Advanced Damage and Health System for 1.2

PCVR version | Nomad version

Advanced Damage and Health System

This mod adds an advanced health and damage system with per-limb health, bleeding and broken limbs.

The body is split into 7 regions: Head, Chest, Stomach, Right/Left Arm, Right/Left Leg. Each limb has its own health pool: 35, 85, 70, 2x 60, 2x 65 for a total of 440 relative health points. Relative because it scales with the NPC's max health (so health modifiers should be compatible).

Broken Limb

When a limb reaches 0 health, it breaks. This is fatal for the head and chest, but stomach, arms and legs just come with a debuff: Faster hydration/energy drain for stomach, sluggish controls for arms, reduced movement for legs. Any damage sustained to a broken limb will distribute the overflow of damage to all other limbs, meaning that you can die from too much damage to any limb. You cannot heal a broken limb unless it is fixed first.

You can also sustain bleeds from slash and pierce wounds (unless inflicted by a fire imbued weapon) on unarmoured or leather-covered areas. Pierce wounds can turn into a heavy bleed if penetrated far enough. Bleeds will continue to sustain damage to that limb until bandaged and drain your hydration faster.

The mod comes with two bandages: "Bandage" for a normal bleed and "Advanced Bandage" that cures both normal and heavy bleeds. Bandages can be applied to any limb, treating the selected limb as a priority. Select the limb and perform a wrapping motion with the trigger pressed to apply a bandage. Both bandages can be purchased in the shop.

Surgical Kit

There is also three "Dalgarian Surgical Kits" with 2 (T2: 3) uses. It is capable of fixing a broken limb, but it reduces the limb's max health by 50% (T1: 25%, T2: 10%) each time it is used. To apply, select the limb to fix and hold trigger until the limb is fixed. The surgical kits can be purchased in the shop.

NPCs also use this system, meaning you can break their legs, inflict bleeds and kill them with a well-placed attack. Enemies are also way more lethal, as a blow to an unprotected head or chest can cause serious damage.

You will also need to manage your hydration. If it reaches 0 you will slowly take damage across the whole body (so you can die easily!). Bleeding and a broken stomach will reduce your hydration faster. You will also not be able to increase your hydration while the stomach is broken. To replenish your hydration you can eat or drink food/potions (check the stats of each item for more info).

You will also need to manage your energy. If it reaches 0 you will slowly take damage across the whole bod