Two PC mods reshape CONTROL Resonant's late-game combat. One adds instant weapon-form switching, while the other brings in a D-to-SSS ranking system that rewards variety and pressure.
CONTROL Resonant's combat system now has the two tools it most clearly needed. On PC, the Weapon Switch mod lets players change weapon forms during attacks. The Combat Ranking System mod gives them grades for varied, aggressive play. Together, they offer a reason to move beyond the same dominant abilities. The wider PC modding scene is working on the same problem, with several community projects making weapon choice and combo variety matter more from one encounter to the next.
The missing combat layer
Remedy Entertainment moved CONTROL Resonant away from the third-person shooter style associated with its predecessor. It leaned harder into melee-driven character action. That gamble mostly works. The game is missing several systems that give Capcom's Devil May Cry series its lasting combat depth, though. Without them, players can settle into a narrow set of effective attacks, especially later in the game.
The Weapon Switch mod takes aim at that weakness. Players can assign weapon forms to keys, mouse buttons, or pad buttons. They can switch between them during a fight, even in the middle of a swing. The mod also supports four sets of Primary, Secondary, and Finisher forms. That gives Dylan a DMC-style loadout structure instead of locking players into one limited selection. TheGamer's coverage says the related Combat Controls Overhaul allows form changes during combat, including mid-attack switching. It directly addresses one of the main complaints about the game's combat flow.
The change matters because weapon choice becomes part of a combo. It is no longer just a menu decision made between encounters.
Weapon Switch changes the rhythm
Weapon Switch also unlocks every Weapon Form without requiring Living Shards. Those resources are hard to obtain early in the game. Their scarcity limits the options available as Dylan begins his time in Manhattan. Removing that barrier does more than make progression easier. It lets players explore the full system before the campaign pushes them toward a smaller group of reliable tools.
Moving between four form sets during a combo gives players a clear reason to experiment. They can begin an attack with one form and shift into another before the sequence ends. Combat feels less like repeated ability selection and more like active style management. That is the closest this version of CONTROL Resonant comes to the weapon choreography of Devil May Cry without changing its setting or protagonist.
Other community tools move in the same direction. Sportskeeda's mod roundup highlights Weapon Switch and Randomizer, which combines weapon-form switching with randomized attacks. That pairing creates more variation between runs. It also suggests that combat tempo, rather than more story content, has become one of the clearest areas for PC players to expand.
Ranks force variety
The Combat Ranking System adds a live grade to the HUD, ranging from D to SSS. It scores each encounter and saves the results in a Board Tab. Optional sound announcements can also call out the player's current rank. The system rewards variety and sustained pressure. Repeating the safest attack pattern is no longer the best way to chase a strong result.
TheGamer describes the ranking mod as a direct borrow from Devil May Cry's logic. Its D-to-SSS scale rewards players for using abilities in different ways instead of repeating one reliable option. The score is not just decoration. It turns the game's existing combat vocabulary into a performance challenge. Players have a reason to connect abilities and weapon forms rather than treating them as interchangeable tools.
This is a useful answer to CONTROL Resonant's late-game combat fatigue. Some Aberrant Forms and combat abilities are simply more effective than others. That can make experimentation feel inefficient. The ranking system creates a player-made goal: vary attacks to protect the grade, even though the mod offers no material reward for doing so.
The Board Tab adds a small competitive layer to the campaign. It does not turn the game into multiplayer. Personal records give players a clear way to compare runs and measure improvement. The payoff is not a new unlock or a balance adjustment. It is a framework that makes mastery visible.
A stronger PC version
Trying the two mods can quickly become more than a short technical test. One brief experiment with the switching options reportedly turned into an hour spent moving between districts and testing different combinations. That reaction says something about the mods. They do not add a new campaign or enemy roster. They make existing encounters more replayable by giving players a reason to use tools the vanilla game leaves underdeveloped.
The wider PC modding scene has shown how unofficial tools can open new ways to test demanding games. A recent technical report showed that even unusual hardware experiments can change how players approach a release. Here, the effect is more focused. Weapon Switch expands moment-to-moment choice. Combat Ranking System gives players feedback for using that choice.
Neither mod proves that Remedy Entertainment left out these systems for a hidden reason. The source material also gives no indication that they are planned for an official update. TheGamer and Sportskeeda describe the features as user-made PC solutions, not confirmed additions to the base game. The cited coverage contains no confirmed Remedy patch that adds mid-fight weapon switching or D-to-SSS combat grades.
The pair does show something more concrete. CONTROL Resonant already has enough combat variety to support a deeper structure. For now, PC players need community-made tools to bring that structure forward.
That makes the mods more than novelty add-ons. They show that some of the game's strongest combat ideas were left one layer short of their full potential. Commentators have suggested that Remedy could draw on ideas like these in future official improvements. That remains editorial expectation, not a statement from the studio.
A combat ranking system works as feedback rather than as a standard progression mechanic. It does not need to award equipment or currency. Its purpose is to show whether the player is keeping up variety and momentum. Combined with instant weapon switching, it changes the reason to replay an encounter. The goal is no longer just to survive. Players can try to express more of the combat system.
