This mod changes the Viper set (armor, gloves, trousers, and boots) from Medium gear to Light gear. Comes in two variants: one that simply changes from Medium to Light, and another which changes stats to be a hybrid of the Viper and Feline (Cat) gears.
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Hearts of Stone
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Description This mod simply changes the .xml of the Viper gear so that the game recognizes it and treats it as Light gear instead of Medium gear.
Why, you might ask? I personally like an aggressive combat style of play, and I basically hack-and-slash everything to death. The Medium gear does not allow me to use the Cat School Techniques bonus because it applies to Light gear instead of Medium. I also like the look of the Kaer Morhen (Viper) gear. So I constantly found myself toggling between the Viper gear (which I love based on the appearance) and the Cat gear (which is not as attractive IMHO) just to get the higher attack bonuses and faster stamina recharge. I didn't see another mod out there that does the same thing, so I decided to create one myself. By changing Viper to Light gear, I can now get the benefit of using the Cat School Techniques and faster stamina while enjoying the look of the Viper gear.
Taking it a step further, I decided to add a variant that gives the Viper set some of the bonuses from the Feline set, making the Viper set now the best of both worlds. It looks great, functions as a light gear, and provides balanced attack and defense.
Version Type A: Very simple, all it does is change from Medium to Light. Type B: Complete overhaul to give the Viper gear the combined best of Viper and Cat gear. Type B is available in three options: Complete (with armor and swords), Armor Only, and Swords Only. Changes are:
Gear is Light instead of Medium
Added protection from bludgeoning, which was missing on the Viper gear. Stats were set at 30%, 5%, 5%, 10% for a total of 50%. This is consistent with the slashing and piercing protections already present on the armor.
Added stamina regen for each piece (10%, 3%, 2%, 10%) for a total of 25%. This is consistent with the stamina regeneration rate of the Feline (Cat) gear.
Added Attack Power bonuses for each piece (22%, 11%, 11%, 11%) for a total of 55%. This is consistent with the attack power bonuses of the Feline (Cat) gear.
Increased the Poison percentage on the Viper swords (both Silver and Steel) from 15% base to 50%,
Increased the Critical Attack percentage on the Viper swords (both Silver and Steel) from 10% to 25%.
Increased the exp bonus on the steel sword from 5% to 20%. This is consistent with the 20% for killing monsters already present on the silver sword.
I also edited the NG+ files, so it should also work in NG+.
Installation Install by placing mod in the game's \mods folder or use a mod manager. Use script merger to resolve any conflicts.
