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Hives Expanded Balance Tweak

A mild nerf with some specific buffs for Hives Expanded, particularly aimed at weapons and praetorians.

I have seen other nerfs for the mod, but I disagreed with some of the changes and their depth, so here's my own take on it.

I am not an expert on balance, so the changes I made were based on existing vanilla content for comparison. The content I have nerfed is still quite powerful in some aspects, which I've given some leniency due to its rarity and intentional placement in boss-like encounters. You should still have some incentive to claim hiver weapons for yourself, after all.

Changelist:

• Gave all praetorians +1 attack slot, allowing them to be attacked by more enemies at once.
  
• Nerfed attack and buffed defense stats of Praetorian Droneguards to resemble vanilla opponents.
  
• Nerfed the stats of Jaichong and Tsep in the Southern Hive assaults - They can only surpass 100 using racial bonuses now.
  
• Updated Qian's stats file to fix his missing perception.
  
• Gave the Serrated Greatsword a closer split between blunt and cut, removed its armor penetration, lowered its damage against robots, and slightly increased its bleed multiplier.
  
• Gave the Leaf Chopper the same armor penetration as the Topper (-15%) - Despite this, it is still largely a direct upgrade over the Topper.
  
• Lowered the Gutter Pike's bleed multiplier (1.5x) and reduced its armor penetration to vanilla levels (30%).
  
• Lowered the Cross Beak Sword's armor penetration (10%) - It now matches the Short-Cleaver and should feel more appropriate as a secondary weapon.
  
• Lowered the Puncture Club's armor penetration (30%) - It originally had 55%, which is significantly higher than any vanilla weapon.

If you have any suggestions, I am open to feedback.