Flashy(JoeR) - Hardcore Encumbrance

Grounded Essentials Vol. 2 - Hardcore Encumbrance

A very simple mod, with a very straight forward premise; introducing realism-adjacent carry capacity and the effects of being overloaded, without getting caught up in all the tedious minutia - just drop the mod in, set some basic settings and then play!

This is an upgrade on the system users of my Fallout 4 mod "Advanced Needs 76" will be used to, but taken to the next level due to the added modding capabilities in Starfield.

This is not a mod for the light-hearted and is aimed at those looking to realistically harden their experience beyond what the base game "Difficulty Settings" allow for.

The intent of the mod is to make you less "loot goblin" and kind of force you to rely on companions to help carry the spoils of your adventures. Or, to force you to rely on quests, surveys for Vlad and mission boards to earn credits, rather than hopping to your nearest chain of vendors to offload 100+ kilos of grabbed loot for tens of thousands of easy credits.

Important Note: 

Mod now installs in a non-running state. This prevents function overload when you start a new game or NG+, when all other mods are usually firing up. In order to make the mod active, all you need to do is pick something up. Whether from the world, from a crate, from a corpse, even buying something from a vendor. The minute the interceptor detects something going into your inventory, the mod's functions will become active.

For those who are already running the mod, you need do nothing - its running state will remain constant, until you go through Unity, at which point, it will be dormant, until you do the above.

So, What Does This Mod Do?

This mod does the following when enabled in Game Settings:

• []Reduces player base carry capacity to 60kg.[/]

  []Over-encumbred means no sprinting, no fast travel and 50% slower movement.[/]

  You also have an additional option that will offset the gains you get from ranking up Weight Lifting. When enabled:

  • []Rank 1 remains the same at +10 kg capacity.[/]

    []Rank 2 lowers the benefit to +20 kg capacity.[/]

    []Rank 3 lowers the benefit to +30 kg capacity.[/]

    []Rank 4 lowers the benefit to +50 kg capacity, but retains the 50% stagger resistance.[/]

    You have the ability to enable the following encumbrance restrictions and effects to your active human companion:

    []Carry capacity is reduced to either 50kg or 60kg, to match the player (see a little further down the page).[/]

    []Over-encumbered means they move at 65% their normal speed and are not able to run.[/]

    [*]The gains they get from LEADERSHIP, r