Yes’ Improved Stealth System

This is a complete rework of the stealth in this game. Making it more consistent under the right conditions.

For this mod to start doing things it requires two things from you. First, you have to be sneaking. Second, you need to be in a dark enough tile, standing in the fog will work too. This means that the mod does not depend for it to be night at all, you can turn off the lights of a warehouse and you’ll be covered by the shadows. But it also works the other way around, if you stand under a streetlamp long enough at night the zombies will have an easier time spotting you.

This moodle will display the lightning information for you. You can turn it off in the sandbox settings. Thanks to Moodle Framework!

Each level you have in sneak will decrease the radius at which you can be spotted. This makes it so characters that spend trait points in sneaking will have a head start in stealth that will be noticeable. Remember, you NEED to be in the darkness (or fog) for this mod to do anything at all. If you stand in the middle of the street in broad day light, zombies will be able to see you and the game’s default detection system will apply.

Inconspicuous will decrease said radius by a small amount, while Conspicuous will increase it.

Wearing dark clothing will give you a small bonus in your stealth radius. However, I made it so it is less intrusive. If you want this bonus, wearing a black T-Shirt underneath or even a black bandana will be enough, you don’t need to change your entire fashion at all. Although, wearing a High vis vest will give you a huge penalty 100% of the time. If this mechanic isn’t to your liking, you can always disable it at the sandbox options. I made this for the people like me who like to look sneaky while playing sneaky characters.

Wearing clothes with similar colors to your environment will give you another bonus. Wearing grey or black in urban areas or wearing green in every other area with vegetation like a forest will active this bonus. Ghillie Tops, Military Green Camo Shirts, Military Urban Camo shirts and Green Camo jackets will also have this behavior. Please be aware that only clothing with uniform patterns will have this effect, any piece of clothing that has something (like a picture, badge, literally anything) on it will not be able to carry this Camo bonus.

This feature is turned off by default. You can enable it in the sandbox options.

You can edit the value of all this bonuses in the sandbox options. You also have the option if you want the backstab to be completely silent and you can disable the clothing bonus.

This was tested with Night Vision Chucked and Brita’s Armor Pack. Please let me know if there is an issue or if you would like to see another mod being compatible.

I’m a bit embarrassed but right now I need all the help I can get so if you want to help I would really appreciate it.
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Workshop ID: 3053929034
Mod ID: ImprovedS