EndlessEnemy

COMPATIBLE WITH R.E.P.O. V0.4.4.

EndlessEnemy

This mod is a host-only mod that prevents long periods without enemies by shortening the respawn timers of despawned enemies when all currently active enemies have been defeated.

Overview

Normally, R.E.P.O. can occasionally enter periods where no enemies are present because every spawned enemy has been killed while the remaining enemies are still waiting for their respawn timers to expire.

This mod monitors the number of currently active enemies at configurable intervals.

When the number of alive enemies reaches zero, the mod searches for the despawned enemies with the shortest remaining respawn timers and reduces those timers to a configurable value.

This allows enemy encounters to continue more consistently and reduces downtime between fights.

The number of enemies affected and the shortened respawn time can both be configured.

Behavior

• Host-only mod
• Clients do not need to install this mod
• Checks whether alive enemies remain only at configurable intervals
• Uses a lightweight design to minimize unnecessary processing
• Does not allocate candidate lists while alive enemies are still present
• Only builds the candidate list after confirming that no alive enemies remain
• Selects enemies with the shortest remaining respawn timers
• Shortens only the configured number of enemy respawn timers
• Waits for a configurable cooldown period after activation before checking again
• Supports optional debug logging

Enemy check behavior

The mod performs enemy checks using the following flow.

• Wait until the configured check interval has elapsed.
• Verify that the mod is enabled.
• Verify that the local player is the host or is playing in singleplayer.
• Verify that a level has been generated.
• Verify that extraction completion rules allow processing.
• Scan all enemies to determine whether any alive enemies currently exist.
• If at least one alive enemy exists, stop immediately without allocating additional lists.
• If no alive enemies exist, build a list containing valid respawn candidates.
• Select the configured number of enemies with the shortest respawn timers.
• Shorten those timers to the configured value.
• Wait until the configured cooldown duration has elapsed before checking again.

Multiplayer

This is a host-only mod.

Enemy spawning and respawn timing are controlled by the host.

Because of that, clients do not need to install this mod.

If the host installs the mod, all players in the lobby will experience the modified behavior.

Configuration

General.Enabled

Enables this mod.

• Default: true
• Minimum: false
• Maximum: true

General.CheckIntervalSeconds

Interval used when checking whether any alive enemies remain.

• Default: 5
• Minimum: 0.5
• Maximum: 60

General.AfterTriggerCooldownSeconds

Delay before enemy checks resume after respawn timers have been shortened.

• Default: 20
• Minimum: 0
• Maximum: 300

General.RespawnCount

Number of enemy respawn timers that will be shortened.

Enemies with the shortest remaining respawn timers are selected first.

• Default: 1
• Minimum: 1
• Maximum: 20

General.RespawnTimerSeconds

Respawn timer value applied to selected enemies.

• Default: 5
• Minimum: 1
• Maximum: 60

General.IgnoreAfterExtractionCompleted

Prevents the mod from shortening respawn timers after all extraction points have been completed.

• Default: false
• Minimum: false
• Maximum: true

Debug.DebugLogEnabled

Outputs information about affected enemies to the BepInEx log.

The enemy name and timer changes will be displayed whenever the mod shortens a respawn timer.

• Default: false
• Minimum: false
• Maximum: true

Notes for developers

The mod patches EnemyDirector.Update() using a Harmony Postfix.

Enemy checks are intentionally interval-based instead of frame-based.

Under normal gameplay conditions, the mod only performs a lightweight alive-enemy scan.

Candidate list allocation only occurs after the mod confirms that there are no alive