Bridging the gap between ME2 novelty and good old ME1 combat system, I present to you the Hybrid Combat modification, a mod for Mass Effect 2 which will bring even more fun and replay value into your campaign to save the galaxy...
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Aug 27 2012 Anchor | ||
Personally I like to play two classes, Soldier and Sentinel. Soldier will get a lot more benefits from the modification and Andrenaline Rush power, using a Mattock with fully evolved Andrenaline is devastating. My Sentinel usually carries Avenger/Vindicator (depends on the day :p ), Incisor and a heavy pistol (which one depends on how I feel like). Squad going with me depends on a mission. Since squadmates are actually useful now, my Monday team (for a really bad day) is Garrus and Thane, both with Incisors. They will provide incredible long range fire support while I take care of any melee or dug in enemies. On other occasions, Grunt provides close quarters devastation with Claymore (several times more damage output than before) and tanks a lot of damage, while Mordin will provide tech powers and rapidfire SMG support from cover for taking down various defenses or multiple weaker opponents. Miranda and Samara combination is pure biotic awesomeness. Samara's and mine weapon damage are increased with Miranda's passive talent, and they can shell out unstoppable biotic power. Miranda will also take care of any shields on non-melee opponents while Samara provides excellent crowd control. Let me know what do you like to take with you! |
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Oct 17 2012 Anchor | ||
Hi there. |
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Oct 17 2012 Anchor | ||
You can find it in Coalesced.bin, search for "HeatDissipationRate" or something. Currently it's at 18.0F Though, I tried to make it as belivable as possible - it's a fine balance between well balanced gameplay mechanics, and making sense in-universe lore. Who would make an assault rifle that takes ages to cool down, forcing you to use the pistol? My primary goal was exactly the opposite - to get rid of the limitations and forced multiple-gun usage. You can use whatever you like - if you like an assault rifle, you can use it through entire game more or less. If you like handguns, you can finish entire game with those alone. You can switch weapons at will. Nobody is forcing you to do it, but you can choose to. I believe that's a better option than actually forcing player to abandon a primary assault weapon for a pistol simply because he ran out of heatsinks for a gun which has unlimited ammunition. |
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Oct 17 2012 Anchor | ||
I wont argue with that. I'm just trying to make my game more diverse, that's all.) Edited by: soimimozo |
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Oct 17 2012 Anchor | ||
Well, since it's hardcoded I don't have any control over it, but when you think about it it makes a certain amount of sense - the gun is completely collapsed and shut off. I believe you'd need to expand it and run some basic cooling systems to vent off the excess heat. Anyway, being able to fire 30 seconds with Katana and Scimitar is not a bad thing in my eyes - for example, once you're really into the "universe" lore, if you've read all the novels and comics and everything - I dunno, you're really left with an impression that any sort of "ammo" or "cooling" limitation is being shoved down your throat by game developers, actual in game lore "feels" much differently. Like, when somebody draws out a pistol, you know shit's gonna go down, and NOBODY in that instant is thinking about exact count of shots you need to take the enemy down, and the fact that you need to have same amount of thermal clips as number of enemies, or any other of actual in-game mechanics you are forced to think about when playing the game. It just kinda beats the immersivness of the game when you enter a room, and if you see more than 4 guys, you instantly start looking for an unbelivably conviniently placed ammo cache because you know 400 shots from Avenger isn't enough for handful of enemies. It's why I upped the damage by good 40% on it. How the hell do you use weaponry in environment which doesn't have thermal clips growing on trees and out of tables? How are wars even fought if you need to spend 50% of your entire ammo supply on one guy? I dunno, entire thermal clip system has been bugging me to no end from day one. If I already cannot completely reverse it... (yet)... at least I can make it tolerable. I have spend incredible amount of time finely tweaking damages, ammo counts and heat dissipation rate to achieve maximum balance between gameplay and lore. If you don't like it, let me know, perhaps write a list of changes you'd like made, I'll prepare a Coalesced file and upload it for you somewhere. But if you're asking for slower heat dissipation rates... you may be dissapointed by the gameplay. |
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Oct 18 2012 Anchor | ||
Don't worry, I did it myself already.) BTW did you tweak Incisor sniper rifle? It behaves strange for me. There is no regen mod enabled for it, and ini file itself looks strange. Trying to touch it leads my game to a very long save loads, if it loads at all. Eviscerator Cereberus Shotgun won't let me change it's ini too. It just refuses to be activated with "give entitles" after. Edited by: soimimozo |
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Oct 18 2012 Anchor | ||
The Eviscerator shotgun is the only weapon I do not have in Mass Effect 2. I have tweaked Incisor and it's supposed to work perfectly fine - having regenerating 30/30 ammo, and it's three round bursts are fired with speed of 3000RPM - so basically all three rounds are nearly instantanious. Where did you manage to dig up the enemy shields recharge?! I was searching for it, couldn't find it. I'm pleased we stand on the same ground regarding the number of shots needed to drop a guy. By the way, you're more than welcome to upload your own modified Coalesced as your own mod, even if it's based on mine - there's far too few mods for ME2 regarding gameplay mechanics these days. Too many TexMods which make the game load 30 minutes, and still the same fighting mechanics. |
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Oct 19 2012 Anchor | ||
Well, I just took Flash's (or Wildfire, don't remember) mod ini file, and copied strings from there. It will set any barrier type, including armor layers, to rechargeable state, and remove ability to absorb all damage on breaking. Well, I'll consider uploading my Coalesced.ini, why not. Of course I'll give you credits, since this whole thing is your idea from the begining.) But first I want to complete game with it, because It will get some changes in process I believe. Edited by: soimimozo |
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Oct 23 2012 Anchor | ||
Yep, smart to give it some beta testing first. Let me know how it goes. I'll maybe use that to do additional modifications. Armor regeneration sounds good too, I'd assume armor repairs itself during combat etc. |
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Nov 29 2012 Anchor | ||
Well, it took long, but I guess, I'm satisfied with damage, and shield recharging mechanisms.) Playing with AI settings for weapon now...) |
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Dec 1 2012 Anchor | ||
Hey that's cool, no rush. Can you do me a favor? Make one version with all mine weapon statistics, and with your shield and barrier modifications. Best of two worlds if you ask me. |
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Dec 19 2012 Anchor | ||
I can post my shield part of the coalesced.ini here if you want. It isn't that large. [SFXGame.SFXShield_Base] Just look for this part and replace it. Unfortunately I wasn't able to add an armor layer for Shepard or his Henchmen tough. |
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Feb 4 2013 Anchor | ||
Hi there.Congratulations for your very interesting piece of work.I discovered the ME series rather recently, about 6 months ago, and I must admit that along with the Baldur's Gate series have become my favorites rpg's of all time. I personally find your mod and Flashe's Moddb.com essential in order to maximize gaming pleasure from ME2 and here comes the crucial question. Edited by: ioannisman |
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Feb 16 2013 Anchor | ||
Well... Can't say ME got even close to BG... It isn't that bad, but no more. |
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