[MOD] Increased Difficulty

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brothershogo
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[MOD] Increased Difficulty

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Working on a new mod which increases the base game difficulty. It's actually almost done, I just need people to play test it first. I wanted to make a mod that would put OP/god ships to the test. It would be impossible to play vanilla ships with this mod because you would probably get blown away in your first encounter.

+10 hp to all ships
All ships have at least level two shields
All ships have max reactor power
All ship systems leveled up to maximum
All ships have max drone/weapon slots
All ships have maximum number of crew
You will encounter bomber/assault class vessels early in the game
New cruiser class enemies including my Tsunami Class Battlecruiser
Harder boss (increased hp and buffed weapons.)
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5thHorseman
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Re: [MOD] Increased Difficulty

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I'm not saying I don't think the game is a bit too easy for a veteran. I beat the boss about 80-90% of my play-throughs. But the idea of taking one of the base ships through a first sector full of ships that you describe seems more like suicide than a challenge.

EDIT: Oh I may have misread. You're saying ALL ships, including yours. That seems more intriguing but if anything I have it easier when my ship's powerful, up against more powerful ships. Most of my losses are in the first 3 sectors.

However, I'm down to playtest :)
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kartoFlane
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Re: [MOD] Increased Difficulty

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Good idea, though I agree with Horseman -- tone it down a bit so that base ships can handle it, and it can become a really great mod for those seeking some additional challenge, other than new player ships.
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BrenTenkage
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Re: [MOD] Increased Difficulty

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well it will be fun to play wiht God Ships
I make a lot of lets plays of FTL, I also use mods I find on this site http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL ... 06hca_PXuX
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brothershogo
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Re: [MOD] Increased Difficulty

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5thHorseman wrote:I'm not saying I don't think the game is a bit too easy for a veteran. I beat the boss about 80-90% of my play-throughs. But the idea of taking one of the base ships through a first sector full of ships that you describe seems more like suicide than a challenge.

EDIT: Oh I may have misread. You're saying ALL ships, including yours. That seems more intriguing but if anything I have it easier when my ship's powerful, up against more powerful ships. Most of my losses are in the first 3 sectors.

However, I'm down to playtest :)
Actually it will be so hard that it will be impossible to play with vanilla ships. I'm not going to increase the power of the player ships. However, I might take karto's advice and make another version that's toned down a bit so you can use vanilla player ships...
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