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Is there a mod that fixes things resolving out of order? This playthrough has a bunch of soft freezes when a bunch of stuff goes off at once and its almost never in order so like a ragdoll will go flying, a bunch of notifications, then it'll warp back and go into the run motion before the camera zooms around to the overwatch trap.
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If I have some rangers that originally took bladestorm, and I'm doing stuff after they get training center abilities, is there any reason to give them Phantom instead of Conceal? Conceal seems strictly better. I mean I know I could do both but that seems like overkill generally.
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Feb 20, 2021 23:57
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Stefan Prodan posted:If I have some rangers that originally took bladestorm, and I'm doing stuff after they get training center abilities, is there any reason to give them Phantom instead of Conceal? Conceal seems strictly better. I mean I know I could do both but that seems like overkill generally. I can't think of a reason, other than saving some ability points. Conceal is much better, though honestly I've always just used my Reapers for any recon in WOTC.
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Feb 21, 2021 00:02
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I think I’m about through my first play through of vanilla XCOM2 and I’m ready to pick up WotC next time it goes on sale somewhere, which by my calculation is every twenty minutes, so is the rumor that it literally installs itself twice true? HD space is the real price I pay for things and I’d like to avoid that if possible.
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Feb 21, 2021 00:02
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OzFactor posted:I think I’m about through my first play through of vanilla XCOM2 and I’m ready to pick up WotC next time it goes on sale somewhere, which by my calculation is every twenty minutes, so is the rumor that it literally installs itself twice true? HD space is the real price I pay for things and I’d like to avoid that if possible. It doesn’t install itself twice. I believe Vanilla+WOTC is 70-ish gigs altogether. Sans mods, of course. Vanilla alone is 45-something.
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Feb 21, 2021 00:20
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It kinda does install itself twice. More accurately, WOTC runs on an improved engine with differently-compressed assets (hence like every mod breaking), so there's honestly very little reuse of anything between the two (all I can think of is the voice lines; old voice pack mods still work), which means that in effect, yes, you have two copies of XCOM 2 on your hard drive. Vengarr posted:I believe Vanilla+WOTC is 70-ish gigs altogether. Sans mods, of course. That's the upshot regardless of the reason, though. I checked my Steam install confirmed the number.
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Feb 21, 2021 00:50
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Stefan Prodan posted:If I have some rangers that originally took bladestorm, and I'm doing stuff after they get training center abilities, is there any reason to give them Phantom instead of Conceal? Conceal seems strictly better. I mean I know I could do both but that seems like overkill generally. Theoretically, you could have the ranger be in a very forward position scouting during the first ambush, and not want him to wake the second pod that he sees. That style of build has generally gone out the window thanks to Reapers, so yea their skills aren't balanced against each other.
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Feb 21, 2021 00:57
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Well I only have one reaper so I like to have backup scouts for when he gets tired or sometimes even injured something dumb happens
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Feb 21, 2021 02:01
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The reaper is so powerful that it was actually appropriate once you reached size six squads in vanilla to have a Ghost Ranger who did nothing but Reaper-style scouting from conceal. Getting an opening shot out, not triggering pods before you want, is THAT good that it is worth cutting your squad by 16% Then they introduce the Reaper who can do the same thing except is 100x harder to spot, faster, can still shoot, drops massive explosives from cover, and gains insane abilities to break cover on the last squad with. Just bonkers they thought it was balanced but it’s a single player game so who cares it’s fun as all hell to have a literal spectre lurking in the shadows taking out Sectoids and marking targets for snipers across the map before advent take cover behind a car that immediately explodes
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Feb 21, 2021 02:30
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lmao scouting the assassin with the templar ghost and then using invert with the real templar to stick her in the middle of all your guys is very funny imo
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Feb 21, 2021 07:45
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If someone gets shot then healed up with a medkit does that make any difference as far as like healing time or anything after the mission or is it all the same
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Feb 21, 2021 09:02
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It's based on the lowest HP they reached during the mission. Healing up right before evaccing doesn't help any - but getting shot, healing up, then getting shot again will give you less healing time than if you take two shots and heal up afterwards. There's also a big random diceroll involved.
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Feb 21, 2021 09:05
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Also everyone who plays XCom 1 right only MECs the troops that were gravely injured. #robocopbutforaliens
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Feb 21, 2021 09:10
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Akratic Method posted:It kinda does install itself twice. More accurately, WOTC runs on an improved engine with differently-compressed assets (hence like every mod breaking), so there's honestly very little reuse of anything between the two (all I can think of is the voice lines; old voice pack mods still work), which means that in effect, yes, you have two copies of XCOM 2 on your hard drive. I’m assuming there’s nothing I can do about this? Other than committing to only playing XCOM for a while...
