Expanded Jedi Training for TSLRCM 1.0.0

More Teachable Abilities

In TSLRCM, party members can learn a small number of powers, feats, and forms, which are mostly just those that can’t be learned by normal means such as Force Sight and Beast Trick.

This mod significantly expands the number of teachable abilities. Teachable Force powers now include almost all basic tier powers that are not class-restricted (e.g. Heal, Push, Shock, etc.). Teachable feats now include many combat-related feats, such as Dueling, Advanced Jedi Defense, and active feats like Power Attack. With a few exceptions, teachable abilities are mostly limited to the lowest level abilities in the feat/power tree. This is partly because of balance or something but mostly because of the time it would take to implement so many more abilities. Maybe in a future update.

You can now teach any of the forms you know, including those granted to Jedi classes such as Makashi and Force Channel. Normally these forms are granted at Jedi levels 11-14 but I’m willing to bet most players don’t get their Jedi companions this high until pretty late in the game if at all unless they intentionally save levels, meaning party members often never learn these forms. And it doesn’t really make sense that you can teach your companions advanced forms when you can’t even teach Form I. Now you can teach them the basic forms early enough for them to actually get to use them. 

Force Affinity has been removed from the list of teachable forms. Despite its description, Force Channel actually has the same effect while also having other positive effects and no drawbacks, making Affinity pointless to use if you know Channel, which is granted to all Jedi classes.

While many new abilities are now potentially teachable, what you can ultimately teach depends on what you know, your class, and the specific party member.

Rules and Prerequisites

Party members can learn 1 form and either 1 power or feat at a time, then must level up again before learning more.

For most feats and powers, you need to know the improved version, if available, in order to teach the basic version. For example, in order to teach Dueling, you must know Improved Dueling.

Available trainings also depend on your class. Regular Jedi classes can teach a select number of powers and feats, such as Push, Speed, Stun, Slow, Dueling, Two-Weapon Fighting, and unique powers like Force Sight. Other abilities are locked to different prestige classes. Jedi Masters & Sith Lords can teach all basic Universal powers and all basic Light or Dark Side powers, respectively. Jedi Weapon Masters & Sith Marauders can teach a wider selection of combat feats, while Jedi Watchmen & Sith Assassins can teach a mix of different feats and powers. Jedi Masters & Sith Lords have an advantage in the total number of abilities they can teach, which I think fits their theme well, and they are in need of an advantage anyway. All party members have some feats and powers they can learn from you regardless of your class.

Naturally the advanced forms can already only be taught by certain classes since they can only be learned by certain classes. Additionally, now party members must know Shii-Cho (either through normal means or by training) before learning any other lightsaber forms, and must know Force Channel before learning any other Force forms. Some advanced saber forms can only be taught after the party member has learned 2 other saber forms, and Juyo can only be taught after they have learned 3 saber forms. Force Mastery can only be taught after learning 2 other Force forms.

Teachable powers are subject to the same character level requirements, and some powers also require the party member to have a certain Jedi class level.

The PC and party member must both have a lightsaber in order to teach any saber-related ability or form.

Immersive Training Depictions

In TSLRCM, teaching your companion is basically just clicking a button followed by a fade to black and a notification that the party member learned whatever predetermined ability. With this mod, you’ll now get to choose what to teach through dialogue and get a short cutscene depicting the training. This may be the PC and party member sparring, meditating, practicing casting powers, etc. Nothing super in-depth but something to make the sequence more immersive and feel like an actual training session.

Train Disciple and Handmaiden

For whatever reason, Disciple and Handmaiden could not be taught anything originally. This mod makes it so they can now be taught just like other party members. While other other party members have at least of a couple of lines where they acknowledge being taught, Disciple and Handmaiden never had anything recorded to my knowledge, and since I couldn’t find any generic lines appropriate to reuse and don’t have experience creating new VO or lip syncing, I’ve just kept them silent for now. There’s not much missing since most party members only have a couple of short generic lines anyway, but I’ll see about adding new dialogue in a future update.

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- baodur.dlg
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- handmaiden.dlg
- mira.dlg
- visasmarr.dlg
- train_feat.dlg
- train_form.dlg
- train_spell.dlg
- m_act_teach.ncs
- m_cnd_amjedi.ncs
- m_cnd_speakertag.ncs
- m_cnd_teachfeat.ncs
- m_cnd_teachform.ncs
- m_cnd_teachspell.ncs
- m_train_convo.ncs
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- train_counter.utp
- trainingbox.utc
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