Ascension - Gameplay Overhaul

Ascension

In Ascension, Starfield's gameplay has been completely revamped, changing many aspects such as weapons, armor, enemy scaling, leveling, and perks. The aim is to create a consistent, challenging, and fair game world. The major change is the removal of all level scaling from the game. Regardless of the player's level, the world remains the same. Weapons deal consistent damage from the start to the end of the game, armor always plays a significant role, and enemies don't become stronger just because the player has leveled up. The player character no longer becomes more powerful as they level up, but instead becomes more skilled. This ensures that combat remains engaging from the beginning to the end of the game, regardless of the length of playtime or the number of new game-plus cycles you go through.

In Ascension, the player character no longer becomes stronger with each level, but instead becomes more skilled. Health now increases slower when you level up, and the experience points required to level up are now more consistent.

• []The exponential leveling curve has been replaced with a linear one. Initially, you will need 500 EXP to level up, and this requirement will increase by 10 for each subsequent level.[/]

  []Crafting no longer grants experience points, so leveling up can only be achieved through gameplay.[/]

  The weapons have been rebalanced so that each type of bullet now does more or less the same damage, regardless of when it is fired or from what weapon. This makes the game feel more consistent and prevents the player character from becoming overpowered.

  []The quality tiers for weapons have been removed, so a weapon will always do the same damage regardless of when you pick it up, except for any mods you add. [/]

  []The fire modes no longer affect the damage a weapon does; automatics are just as powerful as semi-autos. [/]

  []Most weapons have been rebalanced to be stronger, and most enemies and the player character will die from a single headshot. [/]

  []Weapons now have more sway, making it harder to hit your target. [/]

  []Weapon mods now increase the price by a far smaller amount. [/]

  []Hollow point rounds have been added, which do 30% more damage but increase enemy armor by 30%. Shotguns are loaded with hollow points by default unless you use slugs. Armor piercing rounds now do the opposite, resulting in 30% less damage but also reducing armor by 30%. At 500 armor, both types of rounds do the same damage. Additionally, wide-beam and tight-beam lasers have been added, along with hollow point and armor-piercing options for lasers.[/] <