
Indeed, Steam redownloaded 115 mods that I am not subscribed to (and at this point have not been subscribed to for about a day). I was just gonna drop in and play one mission to relax before going to bed, and here I am searching reddit thinking I couldnt be the only one continuing a game from yesterday and suddenly being slapped in the face by this new 2k launcher issue. As a test, I backed up the new modlist into a collection, unsubscribed from everything but one mod (to get a workshop download going), and did a file verification. All XCOM 2 mod launchers will automatically pick up mods downloaded this way, no further setup necessary. Steam will download and update subscribed mods automatically while you're not playing any Steam games. Oh god, I guess I'm not gonna play today :'D If you own XCOM 2 on steam, you can go to XCOM 2 Steam Workshop and Subscribe to mods you wish to use. Tried to still continue on with the game and hit esc ignoring that, then more errors popped up after I loaded my save and theyre all facepaint mods related files. Tried bypassing the new launcher using ur instructions, got in game and was greeted with multiple "Red Screen Errors" like this. File Locator Lite This piece of freeware can search contents of hundreds of files within seconds, making it invaluable for searching for examples in game’s source code.

After verification, got in game and when I tried to load my save, I was notified that my Mods are indeed disabled! Was about to continue my base game campaign with some capnbubs accessory mods and was greeted with this new launcher and I needed to verify my files coz the game wasnt launching.
