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TO: LUCT is no doubt one of the classics of turn based tactical games, it can boast complex storyline with a memorable cast of characters and multiple endings, as well as a deep combat system with a vast arsenal of equipment, items and spells. Its PSP port can also serve as an example of how such things should be done, with the game getting not only a much needed facelift but also a thorough redesign of most combat elements.
Sadly, the game isn’t without faults, as some of the new features make it extremely prone to exploits which an experienced player can use to fully remove any challenge from the game. The main goal of this mod is to render such exploits more difficult, bringing weapons, classes and skills closer to the level they should perform at, as well as to each other. Its secondary goal is to provide tweaks to immersion, visuals and some of the more cumbersome game systems like crafting and endless skill farming.
This is still a work in progress so all feedback is welcome.
For installation instructions and more info check the included Readme file.
Major features:
- Weapon, armor and consumable item rework. Equipment is more likely to do what you expect of it, 2H weapons will do a lot of damage and a tank in heavy armor will be hard to kill.
- Additional items, spells and skills, as well as changes to the existing ones with a focus on improving the more unappealing choices.
- Skills that grant stat bonuses, like Strengthen or Spellcraft, as well as static choices like Switfoot or Spell Ward were removed and compensated with higher stat differences between classes than in vanilla game.
- A full Finishing move rebalance.
- Most ways of gaining permanent stats were removed to reduce power creep in late game and increase options during early game.
- The power of special characters was reduced across the board, they're about on par with each other now and not overwhelmingly stronger than generics.
- Generic characters have more diverse templates that split into fighter, rogue, mage and generalist archetypes, their stats can differ a lot depending on which one you hire.
- Significantly increased the levelling speed of slow skills, like Steal or Parry.
- Most classes were tweaked, with emphasis on nerfing the strong ones and buffing the weak, many gained new tricks.
- Monsters don't scale natural armor as high as before. With the changes to skills, their new role is high HP bullet sponges that take a lot of damage and use the TP gained to spam special moves.
- Many items are easier to acquire, reducing the endgame tedium.
- Visual changes to some items, special characters, skills and spells.
- Streamlined crafting.
Consolidated changelist available in feedback thread.
What's New in Version 0.996 See changelog
Released
Patch notes v0.996
General
- The battles in Palace of the Dead – Floor 75-100 have been updated
- These are the notable drops on those floors, the rest has been removed or relocated:
- Painside IV arcana drops from Overlord in PotD - Floor 76
- Hashmal drops from Female Slayer in PotD - Floor 77
- Marid drops from Female Deadeye in PotD - Floor 77
- Zalera drops from Female Stalker in PotD - Floor 78
- Leviathan drops from Female Cannibal in PotD - Floor 79
- Shadowfax II Arcana drops from Female Hexblade in PotD - Floor 79
- Adrammelech drops from Sellsword in PotD - Floor 80
- Snipe Gators drop from Female Sniper in PotD - Floor 80
- Dumas drops from Male Dreadnought in PotD - Floor 81
- Orm Embar drops from Raptor in PotD - Floor 82
- Jezzail drops from Sniper in PotD - Floor 83
- Marlene drops from Female Arcanist in PotD - Floor 84
- Cherubis drops from Male Deadeye in PotD - Floor 85
- Rofocale drops from Male Outlaw in PotD - Floor 86
- Thunderfists drop from Scarecrow in PotD - Floor 86
- Mateus drops from Uruk in PotD - Floor 87
- Skull Mask drops from Basilisk in PotD - Floor 87
- Shadow Tramplers drop from Deathwyrm in PotD - Floor 89
- Dark Star III arcana drops from Overlord in PotD - Floor 89
