Floater Attack Modification (Mentalist)

This mod modifies the behavior of the Mentalist (Floater) enemy.

It allows you to adjust:

• Attack range
• Smash damage
• Visual scaling
• Investigate sound behavior (v1.1.0+)

Overview

This mod alters how the Mentalist’s levitation attack functions.

• The capture radius can be expanded or reduced.
• The smash damage can be increased or decreased.
• Visual effects can automatically scale to match the configured attack range.
• (v1.1.0+) The Mentalist can emit investigate sound pulses during attack phases.

Gameplay logic is host-authoritative.

Only the host determines the actual range and damage values. However, it is strongly recommended that all players install the mod to ensure visual consistency.

Synchronization

• The host defines the values through config.
• Settings are synchronized at the start of each level.
• Config changes are applied on the next level generation.

This prevents desync issues and ensures stable multiplayer sessions.

Configuration

Attack Settings

AttackRange

• Type: float
• Range: 0 – 100
• Default: 4

Controls the levitation capture radius.

SmashDamage

• Type: int
• Range: 0 – 300
• Default: 50

Controls the damage dealt during the smash phase.

Visual Settings

VisualAutoScale

• Type: bool
• Default: true

Automatically scales the levitation visual effect based on the configured attack range.

VisualScaleMultiplier

• Type: float
• Range: 0 – 10
• Default: 1.0

Used only when VisualAutoScale is disabled. 1.0 represents the original default visual size.

Investigate Sound Injection (Added in v1.1.0)

The Mentalist can emit enemy investigate pulses similar to noise-based enemies.

This affects nearby enemies by triggering investigate behavior.

EnableInvestigateSound

• Type: bool
• Default: true

Enables or disables investigate sound injection during attack phases.

ChargeInvestigateRange

• Type: float
• Range: 0 – 100
• Default: 15

Investigate radius emitted repeatedly during the Charge animation.

SmashInvestigateRange

• Type: float
• Range: 0 – 100
• Default: 30

Investigate radius emitted once when Smash is executed.

Multiplayer Notes

• Host determines gameplay values.
• Clients receive synchronized settings at level start.
• Installing the mod on all clients is recommended for visual alignment.

Changelog

v1.1.0

Added:

• Investigate sound injection system

  • Repeated investigate pulses during Charge animation
  • Single investigate pulse during Smash

• Config options for investigate ranges (0–100)

• Toggle to enable/disable investigate injection

v1.0.0

Initial release.

• Adjustable Mentalist attack range (0–100)
• Adjustable smash damage (0–300)
• Optional visual scaling system
• Host-authoritative synchronization system