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NanoContinuity for Crysis 2 (SINGLE-PLAYER ONLY!)
AUTHOR: Lord Zapharos (www.lordzapharos.com)
DATE: 19 August 2020
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DESCRIPTION:
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Were you disappointed by the "watering down" of the Nanosuit's power over the Crysis trilogy? Were
you saddened by the removal of Speed Mode, or irritated by the constant drain of armor mode? Was it
frustrating for you that the SCAR inexplicably went from a capacity of 280 rounds down to 140?

NanoContinuity is designed to ease the jarring transition in gameplay between Crysis and Crysis 2
by giving the Nanosuit a similar function and feel to its original incarnation. In essence, this
mod finally brings back the Nanosuit's teeth! Key features include:

    * Speed Mode is reintroduced as the default Nanosuit function and has been tuned to match the
      feel of the original games. You will run MUCH faster than in regular Crysis 2, but doing so
      will quickly deplete your suit's energy.

    * Armor mode no longer drains energy when active, and otherwise behaves similarly to the
      original games. Running speed while armored now matches that of the original games.

    * Nanovision and weapon-sight stabilization energy costs have been vastly reduced in an attempt
      to mimic the "night vision" mode of Crysis and Crysis Warhead.

    * The time before your Nanosuit energy begins to recharge has been reduced to match the feel
      of the original games.

    * Jump height has been increased by around 50%.

    * Cloak Mode suppresses all player noise, as in the original games (but getting too close still
      results in detection by enemies).

    * Melee energy costs and damage have been rebalanced to better reflect the old Power Mode.

    * The clip sizes and capacities of all "legacy" weapons (SCAR, Gauss, DSG-1, grenades, etc.)
      have been readjusted to reflect that of Crysis and Crysis Warhead.

    * The K-Volt damage to the Nanosuit has been reduced by around 50% (being a submachine gun, the
      original damage values were completely ridiculous on the hardest difficulty level).

    * Attachment clip sizes for the Guass and Light Shotgun have been increased.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND PLAYING THIS MOD ON THE HIGHEST DIFFICULTY (POST-HUMAN WARRIOR). All changes
were balanced around this difficulty to better mimic "Delta" from Crysis and Crysis Warhead. This
mod makes the Nanosuit more effective, but does NOT necessarily make the game easier. As with the
original games, difficulty now depends more on your playstyle and skills with each suit mode than
on pure/traditional FPS twitch mechanics.

All changes were tested WITHOUT Nanosuit upgrades. As a result, upgrades now feel exactly how they
should: transforming and expanding your Nanosuit into an even more deadly form. To maximize this
experience, consider creating a new profile / starting with zero upgrades.

If you want the ultimate trilogy experience, please also try NanoContinuity for Crysis 3.
THIS MOD IS FOR SINGLE-PLAYER MODE ONLY.



INSTALLATION:
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1. Copy the nanosuitContinuityCry2 folder to your Crysis 2 Mods directory. If you don't have a mods
   folder, create that first (e.g. C:\Games\Crysis 2\Mods).
2. Start up Crysis 2, click on Mods, and restart Crysis when prompted.
3. Have fun!
