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A Perk that attempts to bring the ancient assassination art of Hokuto Shinken (from Hokuto no Ken/Fist of the North Star) to the Capital Wasteland.
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Name: Hokuto Shinken
Version: 1.6b
Date: 8/28/2009
Category: Gameplay Effects and Changes
Requirements: Fallout Script Extender (FOSE) v1.1beta
Author(s): cmal
Source: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6639
Description
===========
A Perk that attempts to bring the ancient assassination art of Hokuto Shinken (from Hokuto no Ken/
Fist of the North Star; Ye Olde Wiki Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokuto_no_ken) to the
Capital Wasteland.
Details
=======
As a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland filled with raiders, slavers, and all-around "tough guys,"
Hokuto Shinken would be quite at home in this setting. However, Unarmed and Melee combat are
extremely underpowered in Vanilla gameplay. This mod increases the playability of unarmed combat
builds by adding several buffs and abilities via a Perk based loosely on Hokuto Shinken.
Perk: Hokuto Shinken
Requirements: Level 7, Strength 7, Perception 7, Endurance 7, Agility 7, Unarmed 40 (these are base
values, buffs from equipment will not be used to meet requirements; one or more of these may be cut
off on the Perk selection screen due to space limitations)
Ranks: 5
Description: With this perk, you will learn the ancient Eastern assassination art of Hokuto Shinken.
Your body will become further strengthened by the training, but you'll be at your best when using
Hokuto Shinken. With each rank, you will learn a new technique that will allow you to perform
amazing feats during unarmed combat, decimating your opponents.
When you take this Perk, the max Damage Resistance value will be changed from 85% to 95%. You will
also get several buffs that increase your unarmed combat abilities, some of which are conditional to
wearing a special weapon or reaching Unarmed mastery. A special weapon will also be added to your
inventory, a pair of "invisible" brass knuckles called Hokuto Shinken. It is a Quest item, so it can
never be taken from you nor dropped. This weapon has been tweaked to allow you to deal maximum
unarmed damage, as well as being enchanted with five abilities based on the assassination art. As of
v1.2, you also get a leather armor called the "Successor's Attire." This armor has about the damage
rating of Power Armor, but more weight and less health than standard leather armor. It is slightly
more valuable than leather armor and can be repaired with other leather armor or through a
merchant.It can be dropped and taken away from you, but you cannot sell it. With all Specials
unlocked, wearing the knuckles, and at maximum armor condition, the player should have 85% Damage
Resistance. Taking the Toughness perk will give you the maximum 95% rating under these conditions.
*Touki
At Rank 1, you will gain the ability to project your battle aura as a projectile attack. It consumes
20 AP per use, uses the Unarmed skill for damage calculation, and can be fired as fast as you can
attack. The ability to use it is enabled and disabled with a player-set hotkey and it launches
whenever you attack.
*Hokuto Dankotsukin:
At Rank 2 and 45 Unarmed, you will be able to cripple any random limb. Certain combat skills and
SPECIAL stats of the opponent are reduced depending on limb crippled. Will no longer cripple an
already crippled limb. If all limbs are crippled, damage equivalent to Unarmed/X (X can be 5, 6.5,
8) will be applied.
-57-61/67-71/78-82% chance to Do Nothing
-30/21/12% chance to Cripple Limb
-1% chance to Cripple All
-5/4/2% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-1% chance to Explode Head
-1% chance to Explode All
*Tomon Ketsu Hashisho:
At Rank 3 and 65 Unarmed, a chance of crippling the opponent's entire body. Certain combat skills
and SPECIAL stats of the opponent are reduced. If all limbs are crippled, damage equivalent to
Unarmed/X (X can be 5, 6.5, 8) will be applied.
-41-45/56-60/72-76% chance to Do Nothing
-25/18/10% chance to Cripple Limb
-20/14/8% chance to Cripple All
-7/5/3% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-1% chance to Explode Head
-1% chance to Explode All
*Hokuto Haganken:
At Rank 4 and 80 Unarmed, a chance of exploding the opponent's head after 3 seconds. Will suffer
certain cripple effects and results in death.
-39-43/55-59/72-76% chance to Do Nothing
-20/14/8% chance to Cripple Limb
-15/11/6% chance to Cripple All
-10/7/4% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-10/7/4% chance to Explode Head
-1% chance to Explode All
*Hokuto Zankaiken:
At Rank 5 and 90 Unarmed, a chance of exploding the opponent's entire body after 7 seconds. Will
suffer certain cripple effects and results in death.
