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Loot Luck Equalizer

Tested on b41 and b42.
Should work on multiplayer.
Can be added or removed mid-game. (But wont fill containers you already explored by being within about 50 square tiles).

If the game fills a container with too few items, this mod gives the container a second chance to fill again.
This makes each identical run feel less luck dependant.

• Tired of Luck determining the success of your runs, rather than skill?
  
• Want to compare your skill more competitively?
  
• Want only "light touch" mods that stay true to the base game?
  
• Do the RNG gods hate you?

Then this mod is for you!


If a container is empty or under-filled, there is a ~65% chance the container will (essentially) "re-roll" adding loot to itself. (The exact same "fillContainer" function is run again).
This makes each run more balanced while still feeling random, realistic and true to the base game.



That's all you really need to know.
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1) If a container has 3 or less items in it, there is a 65% chance the container will once more run the "fillContainer" function.

2) If your character has the "lucky" trait, it's 75% chance and "unlucky" gives you 55% chance.
So the lucky/unlucky trait changes this mod by (+/- 10%).
In multiplayer, whoever first approaches a container within 50 square tiles is the one who triggers the container filling.

3) You will still encounter randomly empty containers, just not as often.

4) The mod is tested and tuned for the loot rate of both "rare" (default) and "extremely rare" (CDDA challenge). Yes, this mod will make loot slightly more common overall, but it mainly effects runs where you would have been finding very little loot so it moreso balances runs / sessions out rather than make the game much easier.

5) Even with this mod, some rare houses will have all containers empty or filled with unusual items because they are "themed" to be empty or unusual (e.g. "cops and robbers", "party", "moving in/out", "burned down" or "survivor" houses).


I created this mod because I often replay the same self-imposed challenge runs and noticed a pattern: some runs felt consistently unlucky, finding almost no useful items, while others were filled with loot. This led me to suspect there might be a hidden mechanic set at the start of a run that affects loot quality and quantity.
While I couldn't fully confirm this, looking at the game's code, it does seem that an uncontrollable zombie population variable—set at game start and not visible in sandbox settings—may influence loot rates, which could explain the inconsistency.


Less Fire at start of CDDA challenge:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2937011330

Fire Damage Re-balance:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2908846234

Fire Ignites Player Slower:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2908902180


Workshop ID: 2936635985
Mod ID: JCD_LLE