CactusCole 2 Posted December 15, 2015 Hello, I'm completely new to modding and I would like to see if I have any interest in it so I wanted to start by trying to create a new force power for KotOR I. I've looked around the forums for a bit but I can't find any threads for beginners. Does anyone have any advice on where to begin? What programs do I need to download, should I have any knowledge in coding, etc.? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fair Strides 509 Posted December 15, 2015 Hello, I'm completely new to modding and I would like to see if I have any interest in it so I wanted to start by trying to create a new force power for KotOR I. I've looked around the forums for a bit but I can't find any threads for beginners. Does anyone have any advice on where to begin? What programs do I need to download, should I have any knowledge in coding, etc.? Welcome! You will need KotOR Tool ( http://deadlystream.com/forum/files/file/280-kotor-tool/ ) to access the game's scripts (found under KotOR 1->BIFs->Scripts.bif->Scripts, Source). Knowing coding could certainly help, but you don't necessarily need to know it. This can help you, though not everything in it applies to KotOR scripting: http://www.nwnlexicon.com/index.php?title=Main_Page For what you want to do, you will need to do several things: 1. Script your Force power. This could involve editing k_inc_force.nss and then compiling k_sp1_generic.nss, but that is only one option. It all depends on what you want to do. 2. Edit the game's spells list by editing spells.2da. This could help you: http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=130898 If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here and people will try to help you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CactusCole 2 Posted December 15, 2015 Welcome! You will need KotOR Tool ( http://deadlystream.com/forum/files/file/280-kotor-tool/ ) to access the game's scripts (found under KotOR 1->BIFs->Scripts.bif->Scripts, Source). Knowing coding could certainly help, but you don't necessarily need to know it. This can help you, though not everything in it applies to KotOR scripting: http://www.nwnlexicon.com/index.php?title=Main_Page For what you want to do, you will need to do several things: 1. Script your Force power. This could involve editing k_inc_force.nss and then compiling k_sp1_generic.nss, but that is only one option. It all depends on what you want to do. 2. Edit the game's spells list by editing spells.2da. This could help you: http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=130898 If you have any other questions, feel free to ask here and people will try to help you. Ok thank you so much Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CactusCole 2 Posted December 15, 2015 Ok so apparently I am so bad at this that I can't even find the file k_inc_force.nss to see how the existing force powers are scripted. Where exactly is it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fair Strides 509 Posted December 15, 2015 It can be found under KotOR 1->BIFs->scripts.bif->Scripts, Source. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CactusCole 2 Posted December 15, 2015 It can be found under KotOR 1->BIFs->scripts.bif->Scripts, Source. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites