Timbo

I want to add a properties like mighty critical, keen, or bonus damage to all of HK's attacks. Can this be done with hides or do these properties have to be applied to a weapon?

I finally think I've figured out a way to get around my Jedi Class limitation woes but it requires knowledge I don't possess. Thankfully, I'm not above begging for someone to help me or teach me if they have the time. I'll gleefully credit you for your efforts either way.

Here's the pitch:

I'd like to start Bastila, Jolee, and Juhani with custom classes. For the part I need help with, I'd like to add some dialogue options when speaking to the player that trigger a multiclass script for them to graduate to their natural class. It would be ideal if this would happen after gaining their 8th level but even that's not necessary as I can use dialogue to warn the player not to do this too early.

What this does is make it so that I can restore the player's choice of jedi classes in the Radical Jedi version or eliminate it altogether.

Is there anyone who's willing to either take this on as a request or take me on as an apprentice?

Here's a link to my mod

1 hour ago, JCarter426 said:

It's not possible to create new feats that do much of anything. Most feat mechanics are hard-coded in the engine, and the feat itself is just a signal to the engine that whether a character has the feat.

There is a script function to grant the player permanent bonus Force Points in KOTOR 2, but not KOTOR 1. There is no script which is fired whenever a character levels up, but there are scripts that run every few seconds (e.g. the player's heartbeat script) which could be edited to replicate such an effect. There would be compatibility issues with other mods, though.

This is how mods like the repeating blasters fix or the weapon finesse mod work right?

I would be okay with it not being compatible with other mods that do this stuff so long as it's compatible with graphics mods, the community mod, and k1r (even if those mods aren't compatible with one another as long as it "behaved normally".

Meaning that it the characters that had those feats (or hides or whatever) had normally functioning force point pools that were indistinguishable from the three normal Jedi classes.

Does anyone know how to make custom feats that would either create a couple feats for me or teach me how to do it?

What I need are 3 separate feats that essentially mimic Toughness except that they add 4, 6, and 8 FP (instead of VP) per level.

This would make for an absolutely huge change in my Balance in the Force Mod.

Edit: I've since realized that unless there's already a script that adds FP per level, that this request will be impossible.

I'm thinking about doing something like this with my own mod. I'm wondering, do you know if it's possible to separate Force Whirlwind but still have Force Push be a prerequisite for both Whirlwind and Wave?

Actually, I have lots of reasons for doing this. For example I could create a some fake classes all called Force Adept with different starting skills and feat tables and give the NPCs a few levels of those classes. Since we're locked to only 3 classes with FP. This would allow for subtle variations between the PC and the NPCs.

For example, you could make Juhani a Guardian who's got Stealth and Demolitions as a class skills without giving the PC this luxury when taking Guardian. Or giving Bastila the ability to take Weapon Specialization without letting the PC take it as a Sentinel.

So, is it possible?

I'm assuming it's not possible to start an NPC with more than 1 class but I've been wrong before.

Has anyone seen this glitch where during level up the game randomly gives you phantom ranks in skills you don't actually have? Then after leveling they disappear? It's happening in my mod and I can't figure out if it's a known issue or something I did?

Is there a good way to view all of the games unused feat and power icons?

31 minutes ago, DeathScepter said:

Columns are hardcoded and Level cap is 20.

 

You can't make proper Force Using Classes but you can add Normal classes from the existing Normal classes. for example you have a custom class with soldier feat table, scout saving throw and scoundrel feat gain. Also using class and dialogue will be important

Thanks for getting back to me! Are they hard coded? I feel like you can convert them to xml with Kotor Tool, change the names of the columns, add your own, and convert them back, can you not?

Edit:

I just got it to work with featgain! I converted the scd_bon column into nsd_reg. Then in classes.2da, I pointed Scoundrel to draw feat gains from this column and it totally worked! Unfortunately, this method is a little more tricky for feat.2da as I have no idea which columns are actually unused and it's much harder to test.

So, again, does anyone know if any of the columns in Feat.2da are unused?

Pretty straight forward question? Are there any unused columns in Feat.2da & Featgain.2da? I really really want to make custom classes and I need more feat and featgain space to pull it off. Is there anyone who can help me with this?

I was always going to add you in a special thanks section of my mod but now I'm going to also add you to the credits.

Thank you

What happens if I remove Force Whirlwind as a Prerequisite for Force Wave without removing Force Push as a requirement for either power?

Did you make this? Also, do you know if the recommended button skips force powers for consulars?

