Umbral Essence

The dead have refused their place in their graves. Twisted forms of life err on the horizon. Within the soul of every man, something has shifted. A long forgotten essence, present within the world, now permeates the souls of all who reside the mortal plane.

WHAT IS UMBRAL ESSENCE?

Umbral Essence is not your typical Kenshi mod. The ethos of this mod revolves around twisting what players knew about Kenshi, and adding in themes of necromancy and horror. Umbral Essence is NOT a (vanilla) lore friendly mod in any traditional sense of the phrase, though it adds its own take on how a war ravaged world such as Kenshi’s could be thrown into further turmoil from the advent of necromancy. Umbral Essence has its own established lore which works to integrate itself into Kenshi, not replace it.

Umbral Essence is not for the faint of heart. This mod was made tailored for those wanting a more difficult and perhaps horror themed experience. There will be death. And lots of it.

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WHAT DOES IT ADD?

-A couple Interactive Questlines
-25 new weapons, most of which are craftable and unlockable with research
-A couple new sets of armor
-12 new playable undead races.
-A healthy helping of melancholic writing mixed in with the traditional silliness that we all love Kenshi for.
-Plenty of undead to encounter on your journeys with specific ways of encountering them. Vengeful spirits haunt battlefields and don’t expect to find zombies in high areas of erosion such as swamps and the sweltering great desert.
-A few new thematic starts (including a randomizer for the fun of it)
-A few new and balanced factions with a specific theme and necromantic specialty
-New occult research
-Much, much more

FAQ
Q: Is necromancy possible within Umbral Essence?

A: As it is with FCS, I don’t think any believable (or even ‘fun,’ at that point) necromancy system would be achievable. EVERY example of a necromancy system would still involve talking to someone else in order to receive new undead recruits, which doesn’t really fit the idea of the crypt dwelling husks of necromancers we all know and love. Umbral Essence instead drops a player into a world stricken with necromancy and horror, not necessarily one where you too can raise armies of undead. Instead, a compromise must be made with Umbral Essence, where you as a player still interact with a world of necromancy, but your consequences within this world still mean life or death to the sides you choose.

Q: This quest won’t play dialogue!

A: Try quick saving and reloading in place to rejigger the AI. Dialogue scripting is known to be finicky with FCS.

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PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

Umbral Essence is still in development, so expect the following in the future

-More undead related raids
-Methods of manipulating the undead as well as ways to get them to join your ranks. (Which will not be through the literal resurrection of corpses, something sadly impossible with FCS)
-More races, specifically for the automatons and demons

SUPPORT UMBRAL ESSENCE

Umbral Essence will always be free. However, if and only if you are able to, you may support further development of Umbral Essence on my Ko-Fi page. Even if you choose not to, you can still check out a free to access 300~ photo gallery of behind the scenes images taken during Umbral Essence’s development.

https://ko-fi.com/cheetos_dead_fart

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, don’t hesitate to DM me on steam.

Thank you again for checking out Umbral Essence.