Leechcraft

In the world of medicine, knowledge is as important as a steady hand. With Leechcraft, your healing abilities will increase with your knowledge. Bandages wrap stronger and wounds heal cleaner—the smarter you are, the better you become at the art of healing.

Leechcraft

🩹 Dynamic bandaging system

This mod started with a simple idea: to nerf the bandage effect for my **Veteran Hardcore** overhaul. While digging into the game logs, I noticed that Bandage Salve has an efficiency parameter. Instead of simply reducing efficiency across the board, I thought - why not make it dynamic?

So I linked efficiency directly to **knowledge** skills, making bandaging appear clumsy and wasteful in the early stages of the game, but gradually improved as Henry learned and grew. Ultimately, this isn't just a nerf or buff - it's a growth system based on medieval lore.

✨ Core Functions

• **Dynamic Bandaging** – Your bandaging skills now scale with **Learning**. The more you learn, the more precise and effective your bandages will be, meaning you will need fewer bandages as your knowledge increases.
• **FIVE HEALING LEVELS** – Progress is tracked via visible buffs (*Leechcraft I–V*), with each level reflecting your current proficiency
• **AUTO PROGRESS UPDATE** – Buffs update seamlessly when you wake up from sleep or load a save
• **Immersive Text** – Each level has a unique description inspired by medieval medicine and the game’s worldview
• **⚔️ EARLY GAME CHALLENGE** - At the beginning, you will consume more bandages than before, making wound treatment costlier and survival more difficult. Later in the game, your knowledge will save resources - so stock up on bandages!

💡 **Leechcraft V** matches original bandage efficiency, ensuring balance at peak skill - but still a long way to go before reaching this level of mastery

🔧 Technical implementation

This mod works by plugging into the game's existing systems:

• **Sleep/Wake Hook** - Script listener on **Skip Time UI** event to detect when Henry wakes up
• **Scholarship Check** – Get your **SkillLevel** level directly from **player.soul:GetSkillLevel("scholarship")** API at this time
• **Layered Buff System** – Depending on your level, specific buffs are applied (**Leechcraft I–V**). Each buff modifies the **fae** (first aid efficiency) multiplier and changes the bandage consumption
• **Buff Handling** – applies buffs by UUID, overriding lower levels to prevent stacking issues
• **Skill Integration** – Visible **Leechcraft** skill entries provide in-game explanations, including custom icons and localized descriptions

Rather than a simple fixed reward, this approach ties **bandaging strength directly to knowledge**, making your treatment feel earned and contextual, rooted in your study of medicine and books.

📥 Installation instructions

Manually copy to the mods folder.

✅ You should see **[Leechcraft] Initialized** in the console. In the **Inventory** → Player Skills section, the new **Leechcraft** skill will appear under **Learning**. Your current Leechcraft Level (I–V) is also displayed in the Gains section.

🔄 Version History

**1.0** Initial release

🎮 Other module recommendations

**⚔️ Gameplay Overhaul**

• Smith's Reach – Forging without endless inventory organization
• KitSmith – smarter toolkit management
• Provision Purge – automatically removes spoiled food
• Repair Skill Overhaul – more immersive repair progress
• Veteran Hardcore – a tougher survival experience

**🎨 UI and immersion**

• Veteran Map – a clearer map that matches the settings
• Finder's Keepers – cleaner inventory handling
• Unconscious Crime UI – Immersive crime feedback

**🎵 Audio**

• Silent Omens – Atmospheric sound overhaul

**🐎 Horses and Travel**

• Keltarias: No Horse Teleport – Keep horses realistic