This doesn't seem to work with True Primary secondaries

It seems the Alien Hunters Crossbow is a little broken with the shields as it goes full auto and just fires a bunch of projectiles whenever used with it. Would love if it could be excluded. For now I've just made the shields only usable with pistols, smgs, bulpups and swords.

Fix for spark shield for LWOTC, Look at @Lemistios for the soldier fix.

Add code to XcomLW_Overhaul.ini

+ItemTable=(ItemTemplateName="SparkBallisticShield_MG", Slots=3, Starting=false, Infinite=false, Buildable=true, RequiredTech1="PlatedArmor", RequiredTech2="", SupplyCost=70, AlloyCost=3, CrystalCost=5, CoreCost=1, SpecialItemTemplateName="", SpecialItemCost=0, TradingPostValue=35, RequiredEngineeringScore=40, Tier = 179,PointsToComplete=300, InventoryImage="img:///WoTC_Spark_Shield_UI.Inv_Plated_Shield")
+ItemTable=(ItemTemplateName="SparkBallisticShield_BM", Slots=3, Starting=false, Infinite=false, Buildable=true, RequiredTech1="PoweredArmor", RequiredTech2="", SupplyCost=100, AlloyCost=5, CrystalCost=5, CoreCost=1, SpecialItemTemplateName="", SpecialItemCost=0, TradingPostValue=35, RequiredEngineeringScore=40, Tier = 179,PointsToComplete=300, InventoryImage="img:///WoTC_Spark_Shield_UI.Inv_Powered_Shield")

this mod very cool for my tank class

Shields are making arms & legs disappear. Is there a fix?

it seems the animation won't play when using shield bash..anyone had this before/got a fix? Using True Primary Secondaries (Beta) if thats perhaps a cause?

seems like there's a bug with Lost Tower mission : the BIT is replaced by a shield for the SPARK, softlocking you from completing the mission.

Cool looking mod but there's a weird bug when using the shield. The soldier loads into a mission and then can't move at all, ever. They don't see the movement UI grid and just can't do anything.

Cannot equip anything but basic ballistic shield (normal soldier, don't have any Sparks or augmented soldiers).
I have basically finished the tech tree, the option to research or build improved shields has never appeared. Playing with Amalgamation + Covert Infiltration + 5 tier weapon system.

is there a way to disable the aim debuff on specific shields?

@closh+ thanks for the fix, worked fine for me, not been using any shield class due to this when not using Long War.

I found the solution in the Christopherodd's discord server, download this mod:
https://sp.zhabite.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2526466048

@Lemistio any idea where to add those changes when NOT using LW...???

there seems to be a bug that causes soldiers that are able to normally use swords in they're secondary slot(default ranger or modded classes), to not be able to use swords as their primary with the shield in secondary, and apparently the sword is labelled as Sharpshooter only, right.

need help plz

I'm just copy pasting old comment from 2020 because it solved the tier 2 and 3 not appearing for me - copy this to XcomLW_Overhaul.ini somewhere under item config

+ItemTable=(ItemTemplateName="BallisticShield_MG", Slots=3, Starting=false, Infinite=false, Buildable=true, RequiredTech1="PlatedArmor", RequiredTech2="", SupplyCost=70, AlloyCost=3, CrystalCost=5, CoreCost=1, SpecialItemTemplateName="", SpecialItemCost=0, TradingPostValue=35, RequiredEngineeringScore=40, Tier = 179,PointsToComplete=300, InventoryImage="img:///WoTC_Shield_UI.Inv_Plated_Shield")

+ItemTable=(ItemTemplateName="BallisticShield_BM", Slots=3, Starting=false, Infinite=false, Buildable=true, RequiredTech1="PoweredArmor", RequiredTech2="", SupplyCost=100, AlloyCost=5, CrystalCost=5, CoreCost=1, SpecialItemTemplateName="", SpecialItemCost=0, TradingPostValue=35, RequiredEngineeringScore=40, Tier = 179,PointsToComplete=300, InventoryImage="img:///WoTC_Shield_UI.Inv_Powered_Shield")

Bruh fix the MG/BM shields not working

can you add this mid save

bro everyone is complaining of the spark shields MG and BM not working in the mod.... when will u fix this ?

Same only T1 shields show up, they don't appear in research rewards, even console command adding T2 and 3 doesn't work, its almost as though they aren't in the game at all.

I can build kinetic shields after i researched magnetic, but i can only equip tier 1 shields. The soldier does not see / find the tier 2 shields, ONLY tier 1. I don't understand what i can do to fix this. I am using the mod true primary secondaries, instead of primary secondaries. (using Amalgamation classes).

