Spooky Nights

<div style="margin: auto;"> <h1 style="text-align: center;">Spooky Nights</h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>A thematic horror overhaul for Vintage Story.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The world of Vintage Story has always been dangerous, but the darkness has just grown thicker. <strong>Spooky Nights</strong> is an overhaul mod that introduces spectral enemies, new metals, specialized weapons, and a terrifying atmosphere.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <hr /></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>Spooky Nights hits v1.0.0!</strong></em><br /><br /><em>Version v1.0.0 brings brand new content! The old mod has evolved into a complete gameplay system that I hope you will find much more fun. A new progression mechanic now allows you to gear up properly to face these new creatures.</em></p> <p><em>The mod is highly configurable, so feel free to tweak it to your liking!</em></p> <p><em><strong>Note on default settings:</strong></em></p> <ul> <li><em>👻 Specters: Spawn only at night, but all year round.</em></li> <li><em>🍬 Candies: Are only available in October (Month 10).&nbsp;</em></li> <li><em>All of this can be changed in the config files to suit your preferences or your server needs.</em></li> </ul> <hr /> <h2>⚔️ Spectral Combat Mechanics</h2> <p>This is the core of the mod. Spectral creatures are not made of flesh and blood. They possess a natural <strong>Spectral Resistance</strong>.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Conventional Weapons:</strong> All standard weapons (copper, iron, steel, etc.) deal <strong>-50% damage</strong> to spectral entities.</li> <li><strong>Spectral Weapons:</strong> The mod's alloys ignore this resistance and deal massive bonus damage.</li> </ul> <p><strong>New Interface:</strong> Watch your in-game tooltips. Effective weapons display a line of purple text (e.g., <span style="color: #a08ee0;">Spectral Power: -4.5 hp</span>) indicating the actual damage against these entities.</p> <h2>⚒️ New Metallurgy</h2> <p>To survive, you must master new alloys by harvesting <strong>Spectral Hearts</strong> from your enemies (You can also find some at certain treasure hunter merchants).</p> <h3>Tier 1: Spectrium</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Obtaining:</strong> Crush a Spectral Heart with a hammer in the crafting grid to get nuggets.</li> <li><strong>Smelting:</strong> 1025&deg;C.</li> <li><strong>Usage:</strong> The base metal. Normal damage (100%) against specters.</li> </ul> <h3>Tier 2: Etherium</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Obtaining:</strong> Alloy in the crucible.</li> <li><strong>Composition:</strong> 60-70% Copper, 30-40% Spectrium.</li> <li><strong>Advantage:</strong> <strong>+20% Damage</strong> against specters and superior durability.</li> </ul> <h3>Tier 3: Aetherium</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Obtaining:</strong> Alloy in the crucible.</li> <li><strong>Composition:</strong> ~40% Spectrium, ~40% Bismuth, ~20% Silver.</li> <li><strong>Advantage:</strong> <strong>+40% Damage</strong> against specters. The ultimate ghost hunter metal.</li> </ul> <h2>☠️ New Arsenal</h2> <p>Adapt your gear to your fighting style:</p> <ul> <li><strong>The Warscythe:</strong> A unique polearm with an exceptional range of <strong>3.2m</strong>. <br /><em>Advantage:</em> Keeps enemies at bay. <br /><em>Drawback:</em> Heavy and cumbersome (-15% Walk Speed, increases hunger rate).</li> <li><strong>Classic Weapons:</strong> Prefer the classics? Forge <strong>Spears</strong>, <strong>Arrows</strong>, and <strong>Falx</strong> blades with the new metals to keep your usual fighting style.</li> </ul> <h2>👻 The Spectral Bestiary</h2> <p>Shadows have come to life. This mod introduces <strong>spectral forms</strong> of the creatures that already populate your world.</p> <ul> <li><strong>The Specters:</strong> Face ethereal versions of wolves, bears, Drifters, glowing in the dark and much tougher.</li> <li><strong>The Colossus:</strong> The bravest will dare to challenge the <strong>Giant Spectral Bear</strong>, a fearsome apex predator guarding the best loot.</li> <li><strong>Reward:</strong> Every defeated entity may drop a <strong>Spectral Heart</strong> (from poor to bountiful), an indispensable ingredient for the new metallurgy, and gears.</li> </ul> <h2>🎃 Treats &amp; Tricks</h2> <p>Find <strong>Candy Bags</strong> on monsters (Right-click to open). Beware, every candy is a double-edged sword!</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ghost Caramel:</strong> Restores Temporal Stability, but reduces your physical damage (Weakness).</li> <li><strong>Mummy Gum:</strong> Heals and prevents knockback, but heavily slows you down.</li> <li><strong>Spider Gum:</strong> Grants Super Jump and negates fall damage, but poisons you.</li> <li><strong>Vampire Teeth:</strong> Massive instant heal, but drains your Temporal Stability (-30%).</li> <li><strong>Shadow Cube:</strong> Pure chaos. Can bless you (Full heal, speed) or curse you (Blindness, failed teleportation).</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="spoiler"> <div class="spoiler-toggle">Spooky Candy Guide</div> <div class="spoiler-text"> <ul> <li> <h3>👻 Ghost Caramel (20%)</h3> <ul> <li><strong>🟢 Bonus:</strong> <strong>Temporal Stability</strong> (+25%).</li> <li><strong>🔴 Malus:</strong> <strong>Weakness</strong> (-50% Damage for 30s).</li> <li><strong>✨ Visual:</strong> Beige/Gold.</li> </ul> <h3>🤕 Mummy (25%)</h3> <ul> <li><strong>🟢 Bonus:</strong> <strong>Healing</strong> (+4 HP) + <strong>Unwavering</strong> (100% Knockback Resistance).</li> <li><strong>🔴 Malus:</strong> <strong>Slowness</strong> (-25% Speed for 45s).</li> <li><strong>✨ Visual:</strong> White/Grey.</li> </ul> <h3>🕸️ Spider Gummy (25%)</h3> <ul> <li><strong>🟢 Bonus:</strong> <strong>Super Jump</strong> (~4 blocks) + <strong>Feather Falling</strong> (0 fall damage for 10s).</li> <li><strong>🔴 Malus:</strong> <strong>Venom</strong> (2 delayed damage).</li> <li><strong>✨ Visual:</strong> Toxic Green.</li> </ul> <h3>🧛 Vampire Teeth (15%)</h3> <ul> <li><strong>🟢 Bonus:</strong> <strong>Healing</strong> (+6 HP).</li>