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Feb 21, 2021 16:39
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Ugly In The Morning posted:Also everyone who plays XCom 1 right only MECs the troops that were gravely injured. That's a strange way of spelling absolutely everyone.
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Feb 21, 2021 17:32
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I felt more bad about forcing some of my loyal Colonels to have all their limbs amputated than turning them into transgenic half-alien monsters.
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Feb 21, 2021 22:20
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Jabor posted:It's based on the lowest HP they reached during the mission. Healing up right before evaccing doesn't help any - but getting shot, healing up, then getting shot again will give you less healing time than if you take two shots and heal up afterwards. that's actually good to know, I never knew it worked like that does having armor affect like the healing times? like is getting dropped from 14 to 11 health a smaller recover than like 5 to 2?
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Feb 21, 2021 23:11
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Yep, it's all proportional to your max health. Getting dropped from 6 to 3 is the same as getting dropped from 14 to 7.
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Feb 21, 2021 23:35
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Reading ya'll post about the default classes is hella weird, cause I've been using RPGO for over a year now and I constantly forget the base classes even exist lol
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Feb 22, 2021 02:05
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Moola posted:Reading ya'll post about the default classes is hella weird, cause I've been using RPGO for over a year now and I constantly forget the base classes even exist lol I tried that and it seemed like too powerful when you can mix and match abilities but too weak when they're partnered randomly but it did seem like a fun little variation
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Feb 22, 2021 02:21
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Until you get Silent Killer, reapers are kind of a drag. I’d rather have another ranger or grenadier 90% of the time.
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Feb 22, 2021 06:09
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OzFactor posted:I’m assuming there’s nothing I can do about this? Other than committing to only playing XCOM for a while... Not that I know of, no. But there's a chance that if you search your choice of OS you may find some weird trick to only install one, or even a list of what things can just straight-up delete in the file manager without disturbing the operation of WOTC. I've never looked for such a thing, so I've never heard of it, but that doesn't mean someone hasn't had the same problem and posted about it somewhere.
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Feb 22, 2021 06:39
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wuffles posted:Until you get Silent Killer, reapers are kind of a drag. I’d rather have another ranger or grenadier 90% of the time. drat, that seems nuts, just having shadow and remote start and the claymore seems pretty incredible right off the bat for when you have them
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Feb 22, 2021 06:45
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Stefan Prodan posted:drat, that seems nuts, just having shadow and remote start and the claymore seems pretty incredible right off the bat for when you have them Yeah seriously. Reapers are great. They're just hard to keep leveling because it's hard to get them kills until they get Silent Killer or whichever skill it is that lets them stay in shadow if they make the kill.
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Feb 22, 2021 07:01
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Stefan Prodan posted:I tried that and it seemed like too powerful when you can mix and match abilities but too weak when they're partnered randomly I usually use random classes with the Commander's Choice second wave option with one specialisation to make sure that I get someone at least usable. Mind you, the other really big thing is spec weighting, which I have yet to explore/tweak to my own liking. RPGO also gets a bunch of power out of adding mods, so depending on how many you get can create some real monsters.
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Feb 22, 2021 07:10
