Seta Nagato

Vanguard: A complete remake of the Musketeer class. Complete changes from the ground up to bring a whole new flavor to the profession. The old Musketeer was just a reskin of the Crossbowman, which was off-putting, so I decided to make a drastic change to her gameplay to make her unique in the cast of characters.

Vanguard Musketeer - Seta Nagato's Rework

🎯 **Vanguard: A complete remake of the Musketeer class**

This mod requires the (free) **Musketeer DLC**.

🔥 **THROUGH REVOLUTION**: This mod aims to bring a whole new flavor to the Musketeer profession. The old Musketeer was just a reskin of the Crossbowman, which was off-putting, so I decided to make a drastic change to her gameplay to make her unique in the cast of characters.

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✨ Major changes

• **Mechanic Shift**: Changed from standard classes to pattern-based classes (similar to Aberrants).
• **Skills Reworked**: All skills have been redesigned.
• **Attribute Adjustment**: Basic attributes have been readjusted.
• **Audiovisual Update**: Some sprites, special effects, and sound effects have been changed to accommodate the new changes.
• **Accessories fine-tuning**: Some accessory gains have been readjusted (minor changes).

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🎭 Vanguard Musketeers Overview

**Ideal Position**:

◯ ◮ ● ◮

**Role positioning**

• 💥 Burst damage outputter
• 😌 Stress Healer
• 🎯 Terminator
• 🎮 Controller
• ⚙️ Helper
• 🛡️ Procrastinator & Tank Coordinator

**Skill Requirements**: ★★☆☆☆

• **Benefits**: Has a variety of tools for dealing damage, stuns, pressure heals, and wards.
• **Cons**: Requires some game awareness about taking risks. Fragile front row.

**Power Potential**: ★★☆☆☆

• **Advantages**: If you wait enough time, it can cause high critical burst damage. Pretty strong with her defense strategy.
• **Disadvantages**: Slow initial speed. Performance fluctuates.

**Battery life**: ★★☆☆☆

• **Advantages**: Can force guard, and can self-heal/stress-heal.
• **Disadvantages**: Small health pool. Self-treatment is erratic or slow.

**Randomness Dependence**: ★★★★☆

• **Advantages**: Waiting long enough can mitigate her randomness. Support skills are pretty stable.
• **Disadvantages**: Relies on hits and critical hits. Rely on AI.

**RISK**: ★★★★☆

• **Benefits**: Can be guarded throughout the battle if needed.
• **Disadvantages**: Often puts yourself at risk, potentially leading to dangerous situations.

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🎮 Game Overview

The Vanguard Musketeer is a powerful but high-risk frontline character that requires the help of a tank to properly perform its role.

Her main role is synergized with allies with high health who take all damage on the Musketeer's behalf, while the Musketeer waits (or takes the risk) until she can deal massive damage with her musket.

The Musketeer can switch between her two modes (**Assist Mode** / **Vanguard Mode**) to change the effects of the skills you equip her, thus determining how active/passive she becomes depending on how you use those modes.

⚠️ **Use this unit with care**, as her positioning requires her to be in the front row to be effective, which, coupled with her low health, may create risky situations for your team.

The Musketeers prefer teams that can play a more defensive style.

~~ Synerges well with Lepers and Beast-Abominations~~

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⚔️ Detailed explanation of skills

**Vanguard Mode**

The core pillar of the Musketeer skill set. Its main purpose is to switch between modes (similar to the Aberrant). Skills with **(V)** in their name are allowed, along with secondary effects from the rest of the skill set.

**Position**: ◯ ◉ ● ◉ ◉

**Target (not self)**: ◉ ◉ ◉ ◉

**------Auxiliary Mode ------**

• Switch to vanguard mode
• Force the target to guard the Musketeer until she shoots or uses Vanguard mode again
• Provides stun resistance rest. (Target)
• Provides ++Hit/++Crit/++Damage (until the battle ends or the Musketeer fires)
• Provides --hit/--crit/--damage (2-3 rounds)
• Provides damage reflection until ward removed (targe …