A guide to spawning Aliens with console commands [vanilla / WotC / LW2 included ]

Overview

Greetings commanders, ladies, gentlemen, mutons, sneks and other aliens, today I will introduce you to the wonders of the ‘DropUnit’ console command and how to spawn units that you downloaded from the workshop since I rarely see the ID of these aliens being posted

Important Information

These are some pretty important informations for when spawning units, they can avoid you a lot of confusion :

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1. This is the command you should be using :

DropUnit X Y Z

X :

This is for the unit’s ID, it will determine which alien you are going to spawn
note : The ID is NOT case sensitive
EG: If I wrote ‘advtrooperM1’ I would spawn a basic ADVENT trooper

Y :

This determines which team the unit will be placed in, there is 5 different teams (technically there is an unlimited number however beyond number 4 (unless you are using the Community Highlander mod in which case it’s 7 and beyond) it will be player controled unit which acts after Xcom’s turn), here are their numbers:

-0 is Xcom’s team, the player will be in control of the unit

-1 is ADVENT team, the AI will be in control of the unit and be hostile to every other team

-2 is the Lost team, the AI will be in control of the unit and be hostile to every other team (only Lost are capable of being headshotted despite the game telling you otherwise when you spawn a non-lost unit in this team)

-3 is the Resistance team, the AI will be in control of the unit and will be friendly to team 0 and hostile to team 1 and 2

-4 is the Civilian “team”, they are AI controled (only move if they are debuffed with panic) and won’t attempt to attack anyone even if you drop a Sectopod in that team, only Chryssalids and panicked units will be capable of attacking them directly

-5 and 6 these teams are only available in singleplayer mode when using the Community Highlander mod (not multiplayer, nor Skirmish), they are ‘Factionteam1’ and ‘Factionteam2’ respectively and are used by 3rd party enemies (such as the Raider faction mods)

Z :

This determines whether they get a ‘scamper’ move where they can automatically move into cover or activate overwatch when the pod is activated
EG: if I put 0 the enemy unit won’t be able to perform any actions until its turn comes, if I put 1 they will search for cover if flanked and activate overwatch or get closer if it is a melee unit as soon as it detects any Xcom units

Note : generally speaking any unit you spawn will have to act AFTER the soldiers you started the mission with, the turn order seems to be like this :

1st: Xcom / Ruler reactions
2nd: Any unit that was spawned with this command and put on team 0
3rd: ADVENT team
4rth: The Chosen
5th: The Lost
6th: Resistance

Vanilla Aliens

Allright so let’s start, this is the console command you want to use for spawning aliens

DropUnit (Insert the ID of the unit) (Insert the team 0 means Xcom 1 means ADVENT) (1 if you want it to get a move upon reveal to find cover 0 if you don’t)

Vanilla Aliens ID:

-Xcom Soldier :
soldier
Note : will be a randomly generated rookie with kevlar and balistic equipment

-ADVENT Trooper :
basic : advtrooperM1
advanced : advtrooperM2
elite : advtrooperM3

-ADVENT Officer :
basic : advcaptainM1
advanced : advcaptainM2
elite : advcaptainM3

-ADVENT Stun Lancer :
basic : advstunlancerM1
heavy : advstunlancerM2
elite : advstunlancerM3

-ADVENT Shieldbearer :
basic : advshieldbearerM2
elite : advshieldbearerM3

-ADVENT MEC :
basic : advmec_M1
heavy : advmec_M2

-ADVENT Turret (small version) :
basic : advshortturretM1
heavy : advshortturretM2
super heavy : advshortturretM3

-ADVENT Turret (tall version) :
basic : advturretM1
heavy : advturretM2
super heavy : advturretM3

-Xcom Turret :
basic : xcomturretM1
heavy : xcomturretM2
Note : the ones in the base defence mission, has slightly more health and less armor than ADVENT’s counterpart

-Sectoid :
basic : sectoid

-Psi zombie :
Non-Human : psizombie
Note : supposedly ADVENT zombie (will look like a soldier with green kevlar, probably a placeholder)
Human : psizombiehuman
Note : supposedly human zombie (a floating head in this case)

-Viper :
basic: viper

-Faceless:
revealed: faceless
disguised : facelesscivilian
Note : it will automatically join ADVENT team if you try to move this one

-Muton:
basic : muton

-Berserker:
basic : berserker

-Chryssalid :
basic : chryssalid
chryssalid cocoon : chryssalidcocoon
Note : will appear as the placeholder soldier mentioned above then get covered in an orange mass of pus

Archon :
basic : archon

-Andromedon :
basic : andromedon
broken shell : andromedonrobot

-Gatekeeper :
basic : gatekeeper

-Sectopod :
basic : sectopod

-Codex :
basic : cyberus (hey that’s me !)

