Would it be possible to create a mod that adds an extra option in V.A.

[theif519]

Basically, I'm talking about a mod that doesn't replace pre-existing options in V.A.T.S, or adds new ones, but rather extend on the current options. To clarify... imagine you're targeting, say, a raider in V.A.T.S, and you get the standard option for the Head, Body, Left and Right Legs and Arms... but, when you target the Head or the Body, a option dialogue asks you if you want to aim for the Eyes (if the head) or the Groin (if the body), with their own respective modifiers in damage and accuracy.

 

Aiming for the eyes multiplies the damage to the opponent, very good for opponents with high damage resistance, and raise the chance for a critical hit, yet the chances of hitting it is a lot lower... say, about 40% lower than it would be to target the head. Perhaps have a perk which would allow it to hit 95% of the time, but I digress. You could also add, say, a possibility of blinding the enemy (20%, perhaps modified with perks as well) which reduces their accuracy greatly when blinded.

 

Aiming for the groin doesn't do anything comical... but it WOULD cause the attack to ignore DR, basically allowing it you to go toe-to-toe with a heavily armed foe. It'd be 20% less accurate than aiming for the body... or more. Perks could modify or remove this accuracy modifier. As for damage modifiers? Perhaps a 2X damage modifier, and maybe it'd cost more AP to target this area? Perhaps the same would apply for aiming for the eyes (maybe a +10 AP requirement for Groin, +20 for the eyes?) I'm just brainstorming here.

 

To reiterate... it isn't adding a special target zone for the Eyes or Groin, nor is it replacing other parts of the body... it's just having a function call whenever the player targets a certain spot... bonus points if you can use hotkeys to toggle whether or not you WISH to target the groin or the eyes, like Shift + RMB, or toggle with something 'T' or something... anything goes. This function will just call up an option pane which will ask whether or not they wish to target the special area or not, and list the percentage...

 

 

Example:

 

Head => Options: Head - 95%; Eyes - 67%

 

Body => Options: Body - 95%; Groin - 75%

 

Right Arm => Option: Right Arm - 95%

 

Left Arm => Option: Left Army - 95%

 

Right Leg => Option: Right Leg - 95%

 

Left Leg => Option: Left Leg - 95%

 

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