10 Secret Exploits That Ruined Your Favourite Video Games
4. Unlimited Manoeuvres (XCOM 2)
Also
known as the Ironman Exploit, Unlimited Manoeuvres is a game-breaking oversight
in X-COM 2, allowing players to execute as innumerable amount of actions in a
given round. It’s devastatingly effective, and not especially difficult to
perform despite its damaging ramifications – essentially rendering ironman mode
completely redundant.
Performing the exploit is simple enough, and involves ending and reloading a round simultaneously, which causes the game to disregard the player’s final action. Performed correctly, this permits players to eliminate every opponent with a single soldier, who is granted unrestricted movement around the environment and unlimited shots on target.
Again, this completely ruins the game, especially considering the point of ironman mode, which is to provide a genuine challenge for experienced players.
That said, the exploit is yet to be patched by the developers.