Store Page
Soulash
All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews

Soulash

Store Page
Soulash >  Workshop > Waladil's Workshop
Not enough ratings
Bolt Enhancement Project
Description Discussions0 Comments4 Change Notes
   
Award
Favorite
Favorited
Unfavorite
Tags: replaces content
File Size
Posted
Updated
13.065 KB
15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:31am
17 Mar, 2022 @ 1:34pm
4 Change Notes ( view )
Created by
Waladil
Online
390 Unique Visitors
71 Current Subscribers
4 Current Favorites

Subscribe to download
Bolt Enhancement Project

Description
An attempt at a balancing pass to the various Bolt spells to make them appealing skills at all levels.

Bolts are defined here as "single target ranged attacks that take neither ammunition nor ingredients."

In vanilla, many of the mid-level Bolt skills are deeply underwhelming compared to the highly efficient and useful low-level Bolt skills: Firebolt, Acid Spit, and (my favorite) Icebolt. Those low-level skills are nerfed, while the later skills are made far, far more powerful. You can consistently pick a new Bolt skill on levelup and consider it an upgrade over older, similar skills.

Note that this will make the first level as Warlock significantly harder! Necromancers will also have a rougher time with a weaker level 2 Acid Spit.
4 Comments
< >
Waladil  [author] 18 Mar, 2022 @ 7:19am 
Because the low level ones "solve" the game too well. If you play Warlock you just Firebolt your way through every opponent. And if any class takes Icebolt at level 2 you basically never have to think about your action cycle at all.
Sob 18 Mar, 2022 @ 2:30am 
Why nerf low level bolts though? The game is hard enough in the beginning as is
Waladil  [author] 16 Mar, 2022 @ 11:47pm 
'nother update. Turns out that enemies use all the same skills the player does, so I'd accidentally made Human Wizards and Elven Spellsingers *terrifying*. Which, while it was very interesting to play, probably wasn't good for overall balance. Now, AI goes back to using vanilla skills, players get changed skills. I personally really like the way the changes have fallen (even though in my own games I haven't actually gotten any of the mid/high level Bolt skills to see how they feel)
Waladil  [author] 15 Mar, 2022 @ 12:41am 
Please let me know what you think of the balance changes! Also, if I missed any Bolts, or if their new values don't match their intended values listed on this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OOEq77Ns-0lW4kh7SOS7eaCajGbueK3Ny4tFQnv9YDw/edit?usp=sharing