You are incredible. Which file(s) would this be in?

Has anyone figured out a fix for auto level only choosing one power per level (for consulars who get two powers) or a way to disable it completely?

19 hours ago, Thor110 said:

 

somewhere in your changes.ini file along with any changes it might make, all of which can be added manually or generated with changes.ini by comparing an edited version of the file with an original unaltered file.

Speaking of my changes.ini file. Should I be concerned about orphaned ini sections warnings from holopatcher?

7 minutes ago, Thor110 said:

No worries, I believe it is missing a few details here and there.

by the looks of the error log, you do not have any changes being made to baseitems.2da

IE : you have Table0=baseitems.2da in the 2DAList but you do not have [baseitems.2da] elsewhere in the .ini file.

So for example

references an entry for TSLPatcher to look for which is [traps.2da]

[traps.2da] then references an instruction and further entry that changes values within traps.2da

so in your case you need.

somewhere in your changes.ini file along with any changes it might make, all of which can be added manually or generated with changes.ini by comparing an edited version of the file with an original unaltered file.

I'm not sure how to make the app compare the files. How do I do that?

Edit: Hol up. I think I got it...

I don't have an append

25 minutes ago, Thor110 said:

I hope that helps.

I think it did but apparently I'm still struggling with the core concept of how the patcher is supposed to work. Here's the error log from the patcher.

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[Note] [17:58:11] Loading [Settings] section from ini...
[Note] [17:58:11] Loading [TLKList] patches from ini...
[Note] [17:58:11] Loading [InstallList] patches from ini...
[Note] [17:58:11] Loading [2DAList] patches from ini...
[Error] [17:58:11] KeyError: "The [baseitems.2da] section was not found in the ini, referenced by 'Table0=baseitems.2da' in [2DAList]"
The installation was aborted with errors
 

I tloaded all of my modded files into tslpatchdata folder, created your changes.ini file, then loaded your modded files into the changeedit app, then replaced them all with the original unmodded files, and ran the patcher (holopatcher).

What am I doing wrong?

Sorry, if I'm being a pain. The readme felt like it was missing some crucial steps and I don't really get what I'm supposed to be doing.

On 5/9/2024 at 11:37 AM, Thor110 said:

Should be simple enough then, TSLPatcher's ChangeEdit can automatically generate the differences for the 2DA files and from there you can probably just add the dialog and character sheets to the override folder.

I think I've got the ChangeEdit business figured out but I still have a couple questions if you don't mind.

• 1. I added the utc files as gffs in my changes.ini file. Is that going to be okay?
• 2. Should I also do with with dan13_dorak.dlg?
• 3. If I wanted to go about doing the whole append.tlk thing. How would I do that, I feel like I missed something?

14 minutes ago, Thor110 said:

I think that's an oversight by the writer of the readme so you aren't actually missing anything, you are correct.

Place them in a separate folder for now, but after generating your changes.ini file, all of the changes you have made to files should become instructions in the changes.ini file, at that point you will want the original files for the reason it mentions.

To be honest I would potentially suggest using HoloPatcher as it has a few new features and is actively being developed at the moment.

Thanks for explaining this. As a funny note, I went to double check this in Holopatcher's readme and it said to refer to TSLpatcher's readme... 

On 5/11/2024 at 1:17 AM, Thor110 said:

There's a lengthy readme included with TSLPatcher which I read from time to time, though for the most part I read existing changes.ini files and took note of how they worked in order to make my own, I also make use of a few simple batch scripts I wrote to make lists for large numbers of files.

I have a question with the readme file, I'm hoping you can answer.

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2.3.Create a folder inside your Mod folder named exactly tslpatchdata.
2.4.Copy all the files that belong to your MOD into the tslpatchdata folder.
2.5.Extract UNALTERED copies of any 2DA and standard game GFF format files you want the TSLPatcher to work with. These files will be copied to override and then modified if the file did not already exist in the user's override folder. Put these files in the tslpatchdata folder.

If I copy all my files into the tslpatchdata folder and then copy unaltered versions of the same files with the same name, won't windows just overwrite all of my work? What am I missing?

I'm referring to the +10 bonus to attack you get from being melee distance with a ranged weapon. Can this value be changed? If so, where might I find it?

K1GR started out as an attempt to modernize KotOR 1's classes to Kotor 2's standards and then it started growing into an overall update filled with quality of life upgrades, weapon rebalancing, and some other ideas to address some of the major issues in that gunk up the flow of gameplay. Namely, level saving. As I'm sure all of you are aware, the amount of powers you get is directly tied to the amount of Jedi levels you have. Players like myself, endlessly debate on what the right balance of class levels is. For a lot of people, it makes sense to hold back leveling up for the first half of the game.

