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About this mod
This mod allows you to better customize your Dungeon Siege 3 experience in terms of difficulty.
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+++DESCRIPTION+++
If you find the game too easy or too hard, you can use this mod to modify certain difficulty settings to your liking, settings that are not affected by the game's default difficulty levels "Casual", "Normal" or "Hardcore".
Basically it is a collection of scripts that you can run on the game console and these scripts set certain parameters. You need to have the console activated in the game and the means to do so are in the mod package as well.
+++How to use+++
After installation of the mod start a new game or load an existing save. Press the "ESC" key and click on the "Help" menu entry. This will open the game console. Yes, the mod replaces the Help menu with the console.
In the console enter "exec <script name>" where <script name> is one of the scripts that the mod provides, e.g. "exec easy".
The console will automatically close itself, if you typed the correct command. Unfortunately, the game doesn't store the parameters anywhere, neither in a config file nor in the savegame itself. So, you have to run the command again after loading a save or starting a new game.
You can always switch between scripts during the game. For example, if regular battles are ok for you on "hard", but that one specific boss is too hard, you can switch to "easy" for this boss fight and back to "normal" afterwards. Or you could even create a specific script for one specific boss.
+++Scripts+++
I provide the scripts as a kind of templates. You can use them directly, modify their values as you wish or create new scripts that suit your needs.
There are 5 scripts in the package:
veryeasy
easy
normal
hard
veryhard
They get harder in that order. The "normal" script has the default values of the game, so if you tried some setting and want to get back to default, run "exec normal".
The scripts modify values that affect damage dealt, level scaling and attack bias.
+++Installation+++
Just copy the contents of the mod archive to your Dungeon Siege 3 "data" folder.
+++Uninstallation+++
Remove the contents of the mod archive from your Dungeon Siege 3 "data" folder. This can be done at any time, without breaking existing saves.
+++Technical Details+++
The files in the "gui" folder are required to replace the help menu with the console.
The scripts are in "global\console_scripts" and modify the following values:
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player_damage <value>
Sets the damage multiplier for damage that enemies do to the player. If you set this to 0, the player is invincible. At 1.5 the player takes 150% of the usual damage. (default 1.0)
combat_damage <value>
Sets the damage multiplier for damage that the player does to enemies. (default 1.0)
player_min_health <value>
When the player takes damage, his health cannot fall below this threshold. (default 0.0)
level_scaling_enabled <value>
Enables scaling requested levels to the Player's level. Set to 0 to turn it off. (default 1)
level_scaling_dlc <value>
Enables DLC scaling requested levels to the Player's level. Set to 1 to turn it on. (default 0)
level_scaling_target_range <value>
When scaling levels, bring the requested level to within this range of the player. 0 means scale to the player's level. (default 1)
level_scaling_difference_threshhold <value>
Only enemies within this range will be scaled. For instance, if this is 3, scaling will not affect things more than 3 levels higher or lower than the player. (default 6)
human_attack_bias <value>
Changes the priority of AI for picking humans over other AI. -10.0 = never attack humans, 0 = No bias, 10.0 = always attack humans. (default 2.5)
Sets the damage multiplier for damage that enemies do to the player. If you set this to 0, the player is invincible. At 1.5 the player takes 150% of the usual damage. (default 1.0)
combat_damage <value>
Sets the damage multiplier for damage that the player does to enemies. (default 1.0)
player_min_health <value>
When the player takes damage, his health cannot fall below this threshold. (default 0.0)
level_scaling_enabled <value>
Enables scaling requested levels to the Player's level. Set to 0 to turn it off. (default 1)
level_scaling_dlc <value>
Enables DLC scaling requested levels to the Player's level. Set to 1 to turn it on. (default 0)
level_scaling_target_range <value>
When scaling levels, bring the requested level to within this range of the player. 0 means scale to the player's level. (default 1)
level_scaling_difference_threshhold <value>
Only enemies within this range will be scaled. For instance, if this is 3, scaling will not affect things more than 3 levels higher or lower than the player. (default 6)
human_attack_bias <value>
Changes the priority of AI for picking humans over other AI. -10.0 = never attack humans, 0 = No bias, 10.0 = always attack humans. (default 2.5)
+++Why did I create the mod?+++
I made this mod because the developers didn't bother to balance the game. On "normal" difficulty I found it quite enjoyable at first, until I met Rajani, a level 25 uber boss with several thousand hitpoints that hits like a truck. It was a bit unfair against my level 5 character with just 380 health and even in god mode it took me more than 10 minutes to defeat her. Even critical hits with 100 damage barely showed on her health bar. God mode is boring and has some ugly restrictions, so I looked for another way to make this game enjoyable for me. This mod is the result.