About this mod
This mod increases the base damage of the Whispers of the Endless Paths greatsword so that it remains competitive with other two-handed weapons.
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The mod is now compatible with game version 5.0. The sword will now also inherit any changes that are made to greatsword stats, such as the buff in penetration that was added in a previous patch.
Description
The 1.1.0 patch introduced a nerf to the Whispers of the Endless Paths greatsword. Previously, the sword was half damage compared to a regular greatsword, but hit the primary target twice with two separate attack rolls. This apparently was a bug and was fixed in the patch.
Unfortunately, now the sword is basically just a half strength greatsword with a cone AoE effect. This significantly reduces the damage and makes it a situational weapon that is generally much less attractive to use compared to other two-handers.
This mod increases the base damage of the weapon to be the same as a regular greatsword. There are two variants of the mod, depending on your preference for the AoE effect.
My preferred version only increases the base damage against the primary target, but leaves the AoE effect unchanged. This more closely resembles sword's behavior before the nerf.
The alternative version also increases the damage of the cone AoE effect to a full strength greatsword. In my opinion, this is overpowered, so use at your discretion.
Installation Instructions
You can either install using a mod manager or manually copy the override folder into your PillarsOfEternityII_Data folder.