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About this mod
Changes the Deathclaw that shows up in the introductory Minuteman quest in Concord to be smaller, and a little weaker.
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This mod will change the deathclaw that ambushes the players during the quest "When Freedom Calls". It changes the name to "Malnourished Deathclaw Runt", scales it down, and lowers the stats a little bit.
Mind you, it is still strong, it's only marginally weaker. The main change this mod intends is making it feel like this encounter is a prelude to a bigger, even tougher enemy, not to make the fight easier.
To those wondering why...?
It's a matter of personal preference.
I just really hated Bethesda's decision regarding giving the player a suit of power armor and sending them off against a Deathclaw within what might
well be the first five minutes of their game. I played all the games except for tactics, and man, Deathclaws are supposed to be like, elusive, very strong end-game enemies. Almost mythical, as is the case in FO1, or to make your goal to kill them when you're stronger, like in New Vegas' Quarry Junction.
To toss one right there, in an introductory quest... And Power Armor + Minigun too, like... Sorry, I hate it LOL.
It's like if when you did the Dragon Rising quest in Skyrim, instead of level 10 Milmulnir and whatever you had on hand... it's an ancient epic levelled dragon and you're given a full suit of daedric armor plus a full auto daedric crossbow to boot. For some, it might feel awesome and epic, to others it feels cheap. It just doesn't feel rewarding.
I personally do not like it, I find it unimmersive, and it's why I made this mod. Yeah yeah I'm petty.
I know it's such a small detail in the grand scheme of things but when you've restarted the damn game so many times and gone through it so many times... It's just such a glare when you notice it and dislike it
So do you take care of the power armor and minigun too?
No, because Power Armor's wide availability is sorted out with Some Assembly Required, which I highly recommend!! It makes Power Armor far more rare and interesting to find. Use it alongside this mod :3
As for the minigun, I might make an edit so it's a "rusty minigun" instead, does less damage or have less ammo maybe, we'll see. I'm still thinking about what's better.
Mind you, it is still strong, it's only marginally weaker. The main change this mod intends is making it feel like this encounter is a prelude to a bigger, even tougher enemy, not to make the fight easier.
To those wondering why...?
It's a matter of personal preference.
I just really hated Bethesda's decision regarding giving the player a suit of power armor and sending them off against a Deathclaw within what might
well be the first five minutes of their game. I played all the games except for tactics, and man, Deathclaws are supposed to be like, elusive, very strong end-game enemies. Almost mythical, as is the case in FO1, or to make your goal to kill them when you're stronger, like in New Vegas' Quarry Junction.
To toss one right there, in an introductory quest... And Power Armor + Minigun too, like... Sorry, I hate it LOL.
It's like if when you did the Dragon Rising quest in Skyrim, instead of level 10 Milmulnir and whatever you had on hand... it's an ancient epic levelled dragon and you're given a full suit of daedric armor plus a full auto daedric crossbow to boot. For some, it might feel awesome and epic, to others it feels cheap. It just doesn't feel rewarding.
I personally do not like it, I find it unimmersive, and it's why I made this mod. Yeah yeah I'm petty.
I know it's such a small detail in the grand scheme of things but when you've restarted the damn game so many times and gone through it so many times... It's just such a glare when you notice it and dislike it
So do you take care of the power armor and minigun too?
No, because Power Armor's wide availability is sorted out with Some Assembly Required, which I highly recommend!! It makes Power Armor far more rare and interesting to find. Use it alongside this mod :3
As for the minigun, I might make an edit so it's a "rusty minigun" instead, does less damage or have less ammo maybe, we'll see. I'm still thinking about what's better.