Mods / Balance

• FFyrefly's Emergency Recoilersby FyreTo die, some say, is to become one with Qud. An ending that begets more beginnings than one can fathom. Only through death, they oft continue, can the world exhale and begin preparations for its next breath. The Eaters were, however, not particularly keen on this philosophy. Arguing that their in...629 downloadsupdated 6 y ago
• HHeartbreakby chaosAdds: a new status effect, Cardiac Arrest a new defect, Weak Heart a new item, the Automated External Defibrillator a new armor mod, Defib a new weapon mod, Heartstopper a new creature, Assassin Droid a new weapon, the Dim Mak Device590 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• BBuffed Cyberneticsby BreadBuffs some of the weaker cybernetics to be more in line with their slot and license cost peers. Hyper-Elastic Ankle Tendons – Buffed to +20 MS. Ultra-Elastic Ankle Tendons – Buffed to +34 MS. Pneumatic Pistons – Creates a small stunning blast on landing, similar to Temple Mech jump but significan...570 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
• FFearMyGlimmer [DOWN]by TilidienDown for the moment. Something about the character status screen is bugged. need to investigate Make Esper playable! Make those invaders fear you! The glimmer balance we need. ________________________ Glimmer Rework. Build a Reputation and percieve random extradimensional chatter! The mod does ex...531 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
• MMore Rewarding Psionic Fights [Fork]by GravenwitchChecked and is functional as of 10/1/2026 This is an update to the fantastic mod "More Rewarding Psionic Fights" by flemingluiz. As the author appears to be inactive I have updated the mod here. Please provide the original page with your love and support:516 downloadsupdated 15 mo ago
• Wweightless Foodby 76561199095013029This mod makes raw food items weightless so you dont get overburdened while butchering note:sorry for having to re upload the mod. something happened and i accidently overwritted this mod with another one.479 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• TTinker Moreby 76561199039300457A simple resource mod that adds the ability to create non-technical items with bits using Tinkering. Very customizable. changelog 1.1.0 - minor adjustments to make recipes shorter and correspond to item tier - add helmets, flawless crysteel items and other miscellaneous items - more python script...440 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
• FFearMyGlimmer! [Deprecated]by TilidienThrough the arena, echoes of the past, Where shadows of battles forever cast. A fighter stands, his gaze afar, Marked by each contender, every scar. Feet tread softly on the ground, Where many foes in defeat are found. With each step, a tale unfolds, Of courage, strength, and hearts of gold. Eyes...437 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• HHigher Tier Spectaclesby AntitrustEnthusiastDespite only offering 3 points in character creation, Myopic (D) is still quite annoying to deal with in endgame. This mod adds the Spectacles part to various higher-tier face equipment, providing the Corrected Sight effect. This way you aren't forced to use Mirrorshades or actual Spectacles whil...420 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
• 11 Pet-Mech, 2 Sprites , 4 New Weapons — Relic Hunters Modby Crux————————————————————————————————————————————————— 🚨 UPDATE: 🚨 Jake its a functional mech now Jake has a "Stash" inside which is an entity that sells you stuff** It restocks with 👀 interesting possibilities (if you have hundreds of hours in CoQ and struggle to find a ganglionic teleprojector, now...418 downloadsupdated 19 mo ago
• NNot So Fast!by TyrirDo you wish you could toss aside all your belongings and run like the wind? Do you ever wonder why you can carry 400 lbs and walk at a regular pace? This mod has the answers for you! With this mod, creatures, including yourself, will have bonuses or penalties depending upon burden severity. Featu...396 downloadsupdated 22 mo ago
• BBlink Abilityby UnderDougROLLING AROUND AT THE SPEED OF SOUND Current version is v0.0.3.7 Most recent minor version update (002 to 003) is save breaking, so your best bet is to downdate the mod to finish any current runs. Introduction Blink is a short-range, physical teleport ability (unaffected by normality), that doubl...374 downloadsupdated 9 d ago