This mod addresses that by limiting the player to the Sentinel class after becoming a Jedi. In a perfect world, I would add player only versions of all three Jedi classes but due to the hard-coded limitations in the game's design, there's not space on the feat table for all three. The Sentinel was chosen for the main character because after updating the classes to KotOR 2's class progression, it stood out as both strong and versatile. 

Here's how it works: the Sentinel had all of its powers compressed into the first 12 levels of its class. After level 12 it gets no powers or feats of any kind. All of the other classes pretty much level up normally. This mod rewards you for leveling up your main character as you go. 

Another major change is that weapons groups have been totally rebalanced. Melee Double Weapons now do less damage than their one handed counterparts and have had their Critical Threats increased to compensate. Ranged weapons now have significantly increased damage overall and should be comparative, they might fall a little behind melee as you start to get better equipment mid to late game but when you calculate the investment it takes to get melee competitive and all of the other perks of ranged weapons, it might actually be overkill. So much so that I'm concerned about difficulty on Taris.

Global Changes

• The bonus skill points gained at level up formula (Class Base + INT/2) now rounds up. You now gain +1 skill point at 12 INT, +2 at 16 INT, and +3 at 20 INT. It's still not as generous as K2 but since skills aren't terribly useful in K1, I think it works pretty well.
• All Companion Characters now join at Level 1. This change was made to allow the player greater flexibility when choosing how to build their companion characters.
• Selectable Level 1 feats are now gained at level 2. This change was made to allow the player greater flexibility when choosing how to build their companion characters.
• Heavy Weapons no longer exist as a category and Repeating Blasters have been merged with Rifles. All of the relevant feats have been adjusted accordingly like in KotOR 2.
• Impossible Difficulty has been restored to the difficulty settings; just incase all of the power-creep makes the game too easy.

Main Character Changes

• Persuade is always a class skill for the main character.
• The main character gets all six basic active combat feats (Power Attack/Power Blast, Flurry/Rapid Shot, and Critical Strike/Sniper Shot) between level 1 and 2. This is as close as I could get to how it was done in KotOR 2.
• The main character is limited to the Jedi Sentinel Class up cross-class.
• The main character can choose to take the Force Focus feats, Force Jump, and Lightsaber Specialization Feats as they level up. This change was made to accommodate the inability to choose between Jedi classes. 
• The main character now gains 2 powers from levels 1-9, 1 power from levels 10-12, and 0 powers per level from levels 13-20. This change was made to encourage normal leveling.
• The main character gains 6 force points per level as a Soldier, Scout, or Scoundrel. This change was made to smooth out force power gains regardless of what level they cross-classed at.

Class Changes

• All Classes now get Full Base Attack Bonus. Equalized Attack bonus just feels good. Star Wars did it back in Saga, D&D started doing it back in 4E, and KotOR did it in TSL.
• Soldiers, Scouts, and Scoundrels are now granted their active combat feats (Power Attack/Power Blast, Flurry/Rapid Shot, and Critical Strike/Sniper Shot) at Level 2. This was made to allow the secondary characters to skip getting the other classes primary feats at level 1, like the main character.
• Scoundrels get Sneak Attack X at level 19 like in KotOR 2.
• Expert Droid now gets access to Master Two-Weapon Fighting and the ranged active combat feat lines (Power Blast, Rapid Shot, and Sniper Shot).
• Soldiers gain 2 selectable feats at level 2 and 1 additional selectable feat at levels 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, and 20.
• Scouts gain 2 selectable feats at level 2 and 1 additional selectable feat at levels 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19
• Scoundrels gain 2 selectable feats at level 2 and 1 additional selectable feat at levels 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 20.
• Jedi Guardians gain 2 selectable feats at level 2 and 1 additional selectable feat at levels 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19
• Jedi Sentinels gain 1 seletable feat at levels 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 18.
• Jedi Consulars gain 1 selectable feat at levels 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18.
• Expert Droids gain 1 selectable feat at levels 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, and 19.
• Combat Droids gain 1 selectable feat at levels 2, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18
• Jedi Guardians gain Demolitions as a class skill, like in KotOR 2.
• Jedi Sentinels gain Computer Use, Demolitions, Repair, Security, and Stealth as class skills, like in KotOR 2.
• Jedi Consulars gain Repair as a class kill, like in KotOR 1.
• Jedi Sentinel gains 3 skill points per level like in KotOR 2.
• Jedi Consulars gain 2 skill points per level like in KotOR 2.

