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Make Tower Shields Great Again

This mod buffs towershields, adds knockback damage and more resistances.

Last updated 2 months ago
Total downloads 585
Total rating 1 
Categories Tweaks Gear Mistlands Update Ashlands Update
Dependency string FactoriaTeam-Make_Tower_Shields_Great_Again-0.0.4
Dependants 4 other packages depend on this package

This mod requires the following mods to function

WackyMole-WackysDatabase-2.4.31 icon
WackyMole-WackysDatabase

WackysDatabase allows you to control all items/recipes/pieces/creatures/materials/textures via YML files with ServerSync and so much more.

Preferred version: 2.4.31
Korppis-ReliableBlock-1.0.0 icon
Korppis-ReliableBlock

Makes blocking and parrying more reliable and logical.

Preferred version: 1.0.0

README

Make tower shields great again!!!

  • Tired of the same boring gameplay with bows and sniping everything from the distance ?
  • You are a beefy tank inside willing to use shields and do close combat ?
  • Do not like that bucklers are op and parry is over abused mechanic ?

Look no more, we make best tower shields !

Mod changes :

  • Adds knockback damage to the enemies when you block them. Damage is the blocking force * scaled to your blocking level. Meaning if the shield has block value of 50 and you your blocking level is 20 then you deal 11 damage when knocking back mobs.

Some math below:

blocking factor = blocking level / 100 = 20 / 100 - 0.2
real damage blocked (value in parenthesis) = shield blocking value * (1 + blocking factor * 0.5) = 50 * (1 + 0.2 * 0.5) = 50 * 1.1 = 55
knockback damage dealt = real damage blocked * blocking factor = 55 * 0.2 = 11 damage
  • Increase base blocking value of all tower shields by 20% and quality upgrade up to 100% progressively,
  • Adding pierce resistances to all tower shields, and serpent gets 4 resistances,
Name blocking base old => new Quality increment old => new New quality 3 blocking Resistances
Wood tower shield 10 -> 12 6 -> 9 30 Pierce
Bone tower shield 32 -> 38 6 -> 11 60 Pierce
Iron tower shield 52 -> 62 6 -> 13 88 Pierce
Serpent scale shield 60 -> 72 6 -> 15 102 Pierce, Spirit, Lightning, Slash
Black metal tower shield 104 -> 124 6 -> 18 160 Pierce
Flametal tower shield 140 -> 168 6 -> 24 216 Pierce

Knockback damage is displayed as grey damage (pointed by orange arrow) when you are blocking with tower shield (Hard setting):

These shields have 10% increase in stamina consumption for run, walk and 25% decrease in speed (vs -20% in vanilla).

Highly recommending ReliableBlock mod to play, thus adding as the dependency.