[CzarnyAfgan]

"Death Comes From The Sky v.1.03" - ranged weapons mod

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Author: CzarnyAfgan

Hi there.

Recently I decided try to replay G3, but I found ranged weapons unbalanced, and too weak ( after struggling and struggling...I almost reached Nordmar ). In my opinion ranged weapons ( especially bows ) are to weak to kill any stronger enemy ( or majority of combat is the "hit and run style"... pure nonsense ). I decided to create a mod, which totally revises ranged combat to make it more "lethal".

So:

BOWS:

-Bows have modified damage multiplier: by x1.5 ( example-bow, which before did 100points of damage - now does 150points of dmg )
-Arrows have modified dmg multiplier: by x1,5, and poisoned arrow now does 10pts of dmg, same thing with normal arrow - 10pts of dmg instead of 0
-Arrows are much more affordable now - arrow prices are two times lower

CROSSBOWS

-Crossbows have modified dmg multiplier: by x1,6 ( v.1.02 ) ( Maybe you ask "why so much"??? Personally I find crossbow a static combat weapon - in contrary to bow- which allows dynamic movement, crossbow is very static and it takes a lot of time to reload it...at that time hero becomes very vulnerable, but with this mod crossbow becomes a some sort of a "siege" weapon.
I have tested my mod ( medium difficulty level ) and crossbows doesn't seem to be overbalanced.

-Bolts have modified dmg multiplier: by x1,6 ( v.1.02 )
-Bolts are two times cheaper

-NEW SOUNDS FOR ARROW AND CROSSBOW RELEASE ( v.1.02 )

IMPORTANT!!!

I decided to change game style- there will be no more "close combat melee fighters with huge crossbows on their back". Now if you develop your hero to be a melee fighter and ranged weapon fither at one time- now you will need to learn DEXterity to use crossbows!

That's right - now crossbows are based on DEXTERITY instead of STRENGHT

I have changed the "Crossbow perks", now you will need DEXterity to learn them in order to use crossbows.

Why???

That's the reason - it's like a demon hunter class in D3 - hero which does huge damage from the distance, but he's vulnerable in close combat...

DOWNLOAD LINK: ( v.1.03 )

http://upload.worldofplayers.de/file...03___fixed.rar

Installation:

Unpack .rar file and paste "Templates" folder into your Gothic3 Data Folder

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Some future plans of development:
-change some of the related sounds
-increase strength of "stun" effect after hit
-create new NPC, trader with big amount of ammo ( like poisoned arrows, burning arrows, normal arrows etc. )
-create animation of arrow/bolt track, similar to this in Risen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dESzpU_EvY8
-create new item burning- fire bolt
-create new item exploding bolt
-create new item poisoned bolt
-make trayectory of arrow more parabolic ( in my opinion now it's too flat )

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Feel free to comment and post your opinions- ideas about future development of this modification.

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CURENT UPDATE - version 1.0.3!

Changelog: ( v.1.0.1 )
-Crossbow damage reduced to 150% of vanilla
-Bolts damage reduced to 150% of vanilla
-sharp arrow now does 53pts. of damage

Changelog ( v.1.0.2)
-Crossbow damage increased to 160% of vanilla
-Bolts damage increased to 160% of vanilla
-New, better sounds for arrow and bolt release

Changelog ( v.1.0.3)

-Magic flame sword damage and cost altered ( magic flame sword now does 200dmg, so now it should be helpful for archers in close combat situations )
-03.06.2013 - weird CrashToDesktop error fixed

FEEL FREE TO SHARE AND COMMENT

[RayJay]

Sounds good!

[CzarnyAfgan]

UPDATE!

[syperdmg]

any problems if I install it on my g3 + qp + content mod?

[CzarnyAfgan]

No, 100% compatible. Check the newest version ( v.1.02 ) and have fun!

[kacmac111]

Gra sie za łatwa ni zrobi ?


Übersetzung:

Wird das Spiel nicht zu leicht sein?

[CzarnyAfgan]

Ni zrobi się za łatwa... uwierz. Przedtem nie dało się grać łucznikiem/ kusznikiem - bo można było tylko strzelać i uciekać, później wracać i znowu strzelać do tego samego celu... tak w kółko. Mod jest zbalansowany, testowałem.


