This is Better combat from Lautreamont update for EE with Darkness. He stoped updating it long time ago and i decided to take over. If he comes back he can take this files and update his addon and i will close this down. I got permission from Lautreamont, so this mod stays on nexus.
***LOOKING FOR TOOLTIPS TRANSLATORS*** GE, IT, SP and updaters for PL, CZ
Language packs:
French - done
Russian - done
Polish - partly done
Czech - partly done
German - looking for translator
Italian - looking for translator
Spanish - looking for translator

This addon is made to work with Kindos CEO addon. He implemented some changes on gear that were needed.

Lautreamont's Better Combat is finally updated for EE with all features. For more info u can check original page. In addition Darkness fell on witcher 2.
Darkness brings you:
- 2xVitality on all opponents.
- all opponents regenerate Vitality in combat by 1%(might up this if feedback says its too low), undead cant regenerate vitality.
- implemented new EE mechanic for parrying. When u parry with full Vigor the damage is reduced by 50%. You can increase this with talents to 75% or 100%. Damage reduction changes according to how much Vigor u have. If you parry with zero Vigor then your current damage reduction percent will be halved. Its similar to Fatigue for damage system.
- finally fixed the bombs and traps in a way Lautreamont wanted. Their damage now increases 6x through alchemy tree. Fixed dagger damage increase in sword tree(% increase wasnt working). Fixed all tooltips in trees. Uped damage on daggers, traps and bombs so they are still usefull with increased enemy Vitality.
- potions got minor changes from Lautreamont version. Noting big tho.
- did some minor changes and fixes in talent tress, all changes for trees are in read me file. One thing i would like to point out here for all the ppl who dont know how Finesse talent works. It will multiply(not add) your current crits that u have. Because of that i buffed it a lot so its worth taking now.
- because of new EE parry which is stronger now i made parry lose some low amount of vigor, u can parry 8 hits with 1 vigor bar.
- there are changes on attributes screen, u can see more stats and some which were not working are fixed. Here i need to say thank you to Presskohle who helped me a lot. I suggest u check his addon Dynamic HUD.

While working on this addon i found out that +traps,bombs, daggers on gear does noting. I suspect thats why they hide them in EE. This addon has Presskohles Invisible tooltip fix which enables us to see all buffs in attribute screen, but it also shows hiden stats on gear. Kindo is currently thinking what to do about this. Proly those stats will get removed so they dont misslead you.

Note1: If you want to keep my changes to bombs, traps, potions and daggers you need to install Better combat over CEO. But if you want to keep CEO bombs, traps, potions and daggers then install UNPACKED version of CEO over Better combat, but in this case two talents for bombs and traps wont work and also alchemy talents related to potions wont work.

Note2: If anyone has problems with boss health regeneration let me know. I will try to fix it as soon as possible. Bosses do some special things and have higher damage reduction. So its a problem, if they have too high health regeneration. REPORT BUGS PLEASE.

ADVICE: Avoid fighting at night if u can, because monsters do double damage at night!

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UPDATES
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1.2l
- Fixed a bug with new summer and winter perks not showing in abilities menu.

1.2k
- Updated for patch 3.3, new buffs from summer and winter shrines should work now.
- Fixed bug with potions duration again(back to 40 min-normal version only).
HardCore version only changes:
-- New aard freeze lowered form 20% to 10%.
-- New Blasphemer, Oathbreaker and Kingslayer books available in shops as trophys.
-- Blasphemer book - buffs bleed damage by 2 and its duration by 10s
-- Oathbreaker book - buffs igni burn damage by 2 and its duration by 10s
-- Kingslayer book - buffs poison damage by 2 and its duration by 10s
-- This new books are cursed same as outfits.

