XCOM2 adding custom characters to barracks

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so i created a custom character but i'm having difficulties adding him into the game whether it be a fresh game or pre-existing save.

this is what i'm using to try to load him in.

 

 

 

 

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// FILE: XComDownloadableContentInfo_MyXCOM2Mod.uc

//

// Use the X2DownloadableContentInfo class to specify unique mod behavior when the

// player creates a new campaign or loads a saved game.

//

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Copyright © 2016 Firaxis Games, Inc. All rights reserved.

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

class X2DownloadableContentInfo_MyXCOM2Mod extends X2DownloadableContentInfo;

static event OnLoadedSavedGame()

{

local XComGameStateHistory History;

local XComGameState NewGameState;

local XComGameState_HeadquartersXCom OldXComHQState;

local XComGameState_HeadquartersXCom NewXComHQState;

local XComGameState_Unit ItemState;

local X2CharacterTemplateManager ItemMgr;

local X2CharacterTemplate ItemTemplate;

local CharacterPoolManager CharMgr;

//In this method, we demonstrate functionality that will add ExampleWeapon to the player's inventory when loading a saved

//game. This allows players to enjoy the content of the mod in campaigns that were started without the mod installed.

ItemMgr = class'X2CharacterTemplateManager'.static.GetCharacterTemplateManager();

History = `XCOMHISTORY;

//Create a pending game state change

NewGameState = class'XComGameStateContext_ChangeContainer'.static.CreateChangeState("Adding CoconutMonkey");

//Get the previous XCom HQ state - we'll need it's ID to create a new state for it

OldXComHQState = XComGameState_HeadquartersXCom(History.GetSingleGameStateObjectForClass(class'XComGameState_HeadquartersXCom'));

//Make the new XCom HQ state. This starts out as just a copy of the previous state.

NewXComHQState = XComGameState_HeadquartersXCom(NewGameState.CreateStateObject(class'XComGameState_HeadquartersXCom', OldXComHQState.ObjectID));

//Make the changes to the HQ state. Here we add items to the HQ's inventory

ItemTemplate = ItemMgr.FindCharacterTemplate('CoconutMonkey');

//Instantiate a new item state object using the template.

ItemState = ItemTemplate.CreateInstanceFromTemplate(NewGameState);

NewGameState.AddStateObject(ItemState);

//Add the newly created item to the HQ inventory

ItemState.SetSkillLevel(5);

NewGameState.AddStateObject(ItemState);

NewXComHQState.AddToCrew(NewGameState, ItemState);

ItemState.SetHQLocation(eSoldierLoc_Barracks);

NewXComHQState.HandlePowerOrStaffingChange(NewGameState);

//Commit the new HQ state object to the state change that we built

NewGameState.AddStateObject(NewXComHQState);

//Commit the state change into the history.

History.AddGameStateToHistory(NewGameState);

}

/// <summary>

/// Called when the player starts a new campaign while this DLC / Mod is installed

/// </summary>

static event InstallNewCampaign(XComGameState StartState)

{

//Don't need to do anything - the weapon should be picked up and placed into the HQ inventory when starting a new campaign.

}