• TTier 8 Santalalotze (Obsolete as of 206.57. Unsubscribe)by AlmeaEDIT: As of version 206.57, Santalalotze is now a tier 8 mod in the base game. As to not interfere with anything, this mod now does nothing. This is just being kept as a sorta reminder to me of what I've done, but there's no reason to subscribe to this now. Makes Santalalotz at Chavvah a Tier 8 M...349 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• LLight Manipulation Willpower Scalingby LuminiferousChanges Light Manipulation mutation to scale its charge recovery with Willpower. Fun fact: Did you know, that this functionality is already present for Lase? That's the reason this mod gets away without being a Scripting/Harmony mod. If I had to code in this functionality, it would have to be a H...337 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
• MModular XP Gain - RE-UPLOADEDby Kerbin FiberRe-uploaded & updated Modular XP Gain! Will take down at original author, AdmrlHellNinja's request. The mod has been updated to use Harmony Patching to apply the mod since base game methods seem to no longer be replaced by mods. (?) --- Original Description Kills will now always grant XP, based o...317 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
• UUnited Factionsby John SnailMerges 9 factions into other factions. Should be compatible with other mods. This results in legendary creatures being slightly more likely to be loved or hated by important factions, and certain faction encounters having a wider variety of creatures. Merged factions Baboons > Apes Antelopes, Equ...312 downloadsupdated 23 mo ago
• NNamed Through Carnageby ZippyIn vanilla, the only chances to name an item are on level up, on completing a quest, and once every 6 levels, killing a legendary creature. All of these are finite, and they are just a chance to get to name an item. If you are using a mod that makes naming your items actually do something, then t...312 downloadsupdated 13 mo ago
• II Hate Stat Sapsby DogChanges the amount of stats sapped by bats and enigma snails from 1-2 to 0. These creatures can still attack and apply status effects, but cannot remove stats. Homing on stat sap attacks removed. Please comment and add me if you have any issues. Pushed a recent update to hopefully fix some compat...309 downloadsupdated 5 mo ago
• GGladiators of Qudby Lost Originally just a set of tools for creating your own fighting arena via Hearthpyre. Now it's got a built-in arena, a Stiltgrounds-inspired market, and secret objects to wish for if you go digging through text. I think it also technically has lore now. Enemies included: - Zapjaws. I could not resi...308 downloadsupdated 3 mo ago
• MMore Rewarding Psionic fights 50%by 76561199095013029While i havent found a way to fix the original Psionics fights mod i had the idea of creating this so at least you have something similar while i work towards fixing the original mod.302 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• AActually usefull elastic Ankle Tendonsby 76561199095013029Turns Hyper elastic Ankle Tendons and Ultra actually usefull by changing the movespeed bonus to 6 and 10 to 25+ for Hyper and 40+ for The ultra277 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• SSnack Timeby Deletus LantzIt's Snack Time! Tired of losing your cooking effects when becoming hungry? Did you know that you can periodically eat meals and snacks to prolong your metabolizing status? This mod adds a configurable message to let you know when you are due for a snack, and helps you roleplay your elevenses. It...247 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
• NNo More Memory Eatingby MuraThis mod is no longer actively being maintained, but anyone may pick it up in my stead in the event that it breaks. All I ask is that the original Caves of Qud Expanded mod not be updated, as it is very special to me, though anyone may use it as a reference for their own mods. I'm stepping away f...246 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• SSix Day Stilt Recoilers are now craftable again!by Kot(Nathanx42)November 5th patch note: You can no longer build Six Day Stilt recoilers. I don't like this change, so I made this mod. Enjoy!243 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• FFirefly Rekindledby soupDilemmaAt a certain point in the main questline, all of your gear is forcefully unequipped. This mod allows your symbiotic firefly to survive this ordeal. Tested on 1.0.4. See spoilers and more:231 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
• DDuctape Modby UnderDougAdds utilitape, an item which, much like our own ductape, can be used to hold things together that might have otherwise not withstood the modifications being made to them. Utilitape is an applicator item that can be crafted at a bit cost of "000" (3x A-D, chosen at random on world-gen) and requir...224 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