1.2j
-Updated potions and changed them a bit to work better with catalyst talent. All changes are in new html file. Also talent trees html file is improved.
-Updated Taster talent files which reduce toxicity with updated potions.
-Updated French tooltips file with potion and talents html files.
*Big thanks to Elythnwaen for making this update.*

1.2i
-Fixed some tooltips in magic and alchemy talent trees.
HardCore version only changes:
--Berserk duration lowered to 4s, because it is affected by potion specialisation talent. Fully talented berserk is now 16s.
*Big thanks to Elythnwaen for making this update.*

1.2h
-Added french translation by Elythnwaen.
-Added html files for talent trees by Elythnwaen.
-Tooltips file(talents descriptions) reworked by Elythnwaen.
-Fixed some bugs.
-Changed alchemy talents which relay on potions.
-Fixed tooltip bug and invisibility bug for tox damage/armor stats.
-Added tooltip18 file for translators.
-Under Miscellaneous added files for Taster talent with -10 potion toxicity.
HardCore version only changes:
--Books reworked to avoid invisible hands bug.
--Some books buffed.
--Warewolf trophy buffed.
--Some small mutagen changes.
--Fixed taster talent bug, now you can again drink 4 potions.
--Some items in act 3 buffed and balanced for Roche path(still working on Iorveth path).
*Big thanks to Elythnwaen for helping on this update.*

1.2g
-Uploaded movie: How to kill Letho on HardCore(Dark).
-Fixed quest Crown Witness. Brigida should not die from one hit anymore.
-Changed alchemy talent Amplification.
-Toxic adrenaline regeneration now stops while in berserk mode.
HardCore version only changes:
--Concentration mutagen only gives one adrenaline even with Impregnation talent.

1.2f
-Fixed vitality combat regeneration for Dethmold and Pangratt.
-Fixed vitality combat regeneration for some shield opponents.
-Fixed some minor bugs
-Added extra download called: - No combat regeneration -, which removes vitality combat regeneration from your opponents.
HardCore version only changes:
--Added Kingslayer sword and Master assassins armor.
--Mutagen crafting costs nothing now, because it was buged before.
--In act 3 you can buy kyran and troll skins.
--In act 3 u can buy dwarven armor piece for crafting Mahakaman sihil.
--Balanced/changed some act 3 swords and armors(work in progress).
--Elder blood armor pieces got magic resist back.
--Runic armor upgrade(+20 sign damage) and diagram for magic wrap(+12% magic resist) can only be won in dice game from shopkeeper Lockhart.
--Gargoyles stun resits lowered to 70%, because of Operator fight.

1.2e
- Fixed bug with talents tooltip numbers for normal version.
HardCore version only changes:
--Parrying nerfed. Max parry at full vigor is now lowered from 100% to 50%(30% without talents).
--Oil changes: poison and bleed oils now only buff your current crit by x1.5.
--Whirl oil buffs your current incinerate by x1.5.
--Added Shindal's armor, Arena sword and Gvalchca sword to act 2 shops.
--Added Draug Testimony sword to act 3 shops.
--Some armor enhancements nerfed.
--Runes nerfed again.
--Swords and armors should be balanced for act 1 and act 2.
--Books reworked. No more quest books with buffs. Now u can use those books in hands instead of gloves to get some extra buffs.
--Removed Red Haze schematics, Dragon Dream schematics, Dragon book and Arachas book from shops. Get them elsewhere.
--Some books are usefull only in act 1 cos you get better version in act 2 and so on. So some books can be bought only in certain acts.

1.2d
- Fixed bug with potions duration(back to 40 min-normal version only).
HardCore version only changes:
--Added craftable Master assassins sword to act 2(with icon and tooltips).
--Dragonscale armor buffed and some minor changes to act 2 items.

1.2c
HardCore version only changes:
--Swallow recipe fixed

1.2b
- Fixed bug in talent Precision.
HardCore version only changes:
--Runes nerfed

1.2a
- Talent reducing toxicity was buged so i had to replace him with: each potion gives +5% magic and other resistances.

