The 2 last features can be modified by changes to the files in XcomUtil\cfg (but be sure of knowing what you are doing).
Changes the placement of the troops inside the Avenger, Lightning, Hammerhead and Leviathan.
Sets the soldiers to face different directions at the start inside the craft, giving better initial visibility.
Recovers MIA soldiers if you win combat (units under mind control when the last alien dies).
Fixes the difficulty bug mentioned above.
Using XcuSetup you can change what features you want to use at any time: Most features are optional, others are not. The latest stable version (9.7) can be downloaded from or /site/bladefirelight/ or On he announced that he had passed development of XComUtil to BladeFireLight since his work prevented him from developing it anymore. The original purpose of XcomUtil was to make the game more difficult, because there was a bug in the original game that forced all games to the Beginner difficulty level, regardless of what level you chose." It is not really an editor and it is certainly not a cheat program. Jones' page: "XcomUtil is a game enhancer. It works with either both the DOS or the CE (Windows) version of each game. Jones to enhance both UFO Defense and Terror From The Deep. XcomUtil is an utility written by Scott T.
8.6 I have chosen L under Psionics Screening Do you want to Always screen or just after the Psionics Lab is researched ? But it doesn’t work!.
8.5 The latest version of BB's Toolkit doesn't work on 9.6.
8.4 I am using version 9.60, but it locks up when entering combat.
8.3 Is it possible to incorporate alien components (alien food, alien surgery, etc.) into XcomUtil/cfg/xcomutil.rm(x,t) for use in random maps?.
8.2 I have chosen No before and now XcuSetup doesn't show the option again (9.6 only).
How can I use f0dder's patch and XComUtil?
3.3 How To Start The Game Using XComUtil - RunXCom.bat.