Enemy Mobile Dragoon Restored
Have you ever worked hard to build your own Mobile Dragoon, only to realize that enemy Dragoons feel like cardboard shells, exploding after just a few hits instead of delivering the mech-on-mech battles you were hoping for?
This mod is made to fix that.
In the original setup, the quality of Dragoon exosuit parts has a huge impact on survivability. Players can reliably produce high-quality parts, while enemy Dragoons often spawn with poor-quality equipment, leaving them far behind in both structure points and armor performance.
Even more importantly, many enemy Dragoons are not properly equipped with key modules such as shoulder cannons and shields. Shoulder cannons should be among the most threatening weapons a Dragoon can bring to the battlefield.
The result is that player Dragoons feel like true main battle machines, while enemy Dragoons often feel like cheap suicide units. Both sides are technically using the same equipment system, but in actual combat they barely feel like the same type of unit.
Enemy Mobile Dragoon Restored aims to bring enemy Dragoons back to the strength they deserve. It does not remake the whole system, nor does it heavily change how player Dragoons work. Instead, it improves enemy Dragoon quality scaling, equipment setups, and spawn options, making them dangerous opponents worth taking seriously again.
Main features:
– Reduces the impact of exosuit quality on structure points, so low-quality enemy Dragoons no longer fall apart instantly.
– Improves some elite pirate Dragoons by giving them shoulder cannons.
– Adds a new PV-8 main battle Dragoon equipped with a GAU shoulder cannon and an energy shield. This elite Dragoon can appear in Empire and DMS factions, while other high-tech factions may field an exiled version with the same equipment but lower maintenance.
– Adds faction-themed paint schemes for Dragoons.
Q&A
Q: My own Dragoons are already extremely powerful. Can I still use this mod?
A: Yes. This mod only narrows the gap between lower-quality and legendary Dragoon structure values. It does not change any legendary Dragoon core values. In other words, this mod raises the floor, not the ceiling.
Q: Will this remove the incentive to build high-quality Dragoons?
A: Not at all. Dragoon durability comes from two major factors: structure points and armor. This mod only reduces the effect of quality on structure points, and does not modify armor values. High-quality Dragoons are still extremely valuable.
Q: With these new Dragoon enemies, will every raid become full of fully equipped elite Dragoons?
A: No. PV-8 main battle Dragoons with GAU shoulder cannons and energy shields are relatively rare, usually appearing only once or twice in a raid. Ordinary cannon-fodder Dragoons keep their original equipment style, and elite pirate Dragoons still use the weaker AT-34 chassis, only receiving a modest shoulder weapon upgrade.
Q: Is this compatible with other Dragoon mods?
A: All Dragoon parts below legendary quality benefit from the structure point improvement.
Q: CE?
A: All I can say is that this mod does not modify armor values in any way.
Required items:
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The Dead Man's Switch — Steam Workshop
The Dead Man's Switch - MobileDragoon — Steam Workshop
Exosuit Framework — Steam Workshop