- Belias drops from Marauder in PotD - Floor 90
- Aegir drops from Male Dragonlord in PotD - Floor 91
- Elidibus drops from Apostate in PotD - Floor 91
- Ultima drops from Wizard in PotD - Floor 92
- Cerberos II arcana drops from Overlord in PotD - Floor 92
- Cuchulainn drops from Female Hexblade in PotD - Floor 93
- Teleport arcana drops from Dragonlord in PotD - Floor 93
- Shemhazai drops from Female Outlaw in PotD - Floor 94
- A'Tuin drops from Female Stalker in PotD - Floor 94
- Famfrit drops from Cherub in PotD - Floor 95
- Zeromus drops from Male Cannibal in PotD - Floor 96
- Ysaar drops from Deadeye in PotD - Floor 96
- Exodus drops from Archer in PotD - Floor 97
- Moon Blade drops from Uruk in PotD - Floor 98
- Ji'ygla's Darkcoat drops from Nightwing (Bow) in PotD - Floor 98
- Solas drops from Sniper in PotD - Floor 99
- Lipul's Rod drops from Dragonlord in PotD - Floor 99
- Thanatos Armor drops from Nybeth in PotD - Floor 100 story battle, and Female Slayer (2h sword) in PotD - Floor 100 random battle if you already killed Nybeth
- Ring of the Dead drops from Nybeth in PotD - Floor 100 story battle
- Elixir can be stolen from Nybeth in PotD - Floor 100 story battle
- Astral Cord (new) drops from Female Draug (spear) in PotD - Floor 100 story battles and also from Female Slayer (spear) in PotD - Floor 100 random battle if you completed both story battles
- Core Collapse Arcana drops from Male Overlord in PotD - Floor 100 random battle
- Primal Dusk crafting material drops from Male Overlord in PotD - Floor 100 random battle, one more can be stolen with steal rank 2
- Elixir drops from Blackmoor in PotD - Floor 100 story battle (with four wind god weapons)
- Primal Dusk crafting material also drops from Blackmoor in PotD - Floor 100 story battle (with four wind god weapons)
- Some of the other drops have been moved:
- Mandrake (new) drops from Male Dragonlord in PotD - Floor 45
- Valaraukar drops from Balor (fire magic) in PotD - Floor 71
- Gran Grimoire drops from Female Nephalem in San Bronsa - Floating Ruins #16 (Central Garden)
- Primal Dawn crafting material now drops and is stolen from the Male Nephalem with 1h sword in same battle
- As always, consult the item and ability tables here for up to date drop locations
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1T7TupkvrKhnH0HtmU2O_-csqQuYQrjHf?usp=sharing
- The third octopus won’t be able to spawn in chapter 2 aqueduct story battles, it’s probably too early for quite that much tentacle action
Equipment
- A new earth elemental Whip has been added to the game, it drops from Male Dragonlord in PotD - Floor 45
- Rosebud isn’t female exclusive anymore, it’s up to the player to decide if it’s manly enough to be used by the bros
- A new ice elemental instrument has been added to the game, it can be crafted with Instrument Enchiridion in your own kitchen
- A new snapdragon spear has been added to the game, it drops from Female Draug (spear) in PotD - Floor 100 story battles and Female Slayer (spear) in PotD - Floor 100 random battle. If you already have the cursed spear, this will take its slot and you’ll have to get it again
Classes
- Cleric and Priest can’t use heavy helms/boots/gloves anymore, they should still be tough enough to function in all roles, but we’ll see
- Spellblade/Valkyrie can transfer 2H Katana
- Terror Knight can transfer Whips, probably not a great choice but it’s kinda fitting
- Trickster can transfer Fists
- Blade Knight got Shadowbreak instead of Mindblast, it’s now a Lich skill and that would give him two skills from a single generic class
- Knight Commander lost access to Shadowbreak for the same reason
Spells and Abilites
- Stormbound air spell was renamed to Sky Pillar. It now removes 40% of current HP from a single target and inflicts Bound. Most likely by compressing the air above the target, but that’s probably more physics than the setting could handle. The important thing is that it works
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