No Bulk for Combat Extended

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Bulk is one of Combat Extended's many convoluted mechanics. The assigned bulk values of items can feel quite arbitrary sometimes and many players would simply wish it wasn't there. This mod does exactly that!

A brief list of features

- No bulk!

All bulk stats, bars etc. have been hidden away from view and the effects of bulk on stats like work speed have been completely removed! Loadbearing gear that used to give bulk capacity now adds carry capacity to the pawn, the descriptions of multiple items have been rewritten to reflect this change.

- Extensive compatibility!

Bulk is not technically removed for compatibility reasons, some features of Combat Extended like weapon toughness use bulk as a reference, however as you can see from the screenshots, it is no longer a factor in inventory management. You won't see it in stat cards, in item descriptions, in loadout/assignment tabs, or anywhere else.

Patches for many mods, including the whole Combat Extended and Vanilla Expanded suite, have been made to ensure any former loadbearing gear now adds carry capacity instead.

- Cohesive design!

This mod doesn't just remove bulk, it rebalances many things - from the weight of individual items to the stats of loadbearing gear and the carrying capacities of pawns - to build a cohesive experience around a single unit of inventory mass.

Recommendations

• Load this mod towards the bottom of your mods list. Above mods like Rocketman but below any mods that add weapons, apparel, buildings, any tangible item really. Most items do not require manual patching so a handful of general patches are applied to every item, though these patches can't be applied if a mod is loaded after this mod.

Credits

A massive shoutout to Nuff. They were a massive help with advanced coding - seriously, transpilers are black magic to me - and this mod simply would not exist without their help. Check out their work here!