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Offers faster attack, skill and spawn animations for Player characters as well as NPCs to afford a notably more fluent and responsive gameplay feel. Several different speed versions are available. Also offers higher movement speed for player characters as compatible addition. Made for DOS 1 Enhanced Edition.
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Description
Besides the game's very slow skill animations and attack animations of rather moderate speed (both of Player characters and NPCs), the engine of DOS 1 Enhanced Edition blocks player input during the start and end animations of skills, taking away any control over the UI, over skills, inventory, player characters etc.; so whenever the player uses a skill, several seconds have to pass to be 'back in game', causing a rather unsatisfying feel of discontinuous gameplay and being out of control for many players.
Some solutions to at least partially speed up the game have been created by the modding community since the release of DOS 1 EE (October 2015), namely movement speed mods (three mods of Kidling, Baardvaark and Spotegg, also movement speed mods as part of gameplay mods like Scales, XC_Bags or Epic Encounters) and my own SamaritanMod which outsources some time-consuming out-of-combat tasks to an AI (for these EE [!] mods see the Nexus site of Classic Version). Though due to the enormous amount of work and some technical hurdles in modifying the game's animations, a more complete solution never happened.
Finally I can deliver such a mod:
Now available are different versions of faster attack, skill and spawn animations for Player characters as well as for NPCs to afford a notably more fluent and responsive gameplay feel than the original version of the game, up to a point of granting a new experience! In addition, different versions of faster movement speed for Player characters and for NPCs can be found under 'Optional Files'.
More than 400 Player animations and more than 700 NPC animations have been sped up and the game's asset databases have been changed accordingly, so the animations and their related effects still match and the engine unlocks player control in accordance to the new animation duration.
This way the combat flow and out-of-combat actions like healing, buffing or attacking objects feel a lot better, especially combat-heavy mods like Epic Encounters or Scales can profit from this.
I'm very happy with the results and hope that you are as well!
Feel free to leave a comment and please endorse the mod if you like it!
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Additional note:
Note that you will receive a warning about not being able to play in multiplayer when you start up the game with this type of mod (installed in the game's main directory, not as .pak module in the Documents folder); this warning must not be taken seriously. You can still play the game in multiplayer; just make sure that all players have the same mods installed (which is probably necessary for most mods).
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Content
Player animations
Skill animations (percentage = animation duration):
65 % (x1.5 speed): moderate, comfy
55 % (x1.8 speed): moderate, solid speed
47 % (x2.1 speed): good balance of speed and visuals
40 % (x2.5 speed): fast and fluent
32 % (x3.1 speed): most responsive and fluent, action-gameplay
Attack animations (percentage = animation duration):
75 % (x1.3 speed): moderate
65 % (x1.5 speed): quite fast
55 % (x1.8 speed): 'realistic'
47 % (x2.1 speed): hack&slashy, most fluent
Not included for technical reasons (added in the future, if possible):
Male Player: Dual Wield Small Weapons attack variant 2
NPC animations
Attack + Skill animations (percentage = animation duration):
75 % (x1.3 speed): moderate (attacks) and rather slow (skills)
65 % (x1.5 speed): quite fast (attacks) and moderate (skills)
55 % (x1.8 speed): 'realistic' (attacks) and solid speed (skills)
47 % (x2.1 speed): hack&slashy (attacks) and balanced (skills)
47 % (x2.1 speed) skills, 55 % (x1.8 speed) attacks: 'realistic' (attacks) and balanced (skills)
40 % (x2.5 speed) skills, 55 % (x1.8 speed) attacks: 'realistic' (attacks) and fast (skills)
32 % (x3.1 speed) skills, 55 % (x1.8 speed) attacks: 'realistic' (attacks) and very fast (skills)
Not included for technical reasons (added in the future, if possible):
Demons: Target-Skill start and end animation
Cyclops Wizard: one Skill animation
Artillery Flower: all animations
Movement speed
Players: +10 %, +20 %, +30 %, +40 %, +50% (walk + run speed)
NPCs: +10 %, +20 %, +30 % (good balance), +40 %, +50 % and extra fast +60 %, +70 %, +80 %, +90 %, +100 % (run speed; walk speed capped at +25%)
Compatibility
Version Compatibility:
This mod is made for D:OS 1 Enhanced Edition.