Party Changes

• Bastila gains 4 ranks of computers due to Jedi Sentinels increase of skills. She loses Force Aura, Stun, and all selectable feats do to level decrease.
• Canderous loses 1 point of Strength, 2 rank of Demolition, 2 ranks of Treat Injury, and all selectable feats do to level decrease.
• Carth loses 1 point of Dexterity,  1 rank of Awareness, and 1 rank of Repair due to level decrease.
• HK-47 loses 1 point of Strength, 1 rank of Demolitions, 1 rank of Awareness, 2 ranks of Repair and all selectable feats due to level decrease except for Weapon Focus: Rifles as a bonus due to the limitations of feat table merging and wanting to give him a small buff.
• Jolee gains 4 ranks of Repair due to Jedi Guardians increase of skills. He loses 1 point of Dexterity, 1 ranks of Awareness, Cure, Force Aura, Force Valor, Force Push, Throw Lightsaber, and all selectable feats due to level decrease. He also adds a suit of basic clothing to your inventory when he joins.
• Juhani loses 1 point of Dexterity, 1 rank of Stealth, 4 ranks of Awareness, and 4 ranks of Treat Injury, Force Aura, Force Push, Energy Resistance, Stun, Throw Lightsaber and all selectable feats due to level decrease. She adds a suit of basic clothing and a red lightsaber crystal to your inventory when she joins and she retains the 4 of her bonus Stealth skill points that could not be accounted for during level decrease.
• T3-M4 loses 2 ranks of Computer Use, 1 ranks of Awareness, 2 ranks of Repair, and 2 ranks of Security, and all selectable feats due to level decrease. He gains a normally 1 rank of Demolitions due to the game forcibly shorting him a large number of skill points due to his high intelligence and nowhere to put them due to the game not saving unspent skill points on level 1 npc. Not to worry, with the changes to skill points due to high intelligence, T3 now gains enough skill points to max out all of his skills at level 20.
• Zaalbar loses 1 point of Strength, 2 ranks of Demolitions, 6 ranks of Awareness, 1 rank of Treat Injury, and all selectable feats due to level decrease.
• Bastila has been changed from Jedi Sentinel to Consular. This change was due to limitations in feat.2da that I have figured out an acceptable workaround for.

Weapon Changes

• Stun Batons are now 1d4, 19-20 x2.
• Short Swords are now 1d8, 19-20 x2.
• Longswords are now 1d12, 19-20 x2.
• Gamorrean Axes are now 1d12, 19-20 x2.
• Quarterstaffs are now 1d8, 19-20 x2.
• Gaffi Sticks are now 1d8, 19-20 x2
• Double-Bladed Swords are now 1d10, 19-20 x2.
• Vibro Double-Blades are now 1d12, 19-20 x2.
• Wookie Warblades are now 1d12, 19-20 x2.
• Lightsabers are now 2d10, 19-20, x2.
• Short Lightsabers are now 2d8, 19-20 x2.
• Double Lightsabers are now 2d8, 19-20 x2.
• Blaster Pistols are now 2d8 damage, 19-20, x2.
• Heavy Blasters are now 2d10 damage, 19-20 x2.
• Holdout Blasters are now 2d6 damage, 19-20 x2.
• Disruptors Pistols are now 2d6 damage, 18-20 x2, Universal Damage.
• Ion Blasters are now 2d6 damage, x3.
• Sonic Pistols are now 2d8, x2.
• Blaster Carbines are now 3d8, 19-20 x2.
• Blaster Rifles are now 3d8, 19-20 x2.
• Bowcasters are now 3d10, 19-20 x2.
• Disruptor Rifles are now 3d6, 18-20, x2, Universal Damage
• Ion Rifles are now 3d6, x3.
• Sonic Rifles are now 3d8, x2.
• Repeating Blasters are now 4d6, x2
• Heavy Repeating Blasters are now 5d6, x2.

Project Status: 95% Complete as of 5/15/2024 (Kinda)

• The initial mod is completely finished. It still needs to packaged up and released. The mod still remains untested but I'm going to due that after initial release.

Future Updates:

• An actual release in the proper forum, probably tomorrow.
• Bug fixes.
• Individual weapon rebalancing, looking at you Yavin Station gear.
• Loot and vendor redistribution.
• Probably more bug fixes.