Difficulty options for combat are already possible in Severed Chains. Zychronix’ Hard Mode is being adapted for SC featuring tougher foes in battle. HUD-less additions are also in, presenting a significant new challenge for veterans of addition mastery. In the future, it’ll even be possible to create new game mechanics.

Texture modding will include the background images the player walks amongst, 3D model textures, and particles. Improved or brand-new assets of this category will assist in revamping LoD’s overall appearance toward modern graphical standards. A test was completed involving upscaled background images, confirming that the Upscale project can be adapted for SC once higher priorities are finished.

3D models range from characters, to objects, to battlefields and beyond. Naturally, the models in LoD are now outdated despite holding up well in their own time. New models will have more polygons, and help represent a modern/HD appearance. Here is an example of what the boss Urobolus could look like. In the future, it will be possible to place improved versions of existing models or even brand-new designs!

It is possible to edit just about every piece of text in the game. From smaller mods like typo corrections to complete re-interpretations of all the dialog, these lines can be edited in the future to create script mods. This also extends to non-character lines such as combat subtitles (All-out attack!) or the text that comes up when acquiring treasure chests and Goods. There are two script mods made for emulation, one of which is expected to be adapted for SC when the tools become available.

Audio modding comes in many forms. This can include music, ambience, sound effects, and voiceovers. Such mods can replace existing files, or they can be called up as a new instance of sound that didn’t exist in the base game. Multiple audio mods are potentially arriving, between Nogard’s Fandub team and the Echo-S team from Tsunamods.

1. Download and unzip the mod.
2. Place contents in the “/mods” folder of Severed Chains.
3. Launch the game.
4. At the New Campaign screen, select “Mods” and choose which mods to enable.
5. Additional options for the mod may or may not be present in the Options screen. Please check the mod listing for more info or contact the author.
6. Note: for now, mods can only be enabled and disabled in new campaigns.

• Render Scaling (not resolution upscaling)
• Save Anywhere
• Fast-Forward
• Text Options
  • Fast Text Speed
  • Auto-Advance Text
• Combat
  • Disable Status Effects
  • Encounter Rate: Retail, Intended (higher), Average (same as retail with bugfixes), None
  • Inventory Size (1-9,999 consumable items)
  • Additions
    • No Reticle (no square guides, just white-flash accuracy indicator)
    • HUD-less (all UI elements removed)
    • Automatic Additions
    • Automatic D-attacks (Press confirm button once on the interactive screen to trigger)
• Experimental (only available in config settings or debugger)
  • Dart removable from party
  • Additions – custom color for guide markers
  • Additions – custom color for counterattack markers
  • Battle UI – custom BG color
  • Dialog Boxes – custom color for background gradient
  • Start combat with any foe, from world map or submap screens
  • Select battlefield for next combat encounter
  • Warp to any submap
  • Combat Debugger: change ally/foe stats in realtime
  • Submap Debugger: change model and particle source size, position, rotation, and collision status
  • Gamestate Editor: adjust various states the game is currently in.

• MoGuRuu Dabas functionality
• Widescreen (combat, menus, world map)
• Upscaled background images, 3D model textures, and UI elements
• PVP combat
• Minigame leaderboards
• Battle Composer
• Achievements
• Lock mods/settings at campaign start (ironman mode / achievements)
• Camera control
• Quit to Title Screen
• Lore Hub
• Bestiary
• Improved Tutorials
• Buy-back in shops
• Large-scale battles
• Volume slider
• Custom playable characters, foes, attacks, voiceovers, textures, battlefields, items, et cetera

Start with a suite below. If you choose LODModS, be sure to download the specific mods you want in the list under the suites.

Dragoon Modifier is for making temporary changes for as long as it runs alongside the emulator, but you can make the changes “persist” by running it again for your future sessions.

LODModS will make permanent changes to your digital disc images. Always make a copy of the roms when applying changes, so you always have an unmodified set to work from!

Suites

• Dragoon Modifier – Applies temporary changes.
• LODModS – Applies permanent changes.

List of mods applied through LODModS:

• Full Modpack – Includes all; can still choose which ones to activate.
• 64-item limit by theflyingzamboni
• Encounter Rate bugfix by theflyingzamboni
• Full Script Revision by VoidWaveCEO
• Script Overhaul (Disc1 only) by theflyingzamboni
• Full EXP to all party members by theflyingzamboni
• Half Max HP for party by theflyingzamboni
• Roses Are Red (remove Demon’s Gate censor) by NoOneee
• Un-Dub (JP voiceovers applied to NA region’s FMVs) by NoOneee