[Balance] Better Grid Def v1.1.0

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cannonfodder
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[Balance] Better Grid Def v1.1.0

Postby cannonfodder » Fri May 10, 2019 10:42 pm

After an infuriating run in which all three pilots rolled the hated +3 Grid Def, I began to look at my options for putting it down once and for all. Thanks to Subset's hardcoding, I can't actually remove it from the game. The core issue is that +3 Grid Def is nearly useless compared to the other bonuses. So if we can't remove the bonus, why not buff it up to be equal to the other options?

With Better GridDef, the "+3 Grid Def" pilot rankup bonus is renamed into "Grid Shield". Every pilot with the Grid Shield bonus will grant a random building on the map a protective shield at the start of the mission. The Grid Shield bonus also provides an extra 3% Grid Defense.

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In case this buff isn't enough for you, there's also the option to increase the number of shields granted by Grid Shield. There's usually 7 or 8 building tiles on the map every mission, so if you want to turn up the power you can make it quite the useful bonus. The default is just 1 though, it's already been useful enough in my test campaigns. If you want to change it, however, you'll need to start a new timeline unfortunately.

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Known Issue: On easy single-reward missions where some of the buildings already have shields, only a few of the Grid Shields will properly activate. This is because shielding an already shielded target does nothing, and Subset never coded a way for us to check if a building is already shielded. So I can't exclude already shielded ones from the target list.

Installation
1. Make sure Into the Breach is up to date.
2. Find your Into the Breach directory. If you are playing ITB under Steam, this directory can be found via Steam Library -> Right Click Into the Breach -> Properties -> Local Files -> Browse Local Files.
3. Scroll down to the download on this page, and follow the instructions there to install the mod loader.
4. Download this mod (link below) and unzip/extract it to the mods folder inside your ITB directory.
5. Run the game!


Thanks to bepoest for contributing the fix included in v1.1.0!

Downloads:
v1.0.0
v1.1.0
Last edited by cannonfodder on Tue May 05, 2020 7:58 pm, edited 2 times in total.
My name is Cannonfodder on Subset Forums, but I am also known as NotSoLoneWolf on Discord which I prefer as a name
narD
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Re: [Balance] Better Grid Def

Postby narD » Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:20 pm

Really AWESOME Mod . :)
I love this mod, thank you
blah2001
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Re: [Balance] Better Grid Def

Postby blah2001 » Fri May 01, 2020 5:48 pm

Very good mod! But at least for me, its gotten broken by the most recent patch. It replaces a bunch of stuff with the text "$!", namely profile name, pilot xp and mission rewards?
cannonfodder
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Re: [Balance] Better Grid Def v1.1.0

Postby cannonfodder » Tue May 05, 2020 7:58 pm

Updated to v1.1.0, which is fully compatible with Into the Breach 1.2!
My name is Cannonfodder on Subset Forums, but I am also known as NotSoLoneWolf on Discord which I prefer as a name