StarstormSquared
Most of these changes were from my own build of SS2 that I've had for a while. With SS2 now having the beta content included via a config option I've moved all my changes to SS2 over into a separate mod. I did these changes because I want the SS2 beta to be the best it can currently be, and also because I personally want some things changed/rebalanced.
The majority of the changes here can be toggled on/off. Many of the changes that fill in placeholders will be removed once the placeholder is officially filled in.
Changes
Items
Item Changes (click to open dropdown)
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Armed Backpack
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NO IN-GAME DESCRIPTION CHANGE
I've made the missiles work more like plasma shrimp, where they have a much shorter time to fly to the targeted enemy and are much less of a burden on performance compared to normal missiles. Won't help as much on this compared to this change on ATG, but it could still help in some scenarios. |
Erratic Gadget
Change 1
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This doubles lighting damage instead of doubling lightning procs to help performance some. Also, void lightning (a.k.a polylute) was never affected by erratic gadget, so I've added it to the description so it's known. |
Erratic Gadget
Change 2
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This is for when you also don't want the special on-hit procs from erratic gadget too, now being just a big lightning damage multiplier similar to Pocket I.C.B.M from another mod. Will help performance even more. |
Portable Reactor
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I don't like how portable reactor is just a free win pass while active, and especially when it's stacked. I've changed the invulnerability to +100 armor, making it more of a constant oddly shaped opal effect while active so while you're still more tanky, the start of a stage isn't completely free. The speed gain can stay though. |
- The Scavenger's Fortune and Seismic Oscillator items have a proper name and description
Chirr
- Minions don't receive your healing items
- Enemies spawned from Relic of Termination are untamable
- Fixed Chirr's tame lingering past the debuff's expiration
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- Just a bandaid fix, idrk how to fully fix the problem
Cyborg
- Buffed default primary damage (200% > 320%)
- Given a new survivor icon
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- It's not super good but it's better than the placeholder
Knight
- Given a new survivor icon
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- It's not super good but it's better than the placeholder
DU-T
- Fixed damage mode siphoning not giving charge
- Made both siphon modes scale with attack speed
- Gave skills placeholder icons instead of just white
- Gave names and descriptions to most of DU-T's skills
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- The text is based on SS1 DU-T's skill text
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- DU-T's secondary is still non existant so just give yourself hooks of heresy until one is made
Empyrean Elites
- Can be disabled
- No longer drops shard(s) on death
- Cannot spawn during EnemiesReturns' judgement sequence
- The amount stages needed for empyreans to level up is now configurable
- Fixed emyprean elites having messed up shield and HP amounts
Toxic Elites
Ethereal-Related
- Shards have actual icons along with new names/descriptions
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- With how much I was getting the shards I did this to do this to make them feel more complete
- Most shard drops have been restored
- Zanzan's trade menu & trade teleporter menus have new text for their menu titles
- Item potential drops from the trade teleporter show for clients now
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- Not really a fix as I just made it use the vanilla potential that still works for clients instead of the cloned one
- Added option to make the ethereal sapling appear in some stage-specific spots
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- Will still go to newt altar spots on unsupported maps
- Added option to add a wandering chef to the stranger's hideout
- Added option to make all enemies able to become ethereal and/or ultra, even when they normally can't be an elite
Ultra elites
- Have their subtitle from SS1
- The passive buff is a lil different
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- The 20% more movement speed and 10% more damage is given also given to the ultra itself
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- All allies except for the ultra get a tiny amount of % hp regen (under separate config option that is off by default)
Event-Related
- Beta storms and elite events have new text
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- I know the existing text are silly placeholders, but eventually I wanted actual text for the events
- Super elites have new subtitles
- Super elite aspects have new(ish) names
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- I've gotten one via rerolling a dropped aspect so it's possible to get these with other mods
- Elite event objective has new text
Other
- The lunar gambler has text for its name and interaction prompts.
- Jellyfish and acid larva cannot become any lategame elite (those being empyrean, ethereal, and ultra)
Other Fixes
- Added option to fix slate mines water texture being pink
