Tau Expansion Pack/ Balance patch:For the greater Suits (Version 2.2)

Hello! This mod is an expansion mod that adds new units, new technology and balance changes.

1) New Research Options:

• Tier 8: Iridium Plating: The plating increases Armor by 1, Health by 10% and gives 10% ranged damage reduction.
• Tier 10: CrisisBattlesuit reinforcements: Increases unit size from 3 to 4.
  (And increase the upkeep from 3 to 4)

• Jump Pack has been added to the Commander, Crisis Battlesuits and Stealth Battlesuits as an Innate Ability. (Works with Hammer of wrath)
• Tigershark now has 2 buffed Gun Drone abilities and now has 5 units in a squad instead of 3
• Drone Controller: Increases range from 1 to 2

2) New units

• Crisis Bodyguards

  This new Crisis Suit will protect Tau heroes and bring a new type of firepower to the battlefield

  Big shout out to dexgattaca for allowing his models to be publicly used!

• Orca transport ship

  A super-heavy transport flier which can transport many Tau units at once

  Many thanks again to dexgattaca for allowing his models to be publicly used!

• DS8 Support Turret

  A stationary drone which fortifies positions

  Huge thanks to Armstrong for texturing and animating the unit.

• Sha’ng Longstrike

  A formidable tank pilot who empowers Hammerheads

3) New technology

• TX-4 Pirana Ambush

  A trait that allows the Pirana to have increased range when the enemy is affected by Marker Light

• Strike Teams

  A new trait that empowers Fire Warriors and Breachers when they are adjacent to other Fire Warriors/ Breachers.

  – Fire warriors will get the Strike Team buff which increases accuracy and overwatch damage. This research will also reduce enemy’s ranged accuracy by 17%. Fire Warriors can now also deploy the TS8 support turrets.

  – Breachers will get Breach and Clear! This trait increases armour damage against vehicles and fortifications and increases their grenade range by 1.

• Crisis Bodyguard additional missile pods

  Equips the Crisis Bodyguard with additional missile pods

4) Balance changes:
It’s numbers time! 😀

4a) Traits Balance changes:
• Tidewall Shieldline Reflect increased from 17% to 33%
• Flechette Discharge return damage increased from 17% to 33%
• Loss of Drones will no longer reduce morale by more than 0.5

  4b) Weapon Balance changes:

• CyclicIon Raker Overcharged (Used by the Ghostkeel Suit): Damage increased from 6 to 24

• Ion Accelerator Standard (Used by the Tau HQ and the Riptide Battlesuit): Damage increased from 4 to 5

• Ion Accelerator Overcharged (used by the same units as the normal firing mode): Increased damage from 6 to 15

• Nova Electromagnetic Shockwave (used by the R’varna’s nova reactor): Increased Damage from 0.75 to 3

• Pulse Submunitions Cannon (used by the R’varna Battlesuit): Increased Damage from 3 to 6

• Twin Linked Fusion Blaster (used by the Ghostkeel suit): Increased attack(s) from 1 to 2

• Twin Linked Heavy Rail Rifle (used by Broadside Battlesuits): Increased Damage from 6 to 7

• Twin Linked Plasma Rifle (Used by the Riptide Battlesuit): Increased Attack(s) from 1 to 2

• Twin Linked Airbursting Fragmentation Projector (Stormsurge weapon): Increased Attacks from 1 to 3

• Twin-Linked Ion Rifle (used by the MV-17 Interceptor Drones): Increased accuracy from 4 to 6

• Fusion Blaster (used by the XV-25 Stealth Battlesuits and the TX-4 Piranha): Increased damage from 6 to 7
• Pulse Bomb (used by the AX-39 Sun Shark Bomber): Increased armor penetration from 2 to 3

5) Units:

• Broadside Battlesuit: Increased Accuracy from 6 to 8

• Riptide Battlesuit: Accuracy Increased from 6 to 8

• X-108 R’varna Battlesuit: Increased Accuracy from 6 to 8

• KV-128 Stormsurge Battlesuit: Increased Accuracy from 6 to 7

• Shielded Missile Drones: Accuracy increased from 4 to 6

• Breacher Fire Warriors:

  -Increased Tier from Tier 1 to Tier 2, increased food and ore cost from 15 to 20, increased food upkeep from 1.5 to 2 and increased production cost from 30 to 36.

  -Increased Pulse-Blaster damage from 2 to 2.5, increased armour penetration from 1 to 4 and increased accuracy from 6 to 7

• AX-3 Razorshark Space Fighter: Added new trait (Strafing Run) and overcharged damage of Quad-Iron Turret is now 16
• XV-95 Ghostkeel Battlesuit : Ghostkeel Electro-warfare suit’s ranged damage reduction increased from 17 to 25. HP increased from 16 to 20.

6) Vehicles:

• TX-4 Piranha: Accuracy increased from 6 to 7. New weapon: Twin-Linked Pulse Carbine. New trait: Target-Lock which increases the accuracy of the Fusion Blaster. New Action: Scout.

  Huge thanks to Armstrong for updating the model in order to add new weapons to it! Absolutely revolutionary!

These are all the changes! Thanks for reading this. Give the mod a try and please tell me what you think. I am totally open for feedback and would like to improve this mod as we go along.
If you have translations of my mods you can send them to me and I’ll add them!
I’ll write down what my plans are and how likely they are to become a reality for this mod! (Hopefully all)

Definitely happening:

• Continued balancing of the mod

Most likely happening:

• More balancing mods (Like the Astra for example cause the Baneblade can use some love) Please tell me if you’d like these too and which factions!

Further updates coming in version 2.5

– New Hero
– New building