It would also differentiate the different 'hack' missions from one another as currently there is virtually no difference between Hack and ADVENT terminal, Hack a resistance terminal or Recover a an item missions. Having some missions where you can take the best position you want but once you get into action you only have something like 4-5 turns to complete the objective could really be interesting. Other missions (Facilities, Blacksite and Forge) have soft timers in the form of RNF but the time is rather long after you go loud. The only missions currently you can infiltrate as long as you want but then have a hard timer are UFO missions and they are really rare. This would offer a different gameplay for some missions to allow different tactics to be used without being overpowered (making missions too easy) so i think it could be interesting.

You reduce the timer so once you go loud you have to be quick.

The effect is tied to infiltration (there is an option but i don't know exactly how it plays as it's partially random).

However on Timed Evac missions the timer is there because Firebrand is trying to rendezvous with you while some ADVENT fighters are chasing her and for Relay missions the transmission will complete whether you act or not so it's mostly out of your control and you just have to be quick. It doesn't make a lot of sense that some self destruction is active before ADVENT even know you are there.

You change it so that it works only on Guerilla (Hack) missions, or even some of those missions.

I never played with the mod but i'm read the description and considered it several times. If you want to take it easy thats okay, but it's not like its impossible or 'unfair' without. LW2 is very well playable and beatable with its normal timers even with most mappacks activated. Almost all of the mods only change parcels True Concealment is a crutch imho. if you dont use the 'suffer' mappack, you probly will have no issues with timers at all, even with most mappacks out there activated. The True Concealment mod makes timers only start counting down once. You can actually choose which missions get the True Concealment behavior and you can even go so far as to change the behavior to make it only a chance to not lose a turn at the end of a turn when in concealment. One of the greatest drawbacks of the game right now are mission timers. Also some of the generated maps generate parcels in weird ways which would require you to move around in ways you wouldn't normally. If you are playing with customer map packs however, you may want to use this mod as some maps are freaking HUGE and the timers don't scale with those. JM01 wrote:If you are playing with just the maps that come with LW2/Vanilla then the timers shouldn't be too bad most of the time especially if you have an officer with Intervention.

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