Better Combat and Immersion Compilation

What is BCAIC?

A comprehensive compilation that contains a great number of tweaks to the game aiming primarily at immersion, but also more fun and engaging gameplay (especially combat); to some degree it promotes realism and harder difficulty. It contains my personal mods, made by me, as well as some mods that I use, often slightly tweaked to my liking, created by others (with permission, and direct contributions credited).

The compilation is divided into several parts depending on file usage and, where possible, matching content. Underneath each headline image you can see what the parts contain and what they change.

Compatible with KC:D version 1. 9. 6

Works equally well with Normal and Hardcore Mode.

New game not required (everything can be toggled on/off without affecting save integrity).

It's recommended that you have at least some experience with the base game before installing BCAIC.

How to install the compilation

Manual: (recommended for advanced users)

• []Extract the "zzz_BetterCombatAndImmersionCompilation" folder from the downloaded archive to your "Mods" folder (or create one first).

  []Make sure the path looks like this: "\KingdomComeDeliverance\Mods\zzz_BetterCombatAndImmersionCompilation\".

  []If placed correctly the "zzz_BetterCombatAndImmersionCompilation" folder will contain a "Data" folder, a "Localization" folder, a "mod.manifest", a "mod.cfg", and a "Mod description.txt".

  []If you're using a "mod_order.txt", make sure "zzz_BetterCombatAndImmersionCompilation" is at the bottom, in order for it to load last.

  Vortex Mod Manager: (not recommended, especially if you want to customise the compilation)

  • Download and install through Vortex, and make sure the mod compilation is loaded last.

    The compilation uses mod-specific tables, meaning that, rather than overwriting the entire base game tables, individual table rows are patched. This ensures compatibility with other mods that use the same tables, as long as they do not edit the same rows.

    Please ensure that you're only using up to date mods. Mods that haven't been updated since February 2020 still overwrite entire tables (if they edit tables at all) and if they haven't been updated since June 2019, the tables they're using are almost certainly outdated, thus missing features and causing bugs/crashes.

    How to customise the compilation

    The compilation of mods is, of course, subject to personal taste, and you may want to disable parts of it either because you disagree with the changes or it conflicts with some other mod you're using.

    The main download includes the full compilation, but within the mod folder you can find each part in a pak file of its own. To disable a part, simply remove the corresponding pak file - or in the case of the mod.cfg, simply remove the line in question.

    The text changes belonging to any of the parts can also be disabled by removing the relevant rows in the mod's localization xml files, within the language pak files - this is required for restoring the cardinal compass points for example.

    If you're using the combat focused "Lite" version, you can also add the pak files of any additional parts you'd like from the full download.

    Note: pak files can be opened just like zip and rar files using 7-Zip or a similar program, and you can edit the xml files directly from within.

    My changes are all documented in comments next to the edited rows in the xml files <!-- BCAIC:  --> For parameter changes, this will show a +/- value stating how much I've increased/decreased the relevant value. You can edit the values to your liking (note that the numbers inside the comments are just there for reference, they have no effect on the actual values).

    zzz_BCAIC_BetterCombat_MoreRealisticPerks_Regeneration_Digestion_CarryWeight_SellingPrices_DirtApplication.pak

    Libs\Tables\rpg\buff__BCAIC.xml (NOTE: Duplicated with additional changes in the Only Interaction HUD part, see note under that part)

    Libs\Tables\rpg\perk_rpg_param_override__BCAIC.xml

    Libs\Tables\rpg\rpg_param__BCAIC.xml

    Libs\Tables\combat\combat_action_perfect_block__BCAIC.xml

    ...\Localization\text__bcaic

    Combat: 

    - Slightly shorter Perfect Block and significantly shorter Master Strike window for the Player.

    - AI Master Strike probability signifi