The all-in-one mod for PoD!
PoD+ aims to restore and recreate cut content, as well as expand on Mercs 1's gameplay and visuals in ways that do not interfere with the overall vanilla feel.
Also includes many optional sub-mods and features to customize your Mercenaries experience.
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Versions for both PCSX2 and Xemu. Install instructions included in readme.
PoD+ has been rigorously tested with the 1.7.0 pre-configured build found here
RESTORED AND RECREATED CUT CONTENT:
WEAPONS:- PSG-1 Rifle
- Covert Sniper Rifle
- Machine Pistol
- Pistol
VEHICLES:
- Paektusan Civilian Car
- Chinese Rocket Truck (PCSX2)
- NK Rocket Truck (Xbox)
- Mafia Mi28 Attack (Xbox)
- Mafia Mi17
- China Mi28 Attack (PCSX2)
- Restored cargo truck decals (PCSX2)
COSMETIC:
- Restored textures from the source code (WIP) (PS2)
CONTENT ADDITIONS:
- Pilotable Cargo Copters- New Cheat Items
- Improved LoD Distance (PCSX2)
- The ability to switch alt and primary outfits from the start of the game
- Actually fast street racer
OPTIONAL FEATURES:
- Minimalist Crosshair (PCSX2)- Xbox Buttons (PCSX2)
- Restored AN Beta Helmets (PCSX2)
- Restored American Allies (PCSX2)
- Beta Chinese uniforms (PCSX2)
- Many new optional model swaps (PCSX2)
- Beta/Artwork Jacobs (PCSX2)
- Various restored beta vehicle textures (PCSX2)
- Demo crosshair (PCSX2)
- Demo AN helmets (PCSX2)
- Play as the Mercs 3 guy (PCSX2)
- Many new HUD configurations
FIXES:
- SK Drivers No Longer Spawn In Type-89 TOW's- Covert Rifle reloading bug fix
- Kastan SMG and Tokarev pistol fix
- Shotgun sound fix (temporary until sound bank editing is figured out)
Juche Edition 2.2 (Optional):
Juche Edition 2 is an overhaul of Juche Edition, the first public Mercenaries rom hack.
It is an overhaul of PoD's core difficulty and gameplay, which strays a bit farther away from vanilla than PoD+.
It is included in PoD+ as an optional sub mod.
Here are some of it's features:
- Edited weapons, including a real anti armor rifle, burst fire G36, and buffed shotgun
- Harder firefights
- Population increase
- Individual stats for each character
- A custom shop item for calling in reinforcements
- Rebalanced contract fees
- A Merchant of Menace overhaul, including drivable NK artillery, flyable cargo helicopters, and many more vehicles you couldn't previously deliver
- Even more cheat items
- Nerfed helicopters (halved ammo and health)
- Scarce ammunition
- Factions unfriendly at first
- A new HUD
VIDEOS:
INSTALLATION TUTORIAL:
SCREENSHOTS:
Credit to Noot for discovering hex editing and making it possible for me to make this mod.
All work on this mod was carried out by myself. I am the sole author.
If you want to do something cool with my work, make sure to let me know so I can share it around.
Join the Mercenaries community on Discord: https://discord.gg/Yadqx9AKZZ
We're always looking for enthusiastic fans of the series to share knowledge on how to make this game better.
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