Template:Modding Subject XCOM2
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Microsoft Windows & Steam Client basics for XCOM®
- %USERNAME% is set by Microsoft Windows at Login.
- %Steam% value may be found within Steam: "Steam" menu > "Settings" > "Downloads" panel > "STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS" button > "FOLDER" column
- Personally, I (being the contributor who made the template that is the source of this line) have a "Simple Volume" (on an external-USB-Drive) mounted in the "folder" listed here.
- It is highly recommended that "C:\Program Files\" not be in the path to this "folder"!
- It is highly recommended that "C:\Program Files (x86)\" not be in the path to this "folder"!
- Personally, I (being the contributor who made the template that is the source of this line) have a "Simple Volume" (on an external-USB-Drive) mounted in the "folder" listed here.
XCOM®: Enemy Unknown (EU)
Microsoft Windows Version: Windows Vista Game Installation Folder: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM-Enemy-Unknown\" Game Document Folder: "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\"
XCOM®: Enemy Within (EW)
Microsoft Windows Version: Windows Vista or later Game Installation Folder: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM-Enemy-Unknown\XEW\" Game Documents Folder: "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Within\"
XCOM® 2
Microsoft Windows Version: Windows 7 x64-bit Game Installation Folder: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2\" Game Documents Folder: "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\XCOM2\"
XCOM® 2 Development Tools
SDK Installation Folder: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 SDK\" SDK Documents Folder: "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\Firaxis ModBuddy\XCOM\" These two supporting "Redist" programs only need to be installed ONCE - for either "XCOM 2 SDK" or "XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK": UE3 Redistributable: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 SDK\Binaries\Redist\UE3Redist.exe" Visual Studio isoshell: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 SDK\Binaries\Redist\vs_isoshell.exe" Manual Debugging BAT file: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2\Binaries\Win64\Launcher\StartDebugging.bat" ModBuddy Executable: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 SDK\Binaries\Win32\ModBuddy\XCOM ModBuddy.exe" * (right-click) > "Properties" > "Compatibility" > check "Run this program as an administrator" then "Apply" & "OK". * Required? (for ModBuddy to launch XCOM in Debug Mode!) * Optional? (may manualy launch XCOM in Debug Mode - using StartDebugging.bat - see above ...) ModBuddy Documentation: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 SDK\Documenation\XCOM2 SDK QuickStart.PDF" * Where you can find configuration essentials for this ModBuddy. In ModBuddy At "Tools" menu > "Options" > "XCOM 2" panel: XCOM 2 Install Path: %Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2\XComGame\ XCOM 2 User Path: %Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 SDK\XComGame\
XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen (Wotc)
Microsoft Windows Version: Windows 7 x64-bit Game Installation Folder: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2\XCom2-WarOfTheChosen\" Game Documents Folder: "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\XCOM2 War of the Chosen\"
XCOM® 2 War of the Chosen Development Tools & XCOM® 2 War of the Chosen Development Tools [full_content]
SDK Installation Folder: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK\" SDK Documents Folder: "C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\Firaxis ModBuddy\XCOM - War of the Chosen\" These two supporting "Redist" programs only need to be installed ONCE - for either "XCOM 2 SDK" or "XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK": UE3 Redistributable: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK\Binaries\Redist\UE3Redist.exe" Visual Studio isoshell: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK\Binaries\Redist\vs_isoshell.exe" Manual Debugging BAT file: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2\XCom2-WarOfTheChosen\Binaries\Win64\Launcher\StartDebugging.bat" ModBuddy Executable: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK\Binaries\Win32\ModBuddy\XCOM ModBuddy.exe" * (right-click) > "Properties" > "Compatibility" > check "Run this program as an administrator" then "Apply" & "OK". * Required? (for ModBuddy to launch XCOM in Debug Mode!) * Optional? (may manualy launch XCOM in Debug Mode - using StartDebugging.bat - see above ...) ModBuddy Documentation: "%Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK\Documenation\XCOM2 - War of the Chosen SDK QuickStart.PDF" * Where you can find configuration essentials for this ModBuddy. In ModBuddy At "Tools" menu > "Options" > "XCOM 2" panel: XCOM 2 Install Path: %Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2\XCom2-WarOfTheChosen\XComGame\ XCOM 2 User Path: %Steam%\SteamApps\common\XCOM 2 War of the Chosen SDK\XComGame\
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- {{Programs and Tools - Windows & Steam basics for XCOM2:WotC}}
- Modding Tools - XCOM:EU 2012
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