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WHAT IS THIS MOD?
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I'm well aware that there are plenty of mods that tweaks abilities around here. Some really good ones, even. Despite that, none of these mods do the specific changes I would like. And, mainly, most of mods that I've tried and liked weren't compatible with each other, as far as I know. So I've decided to create my own mod and thought it would be nice to share it. My goals with this mod are the following:

> Transforming the leveling experience, by the acquisition of new abilities, into something more rewarding;
> Give the player the feeling that their characters are becoming a more powerful version of warrior/rogue/mage as they advance in level and get more abilities;
> Bring some more balance between the abilities

P.s.: I'm aware that everything I've tried to accomplish with this mod is uniquely based on my own preferences. So, there will be people that disagree with my methods. And that's perfectly normal and already expected. But as I never did a mod before and this is my very first time, be gentle with me, ok?


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WHAT DOES THIS MOD DO?
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Almost all abilities, including the main ability and its upgrades, had something changed. Those changes are cost, cooldown, damage, force, duration, among other stuff. Some abilities were buffed and others were nerfed a little. Most of the alterations are not very significant, while others can be. And I’m really sorry, but I’m too lazy to specify every modification in almost every each one of the 350 abilities available for playable characters in the game. So, I will list only the most important alterations. Those are:

> There is no more need to waste points in random abilities only to fill the requirements to get another ability in a spell/talent tree;
> All sustained costs were cut by half (rounded up);
> All cross-class combo damage and force were set to 300%;
> Most abilities had their required level slightly reduced;
> Some few spell/talent trees had their structure modified;
> All basic warrior attacks cause no more friendly fire on nightmare difficulty;
> Shield Bash and Mighty Blow cause no more friendly fire on nightmare difficulty (however, all other damaging talents do);
> Lots of small changes (and some not that small) in abilities cost, cooldown, damage, force, duration, etc;
> Sebastian and Tallis' talents are included

P.s.: I know that, in comparison with vanilla, this mod makes the abilities stronger. But I really believe that isn't enough to make the characters overpowered. Anyway, I recommend using this mod only on nightmare difficulty, otherwise the game could become too easy.


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HOW TO INSTALL THIS MOD?
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Just extract the compressed file in your Override folder. Usually that folder is located in:
C:\Users\(Username)\Documents\Bioware\Dragon Age 2\packages\core\override


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COMPATIBILITY
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This mod won't be compatible with any other mod that changes spell/talent values as cost, cooldown, damage, force, duration, etc.


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ABOUT THE USE OF THIS MOD
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Feel free to do whatever you like with this mod. I only ask you to be kind enough to give me the credits, nothing more.


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THANKS
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Special thanks to my little "Cotoca" (in all his latin american beauty) who helped me with English grammar. I'm not a native speaker (maybe not even a speaker at all).