1.2
- Some talents in alchemy tree reworked to make them more attractive.
- Added Better combat HardCore(warrning: only for experienced witchers).
HardCore version only changes:
-- Vitality talents lowered.
-- Potion durations lowered, alchemy talent for duration buffed.
-- Level up hp gets lower gradualy.
-- Young talisman curse is now -50% armor.
-- Crit talents lowered.
-- Some item stats nerfed.
-- Vitality regeneration lowered while quen is active.
-- New curses on dark set items.
-- Tentadrake armor got +Vigor to make it attractive.
-- Runic armor enhancement is back in game with +12 sign damage.
-- Amethyst armor enhancement is back with +20% back damage done.
-- Riposite talent nerfed.
-- Mutagens crafting: mutagens are recipes for higher mutagens.
-- Dark set chest piece need rare mutagens to craft.
-- Dark set swords buffed with extra stats.
-- Quen nerfed: one hit will remove it, u can up this to more hits with second point in Venting talent.
-- Magic casting cd uped to 2.5s.
-- Some sign intensity talents lowered.
-- Some quest items are trophys now, some books give permanent buffs(made unsellable to prevent exploit). Those books wont respawn in shops.
-- Some alchemy ingredients/recipes changed to make alchemy harder(Fulgor is rare).
-- Quality Long steel sword is back(Letho and Dimitri drop) and renamed to Assassins long sword.
-- Toxicity threshold is set to 60(you wont get intoxicated buffs unless u go over threshold).
-- Mongoose potion now has 50 toxicity.
-- Alchemy tree reworked to make it more attractive.
-- Perk for reducing prices buffed to 50%(less grinding for gold).
-- Stun, knockdown and burn crits on swords nerfed.
-- Opponents have slightly better armor.
-- Opponents vitality doubled again(4x from normal).

1.1c
- Circle of Power Endurance now properly gives endurance buff, before it was giving vitality buff.
- Dragon dream bomb now works properly, you can do double damage with it(initial+ignite cloud).
- Stenchbulb bomb now debuffs with -50% vitality regeneration, lasts around 30s.
- Basic dagger damage lowered.
- Alchemy tree got +1 adrenaline so now all trees have same adrenaline gain.

1.1b
- Fixed a bug with level 2 fatal attraction not giving 5% incineration.
- Monsters do double damage at night.
- Russian tooltips updated in optional file.

1.1a
- Small aard stun chance changes in magic tree.
- Igni burn and aard stun are back on attribute screen.
- Added tooltips on knowledge about crit% and resistances% when u get 3/3 ability level.
- Changed some monster resistances to be more in line with knowledge descriptions.
- Kayran tentacle vitality doubled again(its too easy to beat him).

1.1
- Reworked aard stun/knockdown chance(you should see less stuns now).
- Aard stun chance changes in magic tree.
- Opponents have higher resistance to stun.
- Stun/knockdown chance removed from potions.

1.0e
- Fixed combat vitality regeneration on Bridge Troll.

1.0d
- Fixed combat vitality regeneration on Executioner.
- Lowered Finesse to 15%+15%(total 30%).

1.0c
- Fixed combat vitality regeneration on Endriga Queen.
- Fixed combat vitality regeneration on Operator.

1.0b
- Fixed combat vitality regeneration on Letho.
- Aded 5% freeze and 10% incineration on Glyph enhancement and Fatal Atraction talents to make them more attractive.

1.0a
- Fixed combat vitality regeneration on Arachas.
- Aded 5% poison crit on Sudden death and Berserker talents to make them more attractive.

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INSTALLATION
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Extract the archive and copy the content into CookedPC directory.


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RECOMMENDED MODS:
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- CEO
- Dynamic HUD
- Grass color fix
- Bag instead of book
- Return of white wolf(hair from witcher 1)
- Classic dice set
- Battle ravaged Geralt(glowing eyes)
- Retextured ravens armor
- Stylish hunter armor
- Hoodless Kyran armor
- Alchemy gloves of the elder blood
- Celtic sword blood runes

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CREDITS AND THANKS:
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- Credits goes to Lautreamont and all who helped him make Better combat.
- Credits goes to Presskohle for helping me with tooltips, unlocking paths and making Invisible tooltip fix.
- Credits goes to Kindo for his well done CEO mod, that complements this one perfectly.
- Credits goes to Delamer for translating tooltips to russian language.
- Credits goes to Giaur for translating tooltips to polish language.
- Credits goes to jonjon for translating tooltips to czech language.
- Credits goes to Elythnwaen for translating tooltips to french language, making html files and finding many bugs.