Free camera rotation

Enable camera free rotation while holding down the Q and E keys. Press Q or E or the corresponding menu icon once to rotate the camera 45 degrees. Smooth zoom in/out is also possible.

WotC Compatibility: The mod works with the WotC DLC, you just need to reassign the "Toggle Free Cam" hotkey in [Path-To-Mods]\FreeCameraRotation\Config\XComInput.ini from LeftAlt to RightAlt or whatever you like.

Note: mods do not disable achievements in XCOM2.

Disclaimer: Since there is no reliable uninstall mechanism for XCOM2 mods, and I don't have a QA department the size of Firaxis, I cannot guarantee that any of my mods are 100% free, so use them at your own risk. I did play with all of them and if I find bugs/issues I'll post a fix or at least a workaround.

describe:

• Set the default rotation angle to 45 degrees (in discrete mode, see Hotkeys and Configuration).
• Enable camera free rotation while holding down the Q and E keys (simulation mode by default).
• Enable free camera zoom (simulated mode by default) while holding down the T and G keys.
• Enable free camera mode controlled by mouse movement (Alt + Mouse).
• Allows using the [and] keys to adjust the camera.
• Fully configurable.

Default key bindings: 1. Alt

+ Mouse - free camera mode.

• Gtrl + F1 - Reset camera to default view.
• Ctrl + F2 - Toggles between free and fixed rotation/scaling.
• Ctrl + F3 - Switch free camera.
• [AND] - Tilt camera.

Configuration:

• ini file is located under [Path To Steam Library]\XCOM 2\XComGame\Mods\FreeCameraRotation\Config or [Path to Steam Library]\steamapps\workshop\content\268500\616359783\Config.
• Key binding: XComInput.ini.
• Camera settings: XComTacticalInput_FreeCameraRotation.ini and XComCamera.ini.
• Description and examples of key bindings.
• Instructions and examples on zoom settings.

Install:

Windows users:

For manual installation, extract the package into the Steam\steamapps\common\XCOM 2\XComGame\Mods folder (create the Mods folder if it does not exist). The mod should be visible and selectable in the launcher. If not, make sure you did not unzip the mod into a subfolder, i.e. the FreeCameraRotation.XComMod file should be in the Steam\steamapps\common\XCOM 2\XComGame\Mods\FreeCameraRotation folder. Run the launcher and select the mod.

Latest patch notes for Linux and Mac users: It has been reported that since the last patch, filenames are automatically converted to lowercase, so the workshop module should work out of the box.

Linux users:

Create the mods folder under [Path To SteamLibrary]/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/share/data/xcomgame, so it looks like this: [

SteamLibrary path]/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/share/data/xcomgame/mods and unzip the mod there. Then batch rename all folders and files to lowercase. The final file structure should look like this: [SteamLibrary Path]/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/share/data/xcomgame/mods/freecamerarotation/freecamerarotation.xcommod (plus other files in the freecamerarotation folder). Run the launcher and select the mod.

Mac users:

Create the mods folder under ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/XCOM2Data/xcomgame so it looks like this: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/XCOM2Data/xcomgame/mods and unzip the mods. Then batch rename all folders and files to lowercase. The final file structure should look like this: ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/XCOM 2/XCOM2Data/xcomgame/mods/freecamerarotation/freecamerarotation.xcommod (plus the other files in the freecamerarotation folder). Run the launcher and select the mod.