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This is a guide I started a few years back. I remember there were other things I wanted to add to it, but I don't remember what those things were anymore. It also doesn't seem like I'll be delving into this again any time soon, so I thought I'd just post it the way it is. The stats are determined from four sources: 1) Base stats 2) Class 3) Attributes 4) Levelup The character’s base stats [1] define the value of the stats without the application of the other sources. They do not change through levels; they remain static. They are defined in GFF files. The character's class [2] determines how some of the character’s stats progress through levels without the player doing anything. They are defined in 2DA files. The attributes [3] affect the character’s stats through levels and are affected by the player. Thus, the player can affect his character’s stats through attributes. The attributes are also defined in the GFF files, but they can be modified on level up. Levelup [4] is the only way to affect some of the stats. The actual level does not matter. What are characters for the game? Characters are defined in so called .utc files. Each character has their own .utc file, which contains all information about this character: their name, appearance, base stats, class, equipment, powers, feats, skills ... However, the stats of the character are also modified by other files, namely the .2da files. These files are basically spreadsheets that define at what rate the stats of the characters change. The stats change at different rates for different characters, depending on their CLASS. These rates do not change during the course of the game, so the character class defines at what rates the character’s stats will change. The possible classes in TSL are: Non-Jedi - soldier – SLD - scout – SCT - scoundrel – SND - tech specialist – TEC - minion – MIN, not available for players Droid - expert droid – XPD - combat droid – CBD Jedi - jedi guardian – JGD - jedi sentinel – JSN - jedi consular – JCS - jedi weapon master – JWM - jedi watchman – JWA - jedi master – JMA Sith - sith marauder – SMA - sith assassin – SAS - sith lord – SLD However, there are still way to affect your stats during the course of the game. The way of doing this is via the attributes [3]. I will list them here just for reference, and only at the end of this tutorial will I describe fully what each of the attributes does specifically for the character. Strength – STR Dexterity – DEX Constitution – CON Intelligence – INT Wisdom – WIS Charisma – CHA The attributes themselves are also a kind of stat. They have a base value [1], to which the player adds points every four levels during level up. One thing to keep in mind is that the actual value of the attribute never matters. It’s always the modifier that you get out of it that matters. The conversion formula is the same for all attributes: a value of 8 translates to a modifier of -1, and for every 2 attribute points the modifier increases by 1. That is: Modifier = (Attribute – 10) / 2 Thus, 12 points equal a modifier of +1. Auto Balance The game uses a system to automatically adjust the stats of enemies when they are spawned according to the player character. Exactly to what extent they are modified is defined in autobalance.2da. All values depend on the player level, which is determined from experience. This means that if you have enough experience for level 33, the game will consider that level even if you haven't levelled up yet. List of stats Vitality points Force points Fortitude saving throw Reflex saving throw Will saving throw Attack Defense Damage Attributes Skill points Level The character's level is also a stat, though it is used mainly to calculate other stat's. Here is the formula. Level = Level(Class I) + Level(Class II) + (PlayerLevel * levelmult(autobalance.2da) - 1) (only if mult > 0) Vitality Points - VP This is your health bar. The number is based on the “Base Hit Points” field in the .utc. This value is modified by autobalance. At levelup, you gain: 6-12 points depending on your class + CON. VP = BaseHitPoints * (PlayerLevel * vpmult(autobalance.2da) - 1)(only if mult > 0) + HitDie(classes.2da)/Levelup + CON * Level Mira’s max VP is 54. She is at level 6 when you meet her. When you level up, she is going to have 63 HP. She got +8 because she is a scout [2] and +1 because her CON is 12 [3]. Force Points - FP This is the force bar. This stat works just like the health stat. “Max Force Points” is defined with the character [1]. On level up, you gain: 4-10 points depending on your class [2] + WIS [3]. FP = Max Force Points + ForceDie(classes.2da)/Levelup + WIS * Level Defense - DEF This characterizes how hard the character is to hit. This is basically evasion. The calculation of this stat is a bit more complicated. Like with the previous stats, there is one part of it that is defined with the character (in the .utc). This is called the Natural AC [1]. Most characters have the natural AC at 0. (G0-T0 has 2, for example.) DEF = 10 + Natural AC [1] + Class AC (acbonus.2da) [2] + DEX [3] + (PlayerLevel * armormult(autobalance.2da) +2) (only if mult > 0) Class AC depends on the class AND on level. The party members actually have feats that describe the class AC (Jedi: Jedi Sense, Prestige Sense, Greater Prestige Sense; Droids: Droid Upgrade; Soldiers: Mandalorian Courage), but it is not actually provided by these feats but by acbonus.2da. Originally, the plan was to make these class AC bonuses as actual feats, meaning that a level 1 feat would mean DEF+2, level 2 DEF+4 and level 3 DEF+6. This can be seen in that there exist two further levels of Atton’s feat and the droids’ feat. Their descriptions are still intact, but the effects are obsolete. The level 2 droid feat has actually been left with HK-47 even though it has no effect. This might be a leftover from K1. The Handmaiden and the Disciple are currently the only ones who lack a feat describing their defense bonuses. Attack - ATT Attack is the opposite of DEF. When someone performs an attack, first the ATT of the attacker is compared to the DEF of the attackee, to see whether the attack HIT. Only after it has been established that the attack hit is the damage calculated. The ATT is not constant however. It does have a constant part that is added to the roll of a 20-sided die (D20). If the total ATT is greater than the DEF of the attackee, then the attack succeeds, otherwise it misses. ATT = D20 + Level(Class I) + Level(Class II) + (PlayerLevel * tohitmult(autobalance.2da)) (only if mult > 0) + STR/DEX [3] There are a few special cases though. If the roll of D20 is 1, then this is an AUTOMATIC MISS. This means that it misses even if the total ATT of the character is greater than the DEF of the attackee. Similarly, if the roll is 20, this is an AUTOMATIC HIT. You may have noticed that ALL weapons have critical hit numbers in their descriptions, something like 20-20/x2. If the roll of D20 is in the critical hit scope of the weapon, and if the attack would hit (ATT > DEF), then the ATT is calculated again. This is the THREAT ROLL. If the ATT with the threat roll is greater than the opposing creature’s DEF, then the damage is doubled or even tripled in some cases, according to the weapon. Otherwise the damage is dealt normally. The STR modifier is added if the attacker is using a melee weapon, the DEX modifier is added if the attacker is using a ranged weapon. With Finesse feats, the attacker can add the DEX modifier instead of the STR modifier if their DEX is higher than STR. With two-handed weapons or two weapons one in each hand the situation is the following: each hand performs its own attack. The attacks are calculated in much the same way, except for the penalties: ATT -6 in the main hand, ATT -10 in the off hand. In the case of a balanced second weapon or a two-handed weapon, the main hand attack penalty is reduced by 2. The Two-Weapon Fighting feats further reduce the penalties. Damage - DAM Damage calculation. DAM = WeaponDie * (PlayerLevel * damagemult(autobalance.2da) + 1) (only if mult > 0) + (1.5(if single weapon) * STR)(if melee) The Saves Saves characterize how good a character is at shrugging off effects. All hostile force powers can be “saved”, as well as effects such as poison, and possibly others, by the three saving throws: Fortitude, Reflex, Will. Fortitude - FOR With a high fortitude you are physically able to endure attacks. FOR = Class dependent(cls_st_*.2da) + character bonus(*.utc) + (PlayerLevel * savemult) (only if mult > 0) + CON Saves against: - Stun, Stasis, Stasis Field - Stun Droid, Disable Droid, Destroy Droid - Wound, Choke, Kill - Affliction - Drain Life, Death Field - Crush - Critical Strike/Sniper