Story Difficulty For MP

Published by Gartrude

ModMaker Download Code 8211

Revision 5, published October 5, 2025, 3:18 pm

The goal is to match the difficulties in MP with solo difficulties. Aimed towards solo players like myself. Casual/Bronze Normal/Silver Hardcore/Gold Insanity/Platinum

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Wave compositions

Hover over each cell in the table to view the wave composition. Cells labelled as BAD indicate clients will not be able to see at least one of the enemies. Cells with stripes indicate that the wave was modified since Genesis.

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Pay Table

Time bonuses are scaled down after a certain threshhold for each objective is hit. Complete objectives quickly to get the full bonus.

Pay table
Difficulty/Task	Wave 3	Wave 6	Wave 10	Extraction	Total
Bronze Objectives	9000	21000	30000	5000	~80000
Bronze Time Bonuses	2250	5250	7500	N/A
Silver Objectives	21000	49000	70000	25000	~200000
Silver Time Bonuses	5250	12250	17500	N/A
Gold Objectives	39000	91000	130000	25000	~350000
Gold Time Bonuses	9750	22750	32500	N/A
Platinum Objectives	57000	133000	190000	25000	~500000
Platinum Time Bonuses	14250	33250	47500	N/A

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Enemy Costs and Wave Budgets

Enemy Unit Costs
Assault Trooper	15	Cannibal	25
Centurion	20	Marauder	35
Engineer	40	Brute	75
Nemesis	30	Husk	10
Guardian	35	Ravager	55
Dragoon	55	Banshee	175
Phantom	75	Collector Trooper	25
Atlas	125	Collector Captain	35
Geth Trooper	15	Abomination	40
Rocket Trooper	20	Scion	100
Geth Hunter	35	Praetorian	200
Geth Pyro	40	Original Atlas	125
Geth Bomber	15	Original Geth Pyro	40
Geth Prime	150	Original Cannibal	35
Original Marauder	150	Original Banshee	175
Original Geth Prime	150	Original Phantom	75

Wave Budget Table
Difficulty	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Bronze	240	271	∞	333	364	∞	426	457	488	∞	550
Silver	400	460	∞	580	640	∞	760	820	880	∞	1000
Gold	600	720	∞	960	1080	∞	1320	1440	1560	∞	1800
Platinum	900	1010	∞	1230	1340	∞	1560	1670	1780	∞	2000

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Recommended MixIns

The author of this mod has specified that the following MixIns are advertised for installation when the mod is downloaded.

• Abomination - Always Explode v3
• Abomination - Explosion DoT All v3
• AI - Avoid All Fire v5
• All SFXPawns Can Gib v4
• Atlas - Any Range Smoke v3
• Atlas2 - Any Range Smoke v3
• Attacks Pets - Banshee v4
• Attacks Pets - Brute v4
• Attacks Pets - Dragoon MP v3
• Attacks Pets - Praetorian MP v3
• Attacks Pets - Scion MP v3
• Attacks Pets - Seeker Swarm MP v3
• Bugfix - BF3 Infiltrator - Menu Model v4
• Cannibal2 MP - Eat Any Pawn v3
• Collector Web - Affects Everybody v3
• Enemy Friendly Fire v4
• Enemy Weapons Can Penetrate v4
• Engineer - Deploy Turret Anywhere v3
• Engineer - No Turret Suicide v3
• Engineer - Repair Any Armor v3
• Everyone Attacks Pets v6
• Everything Can Be Meleed v4
• Everything Can Be Synced 1 v4
• Everything Can Be Synced 2 v4
• Geth Bomber MP - Curved Bombing Run v3
• Geth Prime 2 - Pulse Rifle v3
• Medigel Transmitter - Dead Rising v3
• MP Enemies Drop Ammo v4
• N7 Engineer Turret - Ammo Spreading v3
• No Instant Power Use v4
• Original Phantom MP - Cloak Infinitely v3
• Phantom MP - Cloak Infinitely v4
• Pizza - Power Pizza v4
• Pizza - Speedy Pizza v4
• Pizza - Stealthy Pizza v4
• Praetorian - Laser Hits All v3
• Ragdoll Armor - Geth Bomber MP v3
• Ragdoll Dragoon MP v3
• Ragdoll Geth Pyro MP v5
• Reactor Hazard - Auto Venting v3
• Realistic Gravity - Dagger v6
• Realistic Gravity - Dagger Hazard v6
• Realistic Gravity - Ghost v6
• Realistic Gravity - Ghost Hazard v6
• Realistic Gravity - Giant v6
• Realistic Gravity - Giant Hazard v6
• Realistic Gravity - Glacier v6
• Realistic Gravity - Glacier Hazard v6
• Realistic Gravity - Goddess v6
• Realistic Gravity - Hydra v6
• Realistic Gravity - Jade v6
• Realistic Gravity - Original White v6
• Realistic Gravity - Reactor v6
• Realistic Gravity - Reactor Hazard v6
• Realistic Gravity - White v6
• Realistic Gravity - White Hazard v6
• Sabotage - Extending Hack v4
• Seeker Swarm MP - Impact Pets v3
• Shotguns - No Firing Latency v3
• Singularity - Restore 6A Expansion v5

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Dynamic MixIns

The author of this mod has configured the following Dynamic MixIns:

• Adas Assault Rifle - Damage Radius: 75
• Adas Assault Rifle - Explosion Effect Radius: 75
• Collector Adept- Ascension Duration: 60
• TGI - StimPack Duration: 15
• Krysae - Damage Radius: 200
• Krysae - Flinching Distance: 125
• Game Core - Max Smoke Grenades: 3
• Grenade Container - Respawn Time: 30
• BioPawn - Max Body Count: 15
• Collector Adept- Ascension Duration Balance Change Lockout
• Turian Ghost Infiltrator - Duration Lockout
• Disciple - TYPE Damage Multiplier - Shield: 1x, Armor: 1x, Biotic: 1.75x
• Shuriken - TYPE Damage Multiplier - Shield: 2.5x, Armor: 1x, Biotic: 1.75x
• Shuriken - Create unique damage type M4Shuriken (break inherance)
• Tempest - TYPE Damage Multiplier - Shield: 1.75x, Armor: 1x, Biotic: 1x
• Hurricane - Create unique damage type N7Hurricane
• Incisor - TYPE Damage Multiplier - Shield: 3x, Armor: 1x, Biotic: 1x
• Raptor - Create unique damage type Raptor_SniperRifle
• Indra - Create unique damage type Indra_Sniper_Rifle
• Saber - TYPE Damage Multiplier - Shield: 1x, Armor: 1.75x, Biotic: 1x
• Valkyrie - Create unique damage type N7_AR
• Krysae - TYPE Damage Multiplier - Shield: 1x, Armor: 2.5x, Biotic: 1x
• Read from configuration files: SFXDamageType->Resistance property

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Required DLC

This mod requires the following DLC to install:

• Resurgence
• Rebellion
• Earth
• Retaliation
• Reckoning
• Mass Effect 3 MP Balance Changes Patch 2 (PATCH2)
• Leviathan
• Omega
• Binkw32 DLC Bypass (ASI Version) + Balance Changes Replacer ASI

MixIns may require additional DLC. They are not required but are strongly recommended as the mod will not behave as designed without them.

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Fork tree

Genesis
|>Mass Effect 3 Relentless (by Gartrude)
|==>Solo Relentless (by puckhead73)

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