-AVATAR :
Commander’s avatar : advpsiwitchM2
Note : less health, no armor
Elder avatar : advpsiwitchM3
Note : more health has armor and has a cool STAND following it

War of the Chosen Aliens

Greetings, it has been a while since I’ve last worked on this, so let’s get started shall we ? This section focuses on the enemies added by the DLC ‘War of the Chosen’, as usual to spawn them you will need to use the cosole command mentioned above, it works exactly the same as vanilla.

War of the Cosen Alien ID’s :

-The Lost :
Thelost
TheLostHP2
TheLostHP3
TheLostHP4
TheLostHP5
TheLostHP6
TheLostHP7
TheLostHP8
TheLostHP9
TheLostHP10
TheLostHP11
TheLostHP12

-Lost Dasher :
Thelostdasher
TheLostDasherHP2
TheLostDasherHP3
TheLostDasherHP4
TheLostDasherHP5
TheLostDasherHP6
TheLostDasherHP7
TheLostDasherHP8
TheLostDasherHP9
TheLostDasherHP10
TheLostDasherHP11
TheLostDasherHP12
TheLostDasherHP13
TheLostDasherHP14
TheLostDasherHP15
TheLostDasherHP16
TheLostDasherHP17
TheLostDasherHP18
TheLostDasherHP19
TheLostDasherHP20
TheLostDasherHP21
TheLostDasherHP22

-Lost Howler :
Thelosthowler
TheLostHowlerHP2
TheLostHowlerHP3
TheLostHowlerHP4
TheLostHowlerHP5
TheLostHowlerHP6
TheLostHowlerHP7
TheLostHowlerHP8
TheLostHowlerHP9
TheLostHowlerHP10
TheLostHowlerHP11
TheLostHowlerHP12
TheLostHowlerHP13
TheLostHowlerHP14
TheLostHowlerHP15
TheLostHowlerHP16
TheLostHowlerHP17
TheLostHowlerHP18
TheLostHowlerHP19
TheLostHowlerHP20
TheLostHowlerHP21
TheLostHowlerHP22

-Lost Brute :
Thelostbrute

-Resistance soldiers :
balistic : volunteerarmymilitia
magnetic : volunteerarmymilitiaM2
Plasma : volunteerarmymilitiaM3
Note : these are the ones which spawn during “Haven retaliation” missions, they wear special clothing which can only be acquired as a customization option using mods

-Resistance soldiers :
tier 1 : civilianmilitiaM1
tier 2 : civilianmilitiaM2
tier 3 : civilianmilitiaM3
Note : these are the ones which spawn in “rescue operatives from abandoned city” as the bodyguards of the VIP, they have the same armor and weapons as Xcom

-ADVENT Purifier :
basic : advpurifierM1
advanced : advpurifierM2
elite : advpurifierM3

-ADVENT Priest :
basic : advpriestM1
advanced : advpriestM2
elite : advpriestM3

-ADVENT field commander :
basic : advgeneralM1
advanced : advgeneralM2
elite : advgeneralM3

-Spectre :
basic : spectreM1
advanced : spectreM2

-Shadow :
basic : shadowbindunit
advanced : shadowbindunit M2

Note : these are supposed to be the shadow produced from the ‘shadowbind’ ability, however when spawned with the console they will appear as placeholder soldiers with no weapon or ability whatsoever, they can be useful as a dummy if you need an enemy to keep a mission from ending without having them shooting at you

-The Chosen Assassin :
tier 1 : chosenassassin
tier 2 : chosenassassinM2
tier 3 : chosenassassinM3
tier 4 : chosenassassinM4

-The Chosen Hunter :
tier 1 : chosensniper
tier 2 : chosensniperM2
tier 3 : chosensniperM3
tier 4 : chosensniperM4

-The Chosen Warlock :
tier 1 : chosenwarlock
tier 2 : chosenwarlockM2
tier 3 : chosenwarlockM3
tier 4 : chosenwarlockM4

Note: as far as I’m aware, spawning chosens on Xcom’s side is a bit buggy, you can only have a single chosen with you otherwise they all become unresponsive and you need to pass a turn or two to finnally be able to control your chosen, spawning the chosen on ADVENT team however worked flawlessly even if multiple of them were spawned at once (You can try to make an enemy pod get triggered by the chosen you spawned in order to make them responsive again if you can’t control them)

-Spectral Stun lancer :
tier 1 : spectralstunlancerM1
tier 2 : spectralstunlancerM2
tier 3 : spectralstunlancerM3
tier 4 : spectralstunlancerM4

Note : they appear as regular stun lancers when spawned via console

-Spectral Zombies :
tier 1 : spectralzombieM1
tier 2 : spectralzombieM2
tier 3 : spectralzombieM3
tier 4 : spectralzombieM4

