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Improved Institute

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22 April 2024 11:05AM

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21 December 2023 9:39AM

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Version 1.9.7
- Adjusted the stagger effect certain NPCs get after completing the main quest with the Institute. It will now only apply to legendary NPCs.
- Updated faction power armor patch to include all legendary variants of the Synth Destroyers. It will now add power armor variants to earlier levels of Synth Destroyers as well. Also changed their default outfits and weapons leveled list to match other power armor NPCs.
- Recompacted the patch for the Institute Power Armor and Institute Power Armor Redux, while this will not affect NPCs, players that took armor from NPCs spawned by this mod will loose the armor.
Version 1.9.6
- Added more infiltrator encounters
- Updated encounter conditions
- Reduced the effectiveness of the dirty variant of Synth Destroyers
- Made vanilla high level synths' ability to call reinforcements an optional install instead of part of the default. New synths are unchanged and can still call in reinforcements same as before.
- Updated installer
- Bugfixes
Version 1.9.5
- Updated the patch to Tumbajamba's Synth Power Armor
- Updated assault encounters
- Added option to add plasma weapons to the Institute arsenal
- Fixed inconsistencies with the Infiltrators causing them to either do less damage or too much
Version 1.9.4
- Fixed an issue with ITO Robco Patch where there are no quantity values when adding the ITO items to the Institute Boss NPCs in the Nuclear Options quest
Version 1.9.3
- Added patch for Institute Technology Overhaul ITO
Version 1.9.2
- Added more variants of the Vanquishers, which will now begin to appear at level 39. They will also have legendary variants.
- Added more legendary variants of the Destroyers
- Added an optional patch that gives the some high level Synth Boss and Legendary variants full armor
Version 1.9.0
- Added more enhancements to Kellog. He is now immune to stagger and his attacks have a chance to stagger. Gave him the Gen 1 version of the Synth Trojan grenade which would allow him to summon Gen 1 reinforcements.
- Added a new keyword for Institute bosses like Kellog
- Added an optional patch for Deadeye that adds the Institute boss keyword to the powerful category, which by default are immune to headshot kills
Version 1.8.9
- Added new scene encounter where Institute Synths along with a Courser will roam the Commonwealth after completing Bunker Hill. If followed, they will end up in an Institute held location
- Added new encounters wherein Institute Infiltrators would roam the Commonwealth after becoming enemies with the Institute. They will look like one of the factions the player is still allied with and will attack the player on sight. Depending on where they spawn they may reach and attack a random settlement
Version 1.8.8
- Updated the extra Boss option to include Kellog making him a legendary NPC and giving him energy and damage resistances similar to Coursers
- Added new scene encounters wherein Institute Synths, let by a Courser, would roam the Commonwealth after completing "Nuclear Family"
Version 1.8.7
- Added a patch for NPCs Travel
Version 1.8.6
- Reorganized patches
- Added patch for Synth Overhaul and Tactical Courser
Version 1.8.5
- Streamlined the outfit objects to use 1 leveled list object making patching/replacing them easier
Version 1.8.4
- Merged the patches to the main mod
- Added a power armor patch for Institute Power Armor Redux
Version 1.8.3
- Adjusted Vanquisher spawns
- Updated faction perks that have staggers to exclude Vertibirds
Version 1.8.1
- Updated the new legendary synths to add a "Legendary" prefix
- Fixed an issue where dirty version Destroyers are wearing the clean variant of their armors
Version 1.8.0
- Made the custom Institute Gatling usable by the player
- Separated the legendary variants of the clean vs dirty synths
- Changes to the Vanquisher and Destroyer spawns
Version 1.7.0
- Renamed the new synths to something more in line with the vanilla synth names
- Legendary Trojans/Vanquishers will now spawn with the right weapons
- Restructured some of the leveled list records to make it easier to make patches for in the future
Version 1.6.1
- Updated the Encounters to fix xEdit errors
Version 1.6
- Improved distribution of the Synth Trojan in the NPC leveled list
- Minor tweak to high level legendary
Version 1.5
- The optional Boss patch now includes improvements to the some of the named coursers
- Improved other custom boss type NPCs
- Added an Bunker Hill patch option that make X4-18 stronger giving the Institute an advantage for that quest
- Reworked the weapon epic chances again after noticing that some of the vanilla leveled list are using a global standard epic chance
Version 1.4
- Adjusted weapons leveled list for the new NPCs so non legendaries would not get epic weapons
Version 1.3
- Fixed an issue where you cannot repair the armor taken from the NPCs added by the mod
- Synth Infiltrators cannot be staggered by other NPCs
- Added a better vanilla armor progression for Institute Synths
- Gave better weapons to the Institute Bosses and high level legendaries
Version 1.2
- Added a power armor variant of the highest level Centurion
- Added a "Faction PA" option in the installation that would make all the clean variants of the Centurion wear power armor
Version 1.1
- Added a new level legendary variant that uses the faction power armor that can appear from level 86
- Added an option to have the 3 elite synth bosses to wear the power armor
Version 1.0
- Initial release

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