Even Better Exponential Items
Even Better Exponential Items is a complete overhaul of exponential item scaling for Risk of Rain 2.
Items can now scale individually with custom formulas, blacklist support, category modifiers, softcaps, diminishing returns, and multiplayer-safe scaling systems.
Built to keep the chaos fun without completely destroying balance, movement, or proc chains.
Framework highlights:
- Blacklist — internal
ItemDef names that always stack linearly (+1 per pickup) but still drop and roll normally.
- Whitelist mode — only listed items use exponential growth.
- Per-item max stack overrides — global cap and per-item caps via
ItemStackOverrides.Overrides.
- Live reload — list/override strings re-parse when edited (when enabled).
- Risk of Options (optional) — in-game settings menu if Risk Of Options is installed.
Requires
- BepInEx
- R2API Core (and MMHook generated by your install)
Dependency version ranges in manifest.json should be updated to match your Thunderstore ecosystem before publishing.
Build & install (local)
- Set
RoR2_ROOT to your game folder (contains Risk of Rain 2_Data and BepInEx).
- Adjust
R2API.dll / MMHOOK_Assembly-CSharp.dll paths in EvenBetterExponentialItems.csproj if your layout differs.
- Run
Package-Mod.ps1 (see repo root). It builds Release, copies the DLL into a Thunderstore-style folder, and zips it.
Artifact
Enable Artifact of Exponents unless you turn off Require Artifact Enabled in config.
Config
Generated at BepInEx/config/com.entersackman.evenbetterexponentialitems.cfg.
Use internal item names (e.g. PaulsGoatHoof, Syringe), not display names. See the mod documentation or wiki dev names.
