/YLADSlayer

A Yakuza like a Dragon (Y7) mod that revamps difficulty and gameplay.

Yakuza: Like a Dragon Slayer

A mod that makes the game significantly challenging and balanced, with tougher enemies, reworked RPG elements and changed battle flow.

INSTALLATION

  • Install Ryu Mod Manager (RMM) from Nexusmods
  • Copy the YLADSlayer folder into Mods folder created by RMM
  • Be sure to enable the Mod (by running RyuModManagerGUI.exe and selecting it)

BATTLE SYSTEM CHANGES

  • New Skills and reworking of Old Skills to make Jobs balanced and role specific.
  • Buffs/ Debuffs and Status ailments are more potent.
  • Skill effect level and success rate is highlighted (like in LAD infinity)
  • Poundmates and Essence skills :- the more enemies they target, the more time it takes for you to receive next turn.

STORY BATTLES

  • All story & substory battles are drastically changed to be challenging and strategic. You cannot brute force through fights anymore.
  • Almost all storyfights will have 1 to 3 minibosses and rest underlings.
  • Enemies can use new moves and have additional effects to moves.
  • Since jobs have innate +ve and -ve resistances (equal for each job), right gear and accessories are very much needed.

DUNGEONS, STREETS & ARENA

  • Story dungeons, City Dungeons and bossfights are tough. Enemies are different and stronger.
  • Omi Invasion will actually make Omi members appear on street.
  • Sotenbori and Kamurucho (endgame) street fights are much more challenging.
  • Sotenbori Battle arena is completely changed. More info is available in Sotenbori arena section.
  • Vagabonds will spawn in streets of Kamurucho after you finish the main story.

QUESTS and MINIGAMES

  • Business minigame:- less cycles to reach boss battles
  • Part time Hero :- rewards Ecopoints & Money instead of items. Use them to buy stuff
  • Ounobara school :- correct answers highlighted
  • Support quests - Kappa & Find my cat will be available when you are level 28 (ch-9) [to avoid mid-game cheese]

STORY REWARDS

Substories give you money, EXP, accessories and weapons that may help you progress main story.

PARTY MATES

Changed weaknesses and resistances of characters (given in smartphone)

More changes available in Documentaion