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About this mod
This mod increases the Action Point cost of the Hexen's Hex skill from 3 to 5, preventing a Hexen from casting both Hex and Charm in a single turn. An optional version also reduces the maximum range of both skills from 8, down to 7 for Charm and 5 for Hex.
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BobombNik's Hexen Skill Tweaks
While manageable I have always found Hexen fights to be difficult on occasion, and simply obnoxious most of the time. The source of my ire is usually due to the success rate of Charm regardless of your resolve level, mixed with 3 Unholds or 2 Unholds and a bunch of Direwolves, or whatever friends the Hexen choose to bring along that day. To top it all off, the Hexen can charm and hex in the same round.
What does it do?
The base version of this mod increases the AP cost of the Hexen's Hex skill to 5 (from 3), preventing it from being used in the same turn as Charm. I am also providing an optional version that reduces the max range of both skills, which is 8 by default. The optional file reduces the range of Hex to 5, and Charm to 7.
The typical AI behavior in both cases is pretty much unchanged in that it will generally just try and Charm until your units get closer. I found in the reduced range version they seemed to still favor Charm over Hex when the units get close, but they do still mix Hex in. My tests were done with a fight containing 4 Hexen and 8 other units like Unholds, Direwolves, and Spiders so your mileage may vary.
Want to customize it to your taste?
If you would like to use values other than what I have set it is as easy as pulling the files out of the zip, changing them, and copying the files back into the zip. If you want to change values for both skills, you will need to download the optional file. Below are the values you would be looking for:
Hex_Skill
this.m.ActionPointCost = 3;
this.m.FatigueCost = 5;
this.m.MinRange = 1;
this.m.MaxRange = 8;
Charm_Skill
this.m.ActionPointCost = 5;
this.m.FatigueCost = 15;
this.m.MinRange = 1;
this.m.MaxRange = 8;
Installation:
Choose either the main file, or the optional file. Do not use both at the same time. Simply drop the zip file in your Battle Brothers data directory to install. Remove it to uninstall.
Compatibility:
This mod requires the Beasts and Exploration DLC, as well as the Flesh and Faith DLC but otherwise should be compatible with other mods as long as they don't modify the Hex_Skill and Charm_Skill files.
While manageable I have always found Hexen fights to be difficult on occasion, and simply obnoxious most of the time. The source of my ire is usually due to the success rate of Charm regardless of your resolve level, mixed with 3 Unholds or 2 Unholds and a bunch of Direwolves, or whatever friends the Hexen choose to bring along that day. To top it all off, the Hexen can charm and hex in the same round.
What does it do?
The base version of this mod increases the AP cost of the Hexen's Hex skill to 5 (from 3), preventing it from being used in the same turn as Charm. I am also providing an optional version that reduces the max range of both skills, which is 8 by default. The optional file reduces the range of Hex to 5, and Charm to 7.
The typical AI behavior in both cases is pretty much unchanged in that it will generally just try and Charm until your units get closer. I found in the reduced range version they seemed to still favor Charm over Hex when the units get close, but they do still mix Hex in. My tests were done with a fight containing 4 Hexen and 8 other units like Unholds, Direwolves, and Spiders so your mileage may vary.
Want to customize it to your taste?
If you would like to use values other than what I have set it is as easy as pulling the files out of the zip, changing them, and copying the files back into the zip. If you want to change values for both skills, you will need to download the optional file. Below are the values you would be looking for:
Hex_Skill
this.m.ActionPointCost = 3;
this.m.FatigueCost = 5;
this.m.MinRange = 1;
this.m.MaxRange = 8;
Charm_Skill
this.m.ActionPointCost = 5;
this.m.FatigueCost = 15;
this.m.MinRange = 1;
this.m.MaxRange = 8;
Installation:
Choose either the main file, or the optional file. Do not use both at the same time. Simply drop the zip file in your Battle Brothers data directory to install. Remove it to uninstall.
Compatibility:
This mod requires the Beasts and Exploration DLC, as well as the Flesh and Faith DLC but otherwise should be compatible with other mods as long as they don't modify the Hex_Skill and Charm_Skill files.