A mod that increases games difficulty to make the game hard without just upping the stats and making it more tedious
Source code available on github https://github.com/ifa-ifa/NieR-Replicant-Hardcore-mod
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Please don't just reupload my mod somewhere else with no changes. If you are significantly changing or improving it, then thats fine. contact me if you aren’t sure
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Uses Minhook (https://github.com/TsudaKageyu/minhook) and Inih (https://github.com/benhoyt/inih)
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- No longer requires the launcher, instead using SpeicalK which many of you have installed. This will:
- Fix steam integration
- Require less files to be installed
- Make using alongside other mods easier
Version v1.0.2
- Added configuration file, so no recompiling needed to change values. - Fixed bug where sometimes full MP bar was not required to use item. - More robust injection
Version v1.0.1
- Fixed bug
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Nier Replicant has always had terrible difficulty scaling. The hard mode just makes enemies bullet sponges which doesn't actually make it harder, it just makes it take longer to beat. For me, the big 3 problems are:
You can always just pause and spam heals whenever you are about to die
You can just run away and use long ranged magic
enemies have so much health which just makes fights take forever
These are the issues this mod attempts to fix.
Mod functions
Using an item requires and consumes a full bar of MP
Player damage dealt increased
Player health is reduced
MP is slightly recovered on hitting enemies
Passive MP recovery is slowed
MP is fixed to 100
Features can be adjusted and disabled using configuration file (requires game restart)
Installation
Installation With Special K Local (Recommended)
Open the game once to cause the specialK configuration file to appear in the games install directory. (likely either dxgi.ini or d3d11.ini). Go to the end of that file and add this:
Add NieR_Replicant_Hardcore.dll to the game installation foler.
Installation With Special K Global
Start the game from the SpecialK launcher once to create the game profile. go to SpecialKFolder/Profiles/NieR Replicant ver122474487139/. Open SpecialK.ini and append this to the end of that file:
Go to the game installation folder and move NieR_Replicant_Hardcore.dll and NieR_Replicant_Hardcore_launcher.exe into it. To use the mod, launch from that exe. You can add it to steam by using the Add a game -> Add a Non Steam Game feature.
Bugs / Issues
Before meeting Weiss, the MP bar is not displayed. MP is still tracked, however this can make it difficult to see when you are able to use an item. These sections are short and easy so I don't see this as a huge problem.
Troubleshooting
Error when starting process. Error Message: The system cannot find the file specified.
Error when launching process. Error message: DLL not found.
The mod may have been installed wrong. Try reinstalling the mod.
Error when opening window handle. Error message: Handle is null.
Try making sure steam is already open before you open the launcher.
Any other issues, or these steps don't work, or if the mod just does nothing with no error, let me know on nexus or github
Changelog
v1.0.1
Fixed bug
v1.0.2
Added configuration file, so no recompiling needed to change values.
Fixed bug where sometimes full MP bar was not required to use item.
More robust injection
v1.1.0
Heavily rebalanced, biggest change being large increase in player damage dealt.
Uses better hooks which should make scaling more accurate and customising difficulty easier.
No longer requires the launcher, instead using SpeicalK which many of you have installed. This will:
Fix steam integration
Require less files to be installed
Make using alongside other mods easier
Future additions / ideas
This is a list of ideas. If you have any feedback on them or suggestions id love to know.
Hot reloading settings
Limit health items to 3 each and make it so you automatically max out all 9 every time you go near a save point.
Further limit MP, but increase magic damage
Increase enemy spawn rates. I can somewhat do this right now but chose not to implement it yet until i can find a way to make it good for proper gameplay. right now its so limited and buggy its just a funny gimmick.
Buff the effects of words
Attack being blocked stuns the player
Make item drops rarer
Further lower health, to incentivise carful timing and awareness
