Marbozir’s Amalgamation Campaign Tweaks

This mod contains all of my personal config tweaks that I use with my Amalgamation Modlist.
IT’S NOT MEANT TO BE USED ON ITS OWN.

What this mod does:

• All research (including breakthroughs) is faster, except weapon research, which is slower.

• Progression is slightly smoothed out via Diverse Aliens by Force Level adjustments (extra enemies have reduced Force Level, +/- 1 FL variance added).
• Force Level increase on Legend difficulty changed to 15-16 days (average 15.5).

• MOCX / Exalt arrival is slightly delayed (early May target).
• Increased missions between Chosen appearances to 2 (though Covert Infiltration mechanics can still cause back-to-back encounters).

• Increased loot drops (2 timed loot per mission guaranteed).
• Soldier rewards from missions capped at Captain rank once Force Level 15 is reached.
• Point of Interest scanning times on Legend difficulty (Covert Infiltration) changed to 8-9 days.

• Maximum Will loss per mission reduced from 0.33 to 0.25.
• Will recovery is slightly faster.

• Adds Will and Hack Defense randomization (via Advent Not Created Equal).
• Soldier Conditioning significantly rebalanced: Stat ranges changed, guaranteed ability count based on combat intelligence (1/1/2/2/3).
• Point Based Not Created Equal pool increased from 85 to 95 points.
• Removes vanilla randomized Will to prevent double-dipping with Point-Based Not Created Equal.
• Makes higher combat intelligence slightly more common (40% Normal, 30% Above Avg, 18% Gifted, 10.8% Genius, 1.2% Savant).
• Limits the "System Infiltration" ability to only be usable if the soldier has a Hacker’s Laptop equipped.
• Removes Blend, Battle Space, and Over Exertion as GEMs (potential conflict with Amalgamation skills causing Will loss).

• Increases Amalgamation class choices to 5 when promoting a rookie (via Choose My Class).
• Increases Amalgamation class choices in the GTS to 10.
• Sets the soldier from the "Rescue Resistance Leader" covert action to the Psionic class (via Rusty’s Psionic Mod), making this class unavailable through normal training (effectively a 4th hero class).
• Sets Denmother to a specific Amalgamation class combination (Sharpshooter – Combat Medic – Keeper).
• Changes captured MOCX / Exalt soldiers to use appropriate Amalgamation classes (Psionic for Psi Operatives).
• Makes some balance changes to Rocketeer specialization.
• Allows soldiers to gain promotions through covert actions (via Covert Experience).

• Removes "Between the Eyes" and "Recruiting Centers" Resistance Order cards.
• Removes "Between the Eyes" and "Recruiting Centers" as Continent Bonuses.
• Increases the number of starting Resistance Order cards from 1 to 2.

• Removes the "Exhaustive Training" Covert Action.
• Restores Grenade/Ammo, Heavy Weapon, Supply Raid, and Alloys Points of Interest.
• Removes Prototype Points of Interest (due to poor interaction with Five Tier Weapon Overhaul).
• Removes Interception covert action chains.

• Increases starting crew limit to 35 (up from 30). Crew limit upgrades increased to +15 and +25 (via Living Space Redux).
• Disables the old vanilla Laboratory and Workshop buildings (as they are replaced by Combined Workshop and Laboratory).
• Reduces the faction loyalty required to jailbreak additional faction soldiers.

• Mostly removes ambush risk (due to issues with incorrect enemies appearing).
• Mostly excludes MOCX / Exalt from appearing in missions featuring the Chosen.
• Excludes Rulers from showing up in missions with the Lost.
• Excludes the Chosen from Raider Ambush and Raider Base Takedown mission types.

• Removes Heavy Fog and Shield Deployment SITREPs (from A Requiem For Man: Gameplay Mutators).
• Removes Bio Troop Deployment SITREP.
• Removes the +2 pod size modifier from the Purge Deployment SITREP.
• Removes the +2 pod size modifier from the Muton Brigade SITREP.

• Disables Ruler movement reactions, keeps anti-cheese reactions (via Lethal Ruler Rework).
• Re-enables previously cut Chosen strengths and weaknesses.
• Removes frost immunities added by Frost Munitions mod.
• Removes Infection Forms and Carriers from the Flood enemy type.
• Removes deflect chance from Bio Assault Troopers; increases their base health as compensation.
• Reduces Hive Guard’s deflect chance to 1% (from 20%) (The Hive mod).
• Reduces Hive Queen’s large heal ability to 10 (from 20) (The Hive mod).

• Disables some Dark Events originating from A Requiem For Man: Gameplay Mutators.

• Removes Stun Grenades from loot tables, replaces them with Elerium Cores (Raider Faction: SCP Foundation MTF mod).
• Removes LW2 Psi PCS and Hacking PCS from loot tables (in favor of Psionics Ex Machina and Failsafe Hacking PCS).
• Removes some items added by Tesla Loot Mod.
• Removes the ability to sell TeslaRage’s Loot Mod lockboxes on the Black Market.
• Adds the Beam Grenade Launcher item to the Tesla Loot Mod pool.

• Disables Nukes (from Rocket Launchers 2.0 mod).
• Reverts Chosen Weapons back to their default stats (undoing Tesla Loot Mod changes).
• Gives SMGs +1 shred but lowers crit bonus per tier (to 1/1/1/2/2 from 2/2/2/3/3) to improve shredding availability in Amalgamation.
• Changes GOC weapons (Raider Faction: Global Occult Coalition mod) to match beam tier base damage; reduces clip sizes.
• Changes Beam Gatling Rifle and Vorpal Gatling Rifle (Armored Viper mod) stats: base damage matches beam assault rifle, Beam keeps +1 shred, Vorpal gets +3 pierce, both have clip size 3.

• Changes Geoscape speed setting within "Still Stop Wasting My Time" back to default x1.0 (Tactical speed ups remain). This is due to the fact accelerated Geoscape can lead to bugs.
• Ensures the XCOM row display option is disabled when using the Amalgamation Classes mod.
• Ensures Tesla Loot Mod functions correctly alongside Five Tier Weapon Overhaul.
• Ensures Five Tier Weapon Overhaul functions correctly with single-build weapon mods.
• Adds a missing display name for the Flood Tank Form enemy.
• Adds a missing display name for the Claymore item within Amalgamation class specializations.

• Auto-Selects certain Second Wave options on game start for convenience (you can still change them however you wish).
• Turns on icons indicating weapon types used by each soldier on the soldier list screen (via Detailed Soldier Lists Redux).