A full party is 4 soldiers initially which can be upgraded to 6 via New Combat Tactics within the Guerrilla Tactics School. Failing or completing the different missions presented in the game will move the Avatar Project gauge which is the alien's 'win condition' closer or further from completion.īefore each mission, you customize the party loadout as well as the Soldier individual equipment loadouts to prepare best for the mission's objectives. Completing missions advances the story of the game, and also earns Items which can be applied to Research Projects and Engineering Projects as well as other rewards such as Personal Combat Sims.
Missions in XCOM 2 are the Combat Scenarios that progress the main plot of the game.