Don't Starve

Don't Starve

The Heavy Mod
How to balance Heavy
Let me start by saying that I love this mod. Heavy is my favorite class in my favorite multiplayer game. I really enjoy seeing the fat man in Don't Starve!

However, it seems to me that he's a little overpowered compared to other characters. Most of his perks fit with his character; however, there seems to be just too many perks. Or, too few downsides. For example, compared to Wilson, he does at least half a dozen things better, and the only thing Wilson does better is run. (And grow a magnificent beard)

Now, this is a mod, so obviously Wolf (the author) can do whatever he wants. It's just that if he cares about gameplay balance, I wanted to have an area for feedback. (And if he doesn't, I can always tweak the files myself)

The question that remains, then, is how to balance him. I'm not going to pretend I know the answer. The one thing I can easily note is that the speed drain nerf has almost never been relevant to me in my games. Granted, I die most often from combat, not hunger. Still, it's worth noting that what in theory is a serious nerf, in practice has never happened. Perhaps if his hunger drained faster like Wolfgang's? I'm sure a man Heavy's size gets hungry fast anyway
Last edited by Stargazer Sage; 20 Sep, 2015 @ 4:50pm
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Heartstrings 5 Dec, 2015 @ 1:02pm 
(-) Sanity
Stargazer Sage 6 Dec, 2015 @ 6:57am 
Haha wow I posted this a while back!

I actually learned just a touch of modding myself, and I learned the number one reason he's not balanced ATM: This mod uses some lines of code that no longer work. So, the part about him doing work faster, and about him being slower, are broken. Having adjusted the lua file client side and playing with him at the proper 77% movement speed, I have to say that moving slower is a HUGE nerf and borderline fixes his OP status by itself.

(I also took away his ability to eat monster meat, despite the excellent custom artwork.)
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