Any hard mode mods?

[Stryker]

Even the "hard" mode is easier than DQ3r SNES. The game is a steamroll and it's disappointing :/

[Argonisgema]

No hard mods that i'm aware of.
the person who is making mods right now so far is focusing more on bringing the design and style of the original.

[atmasabr]

Yeah, part of it is the new way attack and defense are calculated--they're closer to a one-for-one trade now, which means every bit of strength counts for much more. Rush through too fast, and you'll start taking lots of damage or hitting enemies for 0-1. I found the poison caterpillars insane when I ran into them.

[ShockedHearts]

Mike just released a patch that removes HP/MP restore on level up which will make the game a tad bit harder.

[Call Sign: Raven]

There's a mod creator on Nexus named Witchmo that seems to be taking requests. They've already made a slew of mods focusing on streamlining the gameplay, and they seem to be taking any request that comes their way.

That is of course, their prerogative in the end, I'm not the mod creator. But, if you hop on over to Nexus and leave a polite comment with a request, they just may do it!

[Argonisgema]

I see. i've been focusing over on gamebanana not nexus so mikes the only one who be making mods there.

[Call Sign: Raven]

Originally posted by Argonisgema:

I see. i've been focusing over on gamebanana not nexus so mikes the only one who be making mods there.

Mike and Witchmo, and I believe I saw one from Shocked Hearts as well.

[Stryker]

Thanks guys.

[lorddamien]

Originally posted by atmasabr:

Yeah, part of it is the new way attack and defense are calculated--they're closer to a one-for-one trade now, which means every bit of strength counts for much more. Rush through too fast, and you'll start taking lots of damage or hitting enemies for 0-1. I found the poison caterpillars insane when I ran into them.

Yea, I noticed this when I realised my warrior was hitting for more than half his stated "attack" stat (silver damage numbers so no weakness involved) with a regular attack, something that would've been impossible with the old damage formula of (atk/2) - (def/4).

Then I tested something on a boss. I went in with 236 def and the boss' melee attack was doing about 110-115 to me, then went in with 290 def and was taking closer to 85 ish per melee hit. 60 more Def results in roughly 30 less damage taken. Now I can't look in the code myself but it looks like the formula is something closer to atk - (def/2) now, which definitely makes defence more useful than before.

[da2pacalypse]

One came out earlier in this month. I found it on nexus mods. its just called hard mode by Silentverge. I haven't reached the second town yet. I had people die in the first fight to to ravens, butterflies and slimes. The enemy stats are beefed up so no more one hit kills and you gotta try to have the best armor or you'll be taking as much as 10 damage with the beginning enemies. Its possible its extra hard because I'm playing on draconian mode too but idk. I definitely like that I wont be able to steamroll through the game like I was when I first tried it on release.

[Tim Allahn SnAckbarr]

Sorry I'm just now seeing this thread, I'll list what mods I can think of, separated by category.

General tweak mods / mods that change specific aspects of game balance / restore aspects of the original release:

No HP/MP Restore on Level-Up -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/18

Original Zoom and Evac -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/19

No Dungeon Maps -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/32

Game overhaul mods:

Randomizer -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/28

Hard Mode -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/46

New challenges / ones that are intended to be used after completing the game:

New Game Plus -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/41

Yggdrasil Expansion Pack -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/45

Hope that helps.

[PozerWolf]

Originally posted by Tim Allahn SnAckbarr:

Hard Mode -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/46

Oh, this looks neat.

[Stryker]

Originally posted by PozerWolf:

Originally posted by Tim Allahn SnAckbarr:

Hard Mode -- https://www.nexusmods.com/dragonquest3remake/mods/46

Oh, this looks neat.

It is. Feels like Wizardry in the early going where you're struggling to win fights. Then you get a foothold, then you can start progressing. Highly recommend this mod. Makes the game not a boring faceroll.

[PozerWolf]

Originally posted by Stryker:

It is. Feels like Wizardry in the early going where you're struggling to win fights. Then you get a foothold, then you can start progressing. Highly recommend this mod. Makes the game not a boring faceroll.

I was gonna wait a good few weeks to see it get more refined. But your description of the mod is really selling me on it. I think I'm gonna have to try it out very soon.