Runic Blade Longer Duration

Small BepInEx + SideLoader mod for Outward Definitive Edition.

What It Does

It changes the summon duration used by RunicBlade from the vanilla 180 seconds to 604800 seconds by default, which is 7 days of unpaused play time.

It can also let the one-handed Runic Blade count as a Lexicon for rune casting. By default this is enabled, but it can be fully disabled or configured to require the Arcane Syntax skill.

For easier in-game configuration, install Outward Config Manager and open its menu with F5. This is optional; the mod works without it.

Affected items:

• Runic Blade, Object ID 2000100
• Great Runic Blade, Object ID 2100999

Install

Mod Manager

Install with r2modman or Thunderstore Mod Manager. Dependencies should be installed automatically.

Manual

1. Install BepInEx and SideLoader for Outward Definitive Edition.
2. Copy RunicBladeLongerDuration.dll into: Outward\Outward_Defed\BepInEx\plugins\RunicBladeLongerDuration\
3. Start the game once.

The mod creates com.codex.outward.runicbladelongerduration.cfg in BepInEx\config.

Config

Default config:

[General]
DurationSeconds = 604800

[Runic Blade Lexicon]
RunicBladeCountsAsLexicon = true
RequireArcaneSyntaxForRunicBladeLexicon = false

Useful values:

• 3600 = 1 hour
• 86400 = 1 day
• 604800 = 7 days

The mod clamps DurationSeconds to at least the vanilla 180 seconds.

RunicBladeCountsAsLexicon controls whether the one-handed Runic Blade receives lexicon behavior at all:

• true keeps the default mod behavior: Runic Blade can count as a Lexicon.
• false disables the lexicon feature entirely, leaving only the longer summon duration.

RequireArcaneSyntaxForRunicBladeLexicon controls the balance restriction when RunicBladeCountsAsLexicon is enabled:

• false keeps the default mod behavior: Runic Blade always counts as a Lexicon.
• true makes Runic Blade count as a Lexicon only when the character holding it knows Arcane Syntax.

When RunicBladeCountsAsLexicon is false, the Arcane Syntax setting is ignored and reset to false.

Compatibility

This mod edits runtime behavior only. It does not include or redistribute game files.

Credits

Created with assistance from OpenAI Codex.

Thanks to craigerade's StavesAreLexicons for confirming that the Lexicon tag is the correct mechanism for lexicon-like weapons in Outward.