How can I keep XCOM 2 loading in the background?
I have XCOM 2 open in windowed mode. On loading screens (they're very long) or dialog sequences I would like to tab out to do other things, like read my emails. Yet I don't think XCOM 2 is working while I'm tabbed out. The animations are all paused. The mission briefing dialog is paused. When I put the attention back on the XCOM2 window it resumes.
How do I make sure it's still running even if I'm not on the window?
Best Answer
I haven't tested this yet for XCOM 2 but I did this in Xcom EU by modifying the baseengine.ini file:
bPauseOnLossOfFocus=FALSE
This file is a standard Unreal Engine file so it should be there for Xcom 2 as well.
Look in: XCOM 2 installation folder/engine/config.
Will double check this when I get home.
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