Changes various values in the game to make it more balanced, as well as more fun. Some things that are too easy are made more difficult, some things that are too hard or too grindy are made easier.
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Version 1.0
Director Smechtor health buffed from 4000 to 10000
Director Smechtor amount on loot increased from 1000 raw science to 2500 raw science
Mant health buffed from 3200 to 5000
Mant Raw Science amount on loot increased from 1000 raw science to 2500 raw science
Wasp Drone preferred elevation is 75 instead of 150
Antlion Roamer drop rate for Antlion Pincers increased from 50% to 55%
Pit Antlions drop rate for Antlion Pincers increased from 50% to 100%
Pit Antlions now have a 50% chance to drop a second pincer
Black Ox Beetle health increased from 1450 to 1750
Black Ox Beetle has a 100% chance to drop 1 horn
Black Ox Beetle has a 25% chance to drop a second horn
Black Ox Beetle has a 100% chance to drop 2 black ox parts
Increased drop rate of 4 Black Ox Parts from 25% to 30%
Trapper PEEP.R phase 1 effect of Critical Hit Damage Up increased from 20% to 50%
Trapper PEEP.R phase 2 effect of Critical Hit Damage Up increased from 40% to 100%
Trapper PEEP.R phase 3 effect of Critical Hit Damage Up increased from 60% to 200%
Increased Koi Fish aggro range from 4000 to 16000
Increased Koi Fish danger level from 25 to 50
Defensive Stance effect damage reduction decreased from 20% to 2.5%
Apex Predator effect with Bard’s Bow now has a 100% chance to give an effect that has a 50% chance to spawn a Wasp to attack for you (was a 20% chance to give an effect that has a 25% chance to spawn a Wasp to attack for you)
Apex Predator effect with Bard’s Bow Wasp summons now last for 30 seconds instead of 10 seconds before dying, unless they get an attack in first
Apex Predator effect with Bard’s Bow Wasp summon DOT damage increased from 1 damage every second for 10 seconds to 10 damage every second for 10 seconds
Apex Predator effect with Club of the Mother Demon damage increased from 45 damage every 5 seconds for 30 seconds to 150 damage every 5 seconds for 30 seconds
Club of the Mother Demon damage decreased from 105/105/131 to 90/90/113
Bard’s Bow damage with Arrow increased from 65 to 80
Bard’s Bow damage with Crow Feather Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Venom Arrow increased from 65 to 80
Bard’s Bow damage with Lure Arrow increased from 65 to 80
Bard’s Bow damage with Gas Arrow increased from 65 to 80
Bard’s Bow damage with Salt Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Mint Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Spicy Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Splinter Arrow increased from 77 to 99
Bard’s Bow damage with Super Gas Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Super Venom Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Sour Arrow increased from 70 to 90
Bard’s Bow damage with Bomb Arrow increased from 130 to 200
Bard’s Bow damage with Pollen Arrow increased from 65 to 80
Bard’s Bow damage with Cupid’s Arrow increased from 65 to 80
Scythe of Blossoms damage increased from 70/70/88 to 75/75/94
Assassin’s Armor piece effect “Cutman” of having a 50% chance to apply a bleed effect on crit that deals 20 damage every second for 10 seconds increased to 40 damage every second for 10 seconds
Assassin’s Armor sleek effect “Crit Stun” of having a 30% chance to apply stun on crit increased from 25 stun to 95 stun
Assassin’s Armor set bonus “Critical Hit Chain” of giving 2.5% more crit chance after performing a critical hit increased to 5% more crit chance after performing a critical hit, does not stack
Apex Predator effect with Scythe of Blossoms of 25% more attack speed increased to 40% more attack speed
Blaster of the Moldy Matriarch damage decreased from 125 to 100
Moldy Matriarch Armor piece effect “Big Boom” of having a 10% chance to increase critical hit damage by 5% that stacks 20 times increased to a 50% chance to increase critical hit damage by 5% that stacks 60 times
Moldy Matriarch Armor sleek effect “DynaMighty” of having a 20% chance, stacking per piece, to reduce enemy’s explosive resistance by 20% for 10 seconds increased to a 20% chance, stacking per piece, to reduce enemy’s explosive resistance by 50% for 10 seconds
