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LostSurvivor

Sometimes a lost survivor wanders the stage. Find it, befriend it, and keep it alive to make it stronger.

By Jaxsum
Last updated a day ago
Total downloads 204
Total rating 0 
Categories Mods Player Characters Tweaks
Dependency string Jaxsum-LostSurvivor-1.0.2
Dependants 0 other packages depend on this package

This mod requires the following mods to function

bbepis-BepInExPack-5.4.2122 icon
bbepis-BepInExPack

Unified BepInEx all-in-one modding pack - plugin framework, detour library

Preferred version: 5.4.2122

README

Lost Survivor

Each time you enter a stage there's a chance a lost survivor (a random playable character, in its default skin) is wandering somewhere on the map. It's on your side and fights enemies on its own. Find it and press interact to befriend it.

How it works

  • Spawning: each stage has a configurable chance to spawn a random survivor, driven by the same AI as Goobo Jr. clones and Vengeance umbras. It appears on a random ground spot away from players.
  • Starting items: it spawns with random items. The cap scales with the stage: with the default 4 items per stage, stage 1 allows up to 4, stage 2 up to 8, stage 3 up to 12, and so on. The tier odds are configurable (76/16/4/4 white/green/red/boss by default).
  • Gold stash: while it's wild, gold from its kills goes into its own wallet instead of to you. The interact prompt shows how much it's holding (Befriend Mercenary ($240)).
  • Befriending: press Interact to befriend it. You get its whole stash, and it becomes your ally like a drone. It follows you, shows up in your ally list, and never despawns. You only lose it if it dies.
  • Growing stronger: each time a befriended survivor follows you into a new stage, it lands next to you once you touch down and copies random items from your inventory (default: 3 copies × stages completed). Items you have more stacks of are more likely to be copied.

Config

All settings are in BepInEx/config/com.lostsurvivor.LostSurvivor.cfg, and each one is documented in the file. If you have Risk of Options installed, you can also change them in-game under Mod Options. Changes apply on the next stage.

Setting Default What it does
Spawn Chance 15% Chance per stage (per slot)
Max Per Stage 2 Spawn rolls per stage
Min Distance From Players 60m How far away it spawns
Survivor Blacklist (empty) Body names that never spawn
Items Per Stage 4 Item cap = this × stage number
Randomize Item Count true Random amount from 1 up to the cap, or always the cap
White/Green/Red/Boss Weight 76/16/4/4 Tier odds for the starting items
Bank Kill Gold true Its kills fill the stash instead of paying you
Copies Per Stage Cleared 3 Items copied from you per new stage × stages completed
Leash To Owner true Teleports back to you if it falls far behind

Multiplayer

Only the host needs the mod for spawning and befriending to work. Clients should install it too, so they see the interact prompt and so befriended allies carry over between stages for them.

Final Notes

This is my first mod so expect there to be some bugs and incompatiblites with other mods. Though it for sure works with propersave.