Multiple Difficulty Settings

Gameplay
#1

It’s clear the community is divided for how hard/easy the game should be and making some people happy will make other people sad. Perhaps the easiest way to fix this is to have multiple Difficulty levels.

Easy pretty much makes Lock picking easier allows you to save more, things like that and keeps the game basically the same. Then as you get harder and harder perhaps reduce level scaling because one hitting is a huge problem. That and maybe increase combat speed/reduce value of gold/and make it so that armor doesn’t make you invincible (like it currently does).

Just simple changes. I want the game to be as realistic and punishing as possible. I don’t want to be overpowered. I want to feel like death is always a real threat. Some people might not want that though, so appealing to them could mean a simple difficulty level switch.

#2

Right now the game is basically an easy mode they need to add a harder difficulty

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#3

Exactly. I like my games to be super hard and there’s nothing worse than a games only difficulty setting being waayyy too easy.

The first couple of fights were good and hard but after I learned partying it just became super easy.

I think partying should be a perk unlocked from warfare like level 10 or something aha. Not just automatically given. That would make game much more difficult.

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#4

Parrying* ha

#5

What kind of gear do you use? Strenght or agility character? Did you train with Cpt Bernard? Perhaps, until/if it changes, try to nerf yourself. Wear light armor, skip taking skill points. Idk. It does get easy fast. I used mace/shield and plate and now I’m backing down in armor and going to 2H swords…it helps a little. I’d put money on a difficult mod/combat mod coming out not long after it’s able to though

#6

I do nerf myself ha and it’s still too easy. The only perk I picked up was mule1 and then some weapon combos. Other than that I use just cloth armor. So long white linen shirt with just like an over cloak thing forgot the name aha. And I try to use axes because less damage and I use like the second weakest one.

#7

It’s essentially just the part about how easy it is to parry an attack. You don’t have to worry about even taking damage in the first place.

#8

I’m currently wherein almost nothing I use a short sword no shield everything dies in 1 riposte

#9

Exactly. Even nerfing myself doesn’t do much. Damage shouldn’t scale with level. It should be static based on weapon. Or number of times you’ve boosted a perk which would be interesting. So multiple riposte perk levels which just boost damage or increase frequency. Not just automatically put into game.

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#10

Does the Partying perk involve drinking lots of schnapps ?

#11

I wish aha. I still haven’t found a use for drinking in the game. Depending on armor and stuff ur charisma is already crazy high so I almost win every speech persuasion anyways aha.

#12

If you’re on PC I think there is/are mod(s) to take that green shield out so you have to know when to do it, that might help. Don’t think I’ve heard of anything else yet

#13

Well hopefully there will be mods/updates to maybe remove the shield icon for riposte and maybe add harder/more enemies, faster/harder combat, tournaments would be fun where everyone is in the same gear and single weapon(maybe make blank/matching stats for this). Idk. There will be tons of stuff I’m sure

#14

Or, do unarmed. Throw on some low armor, but you’ll probably want some, and some gauntlets/arms and gauntlets(apparently fists so blunt damage, and if you put armor on them it increases?) Probably the only thing that’s gonna make this “hard” for now aside from completely starting over and never using/getting good gear.

#15

Yeah im sure in time the game is gonna be everything I wanted aha. But I figured if a lot of people suggest something then maybe the devs will actually try to implement it so that the basement game is good in itself and it doesn’t need mods to just make it playable.

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#16

Oh for sure

#17

Base* game lol. My auto-correct is just not doing well today.

#18

I’ll never understand the logic to players like you insisting the game become a Dark Souls clone. If the game is too easy for you then why haven’t you tried restarting and playing as a pacifist?

All sarcasm aside, you DO have the freedom to do just that in your game. You’re only limited by your imagination. Basically, consider:

1.RPing as a pure stealth and/or assassin character (which is how I originally wanted to play from start until the game forced me into warrior/knight build).
2.DON’T accept any skill perks
3.DON’T wear any heavy armor. Keep to light armor/ordinary clothes and absolutely NO SHIELDS. DON’T use polearms unless you’re strong enough. Same for bows. Melee weapons & fists only if set upon by bandits, Cuman raiders, and town guards. Yes, you do have the right to flee.
4.DON’T upgrade your gear to keep looking respectable. Just visit the tailor’s enough times to keep your clothing/light armor from falling apart
5.DON’T regularly maintain the upkeep of your weapons. Use the grindstone when weapon stat drops close to 50%
6.DON’T feed Henry on a regular basis. keep him just above starvation level with a noursihment level around 35% to 45% each day
7.DON’T sleep until health is 100% recovered. Keep your health under 70%.
8.DON’T be a prude. Always drink as much as possible each day to retain a perpetual hangover. And don’t take any antidotes for this ever.
9. Don’t try to cheat by collecting herbs in your inventory. EVER. Be sure to stand on the human scat/refuse heap behind every Peasant’s house. Yes this won’t matter a whit to any NPC olfactory senses the way your clothing apparently does. But it will to you from the sense of realism and immersive atmosphere standing in a refuse pile gives.
10.DON’T bathe. Or try to wash yourself. Or launder your clothing. EVER.

All of the above should make existing in Henry’s pixelated world a living hell. Especially where sneaking, lockpicking and charisma are concerned.

If you make a habit of murdering NPCs whenever you feel like it (to gain infamy) besides whenever necessary (to do a shopping spree & get their goods) then this should make for a virtually impossible game…

Best of luck. Don’t forget to report back here and share how much you’re enjoying your self inflicteed BSDM gaming session.

#19

All those don’ts essentially translate into don’t play this game because it’s too easy.

#20

Ha that would be crazy to play through like that though. It’s just too much effort to hold myself back that much.

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