Faster Leveling (C#)

Faster Leveling (C#)

Levels come faster: every level needs less XP. You set the divider in config.json (default 2 = half the XP). Needs C# Loader.

What it does

Every level needs less XP. The mod divides the game's XP for each level by a number you choose in config.json. You gain XP as usual (enemies, bosses, everything else), so you reach each level faster.

Level	XP for the next level in the game	Divider 2 (default)	Divider 3
1	342	171	114
10	814	407	272
50	4,416	2,208	1,472
100	11,848	5,924	3,950
200	19,898	9,949	6,633
342	38,912	19,456	12,971
Level 1 to 342 in total	5,878,823	2,939,489	1,959,727

• Values are rounded up, so a level never costs less than the game's XP divided by your number.
• Each level still gives 1 talent point, and the max level stays the same. Enemies, XP drops and New Game+ are not changed.
• A C# mod for C# Loader. It changes no game files: it changes the game's level table in memory while the game runs, so it needs no -fileopenlog. With the default divider 2 it does the same as Faster Leveling, the pak version.

Screenshots

How to install

1. Install C# Loader v1.0.1 or newer: copy the b1 folder of its zip into the game folder.
2. Download the zip of the latest release of this mod on GitHub (wukong_fasterleveling_cs_<version>.zip).
3. Copy the b1 folder of the zip into the game folder, too. It adds the folder b1\Binaries\Win64\CSharpLoader\Mods\wukong_fasterleveling_cs\.
4. Start the game.

To check that it runs: the mod writes wukong_fasterleveling_cs.log into its folder, and with Console=1 in CSharpLoader\b1cs.ini the loader's console shows the line [Faster Leveling (C#)] <version> loaded.

To update the mod, copy the b1 folder of the new release over the old one. To remove it, delete the folder CSharpLoader\Mods\wukong_fasterleveling_cs\.

How to use

Nothing to do: the mod works as soon as you load a game.

config.json in the mod's folder holds the setting:

• XpDivider: the game's XP for each level is divided by this number. 2 = half the XP (default), 3 = a third, 1 = the game's values. From 1 to 100; decimals like 1.5 work.
• "Enable": false turns the mod off.

Changes apply at the next game start. With Develop=1 in CSharpLoader\b1cs.ini (the loader's default), Ctrl+F5 in the game reloads the C# mods and so applies a change at once.

• With a save that already has XP toward the next level, that XP counts against the new, lower amount: you may level up at your next XP gain.
• Levels you gain stay in your save when you remove the mod.

Compatibility

• Game version: 1.0.21 (1.0.21.23831).
• Tested with C# Loader v1.0.1. The mod uses no hooks, so it does not need EnableJit=1.
• Do not use it together with the pak version, Faster Leveling (wukong_fasterleveling_P.pak): the divider would apply to the already halved table, and each level would need a quarter of the XP. The mod writes a warning into its log when it finds that file in Paks\~mods.
• A pak mod that replaces the level table (PlayerLevelDesc) works with this one: this mod divides the values of that mod's table. Mods that change enemies or drops work next to it.
• It reads the level table that the game loads, so a game update that changes the XP values needs no new version of this mod. A game update that changes the game's code may need one.

Known issues

None yet.

How to build

The mod is a .NET Framework 4.7.2 DLL, built with the .NET SDK 8 or newer against the game's C# DLLs and the mod API of C# Loader: build.ps1 -GameDll <folder> -ModBase <file>. README.md has the details.

Credits

Made by Kintaro. MIT license: you may use, change and share this mod. C# Loader was created by czastack. Black Myth: Wukong belongs to its makers.