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Shadowrun: Hong Kong (Old School)

SR:HK OLD SCHOOL (v1.0)
By Banjo

Initially made by request, this mod aims to revert some of the more "unpopular" changes made by HBS for 'Shadowrun: Hong Kong' from the previous games, such as rebalances, stat changes, spell or weapon requirement changes, etc.

Please note that any such reversion is a matter of opinion only, so don't expect every change to be undone... IMO, most changes are very much improvements for the better!

Also note that using this mod will likely effect game balance somewhat, despite my attempts to minimize this, especially in official campaigns, as it changes things previously balanced by HBS.


OLD SCHOOL = MODULAR PACKS:
I have designed this mod with the concept that it will be "modular", with each set of changes confined to their own content pack. That means that while the 'default' version (the one that requires no work to run) will include most or all of these changes, an advanced user can easily change UGC content pack dependencies to remove one or several unwanted changes if they wish. This may not be needed now, but will be if more changes are added later.


IMPLEMENTED 'PACKS':

* OLD-SCHOOL ARMOR SPELLS
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=567437141


REQUIREMENTS:
To play this version of the official Hong Kong campaign, you will also need the 'Slap Patch' unofficial bugfix mod, that can be found here:
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/workshop/filedetails/?id=567429614.

To use this mod with your own UGC, no other mods are needed (see 'Usage', below).


COMPATIBILITY:
Currently based on SR:HK v3.0.7.
Tested on the Windows GOG (v3.0.7) and Steam (v3.0.8) versions of the game, but should work fine with other installs (such as Humble Store, Mac OS or Linux) too.


USAGE:
To play the official campaign with the 'Old School' changes, start a new game using the included 'Hong Kong (Old School)' story.

To use these changes with other UGC, add your choice of any or all 'Old School' packs (for example, 'Old School - Armor Spells') to that mod's dependencies in the editor.


ADVANCED USERS:
If you wish, you can rename the files from .cpz to .zip and unpack them, but should be no need to do so unless you're a curious modder wanting to check out the changes made directly.


FEEDBACK:
Please let me know if you encounter any problems with this mod, or find my attempts to rebalance elements that are changed have issues that could be better corrected. Also, please feel free to suggest future 'reversions' to Dragonfall DC or SRR versions of items, spells, weapons, etc. that you feel were changed or nerfed for the worse in SR:HK... I can't promise I'll revert things I strongly prefer, but I am open to suggestions.


WORKSHOP NOTE:
This mod will be first and foremost hosted, updated and discussed on the Nexus:
http://www.nexusmods.com/shadowrunhongkong/mods/11/
I will try to keep this Workshop version up to date too for those who use the Steam version of Shadowrun: Hong Kong, however due to the limitations of Steam Workshop, this mod will typically require multiple downloads/subscriptions if using this platform rather than manually installing from Nexus.