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Lightning Strike Rebalanced

Lightning Strike, being a player favorite, unfortunately got nerfed to the ground with TWWH III. The original Lightning Strike back in WH I and II was a 1 skill point magic solution. The current Lightning Strike is a 3 skill point hot garbage. This mod aims to find a more balanced middle ground between these two, giving it a little buff to make it better.

Lightning Strike Tier 1: now gives 200% reinforcement time penalty
Lightning Strike Tier 2: now gives 500% reinforcement time penalty
Lightning Strike Tier 3: now gives 500% reinforcement time penalty, as well as enable Lightning Strike Maneuver when attacking.
Lightning Strike Maneuver: vigour penalties have been reduced. Your army is no longer half-dead when taking this tactic.

Typically, with skill T1 you should have enough time to finish off the enemy before their reinforcements reach the front line. This should make it worth your 1 skill point investment.

With T2 you should be able to finish the enemy and have a bit of extra time to reorganize your formation to prepare for the next assault, or optionally end the battle right there. T2 should be enough 90% of the time so that T3 is really optional.

T3 allows you to use Lightning Strike and is especially helpful in battles that are expected to take lots of time, e.g. siege battles. The modified vigour penalty is less harsh but will still have a considerable impact. You will still have to make a conscious decision before choosing to use this maneuver. It really helps to have vigour-restoring skills and effects, such as the Regrowth spell or the Momentum effect of occupying victory locations.

And for those who simply don't want to use lightning strike or don't have the skill points to spare, you could always just use Ambush instead, as it is effectively T4 lightning strike.

This mod should be compatible with saved games. It should also be compatible with anything that doesn't affect lightning strike skill.
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I understand that different players experience the game differently, and might take different amounts of time to win battles. The numbers listed above are not final, please let me know if you feel there's too much or too little time!