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Rigor Mortis: Procedural ragdolls

This mod rewrites how death works in Garry's Mod for NPCs and Players:
real anatomical physics, post-mortem reactions, dynamic faces, Ready or
Not audio, and a post-mortem balance system. Every death is unique.

- Requires "Keep Corpses" to work. Compatible with BSMOD and vFire.
- Custom NPC/player models can fail if their .phy physics files are
broken - that is a model problem, not a mod problem. Valve models
work perfectly.
- May clash with other mods that rewrite ragdoll physics.


Shock stiffening, progressive Rigor Mortis following Nysten's forensic
law (temperature multiplier and secondary flaccidity included),
directional NeuroCollapse (bodies buckle toward or away from the
impact, not always backwards), Kinetic Impact Chain (bullet force
travels through connected bones), brain death on headshots, dynamic
face animation, agonic jaw shock, hand clenching, muscle spasms and
fasciculations, intelligent wound grasping, reflexive agonic weapon
shooting, custom fall damage, physgun hold-to-kill, anti-launch and
surface friction systems.

Corpses killed by fire stay burning: progressive charring over time,
forensic pugilistic pose (heat contraction), fire spreading between
bodies and flammable props, water extinguishing with steam, and a
final incineration endpoint (charred body). Living NPCs panic while
burning.

A dedicated fix that guarantees fire deaths always ignite the corpse
(the Source engine clears the flame before the death hook runs - this
module captures it in time).

Respects custom .phy anatomy (real bone masses and tuned damping are
preserved, never overwritten). Explosions are mass-aware: bodies fly
with believable force no matter which weight pack is installed. An
impulse governor stops shotguns and bursts from launching ragdolls
into space.

Killed bodies do not just flop: for a couple of seconds they fight
for balance - they stagger, take recovery steps, brace with their
hands, and only then collapse with their full weight. Whether it
happens depends on the damage: clean shots can leave them standing,
overkills drop them instantly. While falling, their hands reach for
the bullet wound. Explosions skip the stumble (bodies are launched
instead) and headshots cause instant brain death.

Agony, impact, pain and death audio from Ready or Not, selected by
gender, faction and damage type. Screams cut off on ground impact.
Headshot and bone-break gore audio. Can be fully disabled in the menu.

Everything is configurable under Utilities > Rigor Mortis in the
Q-Menu (5 sub-categories): toggle every module, tune forces and
timings, and save your own presets (Realistic and Arcade presets
included).

This is my second mod. Feedback, suggestions and bug reports are
always welcome.

Keeping Source Engine physics from breaking takes late nights and
caffeine. If you enjoy the mod, a coffee helps fuel future updates.
Zero pressure: the mod is 100% free, and a thumbs up is already huge
support.


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