Maces Overhaul

Maces and Warhammers are among the weakest weapon classes in KCD2. Along with axes, they have the slowest animations in the game, cannot be forged at level 4 quality (Henry’s Quality), only have two perks that increase blunt damage, and are unable to perform master strikes.

This mod aims to fix that by applying a 15% damage increase to Maces and a 10% damage increase to Warhammers, making them more viable compared to other weapons. The mod also differentiates Warhammers from Maces, making all Warhammers deal at least 10% of their damage as stab, while Maces deal 100% of their damage as blunt.

Examples:

[]Weapon: Ramhead hammer

[]Quality: III

[]Stab: 0 --->14 (144x0,10)

[]Slash: 0 ---> 0

[]Blunt: 133 ---> 144

[]Weapon: Raven's beak

[]Quality: III

[]Stab: 29 --->31 (+~10%)

[]Slash: 0 ---> 0

[]Blunt: 115 ---> 126 (+~10%)

[]Weapon: Ornate mace

[]Quality: III

[]Stab: 0 --->0

[]Slash: 0 ---> 0

[]Blunt: 119 ---> 137 (+~15%)

[]Weapon: Heavy Mace

[]Quality: III

[]Stab: 0 --->0

[]Slash: 0 ---> 0

[]Blunt: 110 ---> 126 (+~15%)

Quick note

I play on Hardcore with the excellent Aggressive Combat AI, along with

Realish Wounds

 and many other mods that make the gameplay and combat harder. Therefore my sense of balance is somewhat biased, so this mod may seem like an excessive buff to some players.

For a gameplay experience closer to KCD1, I recommend the Headcracker mod.

This mod is likely not compatible with other mods that change the same files.