About this mod
Hardcore'ish adds a new default perk that imitates the effects of the Numbskull, Tapeworm, Consumption, Brittle Bones and Haemophelia perks from KCD1's Hardcore mode.
- Permissions and credits
Numbskull perk effect:
- 60% reduced experience gain - XP multiplier reduced from 1.0 to 0.4.
Tapeworm perk effect:
- 250% increased hunger - digestion increased from 1.0 to 2.5.
Consumption perk effect:
- 15% reduced stamina regeneration - stamina regeneration rate reduced from 1.0 to 0.85.
Brittle bones perk effect:
- 20 % increased fall damage - fall damage increased from 1.0 to 1.20.
Haemophelia perk effect:
- Bleed out twice as fast - base bleed timer reduced from 1.0 to 0.5.
Bonus Hardcoreish effect:
- 250% increased need for sleep - exhaustion increased from 1.0 to 2.5.
Perk changes:
- The minimum skill level requirement for the Secret of Secrets (Alchemy) and Martin's Secret (Craftsmanship) perks have been increased from 16 to 20. Combined with overall reduced experience gain it will take considerably more work to attain these perks and perfect your craft.
I intend to make this mod compatible with the official Hardcore mode when that gets released.
Other stuff:
- I recommend avoiding perks like Creative Soul (Vitality), Contemplative (Scholarship) and Enthusiast (Alchemy). These perks disable or even reverse the hunger/energy mechanics in certain situations.
- I've uploaded a playline under misc files for those who want to start over, but skip the prologue. All saves up to the pillory is included. Save choices are: Advisor, Theresa Sweetheart, Mikesh tricked to leave, Radovan will recognize you, and I lost the dice game with Svatya. No corpses looted or civilian kills.
Mod inspired by More XP or Less XP (PTF), Slower Leveling and Ascetic - Hunger Be Gone - Or Hunger Be (PTF). Version 2.0 made possible by the KCD2 modding discord. Shout out to Mortimer for sharing how to auto-perk.