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This mod upgrades the legendary sword Reproach of the Old Gods, offering several options.
- Requirements
- Permissions and credits
2021 SEP 20:
- Uploaded new versions: Corrected minor errata and added six more skills.
- I added lunge lightning, chain lightning, or both on top of the #3, the parry lightning version. This is to reduce the number of mod files. But if you want a version with vanilla Reproach sword with the lunge lightning or chain lightning only, please leave a comment. I will upload them too.
- Skill icons are not updated. They will be updated in the future when I learn how to draw things for BB.
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I get inspiration and hint from the Duelist Defense mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/battlebrothers/mods/367) for this mod. I greatly appreciate @LordMidasTM for allowing me to use and modify his code for this mod. I also appreciate Enduriel, KingDZ, Certified Server Necromancer, and others of BB Legend Mod discord for suggestions and helps regarding this mod. Lastly, I greatly appreciate the nickname "I_don't_know" in my local BB community, who greatly helped and guided the development of this mod.
1. Requirement
This mod requires a modding script hook.
This mod is developed for the Vanilla, not tested in the Legend mod environment.
2. *****MUST READ***** Two types of mod files.
A. Modifying drop of the Rachegeist
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1_lightning_riposte.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3_lightning_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5_parry_chain_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6_all.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7_noparry_others.zip
These three mod files do not replace the Reproach of the Old Gods sword. Instead, these mods replace the drop from Rachegeist in the Watermill when you kill him. So, if you already have the original Reproach of the Old Gods sword, these mods will not upgrade that one. You need to kill Rachegeist. As a result, these mods would be for players who started a new campaign or who didn't clear the Watermill yet. I chose to upgrade the dropped sword because I didn't know how to manage the Watermill combat difficulty.
B. Direct sword modification
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1b_self_lightning_riposte.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2b_self_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3b_self_lightning_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4b_self_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5b_self_parry_chain_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6b_self_all.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7b_self_noparry_others.zip
These three mod files replace the Reproach of the Old Gods sword with the upgrade version. If you already killed the Rachegeist and have the original Reproach of the Old Gods sword, use the mod from these groups. But if you didn't clear the Watermill yet, I don't recommend this group because the Rachegeist will bring the upgraded sword, and Watermill combat can be challenging than before.
DO NOT INSTALL MULTIPLE OR ALL ZIP FILES OF THIS MOD. YOU ONLY NEED TO SELECT ONE MOD AND COPY THE SELECTED VERSION'S ZIP FILE TO THE DATA FOLDER. Read #4 Upgrade part for which zip files upgrades what.
3. Background
Reproach of the Old Gods is a legendary weapon of Battle Brothers. Players acquire the sword after clearing two hostile legendary locations, Stone Pillar (Kraken) and Watermill (Rachegeist). But IMO this sword is not strong enough to draw more attention and affection, despite the "legendary."
1) The timing when players acquire the sword is usually at least mid-late phase of the game, and all bros are armed with 2H weapons at the moment in general. Reproach of the Old Gods is a good sword, but not a good enough sword to change or motivate a player's mind to prepare a 1H sword veteran or convert a 2H weapon bro to a 1H sword bro. So, even if players get this sword, it is usually forgotten in the Inventory.
2) The 1H sword in BB has some weaknesses or 2H weapons, low direct damage, absence of AOE, and passive skill Riposte. AI of BB prioritize not to engage the opponent in Riposte or Spearwall (at least in the Expert difficulty); they rather engage other bros or use Shieldwall and wait. So it is very limited to gain advantage from Riposte in general. Plus, low direct damage will cause the lack of total damage firepower against late-game heavy armor parties. The lightning damage from Reproach of the Old Gods can compensate for the low direct damage, yet IMHO the overall spec of the sword is not enough to motivate the players to try the 1H sword.
So, I tried to offer a bit of advantage to Reproach of the Old Gods to motivate other players to try this sword and try general 1H sword build.
4. Upgrade.
This mod upgrades the legendary sword Reproach of the Old Gods.
A. Universal Upgrade
- All upgrade options enhance the durability of Reproach of the Old Gods sword from 90 to 135 (50% increased).
- To hit penalty of the riposte lightning, parry, and parry lightning skills are reduced from -10% to -5%, without sword mastery. Sword mastery will remove this penalty.
B. Partial Upgrade
There is a total of six files. Pick just one file and install that one.
1) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1_lightning_riposte.zip
This mod replaces the drop of the Rachegeist to the new upgraded Reproach of the Old Gods. The new sword replaces Riposte with Lightning Riposte. Lightning Riposte is the same counter-attack skill as Riposte and adds 10-20 armor-ignoring lightning damage to only a single target, the target being hit by the counterattack. As a result, this upgrade does not bring the massive mental breakdown of the enemy group like the pre-nerf Reproach sword where the riposte used to bring 3-tile lightning. Plus, AI tends not to engage with the character under riposte. As a result, I think this upgrade would not break the balance.
1b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1b_self_lightning_riposte.zip
This mod is the same as #1 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
2) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2_parry.zip
This mod replaces the drop of the Rachegeist to the new upgraded Reproach of the Old Gods. The new sword replaces the Riposte with Parry. Parry is the same counter-attack skill as Riposte and adds a bonus to MDEF and RDEF based on the MATT of the character and the number of enemies in adjacent tiles. This is based on the assumption that the sword consists of other-worldly material, forged by the magical method, or both. Such assumption may allow the sword to achieve very lightweight with incredible strength and toughness, and thus the user can easily hit/parry the incoming melee ranged attacks. The buff amount MDEF and RDEF is:
- If 0 or 1 enemy in contact: 15% of MATT.
- 2 enemies in contact: 14% of MATT.
- 3 enemies in contact: 13% of MATT.
- 4 enemies in contact: 11% of MATT.
- 5 enemies in contact: 8% of MATT.
- 6 enemies in contact: 5% of MATT.
As you can see, the buff amount is not that heavy; even 100 MATT will only offer +15 MDEF and RDEF under the best condition, which is the same amount as the wooden shield. So I think the balance would be fine.
2b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2b_self_parry,zip
This mod is the same as #2 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
3) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3_lightning_parry.zip
This mod combines the effect of #1 and #2, lightning damage against the single target during the Riposte, and defensive bonus based on MATT & the number of adjacent hostiles.
3b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3b_self_lightning_parry.zip
This mod is the same as #3 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
4) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
Based on the assumption that the sword consists of other-worldly material, forged by the magical method, or both, the sword is very light in weight yet brings incredible strength and toughness. This characteristic allows the user of the sword to attempt a thrusting attack with this sword. However, because the sword is not designed as a thrust-dedicated weapon, the strength of the thrusting skill is somewhat limited.
On top of the effect of #3, this mod adds a new skill, Lightning Lunge. Lightning Lunge is similar as skill with Lunge but slightly different in detail:
- The damage just uses the damage of the sword, not proportional to any character's stats.
- The skill inflicts 10-20 lightning damage to a single target, the target of the lunge skill.
- Unlike the original lunge skill, the AP cost is 5, and the FAT cost is 30.
- Sword mastery reduces the FAT cost by 25%.
4b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4b_self_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
This mod is the same as #4 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
5) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5_parry_chain_lightning.zip
The character learns how to resonate with the sword, acquiring the power to control the sword's energy towards the target away from him but still in close range.
On top of the effect of #3, this mod adds a new skill, Chain Lightning. Chain Lightning is a ranged attack spell with the following details.
- This skill does not involve any sword attack. This skill just brings the lightning.
- The character should select a target within three tile radius.
- Chance to summon the lightning is the sum of 60% of the Resolve and 40% of the Fatigue. If fails, the lightning does not appear at all. If successful, the lightning will appear on the target. Then, the lightning spread out to 4 additional tiles, inflicting damage to up to 5 targets.
- This lightning's damage is 20-30, the AP cost is 5, and the FAT cost is 25.
- Sword mastery does not reduce the FAT cost of this skill.
5b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5b_self_parry_chain_lightning.zip
This mod is the same as #5 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
6) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6_all.zip
This mod combines the effect of #3, #4, and #5.
6b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6b_self_all.zip
This mod is the same as #6 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
7) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7_noparry_others.zip
This mod combines the effect of #1, #4, and #5 = riposte lightning + lunge lightning + chain lightning, no parry lightning.
7b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7b_self_noparry_others.zip
This mod is the same as #7 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
You should not copy all 6 of them to the data folder. You need to pick just one zip file and copy that one to the data folder.
5. Possible future plan
1) A version that moves the defensive bonus part from skill to the basic spec of the Reproach of the Old Gods.
I'm not sure when, but I may do this in the future. Also, I welcome any other suggestions about balance or other buffs of the Reproach of the Old Gods.
- Uploaded new versions: Corrected minor errata and added six more skills.
