Stay & Combat Fixes

What this mod does

Faction creator

• Drag reorder — Drag units in the custom faction list to change order. Order is saved with the faction.
• Custom unit cost on hover — Shows cost when you hover custom units in the faction editor (faction list and unit browser). Vanilla faction units are unchanged.

Combat and abilities

• Stay aura — Stops units from sliding and leaning forward under Stay (Banner Bearer and similar). Keeps weapons from drifting and improves ranged aim without breaking charge abilities.
• Lay down — Improves lay-down combat: range checks, attack targeting, and firing while prone. MG-42 and M2 Browning have their forced lay down ability removed.
• Mirror shield — Improved projectile reflection and block behavior. Toggle with Mirror.Shield.Improved in the config file.

Environment and projectiles

• Water physics — Replaces vanilla mud-like water slowdown with separate tuning for still ponds and rivers.
• Barrel death explosion — Units with the barrel ability reliably explode on death, not just the Barrel Roller Unit.
• Gas grenade — Fixes the gas grenade falling through the floor.

Configuration

Edit BepInEx/config/pretz.staycombatfix.cfg or in provided app config:

• Water.Still / Water.River — Pond and river movement tuning
• Mirror.Shield.Improved — true for improved mirror shield, false for vanilla behavior

Requirements

• BepInEx Pack for TABS 5.4.16+
• SLMA Core 1.1.3+

Verify installation

In BepInEx/LogOutput.log after launching the game:

[Info   : Stay & Combat Fixes] Loaded v1.1.0 by Pretz — Harmony 49/49

If the patch count is lower, check the log for warnings about skipped patches.

Reporting errors

If something is not working, include:

1. What happened and what you expected
2. The map or unit involved (if relevant)
3. Your BepInEx/LogOutput.log from after the problem occurred

Send reports to Pretz via Tabs Mod Center page or wherever you downloaded the mod from.

Credits

Pretz