Note: appear as placeholder soldiers when spawned via console

[WotC] Tactical Legacy Pack aliens

Hello everyone, most of us recently got gifted by fireaxis the new lovely TLP DLC, and with it a couple of new aliens, here are the IDs for them :

-Zombies :
basic: PsiZombieCivilian

Notes : they are pretty much lost except they do not attack aliens and are not affected by the headshot mechanic

-Neonate Chryssalids :
basic: NeonateChryssalid

Notes : act like regular chryssalids but are little weaker

Alien Hunter DLC

This section contains the ID of the ‘Alien Hunters’ DLC aliens

Alien Hunters ID’s :

-Neonate viper :
basic : viperneonate

-Bradford :
basic : nestcentral

Note : the same as Bradford we get to control in the nest mission

-Viper King :
basic : viperking

-Berserker Queen :
basic : berserkerqueen

-Archon King :
basic : archonking

Note : if you already killed the alien ruler you are trying to spawn with console commands he will not have the ability to move, take damage or perform any actions and neither will anyone try to target them they will simply stand frozen in place, however if you spawn a ruler you haven’t already killed they will work flawlessly except for a visual glitch where they will appear smaller than normal, you can even make them fight for you or spawn multiple of them at once

Shen’s Last Gift DLC

This section contains the ID’s for all the units in the ‘Shen’s last gift’ DLC

Shen’s Last Gift ID’s :

-Spark-001 :
basic : losttowersspark

Note : this is the Spark you get in the lost tower mission

-Lilly Shen :
basic : losttowersshen

Note : Lilly Shen that you control in the lost towers mission

– Derelict MEC :
basic : feralmec_M1

-Derelict Turret :
basic : losttowersturret_M1

-Julian’s Sectopod :
basic : sectopod_markov

Misc. vanilla / WotC ID’s

So while browsing through the files I’ve found a few weird ID’s that I couldn’t really label as part of the main game or any DLC, so I will put them here, be warned that spawning, whatever that ID is supposed to spawn might result in some problems, if that is the case I’ll put a warning otherwise it should be safe

-Soldier :
soldier
ReaperSoldier
SkirmisherSoldier
TemplarSoldier

Note : all of them will be rookies and won’t have skills (obviously the skirm/reap/temp are WOTC only)

-Tutorial Bradford :
basic : tutorialcentral

Note : the same bradford that comes to save you in the tutorial mission except he doesn’t have his multipurpose rifle

-Pratal Mox :
basic : lostandabandonedmox

-Elena Dragunova
basic : lostandabandonedelena

Note : these two should be self explanatory, they’re mox and dragunova from “lost and abandoned”

-Civilians :
basic : civilian
enemy VIP : hostilecivilian

Note : it is impossible to gain control of them and the enemy VIP won’t be targetable unless you put him into ADVENT team, and they will also not wear the ADVENT VIP uniform instead they’ll look like a generic civilian

-Test Dummy :
basic : testdummypanic

Note : a trooper with 100 health and who has an AI that will make it seek cover when flanked but never shoot at any enemy, I only found it in the WotC files so I do not know if it is avaible in vanilla

-Mimic Beacon :
basic : mimicbeacon

Note : it is pretty much the hologram that comes out of the mimic beacon, and just like the mimic beacon it will disapear after 1 turn, however if you spawn it via console it will only be a floating head

-Sectopod Prototype ? :
basic: prototypesectopod

Note : not to be confused with Julian’s sectopod, this was labeled as a sectopod prototype yet it is identical to the regular sectopods in both appearance, behaviour and stats
Edit : When using this mod : [link]
This unit will no longer be a copy of the sectopod

-ADVENT Dropship :
basic : adventtrooptransport

Note : it is only a prop, it cannot be targeted, it cannot be moved or controlled and it doesn’t offer cover or block line of sight

-UNKOWN (danger) :
??? : advcounteropcommanderM1
??? : advcounteropcommanderM2
??? : advcounteropcommanderM3

??? : advcounteropM1
??? : advcounteropM2
??? : advcounteropM3

Note : these seem to be some sort of unit, maybe some cut content ? they do not have a target Icon nor do they have any sort of model or even attack method it seems, they will cause the alien turn to be never ending as they do not have any abilities and after killing them using a rocket the text on the right of the screen said “ADVENT hunter officer” and “ADVENT hunter stun lancer” corpses had dropped
Edit : when using this mod : [link]
You can safely spawn the advcounterop unit and the advcounteropcommander

Long War 2 aliens

[link]
So, this is where the ID of these damn ayy lmaos start getting hard to find, as always you will have to use the command mentioned above to spawn them

-ADVENT Sentry:
basic: advsentryM1
guardian: advsentryM2
sentinel: advsentryM3

-ADVENT Gunner:
basic: advgunnerM1
heavy: advgunnerM2
elite: advgunnerM3

-ADVENT Grenadier:
engineer: advgrenadierM1
grenadier: advgrenadierM2
heavy grenadier: advgrenadierM3

