There are 8 soldier classes now (based off the 4 in XCOM EW) and 8 MEC classes (based off the 8 Long War classes).New stats such as damage reduction/penetration, half cover is buffed to no longer be suicidal like in the base game and worth taking now.For starters, you now start with a squad size of 6, which is upgradable to 8 for most missions and 10 to 12 for the bigger missions.Simply put, the mod makes the game last longer but gives the player more opportunities and granularity to an XCOM campaign. Long War is a mod for XCOM: Enemy Within that features hundreds of changes to the pacing and mechanics of Enemy Within to add more depth to the base game of Enemy Within. DOWNLOAD THE MOD HERE(current version - beta 15)Ī quick look at all the Long War class trees (updated for b15!)