DD balance adjustment

Tweaked heroes' less-used abilities to make them more useful. Add/rebalance enemy front row to shake up the currently popular "kill first, then row" strategy.

DDBalance

✨ **A balance mod designed to improve the game's strategic depth and hero diversity! ** ✨

This mod rebalances some less useful hero skills and makes front row monsters more threatening, aiming to change the currently popular "kill the back row first" monotonous strategy.

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🛠️ Installation method

Copy the contents of the compressed package to your "Darkest Dungeon" game installation directory. Just run the `localization.bat` file.

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🦸‍♂️ Hero skill adjustments

The module makes numerical and mechanical adjustments to the skills of many heroes, giving unpopular skills a new lease of life!

**Antiquities Researcher**

• **Get down! **: Evasion buff increased from 10/12/15/17/20 to **20/24/30/34/40**.
• **Flash Powder**: Target changed from 1-2-3-4 to **1-2-3-4 Area Attack**; Accuracy debuff increased from 5/10/12/15/18 to **10/12/15/18/20**.
• **Invigorating Steam**: Dodge buff increased from 3/5/7/9/10 to **5/7/10/12/15**.

**Crossbowman**

• **Suppressing Shot**: Accuracy debuff increased from 5/6/7/8/10 to **10/12/14/16/20**.
• **Sniper Mark**: Newly added **Give teammates an accuracy bonus against marked targets** (10/12/15/17/20).
• **Rallying Flare**: The debuff resistance duration is extended to **6 turns**; a new **stun resistance bonus** (10/15/20/25/25) is added, which lasts for 6 turns; the light gained is increased from 3/4/5/6/7 to **5/6/7/8/10**.

**Bounty Hunter**

• **Marked for Death**: Newly added **Give teammates a damage bonus** (25/30/35/40/45) against marked targets.

**Crusader**

• **Fanatical Charge**: Target changed from 1-2 area attack to **2-3 area attack**.
• **Faith Barrier**: Added **Reduce Stress %** buff (25/28/32/36/40), which lasts for the entire battle.
• **Combat Healing**: Moved the "Reducing Stress" effect from "Inspirational Shout" to this skill.
• **Inspiring Shout**: Removed healing; moved "Reduced Stress" effect to "Combat Healing"; added buffs for **Reduced Stress %** (15/18/22/26/30), **Increased Stress Healing %** (10/13/15/18/20), and **Increased Virtue Chance** (3/6/9/12/15); target changed to **All Teammates**.

**Dog Trainer**

• **Target Whistle**: Newly added **Gives teammates a dodge bonus against marked targets** (15/20/25/30/35).

**Leper Swordsman**

• **Cleave** & **Harvest**: Both have added **Accuracy bonus to marked targets** (15/18/22/26/30).
• **Purify**: Damage coefficient 60%; Added **Self-accuracy and critical hit buff**; Can be used from **2-3-4**; Added **Advance 1 space** effect.
• **Revenge**: Can be used from **position 1**; remove the original buff; add **Counterattack** effect.
• **Withstand**: Move the "Reducing Stress" effect to "Surreme"; Move the "Increase Resistance" effect from "Sudden" here; Add a **Reduce Stress Percentage** buff (25/28/32/36/40), which lasts for the entire battle; **Limited to 1 use per battle**; The buff lasts for the entire battle.
• **solemn**: Moved the "reduce stress" effect from "withstand" to this; moved the "increased resistance" effect to "withstand".
• **Intimidate**: Debuff changed to **Reduce % Stress on Team** and **Reduce Critical Hit**; target changed to **All Enemy Units**; Damage coefficient -95%.

**Occult Scholar**

• **Curse of Fragility**: New **Gives teammates a bonus to critical hit chance against marked targets** (6/7/8/9/10).

**Plague Doctor**

• **Inspiring Steam**: **Add 1 action opportunity** for the designated target hero; **Limited to 3 times per battle**; **Cannot be used on yourself**.

**Nun**

• **Mace Slam**: Damage coefficient **+15%**.
• **Holy Solace**: Healing amount reduced to 1-1/1-2/1-3/2-3/2-4; **Cannot heal the user themselves**.
• **Revelations**: Accuracy increased to 100/105/110/115/120.

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👹 Monster adjustments and new skills

To make combat more challengin …