AGE - Anchorage Gameplay Expansion - Complete Overhaul

AGE is a comprehensive overhaul of nearly every gameplay aspect of TTW's rendition of Operation Anchorage. The loadout selection is now dynamic and not set, there's a new armor and much more weapon variety for the enemies, new enemy robots, new encounters and bosses, hidden weapons, balance changes, variety improvements, and the difficulty has been tuned up dramatically.

When should I start AGE in my playthrough?

I recommend around level 25 at the minimum, and that you should really make sure to have at least one weapon skill maxed - having Explosives or Big Guns maxed as well is also highly advised.

[]The simulation no longer uses Alloy Steel copies of weapons. Instead, non-playable and quest item flags are added to the base versions of the weapons during the sim, and removed afterwards. This means that visual and statistical changes to the weapons will apply during the sim.

While this does remove the "unique" aspect of the slightly different colored weapons, it also serves to allow this mod and any other mod to very easily add to the available selection for both the NPCs and player without asynchronicity.[]The vanilla loadout format, where you're given a specific set of weapons for stealth/heavy/assault/close loadouts has been totally scrapped in favor of the player being allowed to choose one melee weapon, throwable, handgun, rifle/shotgun, and "special" weapon, like grenade launchers/flamers/plasma casters. By default the available selection will restrict your choices based on your weapon skill - if a weapon's skill requirement is greater than your current base weapon skill, it will not show up, though there is a default weapon available in each category at all times. You can also change your loadout weapon selection as many times as you'd like, instead of just twice.

This can be turned off. Restriction based on Strength requirements can also be turned on. The Strength check is off by default.[]You are given a prompt at the start of the DLC to select a new Sneaking Suit with optional Bandana or Combat Armor with optional Bandana or Combat Helmet. This armor will be retained upon phase transition. A set of combat armor can be found in the tent across from the command tent in the second phase for players to switch to if they choose to.

The Bandana's DT/DR can be modified in the config ini - this was done to make this aesthetic choice less of a death sentence for JIP Localized DT/DR users.[]Stealth is still very difficult - however, I have helped this by providing the player with an invisible perk that increases crit. chance and damage to enemies outside of combat in the sim.

[*]The new Chinese Observer robot will ping local troops to start combat with you when it initiates combat with you. It needs to be killed very qu