Lone Wolf - Ranger

The Lone Wolf - Ranger

for Battle Brothers version 1. 4.x.x

no DLC required

This mod adds another Lone Wolf scenario with a ranged unit as a main character. Doesn't require any DLC to run. However, Bests and Exploration DLC is needed if you want to craft new ranger gear.

It allows you to play as a ranger (hunter), combining some pros and cons of other scenarios. Although, none of the bonuses or maluses are as high as in those other scenarios. See the Pros/Cons sections below for details.

I tried to make this mod balanced and lore-friendly, with proper character introdution. Although I didn't have time to playtest it much, so it may be quite hard, maybe even harder than Hedge Knight's Lone Wolf, especially later in the game. Scenario is of course not ment to be played solo and you should hire some melee fighters to keep you safe as soon as possible.

Starting character is based on a hunter, with some stats (melee attack, defences and bravery) buffed by few points to increase his survivability but not make him very OP. Ranged skill was not buffed comparing to hunter, but it has 3 talent starts. Same for Initiative.

There's optional mod version with unlocked few perks right from the start (Pathfinding, Bow and Axe Masteries) to make the game a little easier and allow for spending extra points on some other fancy or defensive perks. Since this character is quite fragile it may be hard to keep him alive in late-game, so I do not consider it as a cheat. What's more, axe mastery makes the ranger useful even in encounters with archery-proof enemies like the Ancient Undead.

The starting ranger has a hunting bow, a hatchet and some custom gear - hood and leather armor. New items are mainly for the looks and have good, but not awesome stats. Hood gives 80 protection at -4 stamina cost, while armor is 90 protection at -8, so it's comparable with other gear which can be normally bought. I wanted to give the ranger a decent protection while keeping the feel of a woodsman. As of version 1. 1 new items can be crafted at Taxidermist using direwolf pelts and spider silk. New recipes are available only for rangers.

Changelog:

Update 5 - 2020. 08. 29: version 1. 4 - fixed wolf pet events not firing up.

Update 4 - 2020. 08. 18: version 1. 3 - for game version 1. 4.x.x, changes in the events, new items and recipies - see Articles section for detailed changelog.

Update 3 - 2019. 05. 23: version 1. 2 - added hawk companion, new event, new armor and crafting recipe. Wolves buffed