The only way to customize your soldiers is, like you said, either from the Armory or in the mission deploy screen. You can’t customize engineers and scientists. You can customize scientists and engineers BEFORE you start a game.
Can you appear as VIP in XCOM 2?
Can Appear as VIP lets characters to appear as Resistance VIPs in the rescue missions given to you by the Spokesman. Once rescued, they can be either Engineers or Scientists. Can Appear as Dark VIP can cause them to appear in Guerilla Ops as ADVENT VIPs, who can be captured or killed.
Can you make your own character in XCOM?
From the main menu, click Character Pool, and then Create Character. Think about who will break your heart the most when an alien eats theirs, and do your magic. Dwell on what you’ve created.
What are VIPs in XCOM 2?
VIPs are scientists and engineers. ‘Appear as Soldier’ makes them appear in any role a soldier can appear in, including rookies, rewards from missions, and purchasable soldiers from the black market and HQ.
What is XCOM 2 character pool?
The Character Pool is a section of XCOM 2 where you create custom characters. You can customize their names, appearances and roles. After you’ve made them, they can be exported and shared with friends. You can also import soldiers others have made using this tool.
Where do you put custom soldiers in XCOM 2?
Click on your newly created character pool to get a prompt that asks if you really want to copy your character into the selected pool. Hit Yes. Your custom soldiers are sent to the titular pool where they’ll chill in some temperate, sterile waters sipping on a fruity cocktai—er, wrong pool.
What do you do in the XCOM barracks?
Welcome to the XCOM Barracks – a place to upload, share, explore, and download characters created in XCOM 2! Recruit new soldiers, VIPs, and Dark VIPs from the universes of other XCOM Commanders, and share your own XOCM heroes (and villains)with the world.
Where can I download characters for XCOM 2?
Have a gander, but feel free to take our soldiers for a test drive if you like. Below each mugshot is a link where you can download the character pool file that includes the pictured soldier.
Is the game XCOM 2 a strategy game?
XCOM 2, the character creation game with a small strategy component, is finally out ( and it’s amazing ). This time around, XCOM 2 has a significantly more robust character creation kit that allows you to export your soldiers to a file, which you can then share and throw at unwary internet passersby.
