Links to common troubleshooting pages
The two main steam collections for first time players, and a few more for those returning from a hiatus.
Discord servers related to XCOM 2
How to get started playing Long War of the Chosen.
The Community Highlander and XCOM2 Modding GitHub
Pages for Console Commands
Mod compatibility for Strategy Overhaul: Covert Infiltration,
Link to mod creation resources including the YouTube tutorials.

https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/index/#wiki_playing_with_mods
https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/comments/17fsllf/frequently_asked_questions/
https://github.com/X2CommunityCore/xcom2-launcher
https://github.com/X2CommunityCore/xcom2-launcher/releases/tag/v1.6.0-beta
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2820842366 (How to Preserve Mods' Configurations in a Local Mod)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=620508289 (XCOM 2 with great visuals and high FPS)
https://robojumper.github.io/ue3-config-parser/ (Robojumper's config file parser. Find text errors in your INI files)

https://www.techpowerup.com/download/visual-c-redistributable-runtime-package-all-in-one/ (vcredist)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 (Direct X)
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download (.NET)

https://cs2bus.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2798799673 (Zelfana's Actually Bugfixes)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2165341111 (The Core Collection)

https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1921971985 (Long War of the Chosen Required Mods)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3155919728 (Long War of the Chosen Recommended Mods)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3394063353 (Ava's Long War of the Chosen 1.2 LP Collection)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3398961562 (Zero 2025 Xcom2 - Ted Jam Legend++)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3059091767 (Bear minimum Long War of the Chosen, if you are new start here)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2367591059 (Recommended QoL for LWotC)

https://discord.gg/NXzQuVxN4y (XCOM2 Modding Server)
https://discord.gg/DZ6Wbx6 (XCOM Reddit Community Server)
https://discord.gg/8M85hvwTt6 (Long War of the Chosen Server)
https://discord.gg/ZCWq8QX (Strategy Overhaul: Covert Infiltration Server - essentially retired)
https://discord.gg/christopherodd (Christohper Odd)
https://discord.gg/rvAwksXMxz (BeagleRush)
https://discord.gg/Vd6sSttXtz (Mr. Cloista and Friends - XCOM Covert Infiltration and more)
https://discord.gg/9UyjTK3yT9 (Stukov's Server - XCOM Covert Infiltration and more)
https://discord.gg/R6WQFB7Whk (DerAva's Server - Streams mostly LWotC)
https://discord.gg/marbozir (Marbozir's Server - Civ and XCOM Streamer)
https://discord.gg/Mw5jftXuBB (TechKnightZero's Server - XCOM and LWotC)

https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xcom/
https://www.reddit.com/r/XCOM2/

https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1839900455 (What I Wish I Knew When I First Played Xcom 2, older but still useful)
https://github.com/long-war-2/lwotc/wiki/New-Player-Resources (Also older but still useful)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P2hFqVSEZ1VrUgTytFoBWr_jhtXkQt8v/view?usp=sharing (The Unoffical LW2 Guide, some info is not correct for LWotC)
https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page (UFOpaedia, covers all version of the game)
https://robojumper.github.io/too-real/load-order/ (Mod load order explained by Robojumper)

https://github.com/X2CommunityCore/X2WOTCCommunityHighlander/releases (Community Highlander Releases)
https://github.com/X2CommunityCore/X2WOTCCommunityHighlander/wiki/Troubleshooting (Community Highlander Troubleshooting)
https://github.com/WOTCStrategyOverhaul (Strategy Overhaul: Covert Infiltration)
https://github.com/X2CommunityCore (GitHub for XCOM 2 Community)
https://github.com/long-war-2/lwotc/wiki (Long War of the Chosen Resources)
https://github.com/rcd47/xcom-2-data (X2 Data Project Parser)

https://pastebin.com/UkjkNqGN (Deacon's List of Console Commands 2025)
https://www.reddit.com/r/xcom2mods/wiki/index/console_commands (Console Commands)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ENKGPkqFztt83iNmKQNmPNyMyjcd3aXjF6xnFQD2BKA/edit?usp=sharing (More Console Commands)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2608547705 (XCOM 2:All console commands and IDs [WOTC])
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3018306026 (Cheats)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ci6Ea8Z-m8XrDtfjaiGmZ_2FiCPEtNA_07LawS7d2H8/edit?gid=576692933#gid=576692933 (SO:CI Compatibility List)
https://github.com/WOTCStrategyOverhaul/CovertInfiltration/wiki/Bridge-Tutorial (Creating bridge mods for SO:CI including weapons for Prototype Armory)

https://robojumper.github.io/ue3-config-parser/ (Configuration file checker)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2363090327 (Template Master Doc)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1689878874 (WSR Guide)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2884956231 (Creating a map and mission)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1364205409 (Music Pack Creation)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1364205409 (Updated MMS Guide)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=643378186 (Voicepacks)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=956935800 (SDK Quick Start Guide)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1710062655 (Creating ands Customizing Soldier Classes)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3171702071 (Vocie Pack Creation Guide)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=618641962 (AI Visualizer)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3218693684 (More Voice Pack tips)
https://beyondunrealwiki.github.io/index.html (The Unreal Engine Documentation Site)
https://discord.com/channels/165245941664710656/409632869170806784/417852487639236608 (dotvhs workshop asset collection)
https://robojumper.github.io/ (Too Real: About the Unreal Engine and XCOM 2 modding)
https://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1223925683 (A guide to spawning Aliens with console commands [vanilla / WotC / LW2 included ])
https://cs2bus.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/1280477867/1762481957305827362/ (How to make a plugin mod that converts any class mod to a rpgo specialization)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r73v1C0dnoU (XCOM 2 Mod Tutorial: Patterns, Face Paint and Tattoos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXlhATiYa8U (XCOM 2 Modding Tutorial Video 0 - Good Modding tips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si0v_Fgsgdk (XCOM 2 Modding Tutorial 1: Setup and Your First Mod)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tPdtKtJulQ (XCOM 2 Modding Tutorial 2: Finding Things and Reading Code (Feat. Shotguns))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_mcrx1ZTJE (XCOM 2 Modding Tutorial 3: Making A Shotgun!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6fzntxg1VA (XCOM 2 Modding Tutorial 4: Stealing Code and Weapon Stat Boosts)
https://www.youtube.com/@kosmickexx (Kexx Tutorials)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ojN_3Mwxo ("Q&D" Guide: Basic character mod creation guide XCOM2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ObeSQ0c24 ("Q&D" Guide: Full body Rigging to Xcom2 Start to finish)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r73v1C0dnoU&list=FL1iNCUHoTi3giwmEkBg-KYQ&index=31 (XCOM 2 Mod Tutorial: Patterns, Face Paint and Tattoos)

https://pastebin.com/LTkWMaYS (All narrative moments)

https://www.giantbomb.com/forums/xcom-2-694134/xcom-2-is-un-fair-1792143/