KOTOR 1 - Modding Loot from Vorn Daasraad

[Raven-Fal 10]

I'd like to create a mod to add a Krayt Dragon Pearl to Vorn Daasraad's (Gamorean Genoharadan target) body, but I don't know which file(s) I need to edit, or which tool is the best to use for making that edit.

[DarthParametric 3,911]

The target would be his UTC file, since that's where his inventory is stored. As to how you'd do it, while you could just edit the UTC directly and add it to his inventory via Holocron Toolset or KGFF, a better approach might be to use scripting to do it, since that allows for more control. It would also mean it wouldn't be affected by the edge case of people loading a save where he had already been spawned before they installed the mod, since in that case a modified UTC wouldn't take affect (creatures, placeables, etc. are saved in the GIT file stored in the user's save as soon as they are spawned). Probably not a big deal in this instance, but it can be a significant consideration in other circumstances.

[Raven-Fal 10]

Mod is now live. 

 

[DarthParametric 3,911]

21 hours ago, Raven-Fal said:

Mod is now live. 

Not until a moderator/admin approves it. Might take a while since most of them are all AWOL.

Edit: @Raven-Fal So it has now been approved. Congratulations on the release. Now you need to patch it to implement it properly. Override dumps are lazy and an incompatible way to create mods. You need to create a TSLPatcher setup that will patch the UTC and inject the changes into the module. Your current approach will nuke any changes by other mods that might be doing it properly. And given that both games often use very generic ResRefs that are duplicated across modules, it's possible to end up breaking things in entirely unrelated modules. Probably not in this specific instance, but it's something to be avoided as a general rule.