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Adds a basic needs system to the game to increase immersion and realism.
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Witcher 3 Basic Needs strives to improve realism and immersion adding a basic needs system to the game.
The mod still needs some testing and maybe some balancing.
Main features:
- Basic needs system with hunger, thirst and fatigue.
- Each need has 3 stages of debuff of increasing strength.
- Combat increases the rate at which the needs increase to 1.5.
- Meditation reduces the rate at which hunger and thirst increase to 0.66.
- Meditation reduces fatigue, each hour of meditation regenerates fatigue for about 4 hours of wake.
- Eating reduces hunger based on the quality of the food eaten.
- Drinking reduces thirst based on the quality of the drink.
- Only edibles that give regeneration buffs can regenerate hunger or thirst.
- Debuffs are shown in the UI.
- Buffs that last a few seconds will show when you get fully fed, quenched or rested.
Hunger debuffs:
Level 1 starts about 6 hours after the last full meal.
Stops vitality regeneration.
Level 2 starts about 3 days after the last full meal.
Stops vitality regeneration.
Removes a small amount of vitality per second.
Level 3 starts about 7 days after the last full meal.
Stops vitality regeneration.
Removes a decent amount of vitality per second.
Note that you can't meditate if your vitality is being damaged.
Thirst debuffs:
Level 1 starts about 3 hours after the last full drink.
Stops stamina regeneration.
Level 2 starts about 1 day after the last full drink.
Stops stamina regeneration.
Removes a small amount of stamina per second.
Level 3 starts about 2 days after the last full drink.
Stops stamina regeneration.
Removes a decent amount of stamina per second.
Note that you can't start sprinting if your stamina is damaged.
Fatigue debuffs:
Level 1 starts about 18 hours after the last full rest.
Reduces overall speed by a negligible amount.
Level 2 starts about 2 days after the last full rest.
Reduces overall speed by a small amount.
Level 3 starts about 3 days after the last full rest.
Reduces overall speed by a decent amount.
Blocks sprinting and running.
Configuration:
You can change the buff names and time of effect in the configuration file inside the mod folder
modW3GONeeds\content\scripts\local\W3GONeedsOptions.ws
Uninstall:
Before removing the mod make sure that you have none of the buffs and debuffs active or they'll get stuck on the character.
Compatibility:
This mod modifies the following files and it's incompatible with other mods that do the same.
- content\scripts\game\gameplay\effects\effectTypes.ws
- content\scripts\game\gameplay\effects\gameEffectManager.ws
- content\scripts\game\gameplay\effects\effects\baseEffect.ws
- content\scripts\game\gui\hud\modules\hudModuleBuffs.ws
- content\scripts\game\player\playerWitcher.ws
- content\abilities\effects.xml
- content\abilities_plus\effects.xml
- content\items\def_item_edibles.xml
- content\items_plus\def_item_edibles.xml
Use Script Merger to have full compatibility with Friendly HUD and other script mods.
Check out the compatibility topic on the forum for specific mods if Script Merger can't fix the conflicts automatically, if the mod you are looking for is not in the list ask in the comments.
The mod still needs some testing and maybe some balancing.
Main features:
- Basic needs system with hunger, thirst and fatigue.
- Each need has 3 stages of debuff of increasing strength.
- Combat increases the rate at which the needs increase to 1.5.
- Meditation reduces the rate at which hunger and thirst increase to 0.66.
- Meditation reduces fatigue, each hour of meditation regenerates fatigue for about 4 hours of wake.
- Eating reduces hunger based on the quality of the food eaten.
- Drinking reduces thirst based on the quality of the drink.
- Only edibles that give regeneration buffs can regenerate hunger or thirst.
- Debuffs are shown in the UI.
- Buffs that last a few seconds will show when you get fully fed, quenched or rested.
Hunger debuffs:
Level 1 starts about 6 hours after the last full meal.
Stops vitality regeneration.
Level 2 starts about 3 days after the last full meal.
Stops vitality regeneration.
Removes a small amount of vitality per second.
Level 3 starts about 7 days after the last full meal.
Stops vitality regeneration.
Removes a decent amount of vitality per second.
Note that you can't meditate if your vitality is being damaged.
Thirst debuffs:
Level 1 starts about 3 hours after the last full drink.
Stops stamina regeneration.
Level 2 starts about 1 day after the last full drink.
Stops stamina regeneration.
Removes a small amount of stamina per second.
Level 3 starts about 2 days after the last full drink.
Stops stamina regeneration.
Removes a decent amount of stamina per second.
Note that you can't start sprinting if your stamina is damaged.
Fatigue debuffs:
Level 1 starts about 18 hours after the last full rest.
Reduces overall speed by a negligible amount.
Level 2 starts about 2 days after the last full rest.
Reduces overall speed by a small amount.
Level 3 starts about 3 days after the last full rest.
Reduces overall speed by a decent amount.
Blocks sprinting and running.
Configuration:
You can change the buff names and time of effect in the configuration file inside the mod folder
modW3GONeeds\content\scripts\local\W3GONeedsOptions.ws
Uninstall:
Before removing the mod make sure that you have none of the buffs and debuffs active or they'll get stuck on the character.
Compatibility:
This mod modifies the following files and it's incompatible with other mods that do the same.
- content\scripts\game\gameplay\effects\effectTypes.ws
- content\scripts\game\gameplay\effects\gameEffectManager.ws
- content\scripts\game\gameplay\effects\effects\baseEffect.ws
- content\scripts\game\gui\hud\modules\hudModuleBuffs.ws
- content\scripts\game\player\playerWitcher.ws
- content\abilities\effects.xml
- content\abilities_plus\effects.xml
- content\items\def_item_edibles.xml
- content\items_plus\def_item_edibles.xml
Use Script Merger to have full compatibility with Friendly HUD and other script mods.
Check out the compatibility topic on the forum for specific mods if Script Merger can't fix the conflicts automatically, if the mod you are looking for is not in the list ask in the comments.