like you said with so many items most of the times you wont have it so you will not use the same item always

real problem is ai wont do any of this

I personally like the idea.

It's a way to promote constant use of items and give them a little bit of personality by allowing them to grow in power over time instead of being static in values. It wouldn't be done for every single one, just a few items where it fits.

Heavanfall how hard was it to make a new race/faction to that extent because I have been wanting to make a faction but what they have in the game just isn't enough for what I have in mind.

The_Kezz,

I know you directed this comment to Heavenfall, but here is a list of XML files that can get you started:

CoreEyes

CoreUnits

CoreRaceTypes

CoreSkins

CoreClothes

CoreRaceConfig

AnimationPacks

With the exception of the last one, all those files can be found in the data/english directory. The animationpacks is found in the data/animations directory.

You can look at those files and copy and paste code into new xml files that you place into your my documents/my games/fallen enchantress/mods directory. This is assuming you are going to use existing models etc. You can also edit the files directly, but if you do, I would make a back up of my data directory first. 

Also, taking a look at Heavenfall's Stormworld mod should help quite a bit. I used it to learn what files need to be edited to make a completely new race/faction.

Just for starting out with a new faction, I would recommend you concern yourself with CoreRaceTypes.xml, CoreRaceConfigs.xml and CoreUnits.xml. A RaceType is the underlying "mold" for factions such as "Men" or "Trogs". Each UnitType in CoreUnits belongs to a RaceType. The RaceConfig is the final product of the mold - with additional information and tweaks about the faction (the RaceConfig is the final faction, "Altar" or "Pariden").

Making up bonuses and flaws is a hard part, because you need intricate knowledge of what can and cannot be done within the game engine.

Easy things that can be done:
Unlock special buildings
Unlock special items
Unlock special spells
Unlock special monster units
Provide specific bonuses to the entire faction, such as +20% Gildar income or +20% Accuracy

After that, it gets harder and you'll have to try your way around to find out what things really work and what doesn't.

This sounds like something I am interested in doing. I want to have paths that prefer certain weapon types. For instance, a friar that has a greater "affinity" for a staff, a blademaster that prefers to use swords etc.

My plan was to attach special abilities to the weapon that depend on a hidden stat that the champion gets when they promote to that path. 

What did you have in mind as far as creating a perk for using the specific weapon?

That sounds excellent. I like that a lot better than than the weapon providing the special perks. I am going to steal your idea may restructure my idea like this :

Path of ***** provides access to the level up traits for that path focused on the certain weapon. Equipping the proper weapon makes the traits usable. 

I want to do it like this:

Path is the prerequisite for the traits.

The traits use the stat provided by the weapon for calculations.

That should work, correct?

Excellent,

I am done hijacking your thread Thanks for the information and the great mod 

The bonus for using those items is stronger than others. Therefore, they have a chance to suffer a penalty for using a cursed item. It's a way to let the player choose a high-risk high-reward tactic.

The Hexed trait chance is on 7 Reliquary items, which is less than 10% of the items in the mod.

The fact that it's the same trait prevents you from suffering multiple "curses" for using different items over time. If you do get the trait it isn't the end of the world, it can even be lifted (get the Grail at sovereign creation if you want to depend on those types of items).

Edit: Looks like the Grail isn't available at custom sov creation, I'll put it in next version.

Keep in mind that the list you are reading doesn't contain information about how and when you get the items. If the item is considered strong for when you get it, it has a chance to give you a hex trait. Some of the very strong items you are seeing are end-game items. If those had a chance to be hexed, they'd be even stronger.

There are different ways to do that.

First, as you see, some items are available at start through custom sovs. That's the first "level".

All items also have a tag called <RarityDisplay> which sorts them into categories (vanilla items also have those). Different values of RarityDisplay are used by the game to decide when you get items - goodiehuts and quests can have stuff like "give a random Uncommon item". So the Reliquary items have Uncommon (fairly early game, but not instantly from the first monsters) or Rare (quite strong items that will carry you through act 1).

The vanilla game also has UltraRare and Unique weapons. Ultrarare are only from quests, and Unique weapons are mostly from quests but also from Wildland bosses (at least they used to be). I don't use either UltraRare or Unique, because I don't want to write a quest for every item. Instead, I use a separate category called Reliquary. Reliquary items only drop from the events in the mod, such as the ghost dragon Dstaurmim or the Burning Man.

I approach a game like FE as if it's a simulation rather than a game. It is important not to give the player an easy way out when running a simulation. It makes for a better world because it feels believable, but the downside is not every item is balanced with the "game" in mind.

That said, I agree that there should be some way to get rid of hexes that is a bit more dependable. I have been working on a mid-game quest called Path to Eden that will have something which will make it easier to remove, but it's not finished.