You can check out the full details of RealityMachina's mod on Steam. The closer these two squad members were, the higher the chances are of this occurring.

If a soldier falls in battle, and another squad member was close to them, the surviving friend might receive the 'Shaken' status, which lowers the entire unit's willpower. But be careful, because these relationships can crumble, too. Relationship perks include stat gains towards skills such as aiming, critical hits, hacking, and will. While these relationships continue to grow, you'll receive notifications about increased stats. Creator RealityMachinima explains that 'this mod puts a dash of Fire Emblem into your XCOM' and it will give 'small buffs for squads that trust in each other.' Basically, you can play matchmaker or grow friendships between soldiers in your unit, which sounds downright amazing.Ĭertain actions will increase these relationship stats, such as healing a squad member or carrying them out of battle.

While the mod doesn't bring any Fire Emblem aesthetics to XCOM, what it does instead is introduce relationship building statistics for your squad members. Can you imagine XCOM 2 as a romance sim? Well, maybe this isn't quite that, but a mod called Squad Cohesion brings elements of Fire Emblem into the world of XCOM 2.

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