Save and game compatibility:
The files can be added and removed at any time.
Mod Compatibility:
Animations (all files in the category Main Files): Compatible with all mods that don't make changes to the same animation and Content files and don't require the MainLSF.pak. So these packages should be compatible with (almost) every mod for DOS 1 EE (Spotegg's FastMoveSpeed mod being the only known exception), since no other mod (even bigger gameplay mods like Epic Encounters, Scales, XC_Bags, XC_Encounters etc.) contains animation and asset Content files.
Movement speed (category Optional Files): Compatible with all mods that don't make changes to the same RootTemplates and don't require the MainLSF.pak. So these packages are probably not compatible with mods like Scales, 6 Man Party, XC_Bags, Epic Encounters, XC_Encounters etc. (they all contain RootTemplates).
Not compatible with Spotegg's FastMoveSpeed mod (MainLSF.pak).
Credits and thanks:
The mod contains modified versions of the game's animations and asset databases. Credits and thanks to Larian Studios for these assets as well as for the game and the modding support in general.
Credits and special thanks to Norbyte for his indispensable, powerful converter tool (http://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=664138&page=14) which allowed me to work on the game's animations and databases in text format. Without this tool this mod couldn't exist!
Other Mods:
There are more than 50 other mods for DOS 1 Enhanced Edition on the Nexus Site for the Classic Version (all mods first uploaded in November 2015 or later, except Lost Isles). Visit https://www.nexusmods.com/divinityoriginalsin/mods/ or have a look into TheWickedGamer's useful list: https://www.nexusmods.com/divinityoriginalsinenhancededition/mods/9?tab=description
My other mods for DOS 1 Enhanced Edition:
QuietDayOnTheMarket: Reduces the NPC chatter
SamaritanMod: A lot of AI functions for companions out of combat
StandStillWhenIAttack: Addresses random idling during combat to facilitate targeting
BetterLogistics: Offers dialog based crafting and different options for item transfer
GetRidOfQuestmarkers: UI Mod that removes questmarkers from worldmap and minimap
Abraxas's JunkBox: Contains small mods of different type
Besides the game's very slow skill animations and attack animations of rather moderate speed (both of Player characters and NPCs), the engine of DOS 1 Enhanced Edition blocks player input during the start and end animations of skills, taking away any control over the UI, over skills, inventory, player characters etc.; so whenever the player uses a skill, several seconds have to pass to be 'back in game', causing a rather unsatisfying feel of discontinuous gameplay and being out of control for many players.
Some solutions to at least partially speed up the game have been created by the modding community since the release of DOS 1 EE (October 2015), namely movement speed mods (three mods of Kidling, Baardvaark and Spotegg, also movement speed mods as part of gameplay mods like Scales, XC_Bags or Epic Encounters) and my own SamaritanMod which outsources some time-consuming out-of-combat tasks to an AI (for these EE [!] mods see the Nexus site of Classic Version). Though due to the enormous amount of work and some technical hurdles in modifying the game's animations, a more complete solution never happened.
Finally I can deliver such a mod:
Now available are different versions of faster attack, skill and spawn animations for Player characters as well as for NPCs to afford a notably more fluent and responsive gameplay feel than the original version of the game, up to a point of granting a new experience! In addition, different versions of faster movement speed for Player characters and for NPCs can be found under 'Optional Files'.
More than 400 Player animations and more than 700 NPC animations have been sped up and the game's asset databases have been changed accordingly, so the animations and their related effects still match and the engine unlocks player control in accordance to the new animation duration.
This way the combat flow and out-of-combat actions like healing, buffing or attacking objects feel a lot better, especially combat-heavy mods like Epic Encounters or Scales can profit from this.
I'm very happy with the results and hope that you are as well!
Feel free to leave a comment and please endorse the mod if you like it!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional note:
Note that you will receive a warning about not being able to play in multiplayer when you start up the game with this type of mod (installed in the game's main directory, not as .pak module in the Documents folder); this warning must not be taken seriously. You can still play the game in multiplayer; just make sure that all players have the same mods installed (which is probably necessary for most mods).
