VANILLA MATTERS
Vanilla Matters is a gameplay overhaul for Deus Ex (2000) that restores and improves the game for modern audience.
FEATURES
Gunplay Overhaul: Newly implemented recoil, bloom, and adaptive accuracy make guns feel more responsive and expectedly while staying faithful to vanilla combat pacing and depth.

AI Overhaul: Reworked AI to eliminate omniscience and instant reaction, making enemies behave more reasonably and fairly.

Stealth Overhaul: New Thief-like mechanics of light-based stealth works together with reworked AI to expand stealth gameplay.

Skills Overhaul: All Skills have received extensive rebalancing and reworks to make different playstyles more equally viable and fun.

Augmentations Overhaul: All Augmentations have been reworked or replaced with entirely new mechanics to remove boring, situational passive bonuses and introduce more exciting utilities.

Quality of Life Improvements: Numerous improvements to various aspects from gameplay interactions, inventory and character management to general controls and settings to ensure the gameplay experience is up to modern expectations.

Bugfixes and Optimization: One of the most comprehensive efforts of bugfixes for Deus Ex to date, comprised of extensive bug testing and coordination with the modding community over multiple years.
Many of the game's systems and mechanics have been refactored under the hood to be more performant and flexible for future development.

Technical Improvements: Modern features such as Borderless Windowed, Raw Input, UI Scaling and FOV Slider to ensure compatibility with modern machines and a comfortable user experience.

And More...
DOWNLOADS
Vanilla Matters 2.1.1 (.zip)
Vanilla Matters 2.1.1 patch (.zip) Only for updating from previous version
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Extract to your Deus Ex directory.
- The final extracted folder should be: path to your game/Deus Ex/VanillaMatters
2. Run VanillaMatters.exe inside Deus Ex/VanillaMatters/System/ to play
To update: Run Updater.exe in Deus Ex/VanillaMatters/
SOURCE CODE
Vanilla Matters is entirely open source on GitHub
CONTACTS
Report a bug? Have a suggestion? Need help? Join my Discord!
CREDITS
Thank you to everybody who has given Vanilla Matters a chance. You are the life of this project!
Tremendous thanks to Bogie, PhDInSorcery, Greasel, WCCC, DevAnj, and many more... You guys have helped shape the mod since the beginning!
Special thanks to Hanfling, who provided priceless knowledge and insights into the engine that I could have never figured out. This mod is impossible without you!
Again, thank you for being interested in Vanilla Matters.