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Shoddy Firearms Rebalanced
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Shoddy Firearms Rebalanced

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Pikkio's Shoddy Firearms extensions for Kenshi
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Description
I think that the Shoddy Firearms is the only firearms mod which has sense within the world of Kenshi, but it was a bit unbalanced (guns and ammos were too cheap, too powerful, and too easy to research and to craft), so with this mod I've tried to rework and tweak the firearms cost/values, as well as researches and production chains.

I strongly recommend to use this mod along with the Shoddy Firearms Dissemination Patch, so that ammos and guns can be found around the world in shops and on some npc too.

List of Changes:
  • reworked the cost and strength of the Shoddy Firearms so that they are more balanced compared to vanilla crossbows (generally increased their price a lot, modified the ingredients needed to produce them, reduced the damage and slightly tweaked some other values)

  • crafting guns is more complex/expensive and requires Firearm Parts (Spring Steel + Hinge) and Steel Bars.

  • added various storages related to this production chain. Ammos can be stored in vanilla bolt-box or in dedicated storage boxes.

  • rebalanced the researches related to firearms (costs and requirements) so that it's more challenging/rewarding to reach them all, and doesn't allow to have very strong weapons too early.

Tech Tree Notes
In order to craft Flintlocks you need to unlock Tech Level 3 first (and then use a Research Bench level 3).
Then you need to research:
1. "Boom Boom Boom" (from Interactive World, to unlock blackpowder) under "Survival" in the tech menu
2. "Flintlock Crafting" under "Smithing" in the tech menu

at that point you can build the "Ammos Bench" and the "Firearms Bench".
You will need Iron Plates and Blackpowder to craft ammos. And to craft guns you will need Steel bars and Firearm Parts (hinge, spring steel, wood log).

then when you've researched "Flintlock crafting 2" and "Flintlock crafting 3" and you have unlocked Tech Level 4, you can use a research bench level 4 to research the "Musket Crafting" techs and be able to craft the more advanced guns (they will become available to craft in the Firearms Bench) and their ammos (in the Ammos Bench).


FOOT NOTES

If you are using Interactive World, instead of this mod you should install my other mod which introduces the same tweaks but it also integrates with Interactive World and uses Blackpowder to produce Ammos:

Shoddy Firearms into Interactive World

in that case you might also want to check out my other mods for Interactive World:

More Sensible Interactive World Nutrition
Interactive World - Rope Crafting
Interactive World - Extended Carbon

Please let me know in the comments if there is something that you would like to change or something broken.
And please don't forget to like or favorite if you're enjoying this Mod! :)
9 Comments
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realpikkio  [author] 29 May, 2023 @ 5:00pm 
ok great! :)
UltraMega 29 May, 2023 @ 3:06pm 
Thank you for replying. Found out what I was missing...I need to research Musket Crafting 1 & 2 is all. Appreciate you for making this mod.
realpikkio  [author] 29 May, 2023 @ 4:43am 
hello @tiger! to craft muskets you need to unlock Tech level 4 (and have a research bench level4).
then you should be able to research Musket Crafting 1, 2 and 3, that unlock the various muskets and the musket bullets. At that point you should be able to craft them in the same Firearms Bench where you can craft the flintlock. let me know if you're missing any of these things!
UltraMega 28 May, 2023 @ 2:39pm 
hey, loving the mod so far but i'm having a little trouble figuring out how to manufacture the higher tier guns. I've researched the relevant technologies and have hit max tech level but i don't see any options to craft any guns other than regular, improved and double flintlocks. Am I just missing something really obvious?
realpikkio  [author] 11 Feb, 2023 @ 6:37am 
hello @fritzophrania! You need to build the "Ammo Crafting Bench" to produce ammos and firearm parts. You should find the building under "Crafting". It looks exactly the same as the Arrow Crafting Bench.
Fritzophrania 10 Feb, 2023 @ 6:10pm 
I'm using this along with shoddy firearms dissemination, I've researched the guns but I can't figure out how to make firearm parts or ammo, would that be an issue with this mod?
DUCATISLO 23 Nov, 2022 @ 10:45am 
gg
realpikkio  [author] 29 Aug, 2022 @ 8:38am 
hello! Yes sure! you can add them all if you want! :) And please leave a comment if you spot anything not working properly, or you have suggestions for improvements.
Asur 26 Aug, 2022 @ 11:03am 
Hi! I am the developer of the Second Life of Kenshi mod, can I include your mods in my modpack?