• IImmersive Armour and weapons weightby 76561199095013029Makes Armours and weapons weight more accurate based on actual armours and weapons in real life. also changes some weights of armours that in theory suppost to be lighter or heavier for exemple the carbite plate mail is lighter than steel but all the other parts of the set arent for some reason....221 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• MMore usefull stun Rodsby 76561199095013029small simple mod that makes stun rods an actual decent weapon by giving them electric damage. original artwork on tumb belongs to: Chris Rallis205 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• RReminessenceby 76561198843923219Adds the reminessence tonic, an exceedingly rare artifact that allows one to cheat death. One can be purchased from Tszappur, in the Six Day Stilt. Source available on179 downloadsupdated 6 mo ago
• NNo More Lost!by BNSG1Hey you! Yeah, you! Do you think that getting lost is a tedious mechanic, and that the game would be better without it? Well this mod makes it completely impossible to get lost altogether! No more spending precious mutation and skill points to mitigate lost chance while still getting lost three t...120 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago
• II Hate Snailmothersby DogMajorly reduces the spawn chance for snailmothers across the game. They are now exceedingly rare, which should make caving much less annoying.113 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
• SSingle Weapon Fighting Fixby Ramen TravelerA small tweak that adjusts certain Single Weapon Fighting skills in order to be less costly and more in line with the Multiweapon Fighting skill tree. Reduces Penetrating Strikes SP cost to 150, Weapon Mastery SP cost to 200, and changes Weapon Mastery's Strength and Agility requirement to 27.99 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• EElite & Ultimate Variantsby Mythra PSElite & Ultimate Variants - Add challenging enhanced creature variants to Caves of Qud! Please remember to rate my mod! Thank you! If you enjoy my work, please consider supporting it at: Source: github.com/mythraps/elite-ultimate-variants ⚠️ NEW IN v1.1.0 - MAJOR BALANCE UPDATE: • Drastically red...89 downloadsupdated 8 mo ago
• NNo Dynamic Life Sap Spawnsby ArendethOnly disables life saps from spawning since stats that have been drained by a stat sap can be recovered randomly Eaters' nectar injector and some other sources.87 downloadsupdated 2 y ago
• MMirthless Worms - Fewer segmented worm corpsesby JamfernoThis mod addresses a pet peeve I've had playing Caves of Qud. Every worm in the vanilla game has a 100% chance to drop its corpse upon death. Presumably, this is because most worm species have a chance for their corpse to be an ingredient for the fungal infection cure. However, the Segmented Mirt...85 downloadsupdated 10 mo ago
• EEunuch Starts With More Ammoby 76561199095013029makes the True kin Eunuch starts with 200-250 lead slugs. instead of 30-4077 downloadsupdated 3 y ago
• PPettable(?) Makby UnderDougNow with more petting responses, a greater aura of pettability, resistance to over-autostimulation, and an increased appetite! With this mod, everyone's favourite seething mound of malachine spite is pettable! Should you pet him? Absolutely not! Definitely not a second time, either! No really. Do...72 downloadsupdated 17 mo ago
• FFire Support Turretsby rockygargoyleMinimod made by helado Adds fire support turrets, which launch spring-turret grenades. Github:68 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• OOops! All Mechanicalby rockygargoyleMinimod made by helado Turns up the rare chance of creatures spawning as mechanical to 100%. Github:66 downloadsupdated 5 y ago
• BBurgeoning Regrafted (Stand-alone)by The_MixMaster™Standalone version of the Burgeoning changes from mental-mutations overhaul since a couple people have asked for it. Burgeoning: Spawn tables have been reworked to make it less suicidal (Aloe Pyra and Vantabloom removed, Aloe Porta and Vantabud spawn chances greatly reduced, weights distributed t...66 downloadsupdated 7 mo ago
• EEasy Transformationsby BreadThis mod looks to make both the Cloaca Surprise and the Crystal Delight easier to obtain. Justification Both of these transformations are powerful and fun options to play the game that are gated behind long grinds. While you technically can acquire the necessary items to complete these transforma...53 downloadsupdated 14 mo ago
• NNerfed Gamma Mothsby Crack Rock GeologistGamma moths are a pain and this just simply makes their mutating gaze less likely to defect you.45 downloadsupdated 11 mo ago

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