Apply all burer tweaks. Add readme.

Value tweaks explained in readme.

gamedata/configs/creatures/m_burer.ltx

@@ -217,20 +217,20 @@ weight_to_stamina_hit			=	0.27 ;0.25 ;kg to stamina %
 ; Gravi Ability
 ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gravi_Cooldown				= 5000  ; milisec
-Gravi_MinDist				= 1     ; meter
-Gravi_MaxDist				= 15    ; meter
-Gravi_Speed					= 76	; meter/sec
-Gravi_Step					= 2		; meter
+Gravi_MinDist				= 4     ; meter
+Gravi_MaxDist				= 25    ; meter
+Gravi_Speed					= 25	; meter/sec
+Gravi_Step					= 0.8   ; meter
 Gravi_Time_To_Hold			= 1200	; milisec
 Gravi_Radius				= 3.0
 Gravi_Impulse_To_Objects	= 60.0
 Gravi_Impulse_To_Enemy		= 1000.0
-Gravi_Hit_Power				= 1.0
+Gravi_Hit_Power				= 0.8
 
 ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; Tele Ability
 ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Tele_Max_Handled_Objects = 4;
+Tele_Max_Handled_Objects = 1;
 Tele_Max_Time			 = 7000;  // (s) max time to be in telekinesis
 Tele_Time_To_Hold		 = 400
 Tele_Object_Min_Mass	 = 70
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ vision_danger_section		= burer_vision_danger
 
 [burer_protections]
 skin_armor = 0.65
-hit_fraction_monster = 0.2
+hit_fraction_monster = 0.25
 
 [burer_immunities]
 burn_immunity			= 1.0
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ transparency_threshold		= 0.25
 ;	anim			| time[0..1] | hit_power | impulse | impulse_dir (x,y,z)  |	Field of hit_test  (left,right, bottom, top ) |	Test Dist
 ;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;Left hand Strike
-stand_attack_0			 =	  	0.4,		  0.70,	     100,        2.0, 1.0, 0.5,		 -1.6, 1.6, -1.6, 1.6,				  2.5
+stand_attack_0			 =	  	0.4,		  1.0,	     100,        2.0, 1.0, 0.5,		 -1.6, 1.6, -1.6, 1.6,				  2.5
 stand_stamina_attack_0 	 =	  	0.4,		  0.0,	     0,          2.0, 1.0, 0.5,		 -1.6, 1.6, -1.6, 1.6,				  2.5
 
 ;=================================================================================

gamedata/configs/gunslinger_params.ltx

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ light_palevo_dist = 10
 light_see_dist = 60
 
 burer_superstaminahit_dist = 10
-burer_superstaminahit_value = 1000
+burer_superstaminahit_value = 0.8
 burer_superhealthhit_power = 0.4
 burer_superhealthhit_impulse = 14
 burer_superhealthhit_type = 5
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ burer_superstaminahit_conditiondecmax = 0.1
 
 burer_forceantiaim_dist = 10
 burer_forceshield_dist = 3
-burer_shielded_risky_factor = 0.027 ;ñêëîííîñòü íåîæèäàííî ñíèìàòü ùèò äëÿ êîíòðàòàêè 
+burer_shielded_risky_factor = 0.05 ;ñêëîííîñòü íåîæèäàííî ñíèìàòü ùèò äëÿ êîíòðàòàêè 
 burer_min_gren_timer = 1500 ;åñëè äî âçðûâà ãðàíàòû îñòàëîñü ìåíüøå âðåìåíè - óõîäèì â çàùèòó
 burer_antigrenade_throw_force = 10;
 burer_forcetelefire_min_delta = 400;

gamedata/configs/text/eng/gunsl_overrides.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <string_table>
 <!-- From: st_dialogs_jupiter.xml -->
 	<string id="jup_b220_trapper_about_mutants_11111">
-		<text>Burers rely on telekinesis in combat. Get too close - it'll push you away. Keep your distance - it'll throw something heavy at you. Strategy for it is as follows: try to hit it from medium range - and most importantly never stand in one place. But try to conserve your energy, spend it carefully. And hold your gun tighter when aiming and shooting: burer might try to snatch it from your hands with telekinesis, when it gets angry. It does so pretty well, especially when the hunter gets a little tired. But when it comes to that, don't try to chase your gun and catch it mid-air - it'll punch your lights out. Better hide and wait, till your gun is flies back to you.</text>
+		<text>Burers rely on telekinesis in combat. Keep your distance - it'll hurl a shockwave at you. Hide behind the corner - it'll throw something heavy. Strategy for it is as follows: try to snipe it from afar or run up close and fill its face with buckshot - but take care never to stand in one place. Try to conserve your energy, spend it carefully. And hold your gun tighter when aiming and shooting: burer might try to snatch it from your hands with telekinesis, when it gets angry. It does so pretty well, especially when the hunter gets a little tired. But when it comes to that, don't try to chase your gun and catch it mid-air - it'll punch your lights out. Better hide and wait, till your gun flies back to you.</text>
 	</string>
 <!-- From: st_dialogs_zaton.xml -->
 	<string id="zat_b33_stalker_snag_share_package_dialog_111">

