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Subtle Sword Tweaks

Shen's Last Gift DLC Update

Well guys, it seems like with Shen's Last Gift and the ranger buffs, Firaxis decided on the sword buff rangers deserved. I personally like where Firaxis has taken this change, so rather than updating the numbers on this mod, I'm declaring this mod "no longer necessary."

That said, if after more playtesting I still feel like swords are a bit weak, this mod will get an update.

For the time being, this mod will stay unchanged from the modifications listed below.

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The goal of this mod is to make swords a bit better at what they already do, while respecting the spirit of XCOM, where every move is a carefully considered tactical gamble.

This mod intentionally doesn't guarantee 100% accuracy, because guaranteed hits are rare and valuable, and the skills and items that do it always have a cooldown, or limited uses. So the sword shouldn't be an unlimited use, zero cooldown guaranteed hit. But it should be reliable in a pinch.

In general damage was kept to where you still need the Blademaster perk to one-shot weaker enemies.

Details:

Sword accuracy raised by 5% (conventional), 10% (stun), and 10% (fusion). This means a squaddie ranger should expect around 92% accuracy. Second and third tier swords get a bigger bump to account for innate defense in later game enemies. The accuracy boost also makes bladestorm a little more consistent.

Stun sword chance to stun is raised from 25% to 40%, giving you a better mid-game crowd control tool. At 40% you can build a better strategy around using the stun offensively.

Fusion sword damage bumped to 6-7 (from 5-7) and pierces 1 armor. This makes the sword slightly more reliable as a trash mob killer in the late game.