-35-39/52-56/71-75% chance to Do Nothing
-15/11/6% chance to Cripple Limb
-15/11/6% chance to Cripple All
-10/7/4% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-10/7/4% chance to Explode Head
-10/7/4% chance to Explode All
*Tenryu Kokyuho
At Rank 5 and Unarmed mastery, you gain the ability to unlock the full 100% potential of your body's
capabilities. At the cost of all your current AP, you will become impervious to damage, will
regenerate a small amount of health, and have increased fighting potential. Activated via a player-
set hotkey and lasts for AP used/X seconds (X can be 7, 9.1, 11.2).
*Kisha Acupressure Point
At 9 Perception, your opponent will be stunned and unable to move when affected by Haganken. Has a
5% chance of occuring at all Ranks with Perception 9 or greater, otherwise has a 1% chance of
occurring. Always has a 75% chance of occurring with Zankaiken (when mastered), regardless of
Perception.
Feedback would be greatly appreciated. I want this mod to be fun and interesting to play. If you
like it, an endorsement would also be appreciated but not necessary.
==v1.6 Changelog==
-Fixed Fatal KO music playing multiple times
-Separated option to toggle attack SFX and technique SFX
-Added option for random attack SFX
-Fixed bug preventing armor from being repaired by a vendor
-Fixed Weaken Body preventing sleep by adjusting debuffs (health reduction replaced with Endurance
and DR reductions)
-Weaken Body option now lowers maximum DR back to default
==v1.5 Changelog==
-Changed Perk requirements - reduced level to 7 and added Perception requirement
-Changed Kisha activation requirement from 8 Perception to 9
-Added new "Weaken Body" option for power level that casts a debuff spell on the player as a
workaround for reducing Perk buffs
-Added new Touki projectile ability
-Updated generic damage effect formula
-Changed the release package back to just a single file
==v1.4 Changelog==
-Integrated v1.3 hotfix
-Added option to toggle SFX (default off)
-Added "power level" selection option to control technique probabilities and formulas (default high)
-Lowered damage of Hokuto Shinken weapon
-Reduced buffs provided by Tenryu Kokyuho
==v1.3 Changelog==
-Replaced Globals with Quest variables (better programming practice)
-Streamlined configuration menu
-Tenryu Kokyuho-related configuration options now only appear when it is learned
-Added option to display message showing Tenryu Kokyuho's time limit (default off)
-Added option to play ~30sec music clip when Hokuto Zankaiken occurs (default off)
-Added option to play short music clip when a new technique is learned (default off)
-Changed release format: Full Package for new installations and Update Package for existing installs
==v1.2 Changelog==
-Fixed call scripts for Special stacking
-Adjusted Special activation probabilities
-Added damage ability in Special trees
-Hokuto Dankotsukin will no longer cripple an already crippled limb
-Tomon Ketsu Hashisho now checks if the entire body is crippled
-Fixed Kisha not activating when requirement met
-Fixed Kisha having weird effects (NPCs/creatures spazzing out, walking forward/backwards only)
-Kisha now has 5% chance of activating when Perception is 8 or greater
-Replaced Hokuto Hachimon Kudan with Hokuto Zankaiken and fixed incorrect probability tree
-Added new sounds
-Added "Successor's Attire" Leather Armor
-Changed Tenryu Kokyuho into a Special
-Added option to turn Special messages on or off (default off)
==v1.1 Changelog==
-Added automatic update to remove old version Perk ability and replace with new version
-Perk Damage Resistance buffs increased
-Perk Health increase no longer conditional
-Perk Health increase is bigger
-Perk Unarmed Damage bonuses reduced
-Reduced Damage of Hokuto Shinken Weapon
-Added stacking effect for Specials
-Adjusted Special probability (see above)
-Adjusted effects of Crippling Specials
-Added some crippling effects to Explode Specials
-Added 25% random Cripple chance when Unarmed is below 45
-Added messages for when Tomon Ketsu Hashisho, Hokuto Haganken, and Hokuto Hachimon Kudan occur
-Hokuto Shinken will no longer work on Robots or Turrets
-Effect script checks if target actor is alive before running, so XP gains from attacking corpses
bug may be fixed
Install
=======
1. Download latest Full Package version.
2. Extract the files to your Fallout 3\Data folder.
3. Check Hokuto Shinken.esp in FOMM.
Uninstall
=========
Just delete the Hokuto Shinken.esp file and the ...\Sound\fx\HOKUTO folder.
Incompatibility
===============
This mod was built on the 1.4.0.6 patch. It has been tested and works with the Operation Anchorage,
The Pitt, and Broken Steel DLCs.
