EliteEnemyVariants

Elite Enemy Variants

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Overview

Elite Enemy Variants randomly converts supported vanilla enemies into a single Enhanced variant. Every Enhanced enemy receives stronger common statistics plus a dedicated behavior built around that enemy's original gimmick. The default chance is 35%, with no more than three Enhanced enemies per level.

Only the host needs the mod. Unmodded participants experience the Enhanced enemies normally.

Requirements

• BepInExPack 5.4.2305 or a later compatible version
• REPOConfig 1.2.6 or a later compatible version

Installation

Install with a compatible mod manager, or place EliteEnemyVariants.dll in the profile's BepInEx/plugins directory. Only the host needs the mod for gameplay effects.

Multiplayer

• The host's settings determine which enemies become Enhanced.
• Vanilla participants are fully supported and do not need Elite Enemy Variants.
• Enhanced status lasts until the stage changes.
• Player damage and knockback are not directly increased. Strength comes from improved abilities and each enemy's dedicated behavior.

Selection and identification

• Enemies present at the start of a level and enemies that appear later can both become Enhanced.
• The common chance is 35% by default. A per-enemy chance can override it.
• At most three Enhanced encounters are selected per level by default. Each Banger or Gnome group consumes one slot.
• New and existing configurations use a combined threat limit of 4 by default.
• SelectionSeed = 0 creates a fresh selection for each stage. A positive value repeats the same selection pattern.
• Stage Flux settings and seeds are never used for this roll.
• An Enhanced enemy displays three vanilla green heal flashes when first approached within 12 m, then two flashes every 2.5 seconds by default. The pulse pauses briefly after real damage or healing so those effects remain readable.
• Red damage flashes remain reserved for actual damage and are not used as the Enhanced identifier.

Enhanced common effects

| Effect | Default |

|---|---:|

| Health | 1.50x |

| Normal movement | 1.15x |

| Attack movement | 1.20x |

| Body movement and turning | 1.15x |

| Attack preparation speed | 1.35x |

| Recovery speed | 1.30x |

| Pursuit retention | 25% |

| Identification | Two vanilla green flashes every 2.5 s |

Gnome uses its dedicated 25 HP setting instead of the common health multiplier.

Enemy catalog

| Display name | Enhanced behavior |

|---|---|

| Animal | Notices players and enters havoc faster, then renews pursuit once after havoc. |

| Apex Predator | Transforms faster, hunts longer while transformed, and can transform one additional time. |

| Banger | Is selected once per group and consumes one level-cap slot. Uses a five-second fuse, shortened to 3.5 seconds near a visible target within 6 m. Explosion values remain vanilla. |

| Bella | Progresses tells and cooldowns faster and performs one additional charge. |

| Birthday Boy | Directly targets and immediately attacks the player who popped a balloon. |

| Bowtie | Progresses tell and recovery faster and performs one additional yell cycle. |

| Chef | Rolls at high speed while steering toward its target for up to six seconds, with one additional tumble. |

| Cleanup Crew | Uses head and melee actions sooner and performs one close-range melee follow-up after a head throw. |

| Clown | Walks and tracks while beaming, can switch target once, and has a bounded chance to perform a 180-degree sweep. |

| Elsa | Becomes angry faster, chases longer in large form, and can hand off to one nearby target before shrinking. |

| Gambit | Begins escaping after securing a captured player, keeps choosing reachable routes, retries stalled movement, and completes roulette and its result. |

| Gnome | Has 25 HP, stronger jumps, immediate re-attacks, valuable priority, opposite-side formation, and at most two simultaneous attackers. |

| Headgrab | Searches for and attacks heads faster and performs one additional headless combo. |

| Headman | Pursue