The Age of Decadence Post-final Update Adds Modding Support

Not so long ago, Iron Tower Studio’s RPG, The Age of Decadence received its final content update. Apparently, a developer’s work is never done, because now we have a new update that adds modding support and a bunch miscellaneous improvements to the game. Here’s the changelog:

Modding

What’s done?

• you can modify all scripts permanently or by copy-pasting modified files into mods folder
• mod files are isolated and don’t require overwriting game files;
• individual mods can be enabled/disabled, mods can be loaded by categories (requires manual text file editing right now)
• the mods will override any scripted functionality: combat formulas, scripted events, AI functions, etc. I.e. everything that is in *.cs files
• theoretically you can override GUIs too, but we haven’t tried yet.

What can be added:

• loading new or overriding existing dialogues from mod folder
• adding or modifying items (weapons, armor, etc) but not adding new in-game models
• adding “Mods” tab to options menu, so players can enable / disable mods with GUI (this would take some time);
• adding Steam Workshop support to share/download mods
• overriding resource files – models, textures, sounds, etc. Torque (the engine) doesn’t support it but we can probably tweak low-level Torque’s resource loader to query module manager, which is a relatively big task, so we’ll do it only if there’s enough interest and not because there are no katanas in the game)

Improvements

• You can finally increase the font size.
• Tweaked several fights to acomodate DR mechanics better.
• Updated item descriptions with ‘how to use’ hints from DR.
• Improved interaction with Maadoran merchants, including camera and visual preview of the special items.
• Added special and scoped crossbows schematics to the ‘ranged’ trader in Maadoran.
• Added an option to fast travel back to Glabrio after the fight in TG7.
• You can buy the stone amulet from the old man near the Abyss.
• Added the courtesan portrait in TG6.
• Minor fixes and improvements in the Mountain Monastery.
• Added a hotkey to Wait command (T).
• Changed the hotkey for camera center to (V) and button in the bottom right corner.

Balance Changes

• Changed axes’ passive to higher critical strike damage.
• Increased the SP cost to 5-10-10-20-20-30-30-35-40, increased the SP rewards.
• Lowered the poison effect to 3-4-5-6-7 from 3-5-7-9-11.
• Increased the potent poison’s modifier to 4 from 2.
• Tweaked Zagros armor and helmet stats.
• Added more gold to the arena vendor.
• Reduced bleeding from whirlwind to 3 from 4.

Fixes

• When you break the siege using the airship you can no longer ask Carrinas for help or have any issues in the TG questline.
• Fixed issues with Daratan Liegeman and other ranks.
• Fixed duplicated weapons in Shorty’s inventory.
• Fixed restorative liniment appearing as healing salve (strong).
• Fixed acid’s HP damage.
• Fixed extra combat SP in any Maadoran combat after fighting the gate thugs with the mercenary.
• Fixed the font size in the belt slots.
• Fixed floor collision in the tower elevator.
• Fixed the missing gold and weight text in alchemy screen.
• Fixed TG and AG ambushes not triggering correctly.