No NPCs, items, locations, enchants, etc were altered. The only incompatibilities might be with mods
that alter maximum Damage Resistance, melee/unarmed combat game settings, or turn AP regen on and
off. Mods that change your AP regen rate should not be affected.
If you encounter any bugs or issues, please let me know so I can try to fix it.
Known Issues or Bugs
====================
1) Effects screen will show "Hokuto Shinken" when the Hokuto Shinken weapon is equipped. This is due
to conditional buffs in the Perk that rely on you actually using Hokuto Shinken via the weapon.
2) New Technique music will not play until after message boxes are OK'd.
3) There is some weirdness due to the update script. Depending on what is changed between versions,
you may get the Mastery message again for any Specials you've unlocked. Managed to fix the "Max DR
raised" message, but not the others.
4) If you load a save and then load a different one with an older version of the mod, the weapon
effects may be bugged and not work properly. Restarting the game and then loading the save seems to
fix this.
5) It has been reported that the condition of the armor may not degrade. I have not been able to
reproduce this bug, but be aware that it may occur. There should be no adverse effects.
History
=======
1.0, 2009/5/25 - Initial release.
1.1, 2009/5/26 - Balancing and fixes.
1.2, 2009/6/5 - More fixes and lots of new stuff.
1.3, 2009/6/8 - Minor tweaks.
1.4, 2009/6/14 - Fixes and tweaks.
1.5, 2009/6/30 - Fixes, tweaks, and a new ability.
1.6, 2009/7/17 - Fixes and tweaks.
1.6a, 2009/8/28 - Fixed a tiny bug with Tech SFX toggling.
Contact
=======
You can find me on Fallout3Nexus as 'cmal'
Credits
=======
Thanks to Tetsuo Hara and Buronson for creating the Hokuto no Ken saga.
Thanks to various members of the Nexus community for help, inspiration, and encouragement.
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Fallout 3.
Thanks to Fallout3Nexus.com for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Tools Used
==========
Fallout Script Extender (FOSE) - http://fose.silverlock.org/
Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK) - http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=759
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
Licensing/Legal
===============
You can do whatever you want with this mod but all I ask in return is that you give me credit if you
distribute any part of this mod. I would also like to know what mods are including my work.
Version: 1.6b
Date: 8/28/2009
Category: Gameplay Effects and Changes
Requirements: Fallout Script Extender (FOSE) v1.1beta
Author(s): cmal
Source: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=6639
Description
===========
A Perk that attempts to bring the ancient assassination art of Hokuto Shinken (from Hokuto no Ken/
Fist of the North Star; Ye Olde Wiki Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokuto_no_ken) to the
Capital Wasteland.
Details
=======
As a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland filled with raiders, slavers, and all-around "tough guys,"
Hokuto Shinken would be quite at home in this setting. However, Unarmed and Melee combat are
extremely underpowered in Vanilla gameplay. This mod increases the playability of unarmed combat
builds by adding several buffs and abilities via a Perk based loosely on Hokuto Shinken.
Perk: Hokuto Shinken
Requirements: Level 7, Strength 7, Perception 7, Endurance 7, Agility 7, Unarmed 40 (these are base
values, buffs from equipment will not be used to meet requirements; one or more of these may be cut
off on the Perk selection screen due to space limitations)
Ranks: 5
Description: With this perk, you will learn the ancient Eastern assassination art of Hokuto Shinken.
Your body will become further strengthened by the training, but you'll be at your best when using
Hokuto Shinken. With each rank, you will learn a new technique that will allow you to perform
amazing feats during unarmed combat, decimating your opponents.
When you take this Perk, the max Damage Resistance value will be changed from 85% to 95%. You will
also get several buffs that increase your unarmed combat abilities, some of which are conditional to
wearing a special weapon or reaching Unarmed mastery. A special weapon will also be added to your
inventory, a pair of "invisible" brass knuckles called Hokuto Shinken. It is a Quest item, so it can
never be taken from you nor dropped. This weapon has been tweaked to allow you to deal maximum
unarmed damage, as well as being enchanted with five abilities based on the assassination art. As of
v1.2, you also get a leather armor called the "Successor's Attire." This armor has about the damage
rating of Power Armor, but more weight and less health than standard leather armor. It is slightly
more valuable than leather armor and can be repaired with other leather armor or through a
merchant.It can be dropped and taken away from you, but you cannot sell it. With all Specials
unlocked, wearing the knuckles, and at maximum armor condition, the player should have 85% Damage
Resistance. Taking the Toughness perk will give you the maximum 95% rating under these conditions.
