Melee Buff (Outward BepInEx Plugin)
This plugin gives players:
- 2x physical damage dealt while a melee weapon is equipped and Max Mana is below 50.
- 50% less damage taken from all sources while a melee weapon is equipped and Max Mana is below 50.
- +1 HP per second regeneration and +15% movement speed under the same conditions.
- A cyan [ Melee Buff — Active ] label at the bottom-left while conditions are active (Outward’s default buff icons expect real
StatusEffect definitions from game data; this mod uses an on-screen label so you can see it without custom assets).
What this project contains
Plugin.cs: BepInEx + Harmony plugin with runtime patching and reflection-based checks.MeleeBuff.csproj: project file for building MeleeBuff.dll.assets/logo.svg: mod logo you can use in release pages/manifests.icon.png: Thunderstore icon (must be 256×256 PNG).resize-icon.ps1: rescales icon.png to 256×256 (run after swapping in a larger image).package-thunderstore.ps1: build + normalize icon + zip for Thunderstore upload.
Thunderstore icon (256×256)
Thunderstore requires icon.png to be exactly 256×256. If you drop in a larger image:
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\resize-icon.ps1
package-thunderstore.ps1 also resizes icon.png to 256×256 automatically before zipping.
If you still get a GDI+ error, close anything that has icon.png open (preview tab, image editor), then run the script again.
Build
- Install the .NET SDK (7+ is fine for building this project).
- From this folder, run (replace path with your install location):
dotnet restore
dotnet build -c Release -p:OutwardDir="C:\Games\Outward"
Output DLL will be at:
bin\Release\net472\MeleeBuff.dll
Install in Outward
- Install BepInEx for Outward (if not already installed).
- Copy
MeleeBuff.dll into:
<OutwardFolder>\BepInEx\plugins\
- Launch the game once.
- Check logs:
<OutwardFolder>\BepInEx\LogOutput.log
You should see Melee Buff initialization and patch counts.
Notes
- Outward updates/mod stacks can rename internal methods and members. This plugin is implemented with defensive reflection to reduce breakage.
- If your specific game version uses different method names for damage paths, the plugin may need small patch-target adjustments in
Plugin.cs.