Moldy Matriarch Armor set bonus “Cluster Bomb” of having a 10% chance to cause an explosion that does 70 damage increased to a 50% chance to cause an explosion that deals 200 damage
Infected Broodmother Trinket effect “Blastwave” of having a 25% chance to cause an explosion that does 70 damage increased to a 25% chance to cause an explosion that deals 200 damage
Ant Queen Scepter level 6 mighty effect “+Attack Speed” increased from 20% to 75%
Spore Lord 5% chance to give an exponential 1% increase to explosive damage increased to a 40% chance to give an exponential 1% increase to explosive damage that has a cap of 50
Spore Lord 10% chance to give an exponential 1% increase to explosive resistance increased to a 75% chance to give an exponential 1% increase to explosive resistance that has a cap of 50
Spore Lord 5% chance to give an additive 0.5 health healed every 3 seconds increased to a 40% chance to give an additive 0.5 health healed every 3 seconds that has a cap of 50
Spore Lord 5% chance to give an exponential 1% increase to movement speed increased to a 40% chance to give an exponential 1% increase to movement speed that has a cap of 50
Black Ox Armor piece effect “” of having a 33% chance per piece to lower the damage that enemies deal by 20% for 15 seconds increased to having a 51% chance per piece to lower the damage that enemies deal by 35% for 15 seconds
Black Ox Armor sleek effect “Quickcharge” of increasing charge attack speed by 12% per piece increased to 28% per piece
Black Ox Armor set bonus “Stunning Charger” of adding 25 stun to charged attacks increased to add 95 stun to charged attacks
Bee Armor piece effect “Bow Stun” of having a 20% chance to apply 3 stun on hit increased to a 20% chance to apply 15 stun on hit
Bee Armor set bonus “Pollen Shot” that has a 25% chance to release a pollen cloud that deals 5 stun increased to a 36% chance to release a pollen cloud that deals 5 stun
Roly Poly Armor piece effect “Block Stun” increased from 3 stun on block to 15 stun on block
Moth Armor piece effect “Ranged Cut” of having a 30% chance per piece to cause a bleed effect that deals 20 damage a second for 5 seconds increased to a 30% chance per piece to cause a bleed effect that deals 35 damage a second for 5 seconds
Moth Armor sleek effect “Jumpstart" of having a 5% chance per piece to give the player 100 stamina increased to a 15% chance per piece to give the player 100 stamina
Bard’s Tudor sleek effect “Healthy Harmony” of giving a 50% chance to make nearby enemies 5 damage every second for 10 seconds increased to a 50% chance to make nearby enemies 45 damage every second for 10 seconds
Bard’s Tudor sleek effect “Healthy Harmony” of giving a 25% chance to heal the player 5 health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds increased to a 25% chance to heal the player 15 health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds
Bardic Inspiration effect “Obstinate Overtune” which a 20% chance to apply an effect that reduces damage taken by 25% increased to a 50% chance to apply an effect that reduces damage taken by 50%
Bardic Inspiration effect “Critical Concerto” which a 20% chance to apply an effect that increases crit chance by 10% increased to a 23% chance to apply an effect that increases crit chance by 84%
Bardic Inspiration effect “Attack Aria” which has a 20% chance to apply an effect that increases attack damage by 20% increased to a 50% chance to apply an effect that increases attack damage by 87%
Wasp Armor piece effect “Charged Shot Combo” that gives uncharged bow shots a 30% chance to give a 5 second effect that reduces the charge attack time of bows by 75% increased to give uncharged bow shots a 100% chance to give a 5 second effect that reduces the charge attack time of bows by 75%
Wasp Armor sleek effect “Quick Shot Refund” that gives charged bow shots a 30% chance to apply an effect for 5 seconds that makes uncharged bow shots give 30 stamina per hit increased to have charged bow shots give a 100% chance to apply an effect for 5 seconds that makes uncharged bow shots give 121 stamina per hit
Wasp Armor set bonus “Air Superiority” that gives uncharged bow shots a 75% chance to deal 30 stun against flying creatures increased to give uncharged bow shots a 75% chance to deal 250 stun against flying creatures
Fungnir damage increased from 55/55/69 to 65/65/81
Fungnir charge attack damage increased from 125 to 225