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Content
Player animations
Skill animations (percentage = animation duration):
65 % (x1.5 speed): moderate, comfy
55 % (x1.8 speed): moderate, solid speed
47 % (x2.1 speed): good balance of speed and visuals
40 % (x2.5 speed): fast and fluent
32 % (x3.1 speed): most responsive and fluent, action-gameplay
Attack animations (percentage = animation duration):
75 % (x1.3 speed): moderate
65 % (x1.5 speed): quite fast
55 % (x1.8 speed): 'realistic'
47 % (x2.1 speed): hack&slashy, most fluent
Not included for technical reasons (added in the future, if possible):
Male Player: Dual Wield Small Weapons attack variant 2
NPC animations
Attack + Skill animations (percentage = animation duration):
75 % (x1.3 speed): moderate (attacks) and rather slow (skills)
65 % (x1.5 speed): quite fast (attacks) and moderate (skills)
55 % (x1.8 speed): 'realistic' (attacks) and solid speed (skills)
47 % (x2.1 speed): hack&slashy (attacks) and balanced (skills)
47 % (x2.1 speed) skills, 55 % (x1.8 speed) attacks: 'realistic' (attacks) and balanced (skills)
40 % (x2.5 speed) skills, 55 % (x1.8 speed) attacks: 'realistic' (attacks) and fast (skills)
32 % (x3.1 speed) skills, 55 % (x1.8 speed) attacks: 'realistic' (attacks) and very fast (skills)
Not included for technical reasons (added in the future, if possible):
Demons: Target-Skill start and end animation
Cyclops Wizard: one Skill animation
Artillery Flower: all animations
Movement speed
Players: +10 %, +20 %, +30 %, +40 %, +50% (walk + run speed)
NPCs: +10 %, +20 %, +30 % (good balance), +40 %, +50 % and extra fast +60 %, +70 %, +80 %, +90 %, +100 % (run speed; walk speed capped at +25%)
Compatibility
Version Compatibility:
This mod is made for D:OS 1 Enhanced Edition.
Save and game compatibility:
The files can be added and removed at any time.
Mod Compatibility:
Animations (all files in the category Main Files): Compatible with all mods that don't make changes to the same animation and Content files and don't require the MainLSF.pak. So these packages should be compatible with (almost) every mod for DOS 1 EE (Spotegg's FastMoveSpeed mod being the only known exception), since no other mod (even bigger gameplay mods like Epic Encounters, Scales, XC_Bags, XC_Encounters etc.) contains animation and asset Content files.
Movement speed (category Optional Files): Compatible with all mods that don't make changes to the same RootTemplates and don't require the MainLSF.pak. So these packages are probably not compatible with mods like Scales, 6 Man Party, XC_Bags, Epic Encounters, XC_Encounters etc. (they all contain RootTemplates).
Not compatible with Spotegg's FastMoveSpeed mod (MainLSF.pak).
Credits and thanks:
The mod contains modified versions of the game's animations and asset databases. Credits and thanks to Larian Studios for these assets as well as for the game and the modding support in general.
Credits and special thanks to Norbyte for his indispensable, powerful converter tool (http://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=664138&page=14) which allowed me to work on the game's animations and databases in text format. Without this tool this mod couldn't exist!
Other Mods:
There are more than 50 other mods for DOS 1 Enhanced Edition on the Nexus Site for the Classic Version (all mods first uploaded in November 2015 or later, except Lost Isles). Visit https://www.nexusmods.com/divinityoriginalsin/mods/ or have a look into TheWickedGamer's useful list: https://www.nexusmods.com/divinityoriginalsinenhancededition/mods/9?tab=description
My other mods for DOS 1 Enhanced Edition:
QuietDayOnTheMarket: Reduces the NPC chatter
SamaritanMod: A lot of AI functions for companions out of combat
StandStillWhenIAttack: Addresses random idling during combat to facilitate targeting
BetterLogistics: Offers dialog based crafting and different options for item transfer
GetRidOfQuestmarkers: UI Mod that removes questmarkers from worldmap and minimap
Abraxas's JunkBox: Contains small mods of different type