Übersetzung:

Es wird nicht zu leicht sein... Glaube. Davor war es unmöglich, als Bogner / Armbruster zu spielen, weil man nur schießen und ausreißen, und danach zurückkommen und in dieselbe Ziel wieder schießen konnte...
Und immer wieder. Die Mod ist ausgewogen, hab' das getestet.

[Gwidon]

Najbardziej nie mogę się doczekać przeniesienia tej animacji z Risen'a, o ile w ogóle jest to możliwe w G3 . Miło wiedzieć, że jakiś Polak dorzuca swoje kilka groszy do moddingu Gothic'a 3.


Übersetzung:

Am meisten kann ich nicht auf die Übertragung dieser Animation aus "Risen" warten, so ist es natürlich möglich in "Gothic 3". Es ist angenehm, zu sehen, wie irgendwelcher Pole sein Paar Pfennig zum Modden von "Gothic 3" fügt.

[JFaron]

@Gwidon

@kacmac111: You're of course allowed to write in Polish, but please add an English translation when posting in this forum. Or use English exclusively. This is not meant as an affront in any way but nobody here knows Polish (I guess) so we don't understand what you're saying. Thanks!

[Glup]

Do I have to start a new game?

[Robespier]

Die Übersetzung des polnischen Dialogs für JFaron und andere deutschsprachigen.

Gra sie za łatwa ni zrobi ?

Wird das Spiel nicht zu leicht sein?

Ni zrobi się za łatwa... uwierz. Przedtem nie dało się grać łucznikiem/ kusznikiem - bo można było tylko strzelać i uciekać, później wracać i znowu strzelać do tego samego celu... tak w kółko. Mod jest zbalansowany, testowałem.

Es wird nicht zu leicht sein... Glaube. Davor war es unmöglich, als Bogner / Armbruster zu spielen, weil man nur schießen und ausreißen, und danach zurückkommen und in dieselbe Ziel wieder schießen konnte...
Und immer wieder. Die Mod ist ausgewogen, hab' das getestet.

Najbardziej nie mogę się doczekać przeniesienia tej animacji z Risen'a, o ile w ogóle jest to możliwe w G3 . Miło wiedzieć, że jakiś Polak dorzuca swoje kilka groszy do moddingu Gothic'a 3.

Am meisten kann ich nicht auf die Übertragung dieser Animation aus "Risen" warten, so ist es natürlich möglich in "Gothic 3". Es ist angenehm, zu sehen, wie irgendwelcher Pole sein Paar Pfennig zum Modden von "Gothic 3" fügt.

[|Lorn|]

Vielen Dank, Robespier

[Robespier]

Do I have to start a new game?

No. You haven't.

[der dicke Rune]

Thanks "CzarnyAfgan" for your work on this Mod !
As a fan of ranged combat in G3 i will test your Mod quickly.

Now, lets shoots some orcs

[der dicke Rune]

Try to install the mod, dosen't work

What exactly have to be copied & pated into "Data" Folder?

The 3 folders with all subfolders or only the files in it?

[CzarnyAfgan]

You need to install all the files from data folder. Just copy all mod content and let it overwrite your "data" folder. It must work.

[der dicke Rune]

You need to install all the files from data folder. Just copy all mod content and let it overwrite your "data" folder. It must work.

I copied the 3 folders named "Items", "Sound" and "Skills" into ...Gothic3\Data

nothing happend, i even tried to start a new game. no changes.

Did i miss something ?

[CzarnyAfgan]

It should work, data folder is not corrupted.
Reinstall the game and try again.

[der dicke Rune]

It should work, data folder is not corrupted.
Reinstall the game and try again.

Sorry, reinstall the game?
No, thanks i would like to keep playing my savegames, reinstalling means to start a new game.
I tried to play old saves after reinstallation, they didn't work anymore.

I checked a few things and played for a while.
It's wiered, the new sounds are working, but no other changes, bow damages are normal. Crossbows still need strenght.

What else can i do get this mod working? Could the mod work, if i only copy the files without the folders?

[der dicke Rune]

Hallo !

Habe G3 mal auf meinem Laptop installiert um die Mod zu testen, hat aber da auch nicht funktioniert?

Kann mir jemand helfen? Braucht man dafür das Modkit oder sowas!?

Würde die Mod wirklich gern mal spielen !