Hakuya's Bayonet Reborn Series

Description

This is an integrated version of my two Reborn mods, fixing the compatibility issues that prevented them from being used together, along with a few additional adjustments.

What is the Reborn Series?

The Reborn Series brings Bayonets back to the original Code Vein's Ichor-based shooting system.

You no longer need to reload, nor do you have to worry about running out of ammunition. Instead, by making good use of your Jail and certain attacks, you can recover Ichor and maintain your resources throughout combat !

The Reborn Series also heavily reworks the original Normal Combos. Rather than using the same generic Bayonet movesets, they are now built from modified combinations of various Formae, giving each weapon a much more distinctive identity.

These attacks have also gone through extensive numerical balancing. Their overall damage is intentionally not high enough to replace the original Formae, and their functions and effects are significantly different as well.

This means there's still plenty of reason to equip and use those Formae, the new Combos are meant to expand your moveset, not make Formae obsolete.

Ichor Drain

To provide more effective ways of managing resources, certain attacks in the Reborn Series now have the ability to drain Ichor from enemies.

This gives you more tactical options during combat. Their Ichor recovery is significantly lower than that of a Jail, but in exchange, these attacks leave you less vulnerable, are much more convenient to use, and can even deal respectable damage at the same time !

Finisher System

The biggest feature of the Reborn Series is the new Finisher System.

By spending a large amount of Ichor, you can unleash an incredibly powerful Finisher capable of outright annihilating most non-boss enemies in a single attack.

Finishers leave you highly vulnerable during activation and consume a massive amount of resources, but if you find the right opportunity to use one, they can completely turn the tide of a fight in an instant.

It's worth mentioning that I've specifically balanced their Ichor costs and total damage so that Finishers are actually slightly less efficient than some of the commonly used powerful Bayonet Formae.

For example, if using Forma A three times costs a total of 18 Ichor, its combined damage may actually exceed that of a Finisher that also costs 18 Ichor.

The main difference is DPS.

Do you spend all that Ichor at once for an enormous burst of damage, or spread it across several powerful Formae and use them whenever the opportunity arises?

That's your choice.

Black Bayonet Reborn

Just like its enormous blade suggests, Black Bayonet focuses on aggressive, fast-paced close-quarters combat. Its shooting attacks are more direct and faster to execute. Overall, Black Bayonet is designed to make you feel more like a berserker.

The entire original Combo has been rebuilt to be much faster and more agile.

Combo 1: Grants a brief moment of invincibility.

Combo 2: Add an Ichor Drain effect for smoother gameplay.

Combo 3: Can launch small and medium-sized enemies into the air.

Combo 4: Finishes the chain by firing a blood projectile that can drain Ichor from enemies.

All shooting attacks have been completely reworked, with each type of shot serving a different purpose. Shots no longer consume ammunition. Instead, they consume Ichor, with different types of shots having different Ichor costs.

Ground Shot :1 Ichor

Fires an extremely fast laser that leaves behind a delayed explosive mine at the point of impact. The laser itself can penetrate enemies, so if you want to maximize its damage, you'll need to make good use of the terrain and position your shots so that both the laser and the mine can hit the target.

Air Shot: 4 Ichor

Summons six magic circles that unleash a barrage of lasers across a large area.

Dodge Shot: 2 Ichor

Fires a long-range, piercing blood laser with moderately fast projectile speed.