Upon Armor upgrade, I Can't seem to get a tier 2 or 3 On Sparks.
Can't see Spark Shield tier 2 and 3.

Changed up my load order because this was coming before True Primary Secondaries. But still doesn't fix the issue. Ran a console command to manually give myself BallisticShield_MG 1, but I still can't pick it for my Phalanx class.

Everything seems to be working great for me, but as I progress down the science tree no new class of shield comes up. Stuck at tier 1. In the description it says "unlocked at medium / heavy armor". Is that supposed to mean plated / powered?

The shield points and providing cover to allies does not seem to work with True Primary secondaries, if a patch could be made to allow this, this mod would be absolute top tier.

can someone make this mod work with true primary secondaries?

if it works in a similar way to hunker down, does the shieldwall make you get 10 (the vanilla 30 -20 from the modded effect) defense and 50 dodge total?

That should be no problem. Your mod launcher might report some missing dependencies, but you can ignore that. You could probably play this without any primary secondaries mod, but that would limit shields to shotguns and assault rifles.

I know you haven't replied for years but I'm just checking in about switching the required mods to the newer Primary Secondaries

Wait, will there be a MEC that uses an ADVENT only tier 2 shield?

Apparently I am the dumbest person on Earth. As I am unable to find any way to test this even with console commands, and cannot find the answer anywhere.
With these shields, is the character holding them still being flanked with full penalties when in the open?

@none100p strangely I don't even have a XComLW_Overhaul.ini in that location

so for those complaining about this not working in lwotc, and mg/bm shields not being available:

open xcom lwotc mod config files, usually at this path for steam users:

path to steam folder\workshop\content\268500\1416242202\Config\XComLW_Overhaul.ini

search for "TemplarBallisticShield_MG", TemplarBallisticShield_BM, those normally next to each other, copy-paste those twice and switch template names for copied lines to
ItemTemplateName="BallisticShield_MG"
ItemTemplateName="BallisticShield_BM"

ItemTemplateName="SparkBallisticShield_MG"
ItemTemplateName="SparkBallisticShield_BM"

Those should add build options to your engineering, shields normally located at weapons tab, hf XD

the sparks i mean

it is not working on my end maybe you update the mod i olny get the standard one

Is it possible to set this in a utility slot as well? I'm having issues where, as a secondary weapon for a ranger or melee weapon user, the weapon being in a primary or utility slot, will not activate their skills based on melee weapons.

@igor140
[WOTC] Iridar's Resizable Armor
One of my mods allows me to be able to make it either super small or disappear completely; I think this is the one.

perhaps the most niche request of the month:

I have always disliked the aesthetic of shields. Is there a mod/ option that either
a) makes shields invisible? (not preferred) or
b) makes the shield an ephemeral "light" emanating from a device held in the hand?

@Victor de Noir I found it best to be used with Shield Rework mod, but keeping some ablative points (I reduced it to 3/6/10, I think)

@MutedMike lol stumbled upon a familiar username

Fun mod. Does anyone know how to stop lower tier shields appearing in the weapon list? I have alloy shields, but can still select the regular ballistic shield. I would like the higher tier shields to replace the lower tier ones. Thanks.

Is this balanced?

What I get:
1. It nearly doubles my health
2. I get this for free
3. I don't need to upgrade the shields
4. Adds additional utility to a class by providing a melee attack and cover / high cover to others

What I pay:
1. minor mobility reduction
2. minor aim reduction (on a class that is normally not aim reliant anyway)
3. minor defense decrease (but I can still use cover)

(I installed this mods as a part of the frost legion enemy pack and gave it a try as a consequence. No one is forcing me to use shields and given the strength of my opposition, it may make sense to use them).

Yes it does.

I have the same question does this work with True Primary Secondaries ?

Does this work with True Primary Secondaries?

I found out my issue. I installed mid game and i had not upgraded the sparks armor once. After i upgraded the armor the spark shields appeared. Hope that might help others

Hey there. Great mod that adds a cool new element to the game. However i am having an issue. I used this mod mainly to put a shield on my sparks so they could be true tanks. However I am not able to equip shields to sparks. It says that you cannot equip a shield while having a cannon equipped, which totally makes sense, but i cannot unequip the cannon to equip the shield. I am using the "Mecatronic Warfare: Total SPARK Overhaul" mod. Could that be causing the issue?

There's a bug that causes me not to be able to build upgraded shields, so I need to use console commands, but I don't know what they are called in the files. Do the spark shields have different config names to regular ballistic shields? If so, is it still just an AddItem command?

great mod but the shields feel overpowered

templar and SPARK shields work, but I have no idea how to get it to work with regular troops in LWOTC

this work with long war?