Shot Stun Effect - Power Attack/Power Blast Knockback Effect Reflex - REF With a high reflex you are quick enough to evade attacks. REF = Class dependent(cls_st_*.2da) + character bonus(*.utc) + (PlayerLevel * savemult) (only if mult > 0) + DEX Saves against: - Push, Whirlwind, Wave Will - WIL With a high will your mind is powerful enough to shrug off attacks. WIL = Class dependent(cls_st_*.2da) + character bonus(*.utc) + (PlayerLevel * savemult) (only if mult > 0) + WIS Saves against: - Slow - Fear, Horror, Insanity - Shock, Lightning, Storm - Drain Force, Improved Drain Force, Master Drain Force - Scream, Improved Scream, Master Scream - Mind Trick, Confusion - Beast Trick, Beast Confusion - Droid Trick, Droid Confusion - Crush Opposition Skill points The amount of skill points you get to spend on your skills when you level up. The amount is: skillpointbase(classes.2da) + INT (Any bonuses to Intelligence from items are not taken into account.) Skills Computer use = base(*.utc)+ INT + LEVELUP Demolitions = base(*.utc) + INT + LEVELUP Stealth = base(*.utc) + DEX + LEVELUP Awareness = base(*.utc) + WIS + LEVELUP Persuade = base(*.utc) + CHA + LEVELUP Repair = base(*.utc) + INT + LEVELUP Security = base(*.utc) + INT + LEVELUP Treat Injury = base(*.utc) + WIS + LEVELUP Attributes Attributes can be modified on every fourth level (check!), no matter what the character's class is. They affect a lot of the stats described above. I will show a list below, which shows what each attribute is good for. Strength Adds to ATT of characters with melee weapons. Improves POWER ATTACK's KICKBACK and CRITICAL STRIKE's STUN. Adds to DAMAGE of characters with melee weapons. (When wielding a single one-handed weapon, a character's Strength bonus to damage is 50% greater!) Dexterity Adds to DEF. Adds to ATT of characters with ranged weapons. Improves POWER BLAST's KICKBACK and SNIPER SHOT's STUN. Adds to STEALTH. Adds to REF. Constitution Adds to FOR. Adds to VP. Determines IMPLANT. Intelligence Adds to COMPUTER USE, DEMOLITIONS, REPAIR and SECURITY. Adds to number of skill points to be distributed on each level-up. Wisdom Adds to AWARENESS and TREAT INJURY. Adds to WIL. Adds to FP. Charisma Adds to the PERSUADE skill. Reduces ALIGNMENT PENALTY for force powers. Determines POTENCY of force powers. Lighsaber Forms Form I - Shii Cho - Determination Attack Modifier: +1 Defense: +3 Defense vs. Current Target: -3 Form II - Makashi - Contention Attack Modifier: +3 (vs Lighstaber) Damage: +3 Blaster Bolt Deflection: -5 Saves vs. Force Powers: +2 Form III - Soresu - Resilience Defense vs. Current Target: +2 Blaster Bolt Deflection: +4 Weapon Threat Range: -1 Form IV - Ataru - Aggression Defense: -2 Defense vs. Current Target: +5 Blaster Bolt Deflection: -4 Weapon Threat Range: +1 Form V - Shien - Perseverance Attack Modifier: +2 Defense vs. Current Target: -5 Blaster Bolt Deflection: +2 Critical Multiplier: +1 Form VI - Niman - Moderation Attack Modifier: +1 Defense: +1 Blaster Bolt Deflection: +1 Saves vs. Force Powers: +1 Form VII - Juyo - Ferocity Defense: -4 Defense vs. Current Target: +2 Saves vs. Force Powers: -4 Attacks per Round: +1 Critical Hit Attack Modifier: +4 Force Forms Force Channel FP Regeneration: +50% (non-combat) Force Power Damage: +3 Saves vs. Force Powers: +2 Force Affinity FP regenerate during combat Force Potency Force Power Damage: + 30% FP Cost: + 20% Force Mastery Force Power Duration: +50% Opponents' Saves vs Force Powers: -2 Saves vs Force Powers: -4 FP Cost: +20%

For someone that has only commented or reacted to things in this section, may I recommend the rest of the site? There are other things to see here... If folks do decide to take up where Logan23 left off, it won't be on your time table. So you may as well keep busy with other things.

Thanks to DP for elaborating. Anyway, I use - envmaptexture mycube for the environment map. Therefore, to have a similar effects with what's in the mod that's the parameter you want in your TXI. Thank you for the heads-up! I'd greatly appreciate that, especially if your fellow friend could upscale the vanilla female version. It needed that the most, hahah.

Hey, this sub has been forgotten for 5 months, maybe you guys should close it? Cuz it's completely unknown if Logan passed his work to some1 else/or going to provide details about plot of the mod and haven't been around for eternity.