From c5b9cb74940bc10e72901161afc1fa74cd32795c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ASmallCuteCat <neofelisnebulosa128@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2025 19:10:32 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] A small nerf to the "Creature" spawn (#20678)

This change reduces the damage that the green, watermelon-looking
"Creature" mobs are capable of.

Previously, their attacks had a damage range of 20-50. For comparison,
Plains Tyrant and Cavern Geist do 40 damage an attack.

The Xenoarchaology item that spawns these green dudes seems to be
capable of spawning them pretty quickly - and when you're fighting
simple mobs that are able to break your bones and give you an arterial
bleed in a single hit, that gets silly pretty fast.

I've tweaked the damage numbers so that the Creatures are a little
stronger than Hivebot Guardians in terms of damage.
---
 .../living/simple_animal/hostile/creature.dm  |  4 +-
 .../ASmallCuteCat - Creature Tweaker.yml      | 58 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 html/changelogs/ASmallCuteCat - Creature Tweaker.yml

diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/creature.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/creature.dm
index de3fb3d93b2..783cd5823bd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/creature.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/creature.dm
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 	icon_dead = "otherthing-dead"
 	health = 80
 	maxHealth = 80
-	melee_damage_lower = 25
-	melee_damage_upper = 50
+	melee_damage_lower = 20
+	melee_damage_upper = 30
 	organ_names = list("meaty core")
 	attacktext = "chomped"
 	attack_sound = 'sound/weapons/bite.ogg'
diff --git a/html/changelogs/ASmallCuteCat - Creature Tweaker.yml b/html/changelogs/ASmallCuteCat - Creature Tweaker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61d7eaacac0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/ASmallCuteCat - Creature Tweaker.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes:
+#   bugfix
+#     - (fixes bugs)
+#   wip
+#     - (work in progress)
+#   qol
+#     - (quality of life)
+#   soundadd
+#     - (adds a sound)
+#   sounddel
+#     - (removes a sound)
+#   rscadd
+#     - (adds a feature)
+#   rscdel
+#     - (removes a feature)
+#   imageadd
+#     - (adds an image or sprite)
+#   imagedel
+#     - (removes an image or sprite)
+#   spellcheck
+#     - (fixes spelling or grammar)
+#   experiment
+#     - (experimental change)
+#   balance
+#     - (balance changes)
+#   code_imp
+#     - (misc internal code change)
+#   refactor
+#     - (refactors code)
+#   config
+#     - (makes a change to the config files)
+#   admin
+#     - (makes changes to administrator tools)
+#   server
+#     - (miscellaneous changes to server)
+#################################
+
+# Your name.
+author: ASmallCuteCat
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, this gets changed to [] after reading.  Just remove the brackets when you add new shit.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("). It works without them, but if you use certain characters it screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes:
+  - qol: "Reduced the damage done by the 'creature' mob that sometimes spawns from certain Xenoarchaology finds."