Full Hero Overhaul
⚪ Last updated 2023Preview

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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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