Ouch Kit

OuchKit 1.0 — “It Made Sense, So I Built It.”

First public release! This mod exists because wounds are not numbers, they are places, and Ashley got tired of games pretending otherwise.

🩸 Core Mechanics

• Added a true wound system

  • Damage creates wounds
  • Wounds take up Heart Slots
  • You cannot bandage places that aren’t hurt (sorry, mummy-builders)

• Bleeding now meaningfully interacts with healing

  • Bleed levels cancel regeneration level-for-level
  • Treating wounds speeds recovery instead of magically undoing damage

🩹 Bandages (The Good Stuff)

• Bandaids

  • Cosmetic + functional
  • Dyeable (because obviously)
  • Fall off naturally over time

• Medium Bandages

  • Best for moderate bleeding
  • Do not fall off automatically (you have to take care of yourself)

• Wraps

  • Best for severe bleeding
  • Manual removal required
  • Look good. Feel secure. Very caveman-approved.

🫀 Open Wound Logic (aka “Why You Can’t Cheat This”)

• Every bandage covers one Open Wound space (One heart of damage = one wound)

• More max health = more possible wounds

  • Automatically compatible with mods like Apotheosis

• If you’re out of heart slots, you’re out of bandage space (Nature does not accept IOUs)

✂️ Bandage Removal

• Medical Scissors

  • Safely remove wraps and medium bandages
  • Takes time (because it’s not instant IRL either)

• Removal during active bleeding may reduce healing effectiveness (Yes, you can make things worse. Choose wisely.)

👁️ Visual System

• Dynamic bandage overlays

  • Arms, legs, torso, and head supported
  • Bandaids, medium bandages, and wraps each render correctly

• First-person arm rendering

  • Yes, you can see your own bandages

• Customizable Player Models (CPM) compatible

  • Supports larger skin resolutions (64 / 128 / 256)

• Pehkui compatibility option

  • Force Vanilla-Scale Overlay config for scaled players

⚙️ Config Options

• Overlay texture size (for CPM users)
• Force vanilla-scale overlays (recommended with Pehkui + CPM)

🐛 Bug Fixes (Important Ones)

• Fixed a bug where Heart Slots were not incrementing

  • (This one was BIG. Infinite bandages were never intended.)

• Fixed wrap and medium bandage overlays not rendering

• Fixed first-person arms not showing overlays

• Fixed bandage handlers not registering (oops, classic)

• Fixed several “why is nothing syncing” moments (it was syncing, just not where I thought)

🧠 Design Philosophy (Yes, This Is Intentional)

• No arbitrary limits
• No fake difficulty
• No “press button, wound gone”
• If it made sense, it got built
• If it didn’t make sense, it didn’t survive testing

Recommended Settings (CPM + Pehkui users):

• CPM scaling mode: attribute

• OuchKit config:

  • Overlay Texture Size: match your skin (usually 128)
  • Force Vanilla-Scale Overlay: true

This release is the foundation. More refinement, polish, and “why hasn’t anyone done this before?” ideas are coming.

🦎 — Ashley (Probably barefoot. Definitely holding a knife.)