*Touki
At Rank 1, you will gain the ability to project your battle aura as a projectile attack. It consumes
20 AP per use, uses the Unarmed skill for damage calculation, and can be fired as fast as you can
attack. The ability to use it is enabled and disabled with a player-set hotkey and it launches
whenever you attack.
*Hokuto Dankotsukin:
At Rank 2 and 45 Unarmed, you will be able to cripple any random limb. Certain combat skills and
SPECIAL stats of the opponent are reduced depending on limb crippled. Will no longer cripple an
already crippled limb. If all limbs are crippled, damage equivalent to Unarmed/X (X can be 5, 6.5,
8) will be applied.
-57-61/67-71/78-82% chance to Do Nothing
-30/21/12% chance to Cripple Limb
-1% chance to Cripple All
-5/4/2% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-1% chance to Explode Head
-1% chance to Explode All
*Tomon Ketsu Hashisho:
At Rank 3 and 65 Unarmed, a chance of crippling the opponent's entire body. Certain combat skills
and SPECIAL stats of the opponent are reduced. If all limbs are crippled, damage equivalent to
Unarmed/X (X can be 5, 6.5, 8) will be applied.
-41-45/56-60/72-76% chance to Do Nothing
-25/18/10% chance to Cripple Limb
-20/14/8% chance to Cripple All
-7/5/3% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-1% chance to Explode Head
-1% chance to Explode All
*Hokuto Haganken:
At Rank 4 and 80 Unarmed, a chance of exploding the opponent's head after 3 seconds. Will suffer
certain cripple effects and results in death.
-39-43/55-59/72-76% chance to Do Nothing
-20/14/8% chance to Cripple Limb
-15/11/6% chance to Cripple All
-10/7/4% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-10/7/4% chance to Explode Head
-1% chance to Explode All
*Hokuto Zankaiken:
At Rank 5 and 90 Unarmed, a chance of exploding the opponent's entire body after 7 seconds. Will
suffer certain cripple effects and results in death.
-35-39/52-56/71-75% chance to Do Nothing
-15/11/6% chance to Cripple Limb
-15/11/6% chance to Cripple All
-10/7/4% chance to Damage
-1-5% chance to Paralyze
-10/7/4% chance to Explode Head
-10/7/4% chance to Explode All
*Tenryu Kokyuho
At Rank 5 and Unarmed mastery, you gain the ability to unlock the full 100% potential of your body's
capabilities. At the cost of all your current AP, you will become impervious to damage, will
regenerate a small amount of health, and have increased fighting potential. Activated via a player-
set hotkey and lasts for AP used/X seconds (X can be 7, 9.1, 11.2).
*Kisha Acupressure Point
At 9 Perception, your opponent will be stunned and unable to move when affected by Haganken. Has a
5% chance of occuring at all Ranks with Perception 9 or greater, otherwise has a 1% chance of
occurring. Always has a 75% chance of occurring with Zankaiken (when mastered), regardless of
Perception.
Feedback would be greatly appreciated. I want this mod to be fun and interesting to play. If you
like it, an endorsement would also be appreciated but not necessary.
==v1.6 Changelog==
-Fixed Fatal KO music playing multiple times
-Separated option to toggle attack SFX and technique SFX
-Added option for random attack SFX
-Fixed bug preventing armor from being repaired by a vendor
-Fixed Weaken Body preventing sleep by adjusting debuffs (health reduction replaced with Endurance
and DR reductions)
-Weaken Body option now lowers maximum DR back to default
==v1.5 Changelog==
-Changed Perk requirements - reduced level to 7 and added Perception requirement
-Changed Kisha activation requirement from 8 Perception to 9
-Added new "Weaken Body" option for power level that casts a debuff spell on the player as a
workaround for reducing Perk buffs
-Added new Touki projectile ability
-Updated generic damage effect formula
-Changed the release package back to just a single file
==v1.4 Changelog==
-Integrated v1.3 hotfix
-Added option to toggle SFX (default off)
-Added "power level" selection option to control technique probabilities and formulas (default high)
-Lowered damage of Hokuto Shinken weapon
-Reduced buffs provided by Tenryu Kokyuho
==v1.3 Changelog==
-Replaced Globals with Quest variables (better programming practice)
-Streamlined configuration menu
-Tenryu Kokyuho-related configuration options now only appear when it is learned
-Added option to display message showing Tenryu Kokyuho's time limit (default off)
-Added option to play ~30sec music clip when Hokuto Zankaiken occurs (default off)
-Added option to play short music clip when a new technique is learned (default off)
