Better Horsemanship

[i]The vanilla horsemanship perks often provide small bonuses that are difficult to notice, while mounted combat and long-distance riding can still feel restrictive due to stamina penalties. This mod enhances existing perks to make investing in Horsemanship feel meaningful without changing the core riding system.[/i]
[heading]Features & Changes[/heading]
[b][size=3][color=#ffffff]Ride Like the Wind[/color][/size][/b]
Improves horse stamina efficiency while galloping.
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[][b]Level I[/b]: Stamina cost reduction increased from [b]-5% → -15%[/b][/]
[][b]Level II[/b]: Stamina cost reduction increased from [b]-10% → -30%[/b][/]
[/list][b]Head Start[/b]
Makes the initial speed boost more noticeable and removes the annoying 2-minute cooldown.
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[][b]Level I[/b]:
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[]Speed bonus increased from [b]+20% → +30%[/b][/]
[]Duration increased from [b]10s → 15s[/b][/]
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[][b]Level II[/b]:
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[]Speed bonus increased from [b]+20% → +40%[/b][/]
[]Duration increased from [b]10s → 30s[/b][/]
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[/list][b]Final Stretch[/b]
Reduces the penalty when forcing your horse to sprint with low stamina.
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[][b]Level I[/b]: Penalty mitigation increased from [b]+0.3 → +0.5[/b][/]
[][b]Level II[/b]: Penalty mitigation increased from [b]+0.3 → +0.8[/b][/]
[/list][b]Mounted Combat (Knight Training)[/b]
Makes fighting from horseback more effective by reducing stamina costs and damage penalties.
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[][b]Level I[/b]:
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[]Player damage penalty reduced from [b]0.75x → 0.50x[/b][/]
[]Weapon attack stamina cost reduced from [b]0.85x → 0.70x[/b][/]
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[/list][b]Into the Fray[/b]
Rewards fully charged mounted attacks.
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[][b]Level I[/b]: Damage bonus increased from [b]+10% → +20%[/b][/]
[/list][b]Wildrider[/b]
Improves stamina efficiency when riding off-road.
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[][b]Level I[/b]: Off-road stamina consumption reduction increased from [b]-10% → -25%[/b][/]
[/list][b]Roadrunner[/b]
Improves stamina efficiency when travelling on roads.
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[][b]Level I[/b]: Road stamina consumption reduction increased from [b]-15% → -35%[/b][/]
[/list][b]Towering Menace[/b]
Makes intimidating enemies with your horse more effective.
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[][b]Level I[/b]: Enemy morale shock increased from [b]1.2x → 1.5x[/b][/]
[/list][b]Airgiyn Tav[/b]
Buffs the damage of ranged attacks made from horseback.
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[]Level I: Ranged attack damage bonus increased from +10% to +30%.[/]
[/list][b]Equestrian Explorer (Skirmishing Cavalry)[/b]
Improves vision and horse stamina on the road.
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[]Level I: Horse stamina depletion slowed down from -5% to -20%. Fast Travel vision radius increased from +15% to +30%.[/]
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[b]Fortuna Bronka (NEW)[/b]
[img width=180]https://i.imgur.com/lHEKeV1.png[/img]
Unlock Condition
Automatically unlocks after riding Bronka for [b]40 km[/b].
Manual Unlock
If you prefer not to complete the riding requirement, you can unlock the perk manually.
With Developer Mode or a cheat mod enabled, open the console (~)
[code]#player.soul:AddPerk('d9d9d9d9-1111-2222-3333-444455556666')[/code]Then:
[code]#XGenAIModule.GetEntityByWUID(player.player:GetPlayerHorse()).soul:AddBuff('c8c8c8c8-1111-2222-3333-444455556666')[/code][size=5][b]Installation[/b][/size]
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[]Extract the
[code]better_horsemanship[/code]folder.[/]
[]Place the folder inside your:[/]
[/list][code]Kingdom Come - Deliverance II/Mods[/code]directory.
3. Launch the game and enjoy improved mounted gameplay.

[b][size=5]Compatibility[/size][/b]
- This mod edits Horsemanship perks and horse-related stats. Mods that modify the same perks or horse buffs may conflict.
- Compatible with  [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomcomedeliverance2/mods/1723]Sam's new horse perks - horse specializations[/url] and  [url=https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomcomedeliverance2/mods/2656]More realistic horse handling[/url]. (Highly recommended)