Malus Darkblade – New Skills & Tech
Adds new range focused Faction & Legendary Lord Traits, Skills, and 14 new Technologies to research.
As with WH2, this simple mod aims to make Malus a more fun starting Legendary Lord. The buffs are comparable to the likes of the ‘ShadowDart’ trait which used to make normal Dark Elf Lords actually superior to Legendary Lords because Shades continue to be the meta for this race.
In the books, Malus Darkblade is a renowned commander, entrusted by Malekith to lead armies against impossible odds. However due to the focus on Cold Ones, and no real benefits as a faction leader, he has become one of the worst Dark Elf Starting Lords, and they as a faction have also been left behind with the great new DLC’s and Race improvements. This is less egregious in WH3 vs WH2 thanks to rampage being removed but it’s still lacklustre.
There is also a noticeable gap within the Dark Elf roster for a Dark Elf Range Lord (similar to Alith Anar or Alarielle for the High Elves).
Faction Bonuses:
+20% Range for Darkshards, Corsairs, Shades and Dark Riders
-15% Slave Decline Rate
Malus Darkblade Lord Bonuses:
+15% Missile Strength for Shades, Darkriders and Scourgerunner Chariots
Malus Darkblade Skill Tree Additions:
Motivation Through Fear – Factionwide Income +5% from slaves
Seditious or Sanguine – Diplomatic Relations +15 with Dark Elves, Control +4 locally and Corruption-10 when in own province
14 new endgame technologies have been added, 7 which tie into Malus Darkblades’ hatred side, and 7 which embrace the Daemon within. These are unlocked after you complete the final Upgrade III node.
These are just some initial changes, open to feedback. Obviously this does make Malus a much better faction leader and lord, rather than just an insane combatant, but it isn’t intended to be a total cheat mod, just something that hopefully makes his campaign more fun and different.
Other Recommended Mods to Improve Malus’ Campaign:
Tzarkan Whispers Revamped by diagonal_zero: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2853934286
Dark Elves Technology (adds 31 new tech to research): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2861907533
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
