Field Knowledge Hero Bonus Overhaul

⭐ — (22 endorsements) 📥 1,217 downloads 📌 v1.0 📅 10/20/2025
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By Herostar1997 · Gameplay

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 10/20/2025 📅 Created: 10/20/2025

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 1.8% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • ✅ Updated 363 days after the latest game patch — actively maintained
  • 🏆 #227 of 351 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Changes the weaker hero bonuses and makes them provide community knowledge instead.

Ever get a character you like to roll, only to discover their hero bonus just provides +3 morale? No more! This mod changes every single "low point" HB to provide knowledge instead! The change is very simple and will take effect on existing survivors, as well as roll on new ones. All changed HB provided either +X Morale, +5 Max Health, +5 Max Stamina, +5 Max Carrying Capacity, +5 Max Light Carrying Capacity and -1 Noise. Every other HB remains unchanged. Here are the following replacements:

1. Voice of Reason(+5 Max Health) = (Pathology) Plague Farming

2. Target of Sympathy(+3 Morale) = (Cuisine) Apocalyptic Cookbook

3. Taking Risks(+5 Max Health) = (Construction) Scrap Artist

4. Storytelling(+4 Morale) = (Pop Culture AND Sports) Nostalgia Dealer

5. Social Chameleon(+3 Morale) = (Bartending AND Coffee Prep) Beans and Boozes

6. Breaks the Tension(+3 Morale) = (Plumbing) Takes Pipes Apart

7. Party Planning(+4 Morale) = (Nutrition) Teaches Self Control

8. Mending(+5 Max Health) = (Metal Work) Metal Armory of Metal

9. Personal Strength(+5 Max Stamina) = (Surgery) Medical Management

10. Helpful Mockery(+5 Max Stamina) = (Munitions) Gunpowder Hoarding

11. Hard Choices(+3 Morale) = (Engineering) Watched MacGyver Religiously

12. Good Entertainment(+4 Morale) = (Programming) Learned To Code

13. Gives People Space(+3 Morale) = (Herbalism) Grew Their Own Stuff

14. Exceptional Taste(+3 Morale) = (Electronics) Deconstruction Tips

15. Creates Art(+4 Morale) = (Influence AND Arts) Art Hoarding and Speechcraft

16. Chillness(+3 Morale) = (Influence AND Arts) Art Hoarding and Speechcraft

17. Backrubs(+5 Max Carrying Capacity) = (Agriculture) Gathers Compost

18. Pre-Packed Gear(+5 Light Carrying Capacity) = (Auto Mechanics) Teaches Vehicle Maintenance

19. Quiet Time(-1 Threat) = (Electricity) Fixes Wires

20. Mediation(+6 Morale) = (Pharmacology) Makes Home Remedies

Now you can have a survivor have full knowledge of a specific skill if you wish, or even just have a character with a special quirk skill have additional knowledge! Both "Creates Art" and "Chillness" share their HB due to Creates Art only being provided by 1 trait (As far as I know). Also every HB that provides two knowledges will only display one being provided, but I can ensure you both are applied to the community. You can check by looking at your community buffs. If you are wanting to manually add these HBs to your community, just use the editor and add the original bonus and the new one will appear in game.

This Mod will be incompatible with anything that makes changes to any Hero Bonus. To my knowledge this is the only mod that make

📊 Mod Details

Game
Stateofdecay2 Mods
Author
Herostar1997
Version
1.0
Downloads
1,217
Endorsements
22
Category
Gameplay
Created
10/20/2025
Updated
10/20/2025

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