Hydromancer

This is a modlet I made for 19.5. I like the random stats on the stuff you find but it does feel bad finding a higher quality weapon with markedly worse stats than a lower quality weapon. This aims to fix that in a balanced manner. Download Link (GitHub) Features New Workstation - Machinist's Bench This new bench takes over the old table saw that got dropped a few versions ago. Mods have been moved to be crafted here along with the suite of retooling recipes. Worlds that start fresh with this modlet should have these appear in the wild. They'll convert over in old worlds but the crafting menus won't work for those due to a quirk in the engine I've yet to find a way to rectify. Crafting or finding one is possible! Tool and Weapon Retooling - Reroll the stats for equipment that is made from the various 'parts' resources you find. These recipes are unlocked at the same time as you unlock the base recipes and allow you to use the item in question as an ingredient, plus a handful of it's original materials, to re-craft and thus re-roll the random stats you got to try and get something better. It could end up worse, but the process is fairly cheap. You can also upgrade low quality items to the highest quality available for you to craft (if you find a q1 rifle and your skill allows for q4, you can upgrade it to q4). Items modified in this manner cannot be sold to the trader. They don't know what you did to the thing. Mod Crafting - Now happens from the Machinist's Bench New Skill - Machinist (Intellect: Craftsmanship) Unlocks a handful of useful mod recipes for you to craft as you level it up. Each level increases the effective damage increase your mods confer. Vanilla rate is 10%. At level 5 the effectiveness increases by 25% for a total of 12.5% per mod attached to the weapon. On a Quality 6 this is like having a 5th mod's worth of damage! Update Item - Machinist's Compendium If you're loading this into an already existing game world this item made at the workbench will update the new recipe unlocks to match your current set. It's made with some paper, glue, and coal.