Masterworks All - Endgame Gear Diversified

UPDATE: Although I haven't tested it myself yet, I would recommend using diacyst's Equipment Stats Overhaul mod instead of this mod. I have been out of the DD2 scene for a while now, but theirs looks like a more complete, and perhaps most importantly, curated version of Masterworks All. Very likely the superior choice until the Dark Arisen expansion comes. Thank you diacyst for providing a truly finished experience!

NOT RECOMMENDED for first playthroughs, as it is currently very much exploitable and unfit for the intended player progression. I have yet to balance the materials cost of the 3rd upgrade and the compensation stats for the 1st and 2nd upgrades. For now, this mod is targeted towards regular high-level players.

As far as I am concerned, this mod is in a BETA state. There are still things I'm hoping to do, and some of the weapon balance might be up for debate. That is without mentioning the numerous errors that I'm guaranteed to have made in the process. I've been mired in figures and percentages for two weeks, and have spent hours upon hours inputting them into sheets, then back into files. There is not a chance in the world that I haven't made an error, or two - probably more like a dozen - somehow, somewhere. If it is a large one, I hope someone else will be able to point it out.

What this mod does

Masterworks All aims to succeed the End-Game Stats for All Dragonforged Equipment mod by Filipemaros96. Both have a shared goal: bringing all gear to equal ground, for the endgame/NG+ players who care about performing and looking good doing it.

But this mod deviates in significant ways - one, in that it does not affect the Wyrmfire upgrade, but the 3rd rank of all four Smithing Styles. This means that, instead of being solely based on the Dwarven enhancement path like Filipemaros' mod was, there are now 4 variations regarding endgame gear stats.

Concurrently, this mod operates a somewhat weighty rebalance of the Smithing Styles enhancements. It accomplishes that in two ways: on weapons, by nerfing the Dwarven knockdown power increases ; on armor, by buffing every other Smithing Style's knockdown resistance increases.

I highly recommend combining this mod with N