-Changed release format: Full Package for new installations and Update Package for existing installs
==v1.2 Changelog==
-Fixed call scripts for Special stacking
-Adjusted Special activation probabilities
-Added damage ability in Special trees
-Hokuto Dankotsukin will no longer cripple an already crippled limb
-Tomon Ketsu Hashisho now checks if the entire body is crippled
-Fixed Kisha not activating when requirement met
-Fixed Kisha having weird effects (NPCs/creatures spazzing out, walking forward/backwards only)
-Kisha now has 5% chance of activating when Perception is 8 or greater
-Replaced Hokuto Hachimon Kudan with Hokuto Zankaiken and fixed incorrect probability tree
-Added new sounds
-Added "Successor's Attire" Leather Armor
-Changed Tenryu Kokyuho into a Special
-Added option to turn Special messages on or off (default off)
==v1.1 Changelog==
-Added automatic update to remove old version Perk ability and replace with new version
-Perk Damage Resistance buffs increased
-Perk Health increase no longer conditional
-Perk Health increase is bigger
-Perk Unarmed Damage bonuses reduced
-Reduced Damage of Hokuto Shinken Weapon
-Added stacking effect for Specials
-Adjusted Special probability (see above)
-Adjusted effects of Crippling Specials
-Added some crippling effects to Explode Specials
-Added 25% random Cripple chance when Unarmed is below 45
-Added messages for when Tomon Ketsu Hashisho, Hokuto Haganken, and Hokuto Hachimon Kudan occur
-Hokuto Shinken will no longer work on Robots or Turrets
-Effect script checks if target actor is alive before running, so XP gains from attacking corpses
bug may be fixed
Install
=======
1. Download latest Full Package version.
2. Extract the files to your Fallout 3\Data folder.
3. Check Hokuto Shinken.esp in FOMM.
Uninstall
=========
Just delete the Hokuto Shinken.esp file and the ...\Sound\fx\HOKUTO folder.
Incompatibility
===============
This mod was built on the 1.4.0.6 patch. It has been tested and works with the Operation Anchorage,
The Pitt, and Broken Steel DLCs.
No NPCs, items, locations, enchants, etc were altered. The only incompatibilities might be with mods
that alter maximum Damage Resistance, melee/unarmed combat game settings, or turn AP regen on and
off. Mods that change your AP regen rate should not be affected.
If you encounter any bugs or issues, please let me know so I can try to fix it.
Known Issues or Bugs
====================
1) Effects screen will show "Hokuto Shinken" when the Hokuto Shinken weapon is equipped. This is due
to conditional buffs in the Perk that rely on you actually using Hokuto Shinken via the weapon.
2) New Technique music will not play until after message boxes are OK'd.
3) There is some weirdness due to the update script. Depending on what is changed between versions,
you may get the Mastery message again for any Specials you've unlocked. Managed to fix the "Max DR
raised" message, but not the others.
4) If you load a save and then load a different one with an older version of the mod, the weapon
effects may be bugged and not work properly. Restarting the game and then loading the save seems to
fix this.
5) It has been reported that the condition of the armor may not degrade. I have not been able to
reproduce this bug, but be aware that it may occur. There should be no adverse effects.
History
=======
1.0, 2009/5/25 - Initial release.
1.1, 2009/5/26 - Balancing and fixes.
1.2, 2009/6/5 - More fixes and lots of new stuff.
1.3, 2009/6/8 - Minor tweaks.
1.4, 2009/6/14 - Fixes and tweaks.
1.5, 2009/6/30 - Fixes, tweaks, and a new ability.
1.6, 2009/7/17 - Fixes and tweaks.
1.6a, 2009/8/28 - Fixed a tiny bug with Tech SFX toggling.
Contact
=======
You can find me on Fallout3Nexus as 'cmal'
Credits
=======
Thanks to Tetsuo Hara and Buronson for creating the Hokuto no Ken saga.
Thanks to various members of the Nexus community for help, inspiration, and encouragement.
Thanks to Bethesda for creating Fallout 3.
Thanks to Fallout3Nexus.com for the a one-stop-shop resource for authors and players.
Thanks to LHammonds for the Readme Generator this file was based on.
Tools Used
==========
Fallout Script Extender (FOSE) - http://fose.silverlock.org/
Garden of Eden Creation Kit (GECK) - http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=759
Readme Generator - http://lhammonds.game-host.org/obmm/tools_readme_generator1.asp
Licensing/Legal
===============
You can do whatever you want with this mod but all I ask in return is that you give me credit if you
distribute any part of this mod. I would also like to know what mods are including my work.