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Lighter Short Cleavers

NOTE: PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE MOD DESCRIPTION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE AND WHY

This mod changes the weight (and by extension, the damage multipliers) of the Short Cleaver. The bleed multiplier was also changed.

The Short Cleaver, while improved in model from the old version which was unduly thick and looked ridiculous hanging from your belt, still has the unusual issue of weighing the exact same as a regular full-length Combat Cleaver. This mod adjusts the weight to be lighter. A Refitted Blade Short Cleaver now weighs the same as a Refitted Blade Horse Chopper.

That being said, the "weight kg" statistic for weapons only applies to the minimum weight. Beyond this minimum weight, the blunt damage multiplier determines the weight of the weapon. As a result, this lightening of the combat cleaver was accomplished by reducing the blunt damage multiplier. In exchange however, the cut multiplier was increased to be on par with that of the Combat Cleaver.

Another issue was that the bleed multiplier was unusually high for a cleaver, even better than many sabres. I decided to reduce the bleed multiplier to reflect its blunter nature, but still kept it slightly higher than the regular Combat Cleaver version. My reasoning behind this and the cut + blunt multiplier adjustment is that the Short Cleaver is similar in design to the Combat Cleaver, but uses less materials and thus is not only shorter, but has a somewhat slimmer blade that makes for cleaner cuts, but less effective crushing properties.

In order to reflect this smaller, lighter design, I also changed the material cost for the Short Cleaver. It now has a material cost of 4, similar to the Horse Chopper, and under half that of the Combat Cleaver.

6/15/2018
Version 3: Slightly buffed the blunt multiplier to 0.45 from 0.40; a Refitted Blade Short Cleaver still has the same weight as a Refitted Blade Horse Chopper, but this might change at higher tiers. If you feel this pushes the Short Cleaver back up to excessive weights at those tiers, please leave a comment below.