Full Hero Overhaul

⭐ — (42 endorsements) 📥 3,092 downloads 📌 v1.6b 📅 5/14/2023
⚪ Last updated 2023

By Sindae · Characters

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 5/28/2023 📅 Created: 5/14/2023

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  • 🏆 #7 of 40 Characters mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

An attempt to buff or rework underpowered or underutilized abilities in DD2. Suggestions welcome.

So I wanted to make skill choices a lot more relevant for every hero, by bringing a lot of skills closer in balance, and doing the same for paths as well, though those are more specialized.  This now covers most of the classes and changes I wanted to make, I'm still open to ideas, but just wanted to thank everyone who has give feedback and suggestions so far.

This mod has every change split off into its own file to make it future proof to updates, it also won't overwrite any of your files, and is easy to remove. There is now a separate zip for text/tooltip fixes since some are hardcoded into the game, so changes I make won't be reflected, and if I add new modifiers they sometimes won't display on the tooltip properly without the text file.  It's not required for functionality though, just readability.

Installation:

Open the Balance Overhaul zip file, and extract all the files into

... Steam\steamapps\common\Darkest Dungeon®  II\Darkest Dungeon II_Data\StreamingAssets\Excel

Open the Balance Overhaul text zip, extract the files into

...\Steam\steamapps\common\Darkest Dungeon® II\Darkest Dungeon II_Data\StreamingAssets\Localization\Sources

To uninstall, extract the files into the folder again, choose to replace, they should all be selected, hit delete.

All changes are in addition to the base abilities unless stated otherwise.

Changelog:

I probably missed some things

Highway Robbery usable from rank 1

Tracking Shot can now hit all ranks

Chaplain generates 1 Conviction at start of turn

Consecration of Light Upgrade has 100% chance to add damage token, 25% chance for crit token

Mace Bash can hit rank 3

Consecrations last 4 rounds, or 7 rounds if Seraph

Illumination is now usable from all ranks

Upgraded Illumination now has a 50% chance to grant a Conviction token

Removed cooldown on Confessor Illumination, since even though it's stronger, it's kinda the whole point of choosing that path

Plague Doctor

Ounce of Prevention is permanent but two uses per combat, 2 turn cooldown

Ounce of Prevention Disease Res buffed 5%

Blinding Gas now hits ranks 2,3,4; only has 50% chance to daze when upgraded, but 50% chance to combo (reduce similarity to Disorienting Blast)

Disorienting Blast now applies its effects to a random neighbor that is not a corpse, but has a 1 round cooldown

Upgraded Disorienting Blast has 50% weak chance

Magnesium Rain does +1 fire dot when upgraded

Sanctuary heals 1 target stress at normal, adds 1 extra block upgraded

Chaplain Sanctuary heals 1 target stress at normal, heals 1 self stress and 1 target stress upgraded

Spending Unchecked Power only removes 1 instead of 2, except for the more powerful Anamnesis and Burning Stars

Sacrificial Stab Upgraded has a 50% chance to generate Unchecked Power when used

Binding Shadows Upgraded has a 100% chance to generate Unchecked Power when used

Anamensis applies 1(2 upgraded) extra bleed and does 1 (2 upgraded) extra base damage

Malediction ignores 40 debuff resist with combo

Wyrd Reconstruction now heals 5-33% at normal, 10-50% at upgraded

Aspirant's Debuff resist debuff and Debuff Penetration debuff is only 5%

Ritualist Token chance on curse are each 20% from 15%

Warlock has a 45% chance to generate Unchecked Power on turn start from 33%

Minimum damage of chop increased

Withstand is usable from rank 4, live your backline Leper dream

Withstand maximum uses removed

Poet path now has a 75% chance to generate 1 taunt at start of each turn

Now only has a 50% chance to be blind at combat start, instead of individual 50% and 25% chances that could stack

Purge, Intimidate, and Bash now all ignore blind vs combo but do not remove combo

Monarch path now lowers HP by only 10%

Monarch path now grants 70% increased damage to Bash and Break and 40% damage to Hew vs Cosmic, no damage to Chop

Survivor path no longer has a burn penetration penalty

Dragonfly has +1 base damage normal and upgraded, upgrade has +5% crit

Ransack +1 base damage

Hearthlight now has a 10% chance to blind enemies, 20% when upgraded

Ransack and Firefly now apply a 5 damage burn to adjacent target on combo when upgraded

Backdraft is usable from all ranks

Bleed Out usable from rank 2

Toe to Toe usable from all ranks

📊 Mod Details

Game
Darkestdungeon2 Mods
Author
Sindae
Version
1.6b
Downloads
3,092
Endorsements
42
Category
Characters
Created
5/14/2023
Updated
5/28/2023

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