gamedata/scripts/gunsl_burer.script

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ function HitAnim(need_bloodscreen)
 end
 
 function on_gravi_attack_when_burer_see_actor(junk, junk)
-	HitAnim(true)
+	HitAnim(false) -- No need for blood yet. The actor can still dodge the gravi attack.
 end
 
 function on_gravi_attack_unconditional(junk, junk)
-	HitAnim(true)
+	HitAnim(false) -- No need for blood yet. The actor can still dodge the gravi attack.
 end
 
 function on_close_antiknife_prepare(junk, junk)
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ function on_close_antiknife(junk, junk)
 end
 
 function on_risky_under_aim(junk, junk)
-	HitAnim(true)
+	--HitAnim(true) -- Hit animation is not needed here at all.
 end

readme.md

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+Wimpy Burer addon for Call of Pripyat **Gunslinger** mod. Not compatible with vanilla or any other mods.
+
+# Installation
+* Just copy the gamedata, Rico. You know what to do.
+* If you get a conflict with `gunsl_overrides.xml`, keep your own version, this one just contains a minor bonus for the attentive. It's not important.
+* If you get conflicts with any other files, you're going to have to merge the changes.
+
+# Changes
+* Burer's gravi attack was too fast and too deadly. It was impossible to dodge in most situations.
+  - Gravi attack shockwave speed nerfed significantly.
+  - Gravi attack damage nerfed slightly, so it's not a one-shot kill.
+  - Burer no longer uses gravi attack at point-blank range. 
+  - Extended gravi attack range to compensate. (It's too easy to dodge at long range, tho.)
+
+* Burer does not actualy have a shitload of health, but its damage resistance was very high.
+  - Nerfed burer damage resistant very slightly. Two barrels of buckshot in the face should be enough to kill one. One barrel should not.
+
+* Telekinesis attack is an aimbot / one-shot kill in most cases even behind cover. I failed to lower the speed or damage of thrown objects.
+  - Settled with deeply nerfing the manipulated object count from 4 to 1. This should give a stalker some non-zero chance of survival.
+
+* Disarm attack (which sapped stamina) was immensely powerful. 
+  - Heavily nerfed stamina damage from the disarm attack, so a stalker should be able to survive the first attack without losing their weapon.
+
+* Burer does not actually have infinite shield, but the shield never goes into cooldown.
+  He will keep it for a very long time if he feels threatened and also put it up again immediately after lowering it for a fast attack.
+  How long he will keep the shield up is related to how much threatened he feels by his attacker and this is related to the weapon held by the stalker.
+  You will notice he is more reluctant to lower his shield when you are holding something strong like a gauss rifle.
+  If you are holding a crappy PM, he will get cockier and will drop his shield more frequently to use his attacks. 
+  - Slightly increased burer's risk threshold. He should now cower behind his shield for a shorter duration.
+
+* Depriving burer from a short range gravi attack left him kinda helpless, so,
+  - Somewhat buffed burer's standing claw attack to keep his lawyer's mouth shut.
+
+* He also played mind games, shaking the view and splashing blood on screen when he wasn't even dealing damage, so,
+  - Disabled some of his cosmetic viewport animations which didn't make sense.
+
+# Final Notes
+I wasn't able to do most of the things I wanted to do with the burer, because either the engine ignores some values in the config files,
+or I'm wildly misinterpreting what they are for. In any case, I wasn't able to modify his shield behavior or his telekinesis attack the way
+I wanted to. I had to settle with values that seem to give a stalker a few more strategies with which to deal with him. Assault rifles are
+still not a good way to engage these dwarves, but short-range strategies with shotguns (or even a Desert Eagle) should be viable now.
+
+I may have made him too easy because I suck as a player but I can say that even though I can consistently kill him now, he is still able
+to pwn me if I get cocky or careless. If that balance does not work for you, I hope you can further tweak my values to find one that will.
+
+These tweaks were made against a sunrise suit and a TOZ-34 shotgun. An exoskeleton will probably make this fight far too easy. Oh well. 
+
+Good hunting.