Deterministic damage and healing value

by AFriendlyIrin·v2.03·Updated 2026-02-27

Removed random fluctuations in attacks and heals, and made pressure attacks never miss.

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About this mod Machine translation

Removed random fluctuations in attacks and heals, and made pressure attacks never miss.

Deterministic damage and healing value

🎯 **Remove randomness and take control of the battle! ** This mod is designed to make Darkest Dungeon's combat calculations more stable and predictable.

✨ Core Functions

  • **Flat Damage and Healing**: All weapon damage and healing skills now deal a constant amount, approximately equal to the average in the original game (rounded up). Say goodbye to frustrating damage swings!
  • **Guaranteed Pressure Attacks**: Most skills that cause pressure (pressure attacks) now have a 100% hit rate. For balance, its effect size has been reduced accordingly.
  • 🧙‍♂️ **The Banshee’s Song of Desire** now always successfully charms the hero.
  • ⚠️ **NOTE**: The fear effect caused by the Ghoul's Howl can still be resisted.
  • **Exception**: In order to maintain game balance, a few healing skills retain some randomness to prevent them from being overly enhanced.

⚖️ Balance adjustments and exceptions

The mod carefully adjusts the values, but in order to maintain the design intent and balance of specific skills, the following exceptions are retained:

  • **Antiquarian's Fortified Mist**: Still fluctuates between 1-2 points at level 2, and between 2-3 points at level 4.
  • **Crusader's Cry of Inspiration**: The middle level still fluctuates between 1-2 points.
  • **Plague Doctor's Battlefield Healing**: Still fluctuates between 1-2 points at level 1, and between 2-3 points at level 3.
  • **Occult Scholar's Reconstruction of Another World**: There are still large fluctuations, but compared to the original version, the fluctuation range has been roughly halved.

🔍 **Important Note**: This mod **does not change** hit chance and critical hit chance, so combat is not completely "deterministic" and you still need to manage these risks.

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📥 Installation and Compatibility

**Installation method**:

  • Extract the contents of the compressed package into the `\mods` folder of the game.
  • Enable this module in the archive file.

**Compatibility Warning**:

  • ⚠️ Not compatible with any mod that modifies the monster information files (.info) or effect files in the original version or DLC.
  • ⚠️ Not compatible with any mods that modify hero damage attributes or healing skills.

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📜 Update log

**Version 2.03**

  • Fixed hero overlay file to work properly.

**Version 2.02**

  • Combined enemy and hero versions into one mod. The standalone version is still available as an alternative download.
  • Enemy-only mods will no longer correct the "Chaotic Roar" value.

**Version 2.01**

  • Master Hound's **Chaos Roar** is now also deterministic. Stress healing reduced by 1 per level, but now always triggers.

**Version 2.00**

  • Now a standard mod that can be enabled directly in the save menu.
  • Use `.override` files instead of `.info` files instead to improve clarity and compatibility with other mods.
  • Restored the volatility of **Augmented Mist**, **Inspiring Shout** and **Battlefield Heal**. Especially for battlefield medical, in order to fix its value and provide improvement when upgrading, it resulted in excessive power growth.

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💡 **Usage Suggestions**: If you're tired of "nearly" killing enemies or being cheated by a low-roll healer, this mod is perfect for you. It can bring a more stable and strategic planning-oriented game experience, allowing you to focus more on lineup matching and resource management, rather than praying for luck to be on your side.

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
  3. Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.

Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

File & checksum

Filename
Darkest Dungeon No Variance (Enemies Only)
File size
5.3 MiB