Improved weapon balance

Targeted adjustments to weapons make each weapon feel competitive and unique while improving overall balance. Multiple versions and add-ons available.

Improved Weapon Balance

🎯 Overview

Some weapons are slightly weaker than other options, or just don't have enough appeal in repeat playthroughs. This mod solves these problems and improves the overall balance through targeted and conservative adjustments. Most weapons have received minor tweaks to key secondary attributes to make them feel more unique and useful, while reinforcing their existing core strengths.

⚔️ Weapon adjustment details

🔪 Knives

**Combat Knife**

• Added headshot stagger multiplier: 1.0x → 5.0x
• Damage increase: 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0 → 0.8/0.9/1.0/1.1/1.2
• Stagger rate increase: 1.5/1.8/2.1/2.5/2.8 → 1.5/2.25/3.0/4.0/5.0

**Original Knife**

• Damage adjustment (optional): 0.80/0.90/1.00/1.10/1.20 → 0.50/0.60/0.70/0.80/0.90
• Durability redistributed/improved: 1.60/1.80/2.00/2.20/2.40 → 2.00/2.50/3.00/3.50/4.00

**Fighting Knife**

• Headshot damage multiplier increased: 1.5x → 1.75x
• Added headshot interruption multiplier: 1.0x → 1.5x
• Damage redistribution

🔫 Pistols

**SG-09 R / Sentinel Nine**

• Damage increased for the last two upgrades
• Stagger rate increased
• Critical hit rate redistributed/increased

**Punisher**

• Critical hit rate increased: 4/8 → 5/9
• Damage increase: 0.90/1.10/1.40/1.70/1.90 → 1.10/1.30/1.60/1.90/2.20
• Penetrating power increases when focused

**Red-9**

• Focus critical hit rate increased: 5/7 → 4/12
• The dispersion of the sight on the gun stock attachment is reduced
• Increased interruption rate and dismemberment rate

**Blacktail**

• Critical hit rate increased: 4/6 → 5/7
• Ammunition capacity increased: 9/10/11/12/13 → 10/12/14/16/18
• Compatible with laser sights by default

🎯 Shotguns

**W-870**

• Reduced vertical and horizontal dispersion
• Center projectile critical hit rate increased: 3 → 5
• Damage and dismemberment rates redistributed

**Riot Gun** (optional)

• Increased diffusion
• Center projectile critical hit rate reduced: 5 → 3
• Damage redistributed, ammunition capacity increased

**Skull Crusher**

• Reduced diffusion
• The critical hit rate of the center projectile has been greatly increased: 3 → 8
• Ammunition capacity and reload speed optimization

**Bitter**

• Reduced horizontal spread
• All 16 non-center projectiles can now critical hit
• New penetration: 1x → 2x
• Increased ammunition capacity

🔥 Special Weapons

**Crossbow Launcher**

• Added headshot damage multiplier: 1.0x → 2.5x
• Headshot stagger multiplier increased: 2.4x → 4.0x
• Improved accuracy and arrow speed

**Flame Thrower**

• Damage increased
• Stagger rate increased
• Ember stagger and interruption rate increased

🎮 Version selection

• **Standard Edition**: Complete balance adjustments
• **Light Version**: Contains gain adjustment only
• **Add-ons**: Provide compatibility support for large-scale modules such as Berserker and Valkyrie

🔧 Installation instructions

• Download the preferred version of the mod and FluffyModManager
• Place the .zip file of the module into the `ModManager/Games/RE4R/Mods` folder
• Enable Improved Weapon Balance in the GUI menu of the Mod Manager

💡 Usage suggestions

• Balance designed around Pro difficulty, experience may be different on lower difficulties
• All weapon adjustments are designed to enhance the uniqueness and usefulness of each weapon
• Provides multiple optional adjustments to customize the experience according to personal preferences

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*Enjoy a more balanced and diverse weapon selection, making every game full of freshness! * 🎊