Smart NPC Potions - Enemies Use Potions and Poisons

     

Smart NPC Potions

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Features

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• []NPCs use potions: Enemy bandits, mages and assassins have a chance to carry a couple of potions or poisons that they will use when fighting you.
  • []Well-balanced: These potions won’t break the economy of the game, as the NPCs will use them during battles. There’s a 15% chance by default (tweakable via MCM) that the NPC will have an unused potion on them after dying.
    • []More interesting combat: The mod will make combats tougher and more unpredictable. An almost defeated enemy can drink a potion bringing them back to the fight, same as the player. Only 40% of enemies will have potions, so you won't know if they're carrying potions until the fight is well underway.
      • []Level of NPC defines potions: The type and effectiveness of the potion will depend on the class of the NPC (Warrior, Mage or Assassin) and their level. Higher level enemies will have access to better potions or poisons.

        []Voiced Reactions: Npcs will sometimes taunt you when they drink potions, with things like... "Ah, not so tough now, are you?" or "Ahh, that's much better. Let's finish this!", etc.

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        Requirements

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        • []Address Library for SKSE Plugins (Required for the mod to work)

          []PO3 Papyrus Extender (Required for NPC poisons to work, potions will still work without this)

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          Compatibility

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          • []Compatible with everything: The mod is very lightweight and should be compatible with literally everything. Combat mods, Requiem... No patch needed. If you have a mod that changes how potion effects work (For example, making them work over time) my mod will respect this and the potions from Smart NPC potions will behave the same way.
            • []Lightweight script: The script behind the mod only runs when the player is in combat, and even then, it's very minimal and deletes itself from the NPC when you kill the enemy or exit the current cell. You can read more in the "How it works" section.

              []Recommended mods: I recommend a mod like "Faster get-up animation" and perhap