This mod increases Stellar Blade’s difficulty by converting Story Mode into Hard Mode, and Hard Mode into a tougher version with boosted stats. Ideal for players seeking a challenge without modded saves.

Features
- Story Mode now plays with Hard Mode stats
- Hard Mode difficulty increased by ~100% (e.g., 150 → 250 HP)
- Optional “Pure” version removes Story Mode assist buffs
- Boss Challenge enemies also scaled
- No prompts if Action Assist is disabled

Versions
- Regular: Story Mode buffs retained
- Pure: No dodge/parry assistance buffs

Installation Instructions
- Download the version you prefer
- Extract the files
- Copy them into:
StellarBlade\SB\Content\Paks\~mods
- Create the
~mods
folder if it doesn’t exist

Notes
- Mod is compatible with Stellar Blade v1.2.0
- Not compatible with other mods editing:
DifficultyStatGroupTable.uasset
CharacterTable.uasset
(for Pure version)SkillTable.uasset
(for Pure version)
- This is a basic difficulty tweak and is not balanced
- Safe to remove at any time to revert difficulty settings
Enjoy your painfully harder Stellar Blade experience.
Credits: emsee
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