Total Rebalance - Beta v3.5.1

Disclaimer

This is a Beta testing build. Things will change, values are not final.

I highly recommend playing with this mod ONLY if you've already completed vanilla GR.

Description

My ultimate goal is to transform Gothic Remake into a hardcore RPG with real build variety, high but meaningful difficulty and high replayability. 

I take heavy inspiration from classic G1 and G2 mods like Othello and New Balance - I do realise those names bear a lot of weight in the Gothic community, and I will try my absolute best to honor them.

I will be eternally grateful for every single player who decides to give faith into this mod.

All feedback is encouraged, thought-about and appreciated.

Installation instructions

• []Open "TotalRebalanceBeta3. 4.zip"[/]

  []Open "Rebalance patch" -> "Patch"  -> "patched"  -> "Script"[/]

  []Put the patched .cache file into Gothic 1 Remake\G1R\Script[/]

  []Overwrite the vanilla .cache (I've packed in the original .cache as backup, don't worry about it)[/]

  []Open "Mods" inside  "TotalRebalanceBeta3. 4"[/]

  []Put "TotalRebalance" and "MobSpawns" into your UE4SS mod folder[/]

  []Put "CrossbowSTR" or "RealisticBows" into your UE4SS mod folder - Choose one[/]

  []Enable these 3 mods[/]

  []Have bloody fun![/]

Uninstall instructions

• []Replace the patched .cache with the original file, or run "Verify game integrity" on Steam[/]

  []Delete or disable TotalRebalance,  MobSpawns, CrossbowSTR and RealisticBows mods[/]

  Design Philosophy

  • []Everything is rebalanced based on Hard difficulty and the game is overall harder[/]

    []Make every build, including hybrid builds, competitive and fun to play[/]

    []Rebalance every NPC, weapon, armor, item, spell and skill in the game to improve overall mechanical quality of the game[/]

    []High difficulty that makes logical sense and feels rewarding to overcome[/]

    []Improve the flow of progression, make every completed Chapter rewarding[/]

    []Make magic powerful but costly, make every spell count, avoid spell-spamming[/]

    What's changed

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    NPC stats

    • []Generic human NPC physical armor values buffed. In vanilla GR, NPC's have massively nerfed armor compared to the player, even on Hard difficulty.[/]

      []Most NPC's physical armor stats and HP rebalanced. NPC models and visuals now reflect their defensive stats - heavily armored Orcs have high Edge and Point armor, skinny and brittle-looking Bloodhounds have low Blunt armor, Skeletons have high Point armor, etc.[/]

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    Weapons

    []Every weapon and armor was manually and thoughtfully rebalanced. No global multipliers, no random changes.[/]

    []Swords are generally good against low-armor enemies, bad against heavily armored enemies.[/]

    []Maces are generally good against high-armor and brittle enemies, less effective against low-armor enemies compared to Swords.[/]

    []Axes offer a compromise between defeating armor and dealing high Edge damage. Axes don't work as intended right now. I'm working on a solution.[/]

    []10 1H Swords now require both Dexterity and Strength. The most powerful Dexterity 1H Sword requires 70Dex and 35Str.[/]

    []3 2H Swords now require both Dexterity and Strength.  The most powerful Dexterity 2H Sword requires 73Dex and 37Str.[/]

    []All Dexterity melee weapons still scale damage with Strength.[/]

    []4 new Magical 2H Swords. Their Elemental damage scales with MaxMana.[/]