An improved and more detailed version of my last mods regarding weapons and ammunition tweaks.



New animal classes ranging from 1-15 :

One of the things I didn't like with my old mod was how certain animals didn't feel like they belonged in the classes that the game assigned them to, and sometimes the transition from one class to the next was massive, so I have added a few more classes to have more room to work with.

I have placed animals in these classes depending on their "toughness" and not behavior. Obviously, it was difficult to figure out the exact classes for all animals, but I think based on hunting guides, recommended ammunition for these animals, and asking around, the list turned out decent. 

( Small chart to showcase the changes to some animals in the new 1-15 classes, for more details I will include the full data in optional files )

New ammo classes ranging from 1-15 :

Considering that the animal classes have changed, I also needed to make some changes to ammunition, especially since ammunition was the main reason why I wanted to make this mod.

The wheel now includes recommended classes from 1-15, giving an easy indicator for which ammo should be used for which animal, I have also made 18 new zeroing ready for download in the optional file.

All you have to do is to download the zeroing file, extract it, choose which rifle(s) you would like to have the zeroing for and copy-paste the dropzone to your game's installation folder ( steamapps\common\theHunterCotW )

A massive thank you to WithoutWeakness for all the help regarding the UI tweaks of this mod and the previous UI improvements of the modbuilder tool; without these UI changes, this mod would not have been possible. 

Ammunition balancing :

I have made lots of changes to Ammunition to make them more usable compared to the default values that come with the game. 
Some felt too overpowered and some felt too underpowered I used ballistic calculators to have a better idea of how these calibers behave in real life, the easiest way to test these was to consider a medium-heavy grain bullet and calculate at what range these calibers carry enough FT-LBS at the moment of impact so that they can reach the vital organs of the animals. The tests were done with the idea of hitting perfect shots and broadside with no humidity or altitude. 

I have changed some UI names for these ammunitions to include the grain that I made these changes based on so you can have an idea of what you are shooting in the game. 
I didn't change the Polymer tip name from them to have a more uniform look in the menu, but most of the tests were done in ballistic calculators using Ammunitions like Barnes-TTSX, jacketed soft point, and solid ammunition to have max range and penetration power. I also removed some of the soft points from the menu since I really didn't know how to tweak them since, no matter what, they seemed useless in the game.

A look at the store :

( Changed quantity, added grain to the names, removed useless ammo and all items have a price in the store, even the DLC items. I will include a few optional files for more cash if you are short on cash and want to unlock these items faster )

• Update 1.1 : included a free store in optional files
  

( A few hidden weapons are also unlocked in the menu if you like to use them )

( Included 8 new reticles for more precision shooting and made the reticle change-free)

( The footprint clues always show fur type now, not just on the disturbed vegetation. This was made completely by WithoutWeakness but since this overrides the same file that I use on this mod, I combined it in this mod )

Magazine changes:

Edited the size of the magazines that were wrong by the game and edited them to reflect the real life version of those gun

• increased Forse .300 capacity to 10 
• increased M1 capacity to 8
• increased 1891 capacity to 5 
• increased moradi model 1894 capacity to 9
• increased whitlock model 86 capacity to 5 
• increased Zarza .22LR capacity to 10
• increased Zarza .223 capacity to 10
• increased Zarza .308 capacity to 10 
• increased QUIST REAPER 7.62X39 (SKS) capacity to 10 
• increased PERRY .308 capacity to 9
• increased HANSSON .30-06 capacity to 9
  

How to use this mod :

Download the mod copy the dropzone in the game's install location and use this launch option :

For steam :

--vfs-fs dropzone --vfs-archive patch_win64 --vfs-archive archives_win64 --vfs-archive dlc_win64 --vfs-fs.

For epic games :

--vfs-fs dropzone --vfs-archive archives_win64 --vfs-fs.