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Makes it so that whenever Reaper Leviathans see each other, they fight.
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This mod tells Reapers to charge at each other and fight to the death as soon as they see or sense one another in the vicinity. That's it.
But why?
First, because kaiju fights are cool. Second, because of immersion.
The game seems to imply that Reaper Leviathans, due to their extreme aggression, always try to kill each other on sight. The wiki entry for this creature supports this theory, citing their scarred appearance as likely due to this behavior. I was very disappointed to find that they do not actually fight if you spawn two in the same vicinity, or if you use a mod that spawns more Reapers, such as Mikjaw's excellent Persistent Reapers mod (shoutout Mikjaw for being patient enough to help me with this insane project). But that's to be expected, it would have been difficult to code, as I can personally attest.
Things to note:
Future plans:
But why?
First, because kaiju fights are cool. Second, because of immersion.
The game seems to imply that Reaper Leviathans, due to their extreme aggression, always try to kill each other on sight. The wiki entry for this creature supports this theory, citing their scarred appearance as likely due to this behavior. I was very disappointed to find that they do not actually fight if you spawn two in the same vicinity, or if you use a mod that spawns more Reapers, such as Mikjaw's excellent Persistent Reapers mod (shoutout Mikjaw for being patient enough to help me with this insane project). But that's to be expected, it would have been difficult to code, as I can personally attest.
Things to note:
- It's not a hard requirement, but because of the way leviathans are spawned in the vanilla game, you will have to use a mod that adds more Reaper spawns to actually see any changes. This is because in vanilla, each leviathan has their own little play space, and these never overlap, to my knowledge. The one I just mentioned, Persistent Reapers, is great for that purpose, not to mention the added terror of Reapers roaming the map is just sublime.
- This mod does have a slight effect on gameplay if you use such mods: if you're being chased by a Reaper, you can lead them to another Reaper and they will likely prioritize fighting each other over chasing you. This has only happened to me a couple of times though, so I'm not sure if that's actually what's happening. Tell me if that's how it works for you.
- This mod is still in beta, so expect bugs. There's also a persistent null reference exception that I can't seem to shake. It doesn't affect gameplay, but it does flood the logs.
Future plans:
- Adjust behaviors to make fights look more convincing. A lot of people over at the SN modding discord says they look convincing enough, but I think it could be better.
- Give Reapers more attack moves.
- Improve blood and other fx
- Refine detection and engagement behavior.
- Add interactions with other leviathans (probably a separate mod).