Viper Set Light plus Enhancements

⭐ ⭐ (153 endorsements) 📥 2,814 downloads 📌 v1.3 📅 1/13/2021
⚪ Last updated 2021

By PaulR0013 · Weapons and Armour

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 3/18/2021 📅 Created: 1/13/2021
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🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 5.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #15 of 57 Weapons and Armour mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

This mod changes the Viper set (armor, gloves, trousers, and boots) from Medium gear to Light gear. Comes in three variants: one that simply changes from Medium to Light, another which changes stats to be a hybrid of the Viper and Feline

This mod IS COMPATIBLE with the Next-Gen Update!

Description

This mod simply changes the .xml of the Viper gear so that the game recognizes it and treats it as Light gear instead of Medium gear.

Why, you might ask?  I personally like an aggressive combat style of play, and I basically hack-and-slash everything to death.  The Medium gear does not allow me to use the Cat School Techniques bonus because it applies to Light gear instead of Medium.  I also like the look of the Kaer Morhen (Viper) gear.  So I constantly found myself toggling between the Viper gear (which I love based on the appearance) and the Cat gear (which is not as attractive IMHO) just to get the higher attack bonuses and faster stamina recharge.  I didn't see another mod out there that does the same thing, so I decided to create one myself.  By changing Viper to Light gear, I can now get the benefit of using the Cat School Techniques and faster stamina while enjoying the look of the Viper gear.

Taking it a step further, I decided to add a variant that gives the Viper set some of the bonuses from the Feline set, making the Viper set now the best of both worlds.  It looks great, functions as a light gear, and provides balanced attack and defense.

Note: I recommend pairing this mod with another mod that scales Witcher Gear to remain at the same character level.  Using this mod, my Viper gear is at level 73, same as Geralt's character level.  I recommend the mod, which makes it so that I can just use the Viper set all the time without worrying about it becoming weaker as you level up and being replaced by inferior gear.  However, please note - the mod makes the stat changes permanently to your set.  Be aware that if you use it, whatever gear it levels up will not go back down to vanilla levels if you remove the mod.  To the best of my knowledge, it does not require you to keep the mod active - it saves your gear's level in your save file but does not give you an error message if you load the game without it installed.

Version Details

Type A: Very simple, all it does is change from Medium to Light.

Type B: Complete overhaul to give the Viper gear the combined best of Viper and Cat gear.  Changes are:

[]Gear is Light instead of Medium

[]Added protection from bludgeoning, which was missing on the Viper gear.  Stats were set at 30%, 5%, 5%, 10% for a total of 50%.  This is consistent with the slashing and piercing protections already present on the armor.

[]Added stamina regen for each piece (10%, 3%, 2%, 10%) for a total of 25%.  This is consistent with the stamina regeneration rate of the Feline (Cat) gear.

[]Added Attack Power bonuses for each piece (22%, 11%, 11%, 11%) for a total of 55%.  This is co

📊 Mod Details

Game
Witcher 3 Mods
Author
PaulR0013
Version
1.3
Downloads
2,814
Endorsements
153
Category
Weapons and Armour
Created
1/13/2021
Updated
3/18/2021

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