-ADVENT Rocketeer:
basic: advrocketeerM1
heavy: advrocketeerM2
elite: advrocketeerM3

-ADVENT Drone:
Surveilance: LWdroneM1
Hunter: LWdroneM2

-ADVENT MEC Archer:
archer: advmecarcherM1
longbow: advmecarcherM2

-ADVENT Super heavy MEC:
basic: advmec_M3_LW

-Sectoid:
sectoid commander: sectoidM2_LW

-Viper:
serpens: viperM2_LW
elite: viperM3_LW

-Sidewinder:
basic: sidewinderM1
serpens: sidewinderM2
elite: sidewinderM3

-Naja:
basic: najaM1
serpens: najaM2
elite: najaM3

-Muton:
centurion: mutonM2_LW
elite: mutonM3_LW

-Archon:
great archon: archonM2_LW

-Chryssalid soldier:
basic: chryssalidsoldier

-Hive queen:
basic: hivequeen

XCOM® 2 Guide

Overview

Important Information

Vanilla Aliens

War of the Chosen Aliens

[WotC] Tactical Legacy Pack aliens

Alien Hunter DLC

Shen’s Last Gift DLC

Misc. vanilla / WotC ID’s

Long War 2 aliens

[Vanilla mod] Spectrum Green V5.3e

[Vanilla mod] Spectrum: Aegis Division

[WotC mod] Spectrum Green Unnoficial Port (스펙트럼 어드밴트 WOTC)

[WotC mod] Spectrum Green Unofficial port, Prometheus addon (스펙트럼 프로메테우스 세력)

[WotC/Vanilla mod] ABA: A Better ADVENT

[WotC mod] ABA: A Better DLC

[WOTC mod] Chryssalid Abomination

[WotC mod] ADVENT Avenger Unit WOTC

[WotC mod] Vanilla Balance Overhaul

[WotC/Vanilla mod] MOCX Initiative

[WotC mod] MOCX Class: Zealot

[WotC mod] Raider Faction : Bandits

[WotC mod] Raider Faction : The Cult of Jariah

[WotC mod] Raider Faction : Marauders

[WotC mod] Raider Faction : Phantoms

[WotC mods] Raider Faction : Rogue Xcom Operatives

[WotC mod] Mandalorian 3rd Party Faction

[WotC mod] Black Legion

[WotC mod] Dark Eldar Raiders

[WotC mod] Raider Faction: SCP Foundation Operatives

[WotC mod] Raider Faction : Global Occult Coalition

[WotC mod] Raider faction : Chaos insurgency

[WotC mod] Raider Faction: Heretic Geth

[WotC mod] Raider Faction: Cerberus

[WotC mod] Resistance Heroes Incursion

[WotC mod] Rising Tides: The Program

[WotC mod] Operation Parallels – The Doom Slayer Mod

[WotC mod] Lost2Ork – OPEN BETA

[WotC mod] The Flood: Replace the Lost BETA

[WotC mod] Death Troopers [WOTC]

[WotC mod]Lost Shadowbind(ver.1.11)

[WotC mod] Alien Side Goals

[WotC mod] ADVENT Field Training

[WotC mod] [WOTC] Advent Purifier Revamp

[WotC mod] Advent General Revamp

[WotC mod] Bio Division 0.2

[WotC/Vanilla mod] Bio Troops

[WotC mod] Bio Command

[WotC mod] Bio Beasts

[WotC mod] The Hive

[WotC mod] Celatid Alien

[WotC mod] Sectoid Abductor

[WotC mod] Valentine’s Viper

[WotC mod] Armored Viper mod

[WotC mod] Even More Robots

[WotC/Vanilla mod] CreativeXenos Archons

[WotC mod] EU Berserker

[WotC mod] Omega Berserker

[WotC mod] ADVENT Psi Ops

[WotC mod] Children of the King

[WotC / Vanilla mod] Cloned Alien Rulers

[WotC / Vanilla mod] Avatar Ruler

[WotC mod] Corrupt Avatar

[WotC/Vanilla mod] ADVENT Pathfinders

[WoTC] Muton Hunter

[WotC mod] Muton Harriers

[WotC mod] Purge Priests

[WotC mod] Custodian Pack

[WotC mod] ADVENT Drone

[WotC mod] Sectoid Commander

[WotC mod] Viper elite

[WotC mod] Muton Elite

[WotC mod] Muton Enemy Pack

[WotC mod] [WOTC] Muton Centurion Standalone (Pre LW Alien Pack style)

[WotC mod] A Harder War: Advanced Aliens

[WotC mod] A Harder War: The Fanatics

[WotC mod] A Harder War: A Requiem For Man (BETA)

[WotC mod] Synthoids

[WotC mod] Sangheili Spec Ops

[WotC mod] Asari Adepts