Beta v1.19.0rc

[Musashi1584]

General

Ini settings

Mod compatibility

In XComGame.ini mods can specify an array of incompatible and/or required mods. This will be used to show an warning popup if they are present. (#524)

[ModSafeName CHModDependency]
+IncompatibleMods=OtherModSafeName
+IgnoreIncompatibleMods=OtherModSafeName
+RequiredMods=OtherModSafeName
+IgnoreRequiredMods=OtherModSafeName
DisplayName="Fancy Mod"

DLC Run Order

In XComGame.ini mods can define an array of other mods which dlc hooks should run before and/or after the mods dlc hook.
LoadPriority can be RUN_STANDARD, RUN_FIRST or RUN_LAST. RunBefore and RunAfter only work within the defined LoadPriority group. Only change load priority if you really sure that its needed for you mod (#511)

[ModSafeName CHDLCRunOrder]
+RunBefore=OtherModSafeName
+RunAfter=OtherModSafeName
RunPriorityGroup=RUN_STANDARD

Strategy

• Triggers the event OverrideCurrentDoom to allow mods to override doom amount for doom updates (Need event hook to handle doom being created by missions not on geoscape #550)
• Triggers the event PsiProjectCompleted to notify mods when a soldier has finished training in the psi labs (Add an event notification for when psi training completes #534)
• Triggers the event OverrideNoCaEventMinMonths to allow mods to force the UI to display no CA nag during first month
• Triggers the event CustomizeStatusStringsSeparate in XomGameState_Unit::GetStatusStringsSeparate (Allow custom statuses from mods for units #322)
• Triggers the event OverridePersonnelStatus in UIUtilities_Strategy::GetPersonnelStatusStringParts. This allows listeners the opportunity to override the status, its time remaining and its colour. (Allow custom statuses from mods for units #322)
• Triggers the event OverridePersonnelStatusTime in a number of places to allow listeners to change the way unit status times (like how long is left on a covert action) are displayed. For example, a listener could display a time in hours rather than days, perhaps based on how many hours are left. (Allow custom statuses from mods for units #322)
• Triggers the event OverrideMissionSiteIconImage to allow mods to override the image shown for mission site icons (Allow mods to customise various aspects of mission icons on the Geoscape #537)
• Triggers the event StrategyMapMissionSiteSelected to allow mods to provide mission launch screens for missions that have custom mission sources (Allow mods to customise various aspects of mission icons on the Geoscape #537)
• Triggers the event OverrideMissionSiteTooltip to allow mods to override the tooltip displayed for a mission site icon (Allow mods to customise various aspects of mission icons on the Geoscape #537)
• Triggers the event OverrideScanSiteTooltip to allow mods to override the tooltip displayed for a
  scan site icon (Allow mods to customise various aspects of mission icons on the Geoscape #537)
• Triggers the event MissionIconSetMissionSite to allow mods to customize a mission site's icon in
  other ways than just the tooltip and image (Allow mods to customise various aspects of mission icons on the Geoscape #537)
• Triggers the event MissionIconSetScanSite to allow mods to customize a scan site's icon in other
  ways than just the tooltip and image (Allow mods to customise various aspects of mission icons on the Geoscape #537)

Modding Exposures

• Remove private from X2AIBTBehaviorTree.Behaviors so that mods can change the behavior trees without
  overwriting all the necessary entries (Allow mods to override the AI behavior trees #410)

Configuration

• bSkipCampaignIntroMovies skips the intro movies on campaign start (Skip intro movies on strat debug start or by config option #543)

Improvements

• Customization localizations now picked up for Torso/Legs/Arms. If the TemplateName already
  contains the parttype name (ie Torso/Legs/Arms), then the object name in the localization file
  matches as for other parts (in particular this means Anarchy's Children localizations which already exist in the files
  are picked up automatically). Otherwise, "_Torso"/"_Legs"/"_Arms" is appended to the template name
  to create the unique object name. (Allow Torsos, Arms, Legs to have localized names #328)

Fixes

• Fix a pathing issue in base game with "flying" pod leaders where non-flat tiles on their
  paths prevent them from patrolling (Fix pathing for flying units #503)

Tactical

• AllowInteractHack allows mods to prevent units from being able to hack InteractiveObjects (Allow mods to prevent hack interactions with objects #564)
• OverrideEncounterZoneAnchorPoint allows mods to override the anchor point used by XCOM 2
  in determining patrol zones for pods (Provide an option to disable changing patrol zones #500)
• 'OverridePatrolBehavior' allows mods to disable the base game pod patrol logic if they
  want to handle it themselves (Allow mods to override patrol behaviour #507)
• 'DrawDebugLabels' allows mods to draw their own debug information on the canvas used by
  XComTacticalController.DrawDebugLabels() (Allow mods to take part in drawing debug labels #490)
• OverrideAbilityIconColor provides a tuple with the same ID as the
  event and data of the form [bool IsObjective, string Color] that allows
  mods to override the color of soldier abilities in the tactical HUD (Support dynamic colours for tactical HUD ability icons? #400)

Configuration

• Allow X2AbilityToHitCalc_StatCheck to check for hit chance modifiers (give X2AbilityToHitCalc_StatCheck::GetHitChance the ability to apply modifiers #467)

Fixes

• Fixed XCGS_Unit::GetStatModifiers() as XCGS_Unit::GetStatModifiersFixed(),
  X2AbilityToHitCalc_StandardAim, the only vanilla user of this method, changed to match(XCGS_Unit:GetStatModifiers reports bogus modifiers for multipliers #313)
• Allow soldiers to be carried out from multiple missions in a campaign (Allow soldiers to be carried out multiple times in a campaign #557)
• Fix patrol logic when corners of a patrol zone lie outside of the map edges and
  a pod tries to patrol to any of them (Fix patrol zones that overlap map edges #508)
• Make disorient reapply to disoriented units so that things like flashbangs can
  still remove overwatch from disoriented units (Allow sources of disorient to affect disoriented units #475)

Miscellaneous

Mod/DLC Hooks

• AbilityTagExpandHandler_CH expands vanilla AbilityTagExpandHandler to allow reflection

Event Hooks

• Uprivate XComTacticalMissionManager::CacheMissionManagerCards to allow mods to use manager's decks (Unprivate XComTacticalMissionManager CacheMissionManagerCards #528)

Improvements

• "Arms" no longer always hide forearm decos, but obey the archetype flag as the left/right arms do. (Parts Validation on Torso Change #350)
• Arms and left/right arm customization dropdowns remain selectable even if they only have one entry
  iff both arms and seperate left/right arms are available. (Parts Validation on Torso Change #350)
• Appearances now update correctly when a part change differs only by material override (Pawn is not updated correctly when some part changes only differ by override material #354)
• All relevant body parts are now correctly validated when the torso is changed. (Parts Validation on Torso Change #350)