Shoddy Firearms Rebalanced
I think that the Shoddy Firearms is the only firearms mod which has sense within the world of Kenshi, but it was a bit unbalanced (guns and ammos were too cheap, too powerful, and too easy to research and to craft), so with this mod I’ve tried to rework and tweak the firearms cost/values, as well as researches and production chains.
- reworked the cost and strength of the Shoddy Firearms so that they are more balanced compared to vanilla crossbows (generally increased their price a lot, modified the ingredients needed to produce them, reduced the damage and slightly tweaked some other values)
- crafting guns is more complex/expensive and requires Firearm Parts (Spring Steel + Hinge) and Steel Bars.
- added various storages related to this production chain. Ammos can be stored in vanilla bolt-box or in dedicated storage boxes.
- rebalanced the researches related to firearms (costs and requirements) so that it’s more challenging/rewarding to reach them all, and doesn’t allow to have very strong weapons too early.
In order to craft Flintlocks you need to unlock Tech Level 3 first (and then use a Research Bench level 3).
Then you need to research:
1. "Boom Boom Boom" (from Interactive World, to unlock blackpowder) under "Survival" in the tech menu
2. "Flintlock Crafting" under "Smithing" in the tech menu
at that point you can build the "Ammos Bench" and the "Firearms Bench".
You will need Iron Plates and Blackpowder to craft ammos. And to craft guns you will need Steel bars and Firearm Parts (hinge, spring steel, wood log).
then when you’ve researched "Flintlock crafting 2" and "Flintlock crafting 3" and you have unlocked Tech Level 4, you can use a research bench level 4 to research the "Musket Crafting" techs and be able to craft the more advanced guns (they will become available to craft in the Firearms Bench) and their ammos (in the Ammos Bench).
in that case you might also want to check out my other mods for Interactive World:
More Sensible Interactive World Nutrition
More Realistic Blackpowder Recipe
Interactive World – Rope Crafting
Interactive World – Extended Carbon
Interactive World – Poop extended