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Stefan Prodan posted:drat, that seems nuts, just having shadow and remote start and the claymore seems pretty incredible right off the bat for when you have them Reaper pros before Silent Killer: 1. Scouting: Shadow; move speed; Target Definition 2. Explosives: Claymore adds 1 explosive per mission; Claymore + another explosive will delete a pod; Shrapnel makes Claymore better; Remote start does a lot of damage in a large area, is a cooldown ability, and does not break concealment. 3. Can most often attack from flank and/or elevation. 4. Strong on non-timed missions, especially supply raids. Cons before Silent Killer: 1. Lack of damage: the Vektor rifle is anemic (especially without a lot of crit); damage per tier (ballistics, mag, plasma): Vektor Rifle: (3-4, 4-5, 5-6) Assault Rifle: (3-5, 5-7, 7-9) Shotgun/Cannon/Sniper Rifle: (4-6, 6-8, 8-10) *not accounting for base crit on shotguns When you get to mag weapons, Specialists put out far more base damage, the vektor is locked behind gauss, and it takes additional resources to upgrade for one (maybe 2) soldiers, when resources are most strained. If you leveled them early (slow, without making many kills) the you probably have silent killer and a mag weapon and can put out okay damage. If under-leveled, you have a mag weapon you use way less often than the others. 2. Lost AP/Opportunity Cost when not attacking on multiple turns: too risky to roll the dice on a concealment check after attack, no claymore (used already or saving), no remote start (not leveled, no viable target, or on cooldown). 3. Remote Start, while strong, is situational. Not uncommon to have no opportunity to use it on a mission. 4. Engaging your reaper in a fire fight is a big decision. If you take a shot at all (even if you win the roll to remain in shadow) your detection range is greatly increased—closer to that of a regular concealed soldier. You’re almost better off to break stealth entirely and re-enter shadow—which you have limited opportunities to do so. If you get revealed, all of a sudden your reaper is in a VERY BAD situation and you better still be able to pull off the alpha strike or have something in your tool belt to help him out. 5. No inventory slot without Tactical Rigging, which means -1 or 2 items for the squad to use depending on armor tier. Little opportunity to use the item if you have one because of the need to remain in shadow. They really want Talon Rounds anyway, but you still may not have enough to provide them and your ranger(s), which should have higher priority. Look, reapers are still good in the right situations—many situations even, but there are some serious downsides during certain game-time windows, and its exacerbated without Silent Killer. The most stark and frequent example I can think of is when mutons show up on legendary: There’s a good chance you’re still partly, if not completely, still in ballistics—trying to get mag weapons online. Mutons have 11 hp and 2 armor. MECs are showing up too. The chosen are still a threat. I need every AP available to me to deal with those aliens at that stage in the game. Can’t afford to have a guy hanging out in stealth not shooting very much. The mission timer is also a factor—a lot of the time you don’t have the luxury of planning an engagement any better than just running into the pod. Likewise, drawn out combat—even if you make it through unscathed, can ruin your ability to complete the objective on time.
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I dunno to me I felt like reapers were even better on timed missions because I could fully scout an area easily and be pretty confident about full yellow running ahead which saved me time and let me make engagements with full moves available to everyone at the next pod. You can do this with a scout ranger too but I felt like I got hosed by coming around a corner and being seen way more often with a ranger. And like early on before you get silent killer you're running into a lot of pods with like double trooper where just the claymore is gonna take out 2 of them and then you can easily kill the last guy and move on without even spending a full turn.
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Feb 22, 2021 21:27
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I can agree with that assessment for very early on, before the Vektor rifle damage can’t keep up. I personally use them much less when I can reliably carry a mimic beacon on someone with a health PCS. Most of the time for me, though, the question isn’t “can I double move the squad up safely?” but “can I move that soldier up for a flank/better cover on the current engagement?”. Due to the line of play mechanic and getting bit numerous times—if I ‘get a bad feeling’ about making that move...chances are that the reaper would just be there to confirm I’m going to trigger an additional pod by doing so. One thing that’s cool about this game is that there are options for many different play styles.
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Feb 22, 2021 22:23
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wuffles posted:I can agree with that assessment for very early on, before the Vektor rifle damage can’t keep up. I personally use them much less when I can reliably carry a mimic beacon on someone with a health PCS. Well yeah there's that too I feel like having the reaper is like a templar enabler, he can make sure that a templar or ranger can go melee something without pulling another pod which opens up a lot more risk free possibilities. When we were talking about before silent killer I feel like that's like...way before you have mimic beacons? I dunno, I don't tend to get mimic beacons for awhile because unless you get the extra faceless event you need what like 3 retaliations to have enough to both research them and then make one? I think you'd usually have silent killer by then but maybe not. I do have trouble with moving my squad up without a scout though, maybe I'm doing it wrong but I think I waste more turns than I need to when it comes to like finding the next pod on a timed mission, I don't really know how to do it safely without doing it slowly on a timed mission without a stealth unit.
