The Hammer of Grungni – Version 1.1.7 (Single-player Only) (Updated for S&F)
The Hammer of Grungni provides several new mechanics for the Dwarfs. Each of the Legendary Lords receives their own unique mechanic, along with a Runeword forging system that is available to all the lords.
Includes a new building chain which can be built in specific Dwarf holds across the Mortal Empires map. There are three tiers:
- Masonry Enclave – Provides public order but reduces growth.
- Guild Hall – Allows for the recruitment of the Stonemason and Stonemason (Great Weapons) units.
- Stonemason Chapters – Provides a different bonus to the Stonemason units for each of the Dwarf holds.
The Stonemason units do not gain combat buffs from the lord’s red line like other troops, only from the new Runeword system or from the Stonemason Chapter buildings you have constructed. Each dwarf hold gives a different unit effect:
- Karaz a Karak – Leadership +9
- Zhufbar – Missile Resistance +15%
- Karak Eight Peaks – Physical Resistance +15%
- Karak Kadrin – Bonus v Large +9
- Karak Azul – Weapon Damage +12%
- Karak Hirn – Movement Speed +20%
- Karak Azgal – Charge Bonus +20%
- Karak Norn – Melee Defence +6
- Karak Ungor – Melee Defence +6
- Karak Izor – Melee Attack +6
- Karak Zorn
- Kraka Drak
Thorgrim receives the new ‘Resources of the Karaz Ankor’ mechanic where the player can spend Oathgold to unlock upgrades for specific unit types across all armies. Each upgrade has three tiers, which become more expensive at each tier. Each tier is locked behind a specific building requirement.
- Tier 1 requires a Masonry Enclave building in either Karaz a Karak or Zhufbar.
- Tier 2 requires a Masonry Enclave building in any one of Karak Eight Peaks or Karak Kadrin or Karak Azul or Karak Hirn.
- Tier 3 requires a Masonry Enclave building in any one of Karak Azgal or Karak Norn or Karak Ungor or Karak Izor.
Grombrindal has access to a new resource called Valour. This is gained from winning battles and can be spent on upgrades in the ‘Valour Rewards’ screen. The upgrades provide combat boosts to unit categories such as Infantry, Rifles, Artillery, etc As the player purchases rewards they can unlock a new army ability that allows a unit of Miners with Blasting Charges to be summoned once per battle.
Belegar receives a new ‘Ancestral Renown’ mechanic that provides upgrades to the combat stats of the player’s lords and heroes. A new UI element is added to the campaign screen (which can be toggle onoff) which shows the player’s current amount of Renown and the bonuses that have been unlocked.
Renown is earned from winning battles, and is added to the players total Renown on the progress bar. When the player gains enough Renown to move to the next tier the bar is updated and the tier’s combat stat bonuses are unlocked. The player can also unlock several army abilities for use on the battlefield.
- Tier 3 unlocks the Rune of Ruin which lowers the enemy’s armour and melee attack.
- Tier 5 unlocks the Rune of Restraint which holds the targeted unit in place.
- Tier 7 unlocks the Rune of Regeneration which restores the health of the player’s units.
- Tier 9 unlocks the Rune of Ragnarok which deals high damage to units in the targeted area.
Ungrim has a mechanic that revolves around locating and defeating beasts in monster hunts that are triggered every 20 turns, starting on turn 15. The monster hunt event popup provides the player with a clue to the beast’s location, and the player must search for them in that area. If the player is able to defeat the army then they are given the option of slaying the beast to gain a new resource called Acclaim, or they can choose to tame the beast and recruit it into their army via the regiment of renown panel.
A new user interface called the ‘Slayer Halls’ allows the upgrade of Slayers with Acclaim and the upgrade of tamed beasts with Oathgold.
The heart and soul of the Hammer of Grungni mod is the runeword forging mechanic which is available to all 4 of the legendary lords, with each lord having a different bonus in the forge system.
- Thorgrim can use multiple runes from the same category, going all in on offence or defence.
- Grombrindal has the offensive and general rune stats doubled, but the defensive stats are halved.
- Belegar get a reduction of 5 Oathgold per tier on the cost of Crafting.
- Ungrim gets an additional Bonus v Large stat on all crafted runewords.
- Thorek gains a ward save and upkeep reduction for Rune Lords and Rune Smiths. Runewords also last 15 turns.
To create a runeword the player just has to click on the runes they want (one from each category, unless playing as Thorgrim), and they will be added to the bottom of the screen. Then they just need to click ‘Craft’ and the runeword is created and assigned to the first free runeword slot. If all slots have an active runeword, then the slot with the runeword with the least turns remaining is used. All runewords currently last for 10 turns.
When creating a runeword there is always a bonus effect added. This bonus effect takes the lowest value of the selected runes, and is a different stat based on the combination of runes the player has selected. For example selecting;
- Rune of Cleaving + Rune of Shielding + Rune of Seeking = Charge Bonus
- Master Rune of Slaying + Rune of Shielding + Rune of Seeking = Melee Attack
There are also four hidden units which can be unlocked by the combination of certain runes in a runeword. When unlocked the units are added to the Regiments of Renown panel. See the pinned Runeword Combinations discussion for details.
In addition to the mechanics, there is also a new ranged unit which can be recruited. These are the Thunderer Marksmen, which come in a unit of 32 expert shots, who can fire further and hit harder than the standard Thunderer unit. This can be recruited from the same building tier as the Thunderer unit.
This mod requires the UI Modding Framework to function correctly. Thanks to Vanishoxyact for their work on this handy framework.
– Empire’s Cult of Sigmar mod appears to be incompatible.
– Lily’s Bretonnia technology stops the buttons from working.
– UI turned off by Instant Quest Items mod
Thanks to the good folk at the Modding Discord for their assistance with this project.
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