Star Wars Zero Company has no mod support and no New Game+, Bit Reactor confirms

Bit Reactor answered a batch of community questions in a Discord Q&A, and two of the bigger answers will sting for some fans: Star Wars Zero Company launches without official mod support and without a New Game+ mode. The game hits PC and consoles on August 27.

Lead producer Caydence Funk addressed both points directly. On mods: "We have a lot of respect for the modding community, but there is no official mod support planned for Star Wars Zero Company." On replayability, Funk confirmed the campaign runs roughly 30–40 hours depending on difficulty and strategy experience, and that players will unlock certain customisation options on subsequent playthroughs — though there's no NG+ mode to structure a second run around. The game is also fully linear, with no branching paths or romances between operatives.

The no-mods news lands with some irony given Bit Reactor is staffed largely by XCOM veterans. XCOM 2 has one of the most active modding communities in the strategy genre — it even spawned elaborate Star Wars total conversions that fans were essentially using as a Zero Company substitute for years. Mod support is widely credited as a key reason XCOM 2 still has an active player base nearly a decade after launch, and it's reportedly one of the most-requested features in Zero Company's own Discord. Without official tools, unofficial workarounds will almost certainly appear, but ambitious overhauls like XCOM 2's Long War 2 — which added new mechanics across a significantly extended campaign — are unlikely without proper developer support. There are no microtransactions in Zero Company, so at least that particular friction point from Marvel's Midnight Suns isn't a factor here.

Community reaction is predictably mixed. One Reddit commenter put it plainly before the confirmation dropped: without mods, Zero Company probably won't beat XCOM 2 in their rotation, but with them it could become their new favourite game. Bit Reactor hasn't ruled out adding official mod support post-launch if the game performs well, but nothing is planned for release. Zero Company arrives August 27.