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Hardest Difficulty Mod (MP and SFO compat) 6.x Update

• Light - Start Here (Entry Level Experience) (Closest to Vanilla Difficulty)
  https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2884022389
  
  
• Medium - Challenging (You've Got a Good Understanding of The Game)
  https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2863476996
  
  
• Hard - Very Challenging (Be Prepared to Play Defensively at Times) (Experienced Players Only)
  https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2883916600
  
  
• Hardest - Survival Campaign (Don't Start with this one) | (I warn you!)
  https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2886091410
  When to use this mod? - When you have an established/comfortable empire and the AI is no longer
  challenging you

*The effects of this mod will become more apparent as the game progresses*

"Why" blurb: I got tired of having to subscribe to multiple/overlapping/mish mashed difficulty mods to get to the experience/difficulty I wanted. So I made my own, tailored it to the experience I wanted (we use it in mp with sfo). Works great with Hecleas's AI Overhaul Mod.



S P O I L E R !

+AI recruits more heroes and embeds them into armies (most of them anyway)
+AI can recruit heros at start without the building requirements - they are bound by hero caps however
+AI Agents will no longer perform agent actions, at best they are simply minor nuisances on the campaign map
+Increased AI Mana Regen: +100% Power Recharge and +1.15 Mana Reserve Regen Rate
+AI will recruit higher quality armies (Where/when capable)
+AI Horde armies should be more likely to follow each other (increasing survivability)

[For players]
+Increased the starting army caps of Tomb Kings/Nakai/and Beastmen for human players, still adjusting it
+Increased pool size for lord and hero recruiting, as well as increasing the frequency of new ones entering the pool

[Depending on difficulty mod]
+Increased AI Base Hero/Lord starting level by 10 (tiered by the mod in use)
+AI armies receive XP each turn +400 (Results in higher chevron units in AI armies overtime)
+Reduced AI Recruitment, upkeep, and Construction Costs by 100%
+Reduced AI Building Construction Time by 50%
+Reduced AI Research 'Cost' by 100%
+Increased AI Ancillary acquirement rate by 100% (Magic item drop chance from battles won)
+Increased AI GDP (income) by 100%
+Increased AI Post Battle Loot by 100%
+Increased Major and Minor faction potential

Anti-Cheese Implementation(s):
+REMOVED STALK STANCE FOR ALL PERTINENT FACTIONS
+GAVE THEM MASTERFUL AMBUSH INSTEAD
Blurb: Ambush chance on attack is almost as bad as lightning strike. Very abusable against AI and other players.
To compensate I have given them the Masterful Ambush stance (It's a better ambush stance).

+DISABLED LIGHTNING STRIKE
+Now putting points into Lightning Strike increases army reinforcement times in battle
Blurb: I can't truly recommend a mod, let alone my own, that would encourage use of lightning strike. It is a very powerful and abusable mechanic against AI and other players. If in use with this mod you want to be able to use lightning strike as well - I have linked a submod on this page if you want to re-enable LS


This mod does not alter AI recruitment points
This mod does not alter unit stats

• Other 'difficulty' mods? As long as they don't touch economy, should be fine. Can always use RPFM to check
  
• SFO and MP? Yes, Extensively tested
  
• My difficulty mods are interchangeable
  
• Mid-Save Safe Add? Yes
  
• Mid-Save Safe Remove? Unlikely
  
• Unit Mods? Yes
  
• Script Free? Yes
  
• Dependency Free? 'Soft' dependencies, can function without but strongly recommended
  
• Gluten Free? Try it and see
  
• Anything Else? Most Likely

Created a submod to re-enable lightning strike and stalk stance with my difficulty mods for those who want it - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2964263894

Check out my other Mods!
https://steamcommunity.com/id/XenoInReno/myworkshopfiles/?appid=1142710