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Stefan Prodan posted:Well yeah there's that too I feel like having the reaper is like a templar enabler, he can make sure that a templar or ranger can go melee something without pulling another pod which opens up a lot more risk free possibilities. Yes, it would be after the 3rd retaliation mission that you’d have the ability to make the mimic beacon. Having Silent Killer before that time depends on if Reapers are your starting faction or not, and also how much you utilize them if they are. Admittedly, I under-use my faction soldiers in the first 2 months; I try to make sure they’re available for the first 2 retaliations to get the bonus v. chosen, and I’m trying to field as many rookies as safely possible in the beginning of the campaign. As for moving without a scout, lets assume this is relatively early. The further you are into the campaign, the more tools you have to adjust on the fly. For instance: having a ranger with run and gun that reveals a pod on his blue move, can still reposition and shoot—one of the best uses of that skill when you first get it. - have a person on point - follow the point man close and near-single-file - almost always use all blue moves squad-wide first *there are exceptions - if time is tight, have the point man make a second move forward into the best available cover - if no aliens are encountered on that turn, divide up cover based on who needs to end their turn in cover to keep the squad grouped as tight as possible: sharpshooters and specialists (plus grenadiers after you have salvo). Everyone else stands in the open as close to point as possible. - if you encounter a pod on the point man’s second move, consider your odds offensively as usual...but really think about defensive options for that turn. You have limited tools and so do the aliens early in the game. The point man in full cover with an aid protocol from a specialist near the back in full cover means both of them are pretty safe from basic fire. Grenadiers and others in the mid group should really consider hunkering down if they’re in half cover rather than wounding an alien that will still get to shoot back. If you can still alpha strike in this situation you should of course. Edit: just wanted to clarify that leaving soldiers in the open at the end of your turn applies to squads that have already broken concealment with no active enemy pods. You can also probably add ‘skirmishers with grapple on cooldown or with no elevated positions near by or are on elevated ground’ to the list of soldiers who want to end such a turn behind the best cover available. wuffles fucked around with this message at 04:03 on Feb 23, 2021 |
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Feb 23, 2021 03:32
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I just started over since I had to cheat a couple times in my last game and I wanted to try and do like a real ironman, and on the loving first mission, I got to the objective and then it dropped two stun lancers and a priest in as reinforcements. Is that normal or did I just get insanely unlucky? Stun lancers on the first real mission was uhhh not fun
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Feb 23, 2021 10:38
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Stefan Prodan posted:I just started over since I had to cheat a couple times in my last game and I wanted to try and do like a real ironman, and on the loving first mission, I got to the objective and then it dropped two stun lancers and a priest in as reinforcements. Is that normal or did I just get insanely unlucky? Did you run the tutorial? First mission out of Gratecrasher with double lancer is rough (but part of XCOM life), yes. First mission after Jane Kelly & her rookies the Section is normally a bust regardless, thanks to the whole "lost 3 guys 2 missions ago" thing.
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Feb 23, 2021 13:27
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No I don't do the tutorial or lost and abandoned Like I'm just not sure how I could have won that mission in time, and without beating the mission I don't get an engineer and that seemed worth just starting over, especially one mission in
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Feb 23, 2021 21:05
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Stefan Prodan posted:No I don't do the tutorial or lost and abandoned Yeah, basically reinforcement pods have a small chance of rolling reinforcements from a higher tier of enemies than you're supposed to encounter. This can lead to some really stupid things if you get unlucky like Stun Lancers and Priests on your first mission, or MECs vs squaddies etc.
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Feb 23, 2021 21:22
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Zore posted:Yeah, basically reinforcement pods have a small chance of rolling reinforcements from a higher tier of enemies than you're supposed to encounter. This can lead to some really stupid things if you get unlucky like Stun Lancers and Priests on your first mission, or MECs vs squaddies etc. Ah yeah so I just got boned. Is it random whether there are reinforcements at all? I don't remember always getting them. I actually cleared the reinforcement pod but I had to like move up on the next turn to the objective because I had no choice, ran into the last two pods at once which had two sectoids, and they mind controlled the guy with the flashbang, and that was the end of XCOM. Side question: in ronar's videos he uses a mod called TacticalUI that shows you like how many aliens you've activated and how many are still alive, I downloaded that one and it doesn't seem to work anymore, is there another one that does the same thing? I don't want it to cheat and tell me how many are on the map until I get the shadow chamber, just to tell me like ok you activated 4 and you killed 3, just to make it a little easier to keep track.
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Feb 23, 2021 21:46
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Stefan Prodan posted:Ah yeah so I just got boned. I use this one and its worked pretty well for me for the past few years https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=749138678 Someone also apparently uploaded a new version like today with some fixes and mod compatibility for more recent mods https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2405013108
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Feb 23, 2021 21:58
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Zore posted:I use this one and its worked pretty well for me for the past few years Oh weird that first one is the one I downloaded and I couldn't get it to work but I'll try the second one, maybe it's borked with a mod i have on
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Stefan Prodan posted:I just started over since I had to cheat a couple times in my last game and I wanted to try and do like a real ironman, and on the loving first mission, I got to the objective and then it dropped two stun lancers and a priest in as reinforcements. Is that normal or did I just get insanely unlucky? Its already been answered but yeah you got hosed. I’ve had it happen I think, twice, over many hours. Very rare, should be unintended, and can easily gently caress up a run before it even starts.
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lol I've lost on the first non-gatecrasher mission two more times in a row the first month is so god drat hard on legend
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Stefan Prodan posted:Oh weird that first one is the one I downloaded and I couldn't get it to work but I'll try the second one, maybe it's borked with a mod i have on Question: Are you using the Alternative Mod Launcher? That could tell you if you've got a mod conflict.
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