This mod requires Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World and Elys DS2 Succubus Manager First level spells were not appearing in stores. I forgot to change the level 1 spells back from "item_level_0" after testing. Syntax error corrected for "Supreme Archmage Robe". Reworked all art textures with mip-mapping to help get rid of the "squares" infecting them. New Dwarven head mesh by Ghastley, "Mutton Chop" with more choices to all hair colors.Īdded "Ressa" with more hair choices to the Elf Creation. "Mysterious Teleporter Activation Stone" can now be sold when it drops in Broken World. New spells added and old versions toned down (they were too powerful). Tweaked level 300 formulas included with this version. New armors and weapons added to pcontent that have a chance to drop as uniques.Ī wide variety of level 99 uniques drop with a scalar to keep pace with monsters over level 100. Hair textures were missing proper alpha support so they were blocked off at the ends. Play as the twin of Deru, Lothar, Yoren etc. ie: item level 126 will reset to 26)Īdded all hireable npc’s to character creation list. (A must because pcontent items >100 will reset when quitting/reloading game. ds2res that puts unique scaling level 99 items in shops. ds2res included for compatibility with different playing styles. Lowered priority so mod can be made compatible with catmansion and new DS1 heroes.Īll spells are now updated for level 500. If you find any problems please email me at or post a comment in the forums. Tank Priority: 30000 for main file, 30100 for addon files. Unique armors are located at Eirulan reagent shop and unique weapons are at Amanlu reagent shop. (Including a new dwarven head mesh "Mutton Chop" by Ghastley) Plus new armors, weapons and spells added to the pcontent pool. More hair choices available from the creation screen for all races/genders.
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