feedback, Neural Damping, Hyper Reactive Pupils, Depth Perception, Secondary Heart, Adrenal Neurosympathy, Bioelectric Skin, Mimetic Skin, Muscle Fibre Density, and Adaptive Bone Marrow. Updated icons for Frag Grenade and Flashbang Grenade. Added icons for Gas Grenade, Ghost Grenade, Needle Grenade, and Mimic Beacon.
  • 2.23 - Minor update to fix Toolboks-installed section broken by XCOM patch released on 2/12/13.
  • 2.22 - Fixed MEC Flamethrower displaying wrong icon in Tactical missions and added Flashbang Grenade icon.
  • 2.2 - Fixed Poland flag displaying incorrectly, completed MEC Trooper icons, redid MEC perk icon Collateral Damage, added texture to class and rank images.
  • 2.1 - Updated to make the mod compatible with Enemy Within including: New Poland flag, new icons for MEC Trooper class and abilities, updated Genetics icon and Genetic image for class logos.
  • 2.0 - Major version change as mod includes Toolboks-installed code to change Tactical UI on every map. New ammo counters (again), this time including all SHIV weapons. Added icon for Chitin Plating. Long War version includes icon for Steady Weapon.
  • 1.4 - Retextured class perk icons. Changed Combat Stims icon from bottles to a syringe. Redone ammo counters. Added Blaster Launcher ammo counter.
  • 1.3 - Small update to Captain, Major and Colonel rank insignia. Release of Long War-compatible version that includes new class icons specific to the mod, and three new perk icons: Repair, Bombardier, and Ranger.
  • 1.2 - Added missing Drone Hacking and Head Down icons. New images for civilian counter during terror missions.
  • 1.1 - Added icon for Revive. Also added new images for all mission report categories and the soldier recruitment screen from the Barracks.
  • 1.0 - Added new images for all Officer Training School upgrades. Modified eye image on various icons. New ammo counters using in-game graphics to replace old outlines.
  • 0.9 - Completed general perk icons including Grapple, Combat Stims, Arc Thrower, and the Locked icon on the Ability screen. Added utility icons for Tactical screen: Info Screen, Next/Previous Soldier, Rotate Camrea Left/Right, End Turn. Resized certain icons slightly. Changed Fire Rocket icon for better version.
  • 0.8 - Added new perk icons for Support and Psionic classes. New icons for general abilities: Shoot, Frag Grenade, Alien Grenade, Hunker Down, Overwatch, Toggle Flight, Heal Wound. Redid Ghost icon to fit in with new general icons.
  • 0.7 - Added new perk icons for Sniper class. Also added new icon for Ghost ability.
  • 0.6 - Added new perk icons for Heavy class and modified fist on Assaults Aggression perk icon to be similar in size to Tactical Sense.
  • 0.5 - Added rank insignia for Abilities screen and coloured perk icons for Assault class.
  • 0.4 - Added class icons for psionic soldiers.
  • 0.3 - First public release of combined textures. Changes include new country flags, uniform patches, rank insignia and class icons.