- Battleaxe and Warhammer penetrates 50% armor togglable in MCM
- Burning damage can be put out by dodge rolling
- Giants, centurions, and mammoth can't be staggered by normal attack
- Increased giants' magic and frost resist
- Gives extra armor to creatures that look like should have some armor, configurable in patcher settings
- Major feature: revamped dodging, power blocking, and heavy/light armor/shield balance tweaks.
- Reworked dodging, more responsive, four directional plus a dodge in place (standing still), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQjM9GROkHM
- dodge in the direction of direction key held instead of direction of character moving
- Light armor users step dodges
- Heavy armor users roll dodges
- Light armored NPC can dodge player attacks
- NPC dodge chance based on their level minus player's weapon speed
- New defensive action: power block. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMfaDrmY-xQ
- Perform by tapping sneak key while blocking with a heavy shield
- Once performed, character will crouch (same animation as sneak mode)
- In power block stance, player is immune to stagger
- Power block stance auto disengages on any movement or releasing block
- Makes light and heavy armor more distinctive, as well as light and heavy shield
- Heavy armor more resistant to sharp weapon damage (daggers, swords, arrows)
- Heavy armor fat rolls as well as cost more stamina to dodge
- Heavy shield can power block, but not power bash
- Heavy shield normal bash stamina cost is higher
- Light shield can power bash
- Dual attack now checks for minimum stamina
- Stagger mechanic is dramatically simplified and is more responsive and more compatible
- See the new stagger article https://www.nexusmods.com/skymri/articles/52676
- Power attack mechanic is also simplified and is more responsive, using in game control to activate instead of script
- one cool down for both hand
- dual power attacks breaks block on all hit (but no more side movement or invincibility)
- normal dual attack simplified, no more speed increases, but no more script either
- sprint attack now have to be performed manually, but forward movement speed increased.
- Alot of balance tweaks
Version 3.2
Arrow stagger togglable in patcher settings
Stagger cause by critical hits togglable in patcher settings
Turning off weapon stagger should not causes corpses to fly off
Version 2.6
1. Reduced the ending pause after a dodge
2. Hops now move farther and is quicker.
3. There is now a third option for Combat Focus, which works as a toggle-ablelesser power.
5. Attack commit feature tweaked slightly, one hand weapon now commits a bit more, while 2h weapons commit a bit less.
6.The penalty to stamina regen rate when running is now configurable in the patcher.
Bug fixes:
1. Sometimes enemies won't die after kill move, this has been fixed.
Version 2.5
Tweaks:
Melee Focus power renamed to Combat Focus
Combat Focus slows down incoming power attacks
Combat Focus slows down incoming arrows too from the front
Combat Focus is a once a game day power that last for 5 min, however, can switch to a permanent version in MCM
Bows is now part of Souls-stamina system
Changed the implementation of Dodge slightly, removed weapon flicker, and should works even for users with script lag
Changed MCM initialization a bit for users who is having trouble getting MCM to show up
Race changes:
Skeleton now have mass of 1.2
Ice wraith now have mass of 0.7
Wisps and Witchlights now have mass of 0.2
Known issues:
Werewolfs are not balanced well
Version 2.4
Configuration added:
All key/button that this mod listens to now configurable in MCM's KeyButton section
Dodge animations configurable in MCM's Others section
All MCM settings can now be saved to disk under Others section, this mod requires JContainer now
Tweaks:
Dodge animation now only relies on movement speed, so the player will hop even when canceling attacks as long as he/she is moving fast enough
Dodge rolling animation start slightly faster, delay changed from 0.35s to 0.2s
Bugs fixed:
When updating, some settings are reverted to default values.
Version 2.3
Feature and Tweaks:
Dodging action has been added, see video for full detail, can be disabled in MCM, this feature requires FNIS or Nemesis
Taking an attack that would normally stagger you in the air will knock you out of air
Dual Power attack activable while moving in any direction now, all that it requires is the modifier key, the "Walk/Run" key, default is "shift", change in Skyrim's control settings.
NoStaminaRegenWhileRunning now only comes into effect while weapon is drawn, this helps the marathon runners.
Bugs fixed:
Bound weapon now have weight, this makes them stagger opponents, and also costs attack-stamina under the "Soul-Stamina" system.
Version 2.2
Feature and tweaks:
1. Bash stamina tweaked to be proportional to shield weight, this gives light shields a purpose in game
2. Power bash enhanced, it'll be easier to hit, have greater effect if hit at the right moment, and cost less stamina
3. Power bash still puts left hand on power attack cool down to avoid abuse
4. Above changes applies to power bash performed by a dagger off hand as well
5. Auto update mechanism, after updating Engarde, the mod will automatically restart itself, a prompt will appear once complete. Please stay out of combat before finishing restart
Configurations added:
1. Dagger off hand trading blocking for power bashing, toggleable in MCM
2. Bashing stamina configurable in MCM
3. The minimum amount of stamina required to perform block configurable in MCM, set to 0 to disable this check
4. Attack commitment changes togglable in patcher settings
5. 1h and 2h combat movement speed configurable in patcher settings
Bugs fixed:
1. Werewolf not having any stagger resistance fixed, werewolf now have mass of 3, same as troll, but slightly lower than a bear's 3.5
2. Werewolf stagger causing an roar animation fixed
3. Stagger causing bleeding out actors to stand back up fixed.
Version 2.1
Tweaks:
Dual power attack now trigger by "shift" + "middle mouse button" (run/walk key + power attack key)
Configurations:
The 3 Power attack effects, slow time, invincible, injury, now toggle-able in MCM
No stamina regen while running toggle-able in MCM
Dual Power attack animation speed configurable in MCM
Dual Dagger Power attack toggl-able in MCM
MCM menu re-arranged for better clarity
Sprint attack as forward attack toggle-able in patcher settings
Power attack cool down configurable in patcher settings
Bugs fixed:
Power attacks performed in 1st person wasn't moving the same as in 3rd person
Greatsword was triggering invincible effects
If fast enough, was able to trigger two standing power attack in a row
NPC wasn't able to perform Dual Power attacks
Standing Power attacks' crit bonus was applying even against blocking targets
Sprint Power attack wasn't triggering in Enderal version
Magic related movement tweaks snuck in causing problem with Long Stride spell