- I added lunge lightning, chain lightning, or both on top of the #3, the parry lightning version. This is to reduce the number of mod files. But if you want a version with vanilla Reproach sword with the lunge lightning or chain lightning only, please leave a comment. I will upload them too.
- Skill icons are not updated. They will be updated in the future when I learn how to draw things for BB.
=================================================================
I get inspiration and hint from the Duelist Defense mod (https://www.nexusmods.com/battlebrothers/mods/367) for this mod. I greatly appreciate @LordMidasTM for allowing me to use and modify his code for this mod. I also appreciate Enduriel, KingDZ, Certified Server Necromancer, and others of BB Legend Mod discord for suggestions and helps regarding this mod. Lastly, I greatly appreciate the nickname "I_don't_know" in my local BB community, who greatly helped and guided the development of this mod.
1. Requirement
This mod requires a modding script hook.
This mod is developed for the Vanilla, not tested in the Legend mod environment.
2. *****MUST READ***** Two types of mod files.
A. Modifying drop of the Rachegeist
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1_lightning_riposte.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3_lightning_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5_parry_chain_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6_all.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7_noparry_others.zip
These three mod files do not replace the Reproach of the Old Gods sword. Instead, these mods replace the drop from Rachegeist in the Watermill when you kill him. So, if you already have the original Reproach of the Old Gods sword, these mods will not upgrade that one. You need to kill Rachegeist. As a result, these mods would be for players who started a new campaign or who didn't clear the Watermill yet. I chose to upgrade the dropped sword because I didn't know how to manage the Watermill combat difficulty.
B. Direct sword modification
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1b_self_lightning_riposte.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2b_self_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3b_self_lightning_parry.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4b_self_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5b_self_parry_chain_lightning.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6b_self_all.zip
Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7b_self_noparry_others.zip
These three mod files replace the Reproach of the Old Gods sword with the upgrade version. If you already killed the Rachegeist and have the original Reproach of the Old Gods sword, use the mod from these groups. But if you didn't clear the Watermill yet, I don't recommend this group because the Rachegeist will bring the upgraded sword, and Watermill combat can be challenging than before.
DO NOT INSTALL MULTIPLE OR ALL ZIP FILES OF THIS MOD. YOU ONLY NEED TO SELECT ONE MOD AND COPY THE SELECTED VERSION'S ZIP FILE TO THE DATA FOLDER. Read #4 Upgrade part for which zip files upgrades what.
3. Background
Reproach of the Old Gods is a legendary weapon of Battle Brothers. Players acquire the sword after clearing two hostile legendary locations, Stone Pillar (Kraken) and Watermill (Rachegeist). But IMO this sword is not strong enough to draw more attention and affection, despite the "legendary."
1) The timing when players acquire the sword is usually at least mid-late phase of the game, and all bros are armed with 2H weapons at the moment in general. Reproach of the Old Gods is a good sword, but not a good enough sword to change or motivate a player's mind to prepare a 1H sword veteran or convert a 2H weapon bro to a 1H sword bro. So, even if players get this sword, it is usually forgotten in the Inventory.
2) The 1H sword in BB has some weaknesses or 2H weapons, low direct damage, absence of AOE, and passive skill Riposte. AI of BB prioritize not to engage the opponent in Riposte or Spearwall (at least in the Expert difficulty); they rather engage other bros or use Shieldwall and wait. So it is very limited to gain advantage from Riposte in general. Plus, low direct damage will cause the lack of total damage firepower against late-game heavy armor parties. The lightning damage from Reproach of the Old Gods can compensate for the low direct damage, yet IMHO the overall spec of the sword is not enough to motivate the players to try the 1H sword.
So, I tried to offer a bit of advantage to Reproach of the Old Gods to motivate other players to try this sword and try general 1H sword build.
4. Upgrade.
This mod upgrades the legendary sword Reproach of the Old Gods.
A. Universal Upgrade
- All upgrade options enhance the durability of Reproach of the Old Gods sword from 90 to 135 (50% increased).
- To hit penalty of the riposte lightning, parry, and parry lightning skills are reduced from -10% to -5%, without sword mastery. Sword mastery will remove this penalty.
B. Partial Upgrade
There is a total of six files. Pick just one file and install that one.
1) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1_lightning_riposte.zip
This mod replaces the drop of the Rachegeist to the new upgraded Reproach of the Old Gods. The new sword replaces Riposte with Lightning Riposte. Lightning Riposte is the same counter-attack skill as Riposte and adds 10-20 armor-ignoring lightning damage to only a single target, the target being hit by the counterattack. As a result, this upgrade does not bring the massive mental breakdown of the enemy group like the pre-nerf Reproach sword where the riposte used to bring 3-tile lightning. Plus, AI tends not to engage with the character under riposte. As a result, I think this upgrade would not break the balance.
1b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade1b_self_lightning_riposte.zip
This mod is the same as #1 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
2) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2_parry.zip
This mod replaces the drop of the Rachegeist to the new upgraded Reproach of the Old Gods. The new sword replaces the Riposte with Parry. Parry is the same counter-attack skill as Riposte and adds a bonus to MDEF and RDEF based on the MATT of the character and the number of enemies in adjacent tiles. This is based on the assumption that the sword consists of other-worldly material, forged by the magical method, or both. Such assumption may allow the sword to achieve very lightweight with incredible strength and toughness, and thus the user can easily hit/parry the incoming melee ranged attacks. The buff amount MDEF and RDEF is:
- If 0 or 1 enemy in contact: 15% of MATT.
- 2 enemies in contact: 14% of MATT.
- 3 enemies in contact: 13% of MATT.
- 4 enemies in contact: 11% of MATT.
- 5 enemies in contact: 8% of MATT.
- 6 enemies in contact: 5% of MATT.
As you can see, the buff amount is not that heavy; even 100 MATT will only offer +15 MDEF and RDEF under the best condition, which is the same amount as the wooden shield. So I think the balance would be fine.
2b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade2b_self_parry,zip
This mod is the same as #2 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
3) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3_lightning_parry.zip
This mod combines the effect of #1 and #2, lightning damage against the single target during the Riposte, and defensive bonus based on MATT & the number of adjacent hostiles.
3b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade3b_self_lightning_parry.zip
This mod is the same as #3 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
4) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
Based on the assumption that the sword consists of other-worldly material, forged by the magical method, or both, the sword is very light in weight yet brings incredible strength and toughness. This characteristic allows the user of the sword to attempt a thrusting attack with this sword. However, because the sword is not designed as a thrust-dedicated weapon, the strength of the thrusting skill is somewhat limited.
On top of the effect of #3, this mod adds a new skill, Lightning Lunge. Lightning Lunge is similar as skill with Lunge but slightly different in detail:
- The damage just uses the damage of the sword, not proportional to any character's stats.
- The skill inflicts 10-20 lightning damage to a single target, the target of the lunge skill.
- Unlike the original lunge skill, the AP cost is 5, and the FAT cost is 30.
- Sword mastery reduces the FAT cost by 25%.
4b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade4b_self_parry_lunge_lightning.zip
This mod is the same as #4 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
5) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5_parry_chain_lightning.zip
The character learns how to resonate with the sword, acquiring the power to control the sword's energy towards the target away from him but still in close range.
On top of the effect of #3, this mod adds a new skill, Chain Lightning. Chain Lightning is a ranged attack spell with the following details.
- This skill does not involve any sword attack. This skill just brings the lightning.
- The character should select a target within three tile radius.
- Chance to summon the lightning is the sum of 60% of the Resolve and 40% of the Fatigue. If fails, the lightning does not appear at all. If successful, the lightning will appear on the target. Then, the lightning spread out to 4 additional tiles, inflicting damage to up to 5 targets.
- This lightning's damage is 20-30, the AP cost is 5, and the FAT cost is 25.
- Sword mastery does not reduce the FAT cost of this skill.
5b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade5b_self_parry_chain_lightning.zip
This mod is the same as #5 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
6) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6_all.zip
This mod combines the effect of #3, #4, and #5.
6b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade6b_self_all.zip
This mod is the same as #6 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
7) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7_noparry_others.zip
This mod combines the effect of #1, #4, and #5 = riposte lightning + lunge lightning + chain lightning, no parry lightning.
7b) Reproach_of_old_god_upgrade7b_self_noparry_others.zip
This mod is the same as #7 but directly replaces the sword, not replacing the drop from the Rachegeist.
You should not copy all 6 of them to the data folder. You need to pick just one zip file and copy that one to the data folder.
5. Possible future plan
1) A version that moves the defensive bonus part from skill to the basic spec of the Reproach of the Old Gods.
I'm not sure when, but I may do this in the future. Also, I welcome any other suggestions about balance or other buffs of the Reproach of the Old Gods.