This mod makes the Companion Quests for Eugene, Viola, and Meredith show off their capabilities better by changing the opponents that they're likely to face, attacking and emphasizing the Companions' strengths.
For Meredith:
The Falldown Mall has had its Monster Spawn Profiles slightly altered:
- Ratcousel 0.28 -> 0.25
- Wingloom 0.3 -> 0.25
- Mothmanic 0.3 -> 0.25
- Binvader 1 -> 1.5
This change should, on average, create more encounters that Meredith and Kitelly will shine in, especially in comparison with certain Starters.
For Viola:
The Tempest Shipwreck has had its Monster Spawn Profiles slightly altered::
- New reinforcement monster: Smogmagog -> .25 (a giant furnace of Albion kinda makes sense, I guess...)
- New reinforcement monster: Palangolin -> .25 (androgyny is perf for Twelfth Night)
- Undyin 1 -> .8 (Twelfth Night is a comedy. Get outta here with that spooky ghost nonsense!)
- Burnace 1 -> 1.2
This change should, on average, create more encounters that Viola and Spirouette will shine in, especially in comparison with certain Starters.
For Eugene:
The trainer battles in the Landkeeper Offices have each been slightly altered, adding one extra monster form each to the Landkeepers. These monsters forms are specifically chosen to emphasize Eugene and Clocksley's strengths, especially in comparison to your other partner/signature options. As a general rule, they have high Melee Defense and low Ranged defense, and also have a relative type-weakness to Plastic while being strong against Air, Water, Metal, Earth and Astral types. They're also chosen for thematic reasons - each added monster representing a sort of encroaching gentrification and suburbanization.
Office / Added forms:
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- Traffikrab, + Binvader
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- Binvader, + Binvader
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- Wingloom, + Khufo
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- Draculeaf (Lightning), + Djinn Entonic
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- Lobstacle (Lightning), + Binterloper (Astral)
Possible future plans: Add special battle conditions or custom moves to Landkeeper Office battles?
Sourcecode here: https://github.com/silktofuprincess/CassetteBeastMod-gnostalgicmnemonic/tree/main/Better Companion Quest Zones
Shoutouts to Ess, Floral, and Xurl for input!
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Update: Cleaned up the final landkeeper fight a bit.
For a more convenient Eugene, check out my other mod, Easy Eugene! It'll allow you to fuse and build a relationship with Eugene much sooner.
