<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fan-made	O
partial	O
conversion	O
mod	O
for	O
the	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
adds	O
a	O
significant	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
soldier	O
classes	O
,	O
abilities	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
armors	O
,	O
and	O
usable	O
items	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
introduces	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
soldier	O
fatigue	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
alien	O
units	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
Studios	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
that	O
came	O
to	O
include	O
four	O
core	O
members	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
29	O
contributors	O
,	O
20	O
voice	O
actors	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
members	O
of	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Enemy	B-Application
Unknown	I-Application
and	O
Enemy	O
Within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
core	O
developers	O
,	O
Amineri	O
,	O
the	O
mod	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
configuration	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
grew	O
more	O
expansive	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
capabilities	O
grew	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
working	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Development	I-Operating_System
Kit	I-Operating_System
and	O
had	O
created	O
a	O
Java-based	O
tool	O
to	O
help	O
manage	O
the	O
changes	O
that	O
the	O
mod	O
was	O
making	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
received	O
praise	O
from	O
both	O
video	O
game	O
journalists	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
developers	O
at	O
Firaxis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firaxis	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
a	O
reason	O
they	O
added	O
built-in	O
support	O
for	O
modding	O
into	O
the	O
sequel	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
used	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
Studios	O
to	O
provide	O
initial	O
add-ons	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
19	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
core	O
team	O
that	O
released	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
now	O
going	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
Pavonis	O
Interactive	O
,	O
released	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
has	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
independent	O
game	O
,	O
Terra	B-Application
Invicta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
turn-based	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Firaxis	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
a	O
secret	O
multinational	O
military	O
organization	O
,	O
XCOM	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
fights	O
off	O
an	O
invasion	O
by	O
a	O
numerically	O
and	O
technologically	O
superior	O
invading	O
alien	O
force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Within	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
Enemy	B-Application
Unknown	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
partial	O
conversion	O
mod	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
and	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Within	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2015	O
with	O
beta	O
15f2	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
finished	O
adding	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
any	O
future	O
releases	O
would	O
only	O
correct	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
or	O
balance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
released	O
separate	O
versions	O
for	O
Enemy	B-Application
Unknown	I-Application
and	O
Enemy	O
Within	O
until	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
thereafter	O
only	O
released	O
versions	O
for	O
Enemy	O
Within	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
from	O
NexusMods	O
over	O
1,090,000	O
times	O
by	O
over	O
395,000	O
separate	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
aim	O
of	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
mod	O
is	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
its	O
developers	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
much	O
deeper	O
strategic	O
and	O
tactical	O
play	O
and	O
a	O
greater	O
variety	O
of	O
problems	O
to	O
throw	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mod	O
makes	O
changes	O
to	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existing	O
features	O
,	O
adds	O
new	O
concepts	O
,	O
and	O
brings	O
back	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
Julian	O
Gollop	O
's	O
UFO	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
name	O
implies	O
,	O
a	O
campaign	O
in	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
takes	O
significantly	O
longer	O
than	O
a	O
campaign	O
in	O
the	O
unmodified	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamers	O
Chris	O
Bratt	O
estimating	O
it	O
at	O
around	O
150	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Amineri	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
core	O
developers	O
,	O
initial	O
versions	O
of	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
used	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
configuration	B-Protocol
file	I-Protocol
to	O
change	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
other	O
mod	O
makers	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
project	O
discovered	O
how	O
to	O
make	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
directly	O
working	O
with	O
its	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
more	O
significant	O
game	O
alterations	O
became	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
forums	O
of	O
NexusMods	O
became	O
a	O
hub	O
where	O
such	O
changes	O
were	O
exchanged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
Enemy	O
Within	O
released	O
,	O
Amineri	O
and	O
XMarksTheSpot	O
completed	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
Java-based	O
tool	O
called	O
upkmodder	O
that	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
more	O
effectively	O
manage	O
and	O
implement	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
by	O
the	O
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
stages	O
of	O
the	O
mod	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
worked	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Development	I-Operating_System
Kit	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
introduced	O
several	O
new	O
concepts	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
campaign	O
in	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
also	O
takes	O
much	O
longer	O
than	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
tiers	O
of	O
research	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
adds	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
completed	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
objectives	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
effusive	O
in	O
their	O
praise	O
for	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
lead	O
producer	O
Garth	O
DeAngelis	O
said	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
unbelievable	O
what	O
they	O
did	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
his	O
"	O
go-to	O
recommendation	O
"	O
for	O
hardcore	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jake	O
Solomon	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
XCOM	B-Application
:	I-Application
Enemy	I-Application
Unknown	I-Application
and	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ryan	O
McFall	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
engineer	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
praised	O
the	O
technical	O
skill	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
in	O
a	O
panel	O
discussion	O
at	O
Firaxion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
"	O
basically	O
a	O
20-hour	O
tutorial	O
for	O
The	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
Chris	O
Bratt	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
considered	O
an	O
exceptionally	O
strong	O
recommendation	O
for	O
the	O
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotguns	O
Adam	O
Smith	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
announcing	O
that	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
team	O
were	O
in	O
"	O
pre-Kickstarter	O
development	O
"	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
mods	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
article	O
recommending	O
the	O
mod	O
,	O
Alec	O
Meer	O
of	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
speculated	O
that	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
mod	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
area	O
where	O
Long	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
influence	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
support	O
modding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
recognized	O
that	O
Enemy	B-Application
Unknown	I-Application
and	O
Enemy	O
Within	O
were	O
exceptionally	O
difficult	O
to	O
mod	O
,	O
and	O
aimed	O
to	O
make	O
modding	O
more	O
accessible	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
panel	O
with	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
developers	O
,	O
Ryan	O
McFall	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
kind	O
of	O
watched	O
in	O
morbid	O
fascination	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
crew	O
kind	O
of	O
hacking	O
our	O
game	O
apart	O
"	O
before	O
going	O
on	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
assets	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
people	O
interested	O
in	O
modding	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jake	O
Solomon	O
pointed	O
to	O
the	O
successes	O
of	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
mods	O
to	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Civilization	O
franchise	O
in	O
explaining	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
support	O
modding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
mid-2016	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
behind	O
the	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
mod	O
adopted	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
Studios	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
assisted	O
Firaxis	O
in	O
providing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
day-one	O
add-ons	O
for	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
Studios	O
announced	O
they	O
have	O
changed	O
their	O
name	O
to	O
Pavonis	O
Interactive	O
,	O
and	O
among	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
are	O
working	O
with	O
Firaxis	O
to	O
bring	O
a	O
new	O
mod	O
,	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
to	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
mod	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long	B-Application
War	I-Application
2	O
makes	O
significant	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
XCOM	B-Application
2	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
