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Tags:  soldier class, war of the chosen, Amalgamation, archer, crossbow
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Amalgamation: Arcane Archer Specialization(Primary)

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Amalgamation: Arcane Archer Specialization

This mod brings a new Amalgamation primary specialization called Arcane Archer which uses a special primary weapon - the Compound Crossbow from the [WoTC]Crossbow- None-Alien Hunter boltcasters mod by Alterd-Rushnano.

Spec Overview:

The Compound Crossbow is a tier 0 Boltcaster which allows this spec to equip from the start until the Alien Hunter DLC Boltcaster is unlocked. The crossbow has been slightly modified for this spec within Amalgamation by removing the ability "Bolt Charge" from the weapon but leaving the bleeding effect untouched.

Throughout testing, I found the Arcane Archer spec extremely fun to play and with me(and I'm sure others) being a fan of bow classes, I'm very pleased that it has finally come to fruition. Just like the AH DLC Boltcaster, the Compound Crossbow also has a clipsize of one with other stats: damage=5, crit=2, crit chance=30, aim=10, bleeding chance=100% and upgrade slots=5.

It's only weakness is the one ammo capacity.....but with a decent size slotted expanded mag, this spec can be strong to really strong. I tried my best to keep the spec somewhat balanced by adding "+IncompatibleSpecs" from secondary and tertiary specs which I found to be too overpowered but more can be added or removed in the XComAmalgamation.ini if desired.

Acknowledgements:

TePª and H4ilst0rm for the awesome Amalgamation Classes Mod. It's been a lot of fun designing and testing new specs for Amalgamation.
To the other spec/class modders for whom I have learned a tremendous amount peaking under the hood. ;)
All the perk pack modders seeing that my spec/class mods would not be possible without them.
Ketaros and EvilBob22 for the amazing class/spec icons.
And finally, to everyone in the XCOM 2 Modding discord community for the guidance and much needed help.

Dependencies:

The following mods and their required items are essential for all things to work as intended
so, make sure to subscribe and download them all:

* Amalgamation Classes WOTC
* [WoTC]Crossbow- None-Alien Hunter boltcasters
* Color Class Icons: Amalgamation Classes


If you've liked and enjoyed this mod, please check out my other class mods - https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3109944271. Also, please kindly share and click on the 'thumbs up' button so it may become more visible on the workshop and with others who may be looking for new class mods. Lastly, if you wish to donate or seek information on commissioning a class mod, please visit https://bmc.link/drumax2000r.

Thanks, enjoy and good luck Commander!
12 Comments
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wynton 1 Dec, 2024 @ 3:18am 
Incompatible : AbilityToSlotReassignment(TPS)
F_LockNLoad does not work.
Lanford 22 Nov, 2024 @ 7:53am 
Hope you make this spec for vanilla WotC soon. Even with all the class I have that use Assault Rifle as primary(about 45 classes from 170 something),I found that I rarely use Boltcaster or ever bother make one in engineer anymore.

So wish, when you make it for vanilla WotC,it will breaths new life into Boltcaster.
Drumax  [author] 2 Sep, 2024 @ 11:26am 
@jat11241976 Thanks man! It's a brand new spec which materialized from using the [WoTC]Crossbow- None-Alien Hunter boltcasters mod. And I've always wanted to do some kind of archer class/spec so since I'm playing with Amalgamation atm, I decided to make it a spec. I may decide later to make it a non-Amalgamation class with a secondary melee weapon or something. Right now, I've got more Amal specs that I'm working on which is keeping me quite busy. ;) Glad to hear that you're enjoying the spec.
jat11241976 2 Sep, 2024 @ 10:31am 
Hey Drumax, is this spec based on one of your existing classes or is it spec-only? It's awesome either way :steamthumbsup:
Drumax  [author] 21 Aug, 2024 @ 12:47pm 
@EvilBob22 Cool, I'll switch the icon out and add the localization to my list of fixes. Thanks man!
EvilBob22 21 Aug, 2024 @ 12:27pm 
Ok, there is a new, non-psi version of the icon in Color Class Icons: Amalgamation now:
SpecIcon="img:///UIClassIcons_EBColor_Misc.class_boltcaster_color", \\

Also, while double-checking it in game, I saw that the localization is broken, it was saved as .ini instead of .int. I manually changed it in my copy and it worked fine.
Drumax  [author] 21 Aug, 2024 @ 11:32am 
@EvilBob22 I'm working on adding more IncompatibleSpecs at the moment. Harehnoth gave me a list of them with descriptions which will help out a lot. I was waiting for you to maybe come up with another icon design or same design different color before I updated this mod. I'm cool either way. This spec does not use PSI ability but there weren't many options that fit and wasn't being used.
EvilBob22 21 Aug, 2024 @ 11:00am 
I am liking the concept of the spec too, I've noticed I rarely use the boltcaster in amalgamation runs, so this is welsome. Lock 'N Load is a powerful ability, especially at squaddie rank, but with only having a boltcaster available, I get why it's there -- sounds fun. It does seem to be light on the IncompatableSpecs, Harehnoth is good in that regard (Stukov too, but he's focusing more on streaming these days).
EvilBob22 21 Aug, 2024 @ 10:46am 
It's no problem, you're absolutely free to use it for this spec. And yeah, at the moment it isn't being used for anything else (that other class may end up never releasing). I only mentioned it because this isn't a psi spec (right? I didn't look at all the abilities), so the glowy purple stuff seemed weird to me. The icon was designed to be for a boltcaster class; my thought was just to create a new version with the same design, just no purple glowy bits. We can optionally change the color of the "action" part, but I'm not getting any strong vibes for any particular color.
Drumax  [author] 21 Aug, 2024 @ 5:33am 
@EvilBob22 I picked it because I didn't think anyone else was using it and it looks like an arrow head. I couldn't find anything else related to a bow or archery. I would definitely switch it out to something else if it looked way cooler and matched the spec. ;)