REQUIRED: Music Mod Manager

Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2863096697

I built this mod for myself to add a new flavour to the game and realised it's added a little flavour to the things the Avenger screens. So, after a year of toying with it, I've decided to release it.

I'm aware not all music will cater to your tastes. Therefore, I've made it rather customisable! But, you're going to have to do a little leg work on your part.

Each cue are around 20 songs each from the playlists below (in the order they show up in the playlist):

Rock Playlist

Pop Playlist

Blues Playlist

Hip Hop Playlist

Note: Every single track has been modified to sound like it's coming from a speaker system. You cannot change this unless you have your own wav files to replace mine, but it also requires learning how to edit upk files!


What you can't do:

Add your own music unless you're willing to learn how to use the editor:

https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/wotc_modding/guides/firsttime/

By the end of the dreadful set-up process, you'll be able to edit any of the main upk's and add your own tracks.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1364205409


Will this work on the vanilla version?

I don't see why not...


INSTALL:

Place in:

SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\XCOM 2\XCom2-WarOfTheChosen\XComGame\Mods

Extract upk's to the "content" folder, if downloaded individually.

You do not need to download all the cues! You can modify the XComStrategySound.ini to remove the cues you won't need.

If you did not download a particular cue, or want to remove a particular genre, you're going to have to comment it out ";" or remove the line in the file below:

config > XComStrategySound.ini

You can comment things out like this:

; +MusicDefs=(MusicID="ResistanceMusicStation_HQStageOne_Blues", \\
;CuePath="ResistanceMusicMixes.ResistanceMusicMixes_Blues_Cue", \\
;Group=eSSG_Chapter01)

CAN I USE THIS FOR MISSIONS!?!?

You can and it works... weird things may happen though...

You'll have to do some leg work in understanding how the ini functions:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1364205409

Otherwise copy "XComTacticalSound.ini" from the Missions Playlist ini folder to the config folder.

If you want to add music to the squad select, avenger scene, and end of mission bits, you'll need to edit XComStrategySound.ini.

If you open it up you'll notice I've already included the code for it inside, you just need to remove the ";" to activate the music for those bits. 

If none of this makes sense, then please, please, please read the guide on how to use the system!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1364205409


BUILDING A CUSTOM PLAYLIST

This is not a short process and all instructions are detailed in the "READ ME - SERIOUSLY.txt", so please read it!

NOTE: THIS WILL TAKE EFFORT AND PATIENCE!!!!

IF YOU WANT THIS TO HAPPEN IN MISSIONS TOO. YOU WILL HAVE TO EDIT XComTacticalSound.ini TOO, BUT THE BEHAVIOUR MAY BE UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE NOT FULLY TESTED!

Back up the original if you're going to overwrite anything.

GOD HELP YOU!

It'll be a frustrating process, but rewarding in the end!