Fungnir charge attack explosion damage increased from 75 to 375
Infused Spear damage increased from 66/66/83 to 75/75/94
Prod Smacker charged attack damage increased from 240 to 350
Shinobi Sneeze damage decreased from 20 to 2
Sninobi Sneeze effect “Invisibility” and “-Attack Damage” duration increased from 5 second to 30 seconds
Deuces Trinket effect “The Quickness” increased from 30% to 100%
Speed Droplet effect “The Quickness” increased from 10% to 35%
Unstable Capacitor effect “Short Circuit” proc chance increased from 10% to 45%
Unstable Capacitor effect “Short Circuit” damage increased from 30 to 75
Thor’s Pendant healing received increased from 10% to 25%
Decoy Bait, Muscle Sprout, Aphid Honeydew, Billy Hog Bite, Cookie Sandwich Bits, Apple Bits, Raw Aphid Meat, Raw Gnat Meat, Raw Weevil Meat, Raw Grub Meat, Raw Water Flea Meat, Donut Chunk, Chocolate, Smoochies Chocolate, Rainbow Chocolate, Mushroom, and Algae now give 2 hunger instead of 7
Barbarian no longer removes the perfect block window, but instead decreases the perfect block window by 10 milliseconds, the perfect block window is 150 milliseconds by default
Entomologist Badge effect “Imperfect Block” now decreases the perfect block window by 25 milliseconds, the perfect block window is 150 milliseconds by default
Javelineer Mastery effect of increasing spear charged damage increased from 30% to 78%
Whittle Wizard enemy movement speed slow with Mint Staff has been increased from 10%/20%/30% to 25%/50%/75%
Whittle Wizard burn DoT with Spicy Staff has been increased from 5/10/15 damage every second for 5 seconds to 15/30/45 damage every second for 5 seconds
Whittle Wizard stun effect with Sour Staff have been increased from 2/4/6 to 10/20/30
Whittle Wizard Mastery Perk of reducing stamina usage of staves by 50% increased to reduce stamina cost of staves by 69%
Sharpshooter Mastery effect with Mint Arrows increased from a 30% enemy movement speed debuff increased to a 75% enemy movement speed debuff
Sharpshooter Mastery effect with Spicy Arrows increased from applying a DoT that deals 10 damage every second for 5 seconds to 45 damage every second for 5 seconds
Sharpshooter Mastery effect with Sour Arrows stun on hit increased from 10 to 30
Increased drop chance of “Pucker Charm” from 1% to 5%
Increased drop chance of “Spectacular Spicy Shard” from 2% to 5%
Increased drop chance of “Suspicious Mint” from 2% to 5%
Increased drop chance of “Shiny Salt Crystal” from 1% to 5%
Increased drop chance of “Fungal Charm” from 1% to 5%
Scarab health decreased from 80 to 10
Repair Glue recipe that uses Black Ox Parts increased from 2 to 3
Repair Glue recipe that uses Roly Poly Parts increased from 2 to 3
Repair Glue recipe that uses Wasp Shells decreased from 4 to 2
Repair Glue recipe that uses Stinkbug Parts decreased from 6 to 4
Repair Glue recipe that uses Sour Lumps decreased from 10 to 2
Repair Glue recipe that uses Mint Shards decreased from 10 to 2
Repair Glue recipe that uses Spicy Shards decreased from 10 to 2
Some Features: Changes drop rates of Black Ox Beetles and Antlions Buffs armor like Assassin's Armor, Wasp Armor, Bard's Tudor, Moth Armor, Black Ox Armor, Bee Armor, and Moldy Matriarch Armor Buffs mutations like Spore Lord, Apex Predator, Whittle Wizard, Barbarian, and Sharpshooter Buffs weapons like the Bard's Bow, Scythe of Blossoms, Prod Smacker, and Fungnir Buffs shields to reduce damage when held by 2.5% instead of 20% Buffs trinkets like the Speed Droplet, Unstable Capicator, and Deuces Trinket Buffs drop rates of trinkets like the elemental trinkets and Fungal Charm Buffs bosses like the Mant and Director Smechtor Buffs aggro range of the Koi Fish Makes the Wasp Drone stay 50% closer to the ground Makes smaller food items give less hunger Reduces and increases the cost of some repair glue recipes
And so much more! Full patch notes included in the download.
To Install:
Download the zip file, extract its contents, and put the files inside the zip file into the following folders based on what platform you play on:
- Windows Store (Or Gamepass Version): %LocalAppData%\Maine\Saved\Paks
Created by Apex, join the official Grounded discord server if you have any suggestions for changes to current values or changes for other things that should be tweaked. Any and all feedback is appreciated!
