New Gameplay Enhancement - Hardcore Havoc

This mod is designed to be similar to Dark Souls game and it is meant for players who have previously experienced most of my earlier mods but are now looking for additional challenges and various changes to enhance their overall gameplay experience.

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UPDATE 1 Mar 2024: Released version 5. 0

New balance changes for this version:

1. Enemies stats have been greatly reduced between 20 - 50% across all levels. This is so that players can better manage each battles. At the same time,

armors' defense are also nerfed to compensate with the stats reduction by the enemies.

2. All armors now have 8 linked materia slots.

3. Improve armor's / accessories stats and effect:

- Titanium Bangle and Otherworldly Crystal = Now really grants 50% debuff resistance. The idea is that if you equip any 2 of items that boosts 50%

debuff resistance, it will give you immunity to all status ailments.

- Iron Bangle = Now grants 10% increased in strength and magic

- Geometric Bracelet = Now grants Auto-Remedy (only works in Normal mode) and Fully recharge ATB bars when you use Refocus.

- Supreme Bracer = Now grants 5% increased in strength and magic, and 40% increased in Max HP

- Rune Armlet = Now grants 5% increased in strength and magic, and 40% increased in Max MP

- Bulletproof Vest = Now gives +300% Vitality and 30% Max HP

- Survival Vest = Now gives +400% Vitality and 40% Max HP

- Talisman = Now gives +300% Spirit and 30% Max MP

- Timeworn Talisman = Now gives +400% Spirit and 40% Max MP

4. Summon materias now give better stats to your characters whenever they are equipped.

Ifrit = +15% Magic and 25% Max MP

Chocobo & Moogle = +15% Magic, 30% Luck, and 20% Max MP

Shiva = +15% Magic and 25% Max MP

Leviathan = +15% Magic, 50 Spirit, 25% Max MP

Bahamut = 15% Strength and Magic, 25% Max MP

Fat Chocobo = +15% Strength, 30% Max HP, 20% Max MP

Cactuar / Carbuncle / Chocobo Chick / Ramuh = +25% Max HP and Max MP

5. Improve Cactuar's abilities such that it can now inflict poison in addition to sleep from it's normal attack, also inflict slow, berserk from 1000 needles                  ability

UPDATE 6 Feb 2024: Released version 4. 0

New balance changes for this version:

1. Enemies and bosses in general now have 5% and 10% chance to crit damage respectively. Certain enemies would have up to 20% crit chance.