The Whistler – Additions & Changes
Hello! This is an addon for another mod that took my attention for a few days since I started getting ideas and wanted to put them to work. It also includes a fix for a crash that was caused by an outdated body slider file which the Whistler NPC used.
I’ve enjoyed the Whistler mod for a long time, with it being one of the very first mods I installed for Kenshi. I wanted to make some personal changes to the mod and expand on a bit of its content to make it flow a little better with the rest of the game, so here’s my shot at it.
This addon is likely not finished, as I would like to continue looking for opportunities and ideas to expand on content because I think the original mod is a fascinating addition to the game.
Now, where to start? I only know a few aspects of modding the game, but I’ve tinkered and learned a few things while trying to make this addon. I’ll just put some of the changes into a list.
- Changed the testing gamestart into a proper Whistler solo start, with low stats but all character interactions preserved.
- Added a new player dialogue package for the Whistler (applied to both the original NPC and the new gamestart)
- Added more biome dialogue for the Whistler.
- Added various NPC reactions to the Whistler (Hungry Bandits, Skin Bandits, Black Desert inhabitants among others)
- Added more racial wordswaps for the Whistler (such as Shek & City Heroes racism)
- Touched up existing Whistler interactions to remove some awkwardness (no more spam of "IT’S NARKO HERSELF!")
- Condensed the Whistler’s Exile into 1 building with updated AI behavior and guard nodes to end the buggy enemy behavior, as well as stopping the wild animal attacks.
- If you choose the Whistler gamestart, you can claim the empty exile home for free!
- Re-exported the Whistler body file to prevent a crash(!)
- Reduced the Lost Ones’ heal rate to 4 instead of 10.
- Reduced the MkI thralls’ health by the same math as MkII thralls.
- Removed the _Prison research option (Imprisonment is already a vanilla research unlock)
This is not an exhaustive list of changes, so if I made a stupid mistake and missed something vital, please let me know!
