ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

That looks interesting though a couple of points, just to be clearer on my thought process. Daftigod, changing the game style - by adding realistic animals, or ambient mobs if you will, is not really a goal of mine. Changing AI behavior is quite a bit more difficult than changing mob statistics, as ...

currently I'm just shooting for higher base stats to bring boss mobs and critters a little closer together, I just finished my first pass, going to boot it up tonight and see how many mistakes I made =)

I think I found it, looks like its in the module, /mod/class/actor.lua, if anyone is curious.

Rank effects the base monster template, I was wondering if I could perhaps edit these values? Anyone know roughly where to look? Engine vs Module perhaps?

well sure thats what I mean for short term, if I find a good way to nerf the bosses then I'd just play the whole game on insanity or wtv... its just a matter of finding the right numbers to change. More defining characteristics would be huge, and monster only classes/abilities. A monster class would...

glad to hear it, I'm working on it as we speak, mostly combing through the files looking for important numbers. Anything you could recommend as a short term fix? Was looking at raising the level range for zones, or I guess it would have to be the max level (which seems set really low) but I'm not su...

First the good. TOME has excellent class design and unparalleled potential for varied gameplay, through both its class design as well as underlying game mechanics. It's pretty, well designed, and diverse. Now the bad. The monster balance leaves something to be desired. I find my games falling into a...

I wonder if anybody can help me rebalance mobs a bit, normal mobs being so weak compared to bosses makes the game kind of boring.

Thanks!