Experience true survival mechanics, on a breathing, living world affected by weather, and an ecosystem affected by you. Adapt to keep surviving, overcome challenges, unpredictable weather changes, and unveil new areas.
Introducing Weapon Mods, allowing to tweak a weapon's skill set.
First off, Weapons come with their skill set, and also stats which begin to grow from zero to max as you level them up. The better quality of the craft & materials, the better chances of getting more stats and a slightly higher max level cap.
Weapon Mods can be applied by crafting a weapon using an existing weapon. The original weapon will still be delivering the stats it has and absorb the obtained experience gained from battle, but the Mod's skills will be used instead in combat. Turn your Stick into a Poisonous Stick to deal with super defensive or crazy healing opponents!
Once a Mod wears out by use, the Weapon returns to it's previous state. Some Mods allow to be modded as well, allowing for several layers of mods, which come back as you break the latests mods.
This system allows the player to quickly change strategy depending on the area, without having to craft and level up an entire new weapon from scratch. It's also just plain fun!