Hardcore Weapons

Gunplay overhaul focusing on heavy weapon damage and recoil - each landed shot counts!

An example of a small fraction of the mod contents:

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An example of the starting Habitat 7 encounter gunplay:

Vanilla:

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Modified:

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All weapons have been thoroughly reworked and balanced correctly within the campaign progression!

Enemies are no longer bullet sponges that are waiting on you to to click away their HP bar. Each weapon is unique in their battlefield role, waiting on you to discover your perfect playstyle!

Inspired by the starting moments of Mass Effect 1, gunplay and the weapon progression has been altered to give you extremely satisfying sci-fi gunplay.

Extreme care has been taken to ensure every single weapon is fairly balanced and viable as an option, from early game all the way to endgame! Every single weapon modification has been tested against health, shield and armor enemies at the earliest possible point of acquisition, to the Lvl 80 character equipped with lvl 10 weapon mods.

Major Changes

• [] 2x-5x damage increase to nearly all weapons in the game.

  [] Weapon damage progression is balanced against Passive Skills + Profiles + Weapon Mods progression

• [] Major weapon re-balance - weapons have dedicated categories and roles in the battlefield!

  [] Player HP reduction - Enemies are no longer bullet-spongy, but neither are you!

  [] Major increase in weapon recoil, camera shake and inaccuracy values - landing precise successive shots will be more difficult, but also more rewarding!

  [] Weapons "feel" like they hit hard. As they should by their codex lore!

  Weapon Progression reworked! As weapons increase in level, they increase in recoil. You will need to invest in your passive skills, use correct profiles and acquire weapon mods to be proficient and lethal with high-level powerful weaponry.

  Semi-detailed mod changelist:

  • []https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17NL_f32KJsWQapSPModsb39R2kDJG2vMUwe6uUSsV5w/edit?usp=sharing

    []This Google Docs Sheet tracks the most important changes done on each individual weapon, tracked by categories. Make sure to visit other sheets at the bottom of the page for complete rundown on all weapon damage, clip size, ammo, recoil and shake values for each individual weapon, grouped by type.

    []There's also a Misc page for the changes done for general QOL on the game.

    Minor highlights:

    []Energy Beam-type weapons no longer have visual "travel time". The VFX