Stratagem Extra Pairs v1.1.1 — Up to 8 Stratagems!
By Miker and ChatGPT/CodexUPDATE 1.1.1 adds a status slider in the mod menu (Requires Bingus Vanilla Plus Megapack) and shows your stratagem pairs. See screenshot.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
This mod lets you link an extra stratagem to each of your 4 equipped stratagems, giving you up to 8 usable stratagems instead of 4!For example:
- You equip Machine Gun Sentry.
- You link Flame Sentry to it in the configuration file.
- In-game, you can now call in BOTH sentries, even though you only equipped one!
INSTALLATION
- Close Helldivers 2.
- Import the ZIP into Arsenal or HD2 ModManager.
- Enable the mod using Bingus Shared Loader v15+ (API 1).
- Purge / Deploy your mods.
- Launch the game and WAIT 2 MINUTES ON YOUR SHIP, 3 MINUTES IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF MODS before selecting your stratagems.
HOW TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR STRATAGEMS
After launching the mod at least once:- Close the game.
- Press Win + R and paste this path:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\CowboyBingus\Helldivers2\StratagemExtraPairs - Open settings.ini with Notepad.
- Find the [Links] section:
Source1=OrbitalPrecisionStrike
Extra1=OrbitalGasStrike
Source2=OrbitalGatlingBarrage
Extra2=OrbitalEMSStrike
Source3=OrbitalAirburstStrike
Extra3=GatlingSentry
Source4=MachineGunSentry
Extra4=FlameSentry
- Source = The stratagem you equip in your loadout.
- Extra = The additional stratagem you receive automatically.
- Save the file and restart the game.
- WAIT 2 MINUTES ON YOUR SHIP, 3 MINUTES IF YOU HAVE LOTS OF MODS, then equip your 4 chosen Source stratagems.
IMPORTANT WARNINGS
- SOLO / PRIVATE TESTING ONLY! Do not use this in public lobbies. It's extremely visible and unbalanced.
- DO NOT USE SEAF SQUAD STRATAGEMS. They may cause crashes.
- Do not use the same stratagem more than once or link a stratagem that's already being used as a Source.
- If you use an eagle or multiple, USE THEM AS EXTRAS, NOT SOURCES.
- To disable a pair, set both its Source and Extra to None
- I have tested multiple combinations of pairs with success.
- If something doesn't work, check STATUS.txt and LOG.txt in the mod's configuration folder.
FOR OTHER MODDERS
I discovered that the game's Additional_stratagem value, normally used for Eagle Rearm, can be linked to other stratagems!This opens up some crazy possibilities: chained stratagems, custom selection menus, or potentially preparing every stratagem in a single mission! (It seems that the game does not like having more than 10 stratagems prepared and crashes, maybe you'll find a workaround)
I encourage other modders to experiment, improve this project, and build on it! Source code and tests are included.
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