Specially designed set that allows you to craft a Camping Crossbow turret wherever you go. It can be used for defense, hunting, sieges or instead of regular turrets. Enjoy the game!
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No ad-gates and credit me as author and just have fun :) Please feel free to use and reupload my mod whenever you feel like, just: Made file free Give it proper description (no need to be 1:1 like here, just accurate) Don't throw your ads or paywalls i preserve myself rights to take ideas/solutions you used on my mod for potential improvements of my work and thanks
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Thanks to Blitzmo for bringing this idea to my attention i planned it as possible, but was afraid it might not be very popular and i will struggle with all the software for silent mod Huge thanks to Hugo the dwarf for all the advices and guidance to made this mod real (modding involved usage of multiple pro-devs software and to known them alone would be hard Thanks to Kindrad and Fellow Xeno Scum for help with some blender stuffs and advices Thanks to Lotus and Hugo the dwarf for help with reversed normals - 3d modeling problem Thanks to Snugsnug for basic instruction about making proper collision files for my mod Thanks to Reddit community for all the support and interest around my mod, you guys motivated me and i was able to work faster :) Thanks to xQryptic for help with Crossbow kit description, wanted to make it perfect Thanks to Kindrad for quick guide thru marking seams and basic UV mapping Thanks to ajhakra for basic Substance painter tips to be more efficient Thanks to Elelith for her logo i used as spread paint on my box :) Thanks to Monkeyposter for guiding me thru very specific parts of blender when i needed them the most
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in this version i scanned both custom meshes with mesh updater tool
and edited FCS records to match mesh changes
both should improve loading quality of this mod
especially for people who does not use mesh updater or performance fix (mostly steam users)
have fun in the game and good hunting
Version 1.7..b
increased the height of this storage from 3 to 6, bcs 3 was kind of making no sense
fixed the typo in camping equipment storage
Version 1.7
New version new box xD (1 year of blender experience)
Visual changes:
Box use wooden frame and different texture
Texture resolution is upscaled and looks better
box is more plain and simple, but maintain original form
New icon for the box
Technical changes:
Box has nearly 2x less polygons (202 from 350) while maintaining same shape
This results in faster loading, better texture resolution scaling and better collisions
New material/texture file
Box use texture space more efficient
Better UV map has no negative effects on performance, it just use texture better
rework UV map to support faster loading and upscale graphics
to improve loading of the mod, instead of loading own custom texture, i used texture that is already loaded
This result in the mod having nearly no negative impact on loading times or performance as well as memory usage for texture files
Balance changes:
Portable crossbow turret kit, reduced craft time by 40%
Additional changes:
Added Mod icon for better presence
Added steam support in basic form]
Added license file to specify terms of fair use and redistribution of my hard work
Version 1.6
Model and box are the same as in last version
improved building speed to make it faster to place and in result more reliable in use
Added new research similar for upgrade for vanilla mounted crossbows, but just for portable crossbow turret
Thanks for trying my mod.
Version 1.5
NEW FEATURES:
Mod add new storage for crafted crossbow kits and sleeping bags - in future maybe something more
NEW models and textures for everything
item description was changed to reflect current state of the things
If you liked old version better, its all good you can still use/download old one
i m dying, but at least mod looks good :)
Version 1.0
Release version of my mod
Tested range and damage of my crossbow in relation to vanilla turrets and crossbows
Tested research and crafting as well as stacking
Tested loading the game with items on the ground, anywhere in inventory or builder form
Tested how far from town player can build them for siege - good enough for suppressing fire, but can't be used to camp whole battle without taunting enemies
Mod add 1 research to the game: Portable Crossbow technology: Unlocked in Tier 3 after discovering mounted crossbow mk2 and crossbow crafting
1 crafting recipie for makeshift material: Portable Crossbow kit
1 Camping building Portable Crossbow Turret, solid defense object for your comfort and safety
1 Furniture "Storage Camping equipment" - store crossbow kits and sleeping bags
In practice mod just replace walking around the world with iron plates and don't create outposts when used
Mod have mine custom icons models textures maps collision and was designed to take very little space and be clean
Mod works fine without import, however you should import once you decide to sort load order of your mods
Detailed description: To make this mod i had to have in mind: Immersion,Balance, and Gameplay
research:
requires mounted crossbow 2 and crossbow crafting with tier 3/4 cost 1 eng research and 2 ancient science books Time needed is rather short 2 in-game hours max (waiting is not fun gameplay)
Item:
Portable Crossbow kit made from 8 iron plates and 2 spring steels - might be annoying, but its worth it Crafting time is relatively fast, but noticeable - 6 hours for experienced Crafter 5kg stack up to 2 without backpack (6 in Garru backpack/5 in Bull/2 in thieves) inventory size 4x3 - iron plate Craftable in Arrow making bench
Object:
Portable Crossbow build from 1 Crossbow kit works like mounted crossbow without lights no need electricity or ammo don't create outposts for player buildable in camping section can be used in walls/buildings like normal mounted crossbow can be destroyed to recover Portable crossbow kit and take with you
Balance idea:
Majority of balance came from research and crafting cost Mod must be handy to use and enjoyable In practice mod should replace walking with 6/8 iron plates, but be nicer to use Mod should be as op as having mounted crossbow in camping, but less op than running with masterwork sniper rifles (OWB/E-Cross) Some of the enemies might take over your own Crossbows, but its rather rare and if they are allied you can easily pack crossbow back to inventory
Personal restriction to made my mod clean and safety to use:
Mod will not affect shopkeepers inventory in any way, but player can sell it Mod will stay faithful to vanilla balance and aim for personal comfort rather than cheap strength removing mod will not impact saves for longer than until next import if people build portable crossbows and decided to delete my mod in worst case portable crossbow will disappear from their games - if you delete the mod content of the mod will be deleted too xD
