VS Encumbrance

Changelog Gameplay Changes

Reworked encumbrance scaling to use a stage-based system:

The soft cap is divided into four stages.

Slowness now applies evenly across stages:

Stage 1 → Slowness I

Stage 2 → Slowness II

Stage 3 → Slowness III

Stage 4 → Slowness IV

Mining Fatigue now follows stage progression:

Stage 2–3 → Mining Fatigue I

Stage 4 → Mining Fatigue II

Pack Mule Enchantment

Pack Mule now correctly increases the soft cap, increasing how much weight can be carried per stage.

Slowness and Mining Fatigue now properly scale with the increased capacity from Pack Mule.

When Pack Mule is equipped, it becomes the authoritative system for encumbrance effects, preventing conflicts with the base logic.

UI Improvements

Carrying Capacity display in the inventory now:

Reflects Pack Mule scaling correctly.

Changes color based on encumbrance stage:

White = under first stage

Yellow = encumbered

Red = at soft cap

Display logic now matches the same thresholds used by gameplay effects.

Stability & Logic Fixes

Fixed Slowness IV being applied too early.

Fixed Mining Fatigue dropping off between stages.

Prevented conflicting effect application between base encumbrance and Pack Mule logic.

Ensured only one system applies encumbrance effects at a time.