Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
You Can Play Tactical Co-Op In XCOM 2 With This Mod
Modder Team Dragonpunk has released a mod that lets you play tactical co-op with friends in XCOM 2. The mod is still in beta, meaning that it features some bugs. It won't work with a turn timer, and is incompatible with Ironman mode. While it takes some patience to properly set-up, the concept is still pretty neat.
As of right now, the mod supports two player co-op, while Team Dragonpunk awaits approval from Firaxis to add 12 player co-op. Once you have the mod set up, you can add a friend to the game while you're on the squad selection screen. An additional button, which you can click to invite friends, will appear under the "select soldier" option, allowing you to access your Steam friend's list.
When the mission is finished, your friend will go back to their own game, with the amount of XP and loot they retrieved from the mission.
You can watch a preview of how the mod works below.
Click here to head to the Steam Workshop if you want to download the mod, or head here to read how to set up the mod. For more XCOM 2 mods, check out this mod that brings Fire Emblem-style relationship building to the game. You can read our review of XCOM 2 here.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
