GFL Custom Squad Leaders

Update v1. 1. 0

• []Add 9 new leaders (7 squad leaders + 2 pilots): Original 404 (Leva/UMP45; Lenna/UMP9; Mechty/G11; Klukai/HK416), Robella/RO635; Sabrina/SPAS-12; Cheyanne/M200; Papasha/PPSh41 (as walker pilot); Mayling (as pilot)

  []Lower supply cost per squad size from 80 -> 60 (50 -> 40 for low cost version), letting the commander field more dolls squad in battle.

  []Slightly lower base stat for dolls.

No changes were made to existing perk trees so it should be save game compatible. The final roaster should be more or less fixed. All leaders use vanilla game perks so they shouldnt be affect much by game/modkit updates. Custom perks are planned but no ETA.

*Note 2: If you want to contribute your own new Dolls SL file, feel free to drop by our post in the Menace Modding discord server.

Overview

This mod contains 15 custom leaders (12 squad leaders + 3 pilots +1 alt version of pilot) based on characters from Girl's Frontline series. The characters included are:

• []Alva (AN-94)

  []Voymastina (AK-15)

  []Robella (RO635)

  []Makiatto (WA2000)

  []Leva (UMP45)

  []Lenna (UMP9)

  []Mechty (G11)

  []Klukai (HK416)

  []Sabrina (SPAS-12)

  []Cheyanne (M200)

  []Springfield

  []Vector

  []Commander (Female/Male) as Pilot (can be used together, identical perk tree)

  []Papasha (PPSh41) as walker Pilot

  []Mayling as Pilot

Images/Assets are obtained from GFL's IOPwiki website and some upscaled using online tools. All characters are still using the voice lines from the vanilla leader which they are cloned from. I modify the leader's perk tree based on my own understanding of each character's lore/characteristic and skill from both GFL1 and 2, and thus might not be perfectly align with vanilla balance.

Main Characteristic

All infantry leader in this mod have very high base stat and survivability, with everyone start at 20hp and 50% dmg reduction (they are tactical dolls after all, much tougher than average human) and 0 promotion tax.

However, in exchange they also have very high supply cost at 60 per leader/squaddies, and can still get suppressed and overwhelmed if extremely outnumbered. They can stay in the fight much longer, but lower number also means lower firepower output and thus you as the commander would need to pick your engagement more carefully. Failing a mission is not the end as the extra promotion points can help your dolls to be better prepared for the next one.

The balancing is highly objective and mainly based on my own sense of balancing so please feel free to adjust the stat in json files. The current mod is balanced towards the ideal squad size of 2 - 5 (2 if NoMimimumSquaddies is used), which was the default squad size for each doll in GFL1 (main doll + 4 dummies). I've tested the balance in my own campaign on Expert and it feels slightly harder in the early game compare to vanilla, however the 0 promotion tax make it so that you wont stuck in the same campaign level forever as your dolls get better and better after every mission.

There is an alternative version of the mod found in optional files has 40 supply per squaddie and 20 per promotion, making progression a bit closer to vanilla (as the extra vitality/toughness stat is almost equivalent to having innate tier 3/4 armor).

A summary of each leader's characteristic:

The Squad Leaders

• []Alva: Similar to her GFL1 skill, focus on fire volume and suppression (Firing Line + Gun and Run + Suppressive Fire).

  []Voymastina: More similar to her GFL1 self, with raw damage (Fury + Berserk + No mercy) and skill that allow her to charge head first into enemy line (Juiced + Die Hard).

  []Robella: The infantry field commander, starting with Inspring Presence and Command and Quick Hand at higher tier.

  []Makiatto: The designated marksman. Very good with a DMR as a mid range support/sniper with Full Send + Sharpshooter + Assassin + Ambush.

  []Springfield: Has innate heal and can provide long range support in form of sniping or drone/accessories (Quick Hand + Resourceful + Impossible Shot).

  []Vector: She still love her molotovs, has all available perk to make cause enemy mayhem with her grenades (Resourceful + Quick Hand + Long Bomb + Grenadier).

  [*]Sabrina: The frontline tank, with access to Taunt right off the bat and skill that let her attract enemy and keep it for a long time (Gost